Will the Real 15 clone please stand up
04-05-2012, 07:06 AM
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Yes it can. I've done two or three. The cord simply goes into the motor housing then splits off and goes two directions. All you do is unsolder the cord where it's soldered to the motor wires and remove it.
Some have a plastic stress relief that holds the cord and others have a weird knot just inside the housing to prevent the wire from pulling on the motor wires.
Once you get the motor apart, clean it well but carefully. Clean the commutator so the brushes get good contact, it's a good time to replace them if needed. Clean up the bearing or bushing area as well. And if there are no external lube holes this is a good time to lube them. Most have some sort of lube, grease or oil. You just gotta figure out how to get it in.
After all that you put it back together and plug it in.
Joe
Some have a plastic stress relief that holds the cord and others have a weird knot just inside the housing to prevent the wire from pulling on the motor wires.
Once you get the motor apart, clean it well but carefully. Clean the commutator so the brushes get good contact, it's a good time to replace them if needed. Clean up the bearing or bushing area as well. And if there are no external lube holes this is a good time to lube them. Most have some sort of lube, grease or oil. You just gotta figure out how to get it in.
After all that you put it back together and plug it in.
Joe
04-05-2012, 02:58 PM
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Thanks Joe, that sounds exactly like what my husband did. He tried to tell what he was doing, but that's not something I'm good at. I cleaned everything else up and that motor was on the Commander in the pic I posted. It wants to run like a bandit.
04-08-2012, 03:08 AM
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I shot a whole family - baby bear, momma bear and daddy bear? Well, not really, they all have Japanese 15 tension plates and bobbins. The slide plate is smaller on Momma bear. [ATTACH=CONFIG]326212[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]326213[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]326214[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]326215[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]326216[/ATTACH]
04-08-2012, 03:10 AM
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...5125057further discussion on there - if nothing else look for window #33315 to start.
04-08-2012, 10:28 AM
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Miriam,
Here is a pix of my 3/4 sized class 15 "Noname" with a stitch length lever that is a different stylethat most of the class 15s. I also added a pix of my Cinderella.
Cathy
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Here is a pix of my 3/4 sized class 15 "Noname" with a stitch length lever that is a different stylethat most of the class 15s. I also added a pix of my Cinderella.
Cathy
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04-10-2012, 07:19 AM
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Cathy,
That stitch lever is reminiscent of the one on my 66-18. Kind of goofy looking in my opinion.
If I had some wood working tools and space to use them I'd make my own machine cases. I have a design in my brain I'd like to build.
Joe
That stitch lever is reminiscent of the one on my 66-18. Kind of goofy looking in my opinion.
If I had some wood working tools and space to use them I'd make my own machine cases. I have a design in my brain I'd like to build.
Joe
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