My first Singer overhaul
A week ago, I posted some pictures of 2 treadle machines I recently bought at auctions and wanted to fix up. As it turned cold outside again this week, I decided to try my luck with the old Singer 27. I carefully followed the YouTube videos on servicing treadle machines, and the results were better than I could have expected!
Here are a few photos, but I've created an album for more to show the details.
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The best results came when I cleaned and oiled the moving parts; they're so shiny and smooth now, they practically look new!
I was hoping that under the dirt the decals would all be intact, but it looks like something corrosive damaged the main Sphinx design on the front. Still, the others turned out pretty good.
Some things went wrong: I couldn't get the throat plate off, so I finally gave up and cleaned that area from the underside. Also, I managed to lose the presser foot. That's a lesson to me not to place all the small metal bits in a dish and then balance them precariously on top of the detached cabinet, which was placed on top of the piano. I found all the other pieces, but that one disappeared. I feel sure it will turn up again some day, but in the meantime, since I have to buy a lower slide plate anyway, I'll get a new foot as well.
I'm very pleased with the way this turned out, and it makes me braver to take out my Singer 15 and give it a good spa treatment too!.