Thanks Joe! I actually did get a little creative on this one. Thank heavens there was an old needle in there that I could tell was different than a regular needle. I had no real luck searching on line for an answer either. It is not the most discussed machine out there. I did see one for sale and emailed the owner with the question of needles that he had for his machine. He was very nice and most helpful and understanding. He told me that the needles he had were 206X13 needles. I called my local shop and they had some. I bought some and put them in the machine. The Scarf was not cut out of them and it hit a little but it sewed. I am convinced that those needles are ALMOST correct for this machine if only they had the scarf cutout in them.
Now as to the drive wheel. It is a direct drive machine that the handwheel rolls away from you in a CLOCKWISE direction. That is opposite most machines and hard for this old dog to get used to. This particular machine has a drive wheel that has a bobbin winder post on it too! How strange is that? For this reason it is impossible to find new. I did not find one anywhere. The machine has no provisions other than this drivewheel to wind a bobbin. It sat for 4 months until I saw some automotive fuel line in my junk drawer. I cut a piece to length and cut the old dried, flatspotted rubber off of it and fitted it over the shoulder of the shank and it worked! WARNING! This is not an easy task! I think I made up a few new words getting it into position, but it can be done! [ATTACH=CONFIG]376547[/ATTACH] This is the finished product.
Originally Posted by
J Miller