Originally Posted by
J Miller
OK, so you screwed it up. Been there, done that. Now post a picture so we can tell what model this thing is. Also did you clean and oil the treadle? The plate pivots need to be cleaned occasionally, the pitman arm top and bottom, the big wheel bearings or pivots too.
That will make a big difference.
As for the machine, lets start with .... what brand is it?
Joe
I think the machine is a singer 27?
Yes I gave up Joe
I feel bad. I tried to use process of elimiation... I oiled the treadle everyplace it had moving parts and it runs nice and smooth so that is good to go. So I think it is with the machine. When I disengage the small silver handwheel within the larger one as if to wind a bobbin, it also runs smooth.
Just turning the handwheel as if to sew regularly is super stiff. Like I have to use 2 hands to turn it.
The tension knob and needle holder have rust on it...but when I took off the scrolly plate, and scrolly round back plate...all the parts look unrusted.
Maybe I don't need to sew in a power outage
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