Originally Posted by
J Miller
I've recently acquired a Singer 66-16 in a cabinet. {
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Day before yesterday I was cleaning the surface with oil and cotton balls and had the slide plate extended.
I got distracted and forgot to close the slide plate when I rotated the machine into the cabinet. When the plate hit the top of the cabinet it popped off the machine with a resounding "PING". I looked at it and thought ..... I wonder if that is why so many machines are missing their slide plates?
Just a thought.
Joe
One day not too long ago, I had been fooling around with my 1902 Singer 27 treadle, opening the slide plates, etc., when I decided to look underneath. Couldn't figure out why the darn thing wouldn't open up until I discovered the back slider (which I had forgotten to close) was bent.
Not only do I feel really stupid, but now I don't know how to fix it. Maybe I'll get DH to take it to work with him and see if one of the guys can straighten it, IF I can get it off the machine.