Originally Posted by
BoJangles
Grant I understand you wanting to treadle the Morse, but what is wrong with the Redeye? I see it is missing the slide plate, but those are easy to find? A lot of people on here sew with their 66's. I have several 66's and they sew great. As far as putting the Morse in the treadle cabinet - I have never tried to put a Japanese clone in a Singer cabinet. I have no idea if the hinges will line up. If I remember right, I think someone on here said they would?
I have a Singer 319w in a Singer treadle cabinet. I have tried the 319 in two different Singer cabinets. The 319w will slide on the hinge dowels perfectly, sit perfectly in the cabinet, and treadle great, - but I can't put the machine away. It won't lower. It is not because of the spool pins either, it is the size of the head. The 319 has a much thicker head than the older 27/127's, 15's, or 66 heads. On one cabinet the drop down middle drawer was in the way of putting the head down and away, in a second cabinet the block that holds up the cabinet openings hit the machine and wouldn't close. The 15 clones may work. I am interested in seeing what you have to say after you try putting that machine in the cabinet - whether it lines up right with the hinges and whether it can be lowered and closed up.
Nancy
Hi Nancy. You are right. I put it in the cabinet last night and I think it looks fantastic.
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It fits in the opening, the hinges line up and it clears the drawer and sides but I think that the feet cast into the bottom of the machine prevent it from going all of the way down into the cabinet opening, thus preventing the top from closing. HOWEVER, if the motor was removed (not needed) and the block of wood that is screwed to the inside of the lid were to be removed, it
WILL FIT and close properly.
As to the poor old 66, the old gal has seen better days and the cabinet is worthy of a nicer machine. The bed has been repainted, decals are mostly gone as is the Singer name. The chrome is bad on the entire machine. Including the faceplate, back plate, and footplate. The slide is missing too. I think she might be a parts machine or a repaint project.
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I do have a question about the 66 head though. I read that the Singer machines made before 1901 did not have the motor lug cast into it. And all of them from 1903 and on, all have them cast into them. This machine was made in 1910 (serial # G340707) and does not have the motor lug cast into it. Can anyone help answer that?
Thanks.
~G~