Basic Questions on Singer 99K and Featherweight
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Basic Questions on Singer 99K and Featherweight
I own both machines but have not sewn on them yet. Please tell me what needles and bobbins to use/buy for each and if attachments are interchangeable. THX so much!
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Feathweights go in FLAT to the LEFT and thread RIGHT to LEFT.
99's use Class 66 bobbins. The best ones to buy are the metal ones Sew-Classic sells. Those are some really nice bobbins.
FW's use the 221/301 style bobbins. Also available from Sew-Classic.
You can get the 66s and sometimes the FW bobbins at the big box stores but their quality is hit or miss and I don't recommend them.
Attachments and feet interchange, they are both Low Shank machines.
I strongly suggest you read the owners manuals if you have them, or get them if you don't.
Joe
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I bought a machine at an auction and it has AJ510157 on the model plate which appears to translate to a 99 or a 201 model. I have downloaded the manual and finally got the needle in right and it sews OK. I oiled it in all the places it identifies. But it is really loud! Is that something I should expect or is it possible I have something not set up right? Any ideas?
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I bought a machine at an auction and it has AJ510157 on the model plate which appears to translate to a 99 or a 201 model. I have downloaded the manual and finally got the needle in right and it sews OK. I oiled it in all the places it identifies. But it is really loud! Is that something I should expect or is it possible I have something not set up right? Any ideas?
Did you grease the motor? Does the crank turn easily? Where is the noise originating?
When working on cars I narrow down the source of an unpleasant noise using a length of plastic tubing. Stick one end in your ear and move the other over the machine until the noise is loudest.
In my experience, loose feed dogs and dry motors are likely sources, the former being easier to fix (grease tubes are usually blocked with dried up grease).
Last edited by manicmike; 12-09-2013 at 12:35 PM. Reason: toned down the manic
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Mike, let me add something here. In my experience, after replacing the bobbin and for the initial revolution to bring the bobbin thread up with the needle when the needle is threaded incorrectly, the hook CAN catch “a loop” enabling the bobbin thread to be brought up above the needle plate. It’s when you try to make successive stitches that everything goes to heck in a handbasket....
Threading a needle the wrong way or putting the needle in wrong always ends up in dropped stitches. I usually just end up with a row of perfectly spaced holes (unless I've forgotten to raise the feed dogs, too - it happens)
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