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Singer 101-3 knee control missing & stitch speed question
I'm having a hard time finding parts for the knee control. I have everything except the part that actually touches the knee. The machine works great.
I have noticed it's a little slow to stitch compared to the videos on YouTube. Idk if the YouTube video was the same model as mine or if there's something wrong. If there is a problem causing slow stitching which areas of the machine should I check for the solution? |
Welcome, Eshetterly93. Your machine probably needs to be serviced which can be done, if so inclined, by yourself. It seems like this is a machine that has a lot of oil points. Also the motor may need some attention.
From my understanding, the 101 had several different knee controllers. I think there was a left and a right knee controller in cabinets. Then there was the portable that took a knee bar and there were two of those, one of which was for the portable that could be put into a cabinet. There are several vintage sewing machine enthusiasts that praise the 101. There is someone that fashioned a knee bar to attach to a 101 controller as seen near the bottom at http://steelsewing.blogspot.com/search?q=101 I did a search for "Singer 101 convertible" (with the quotes) and found a thread that shows some of the knee controllers. We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures. https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f...d-t312607.html Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. Not affiliated with off-site link(s) |
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I was thinking maybe the knee controller potentiometer may be wired badly or needs to be cleaned. I figured it was unlikely the motor is bad. The person I got it from said he took it all apart and cleaned and serviced it. He said he used automotive bearing grease on the gears. I'm thinking I need to get that out of there and replace it with a different grease but I'm not sure which grease to use |
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Originally Posted by Eshetterly93
(Post 8439456)
I'm having a hard time finding parts for the knee control. I have everything except the part that actually touches the knee. The machine works great.
I have noticed it's a little slow to stitch compared to the videos on YouTube. Idk if the YouTube video was the same model as mine or if there's something wrong. If there is a problem causing slow stitching which areas of the machine should I check for the solution? Attachment 630054Attachment 630055 Oh BTW my machine is a right knee controller configuration and as far as I can tell from photos of other 101-3 it looks original and like it hasn't been converted. If you can tell by comparison to other 101-3 I am missing a little curvy metal bar that attaches to the knee controller and extends down to meet the sewers knee. here is the link to this persons listing on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ant...gAAOSwv11fhB9d |
Originally Posted by OurWorkbench
(Post 8439541)
Welcome, Eshetterly93. Your machine probably needs to be serviced which can be done, if so inclined, by yourself. It seems like this is a machine that has a lot of oil points. Also the motor may need some attention.
From my understanding, the 101 had several different knee controllers. I think there was a left and a right knee controller in cabinets. Then there was the portable that took a knee bar and there were two of those, one of which was for the portable that could be put into a cabinet. There are several vintage sewing machine enthusiasts that praise the 101. There is someone that fashioned a knee bar to attach to a 101 controller as seen near the bottom at http://steelsewing.blogspot.com/search?q=101 I did a search for "Singer 101 convertible" (with the quotes) and found a thread that shows some of the knee controllers. We like pictures. In order to post pictures on Quilting Board, you will probably need to reduce or compress the picture to a file size that is smaller than 2MB. How to post images can be found at https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...020-01-17-.pdf Don't forget to scroll over to the far right to find and click on the "Upload" button. I have found that only the big red "Reply" button or "Quote" work to give me the paper clip icon to work for adding pictures. https://www.quiltingboard.com/attach...p-location.jpg Some additional info regarding reducing images at post #4 and images for the scroll and upload button can be found at #5 of https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f...d-t312607.html Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. Not affiliated with off-site link(s) |
I don't subscribe to threads but I check multiple times a day.
Thank you for the pictures. It does look like the knee bar was sheared off. I can't tell for sure if it is like the bar as shown at http://steelsewing.blogspot.com/2018...chine-101.html near the bottom of the page. Steelsewing is a member here, but hasn't been on for several months. I'll PM him and direct him to this thread. He is very knowledgeable about vintage machines and particularly the 101s. Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. Not affiliated with off-site link(s) |
Originally Posted by OurWorkbench
(Post 8439982)
I don't subscribe to threads but I check multiple times a day.
Thank you for the pictures. It does look like the knee bar was sheared off. I can't tell for sure if it is like the bar as shown at http://steelsewing.blogspot.com/2018...chine-101.html near the bottom of the page. Steelsewing is a member here, but hasn't been on for several months. I'll PM him and direct him to this thread. He is very knowledgeable about vintage machines and particularly the 101s. Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do. Not affiliated with off-site link(s) Thank you for your help |
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