Originally Posted by
AlvaStitcher
I'm hoping someone here will walk me through the process of refurbishing the machine. I have dusted and picked out dust and lint, applied a little sewing machine oil but that's it for now. Do I need to be putting some special grease on the under parts? Yikes! thanks for you assistance.
These machines are sewing machine oiled and not greased.
Until you get manual, here are some more links that might help.
http://www.singerco.com/uploads/down...c-book-13-.pdf a similar manual
http://ismacs.net/white/manuals/white-rotary.pdf
another similar manual but better oiling instructions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9eiKXCjv80 for threading and is linked in White Rotary 41 - Several Interesting Differences
if really ambitious>
https://sewwhatman.wordpress.com/201...-drive-wheels/
and another thread about a similar machine "electric" White Rotary no. 43-18476
Another thing you have probably already noticed is that these machines take top clamp feet. There are lots of this type of feet, but you want to be careful as they have different dimensions.
The nose plate is different from many machines and I know there have been some that have had undone them and unable to get them back correctly. Although, I'm thinking that the tension might need to be cleaned and adjusted, but unsure of where to find info on that. I'm kind of curious about when you say "It runs although not with fabric under the pressure foot." it might be tension, stitch length or the wrong foot?
Another thing about the flat spot -- you might want to move the motor away from the machine and stick something in between when you aren't using the machine. Some have put batting, or a dowel or a pencil or even a wooden spoon. I like the idea of something above the machine so you remember you have to remove it before sewing.
Have fun getting it sewing again.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.