nwm50

Another suggestion....can u check to see if the bobbin case inserted corrected? Maybe threads aRe jammed in there.
That was what was wrong with mine, had to unscrew plate to check for threads and then take bobbin case out (if it is)
And then clear it out, the hook has to be placed just right and then voila! It worked. They say u should lubicate/oil after so many uses. Hope it gets going soon! Plus needle has to be in right....oh so many possibilities but hang in there..we can try to help u out!

janiesews

Congratulations and your great find of a Centennial Featherweight. So glad the people were willing to reduce the price for you. They could tell you were a good person with a caring heart due to the work you do with the kitties. Thank you for caring for them. I love cats too and have 2 spoiled fur babies that I adopted. Keeps life interesting. You will get your machine going. They are a wonderful little machine. Enjoy her.

sunkistmi

First, THANK YOU to everyone who has offered help with my new machine. I know it will happen but, as of this moment, my girl still isn't running. One of the first things I did when it didn't run was check to see if the small wheel was disingaged. I remembered that from my first Kenmore. Also, the very first thing I did when I brought it home was to read the 'mint condition' manual and match the little numbers with the places on the machine. I just didn't want to do anything to break it. I have the bobbin case out and everything looks clean there. That first Kenmore was a real stickler with that bobbin case. The light works great, yippee, so I know there is hope. I could have my wonderful husband take a look at it but I haven't told him I bought it just yet. He is of the mind that if you have one machine, why do you need another one. I love him dearly, especially since he is so great about all the foster kitties, but we don't see eye to eye on the matter of sewing machines. Will pick just the right time to spring it on him. Heading to the store tomorrow to get some new oil and grease. If I go to a Singer dealer, will they have the type of grease I need?

Again, many thanks for all the advice and encouragement. I have wanted to be part of this "club" for such a long time but everytime I looked at them, they just kept getting more expensive. I envied those I would read about that came across one at a local Goodwill. I just told myself that if I was meant to have one, it would come in good time. They did say that the reason they were willing to take so much less was because of my work with the kitties. They were very gracious and didn't swear at me for my low-ball offer, even though I did apologize for it before I made it. All they could have said was "no" and I would have understood. I just want to sew on it so badly. It's like having a new toy that I can't play with. Oh wait, it is exactly that!

Have to quit. Too hard to type with 5 kittens trying to "help". Will try all the suggestions I hadn't got to and oil and grease where needed. Probably will need a new belt also. Hopefully, next post will be "sewed my first seam"! Blessings to all.

trivia42

The singer store will have oil and grease (hopefully). They are two different things and not interchangeable and not the same as motor grease. A lot of the folks on the board use tri-flow which can sometimes be found at auto-parts stores and bicycle shops relitively inexpensively. Tri-flow makes a bottle labeled for sewing machines but it's the same stuff no matter where you find it. Put a drop oil anywhere metal touches metal on the top side and a bit of grease on the gears underneath to start. The belt should have a bit of give in it, too tight and it will drag on the motor causing premature wear. You just want it tight enough that it grips the handwheel to turn it. If you're unsure on that one take it to your LSMS and just ask them to help you adjust it. It's an easy adjustment but it never hurts to have someone who has done it before show you how. Good luck!

Tink's Mom

Rightey Tightey...Lefty Loosy!

653lin

Have you checked to make sure that the fly wheel is engaged and not still in the "bobbin winding" position?

sunkistmi

That was the first thing I did when the needle didn't move. Then I read the manual so I knew what I was working with as far as where everything is on the machine.