Originally Posted by
Silver Needle
We have a 1925 Singer with wood case intact. But the wiring in bad shape. Can a person get into the motor to put in new wire or do we need a specialist?
I don't recommend re-wiring for the average person. Better to be safe than sorry! But I grew up working on a farm, know how to work on cars (if they were built in the 60s or 70s) and I've done wiring before many times, not just on sewing machines. I've rewired sewing machines, it's no trouble whatsoever if you're mechanically inclined and have some knowledge of wiring safely. But I never post on a public forum how to rewire a sewing machine, because if someone who's never done it before sees my instructions and tries it themselves.... they will most likely miss something and get hurt. And old, old machines may need soldering of some kind, and this is best left to someone who knows what they're doing. :~)