Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by 2 Doods
I just bought a cutie (1954 99K) and don't like how the motor sounds. It needs a belt and a good cleaning too. Restoring it might be above my skill level. Maybe I need to find a shop. Are they hard to work on?
it is cheaper to remove the motor and take it to a motor shop than to take it to a sewing repair shop. other than that just clean it like you would any other machine - look on the tutorial Billy put up - it's a good tutorial.
What do you mean by a motor shop?
2 Doods--I love the 2 dogs in your avatar :-D !!!!
I looked it up in the phone book and hauled mine in to a motor shop. They just do rebuilds. I think the one I went to was Wheatly Electric in Cincinnati - it's been years.... It was $25 there compared to $65 at the sewing machine shop.
http://www.wheatleyelectric.com/
You probably have one near you if you search.