Originally Posted by
rchappell
This is my first post and I hope someone can help me. I have a Singer Improved Family and want to restore it, however, it is missing the bobbin winder. Can anyone guide me as to where I might find one or does anyone know if there are other model machines whose bobbin winders are compatible with my machine? Any help/information would be greatly appreciated.
Welcome.
From a discussion I had on Saturday, the Improved Family bobbin has a smaller diameter hole to go onto the post of the bobbin winder. Consequently, the bobbin will not wind on a 'normal' 15 class bobbin winder. Perhaps a metal spindle could be milled to fit the smaller diameter hole???
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.