Found a Singer 239 for 14.99 Woo Hoo
06-30-2014, 04:37 PM
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Found a Singer 239 for 14.99 Woo Hoo
Since watching Bonnie Hunter on Quiltcam I have become interested in vintage machines. I have kept my eyes open in thrift shops and have been browsing Kijiji for a few months now.
I am of the opinion that if you wait long enough... you will find what you need at the price you want to pay. You just need to be patient.
Yesterday I found a Singer 239 in a wooden cabinet with the fold out arm for 14.99 at my local thrift store. They have 7 day return policy. I took it home, check it over, plugged it in and it sews beautifully.
So far the only thing that is not working is the bobbin winder, I have found some repair instructions so I will give these a read and see if I can discover the problem, if not then I will just use my other machine to wind bobbins.
I am thrilled with my new machine . It has a distinctive smell that reminds me of when I was young and learned to sew on my mothers sewing machine. Not sure what it is but I recognized the smell immediately.
I will be reading the threads on this forum avidly as there is a wealth of information here. I plan on using this for quilting and was thrilled to also discover that it has low shank feet so all my other feet from my kenmore fit as well.
Judy
I am of the opinion that if you wait long enough... you will find what you need at the price you want to pay. You just need to be patient.
Yesterday I found a Singer 239 in a wooden cabinet with the fold out arm for 14.99 at my local thrift store. They have 7 day return policy. I took it home, check it over, plugged it in and it sews beautifully.
So far the only thing that is not working is the bobbin winder, I have found some repair instructions so I will give these a read and see if I can discover the problem, if not then I will just use my other machine to wind bobbins.
I am thrilled with my new machine . It has a distinctive smell that reminds me of when I was young and learned to sew on my mothers sewing machine. Not sure what it is but I recognized the smell immediately.
I will be reading the threads on this forum avidly as there is a wealth of information here. I plan on using this for quilting and was thrilled to also discover that it has low shank feet so all my other feet from my kenmore fit as well.
Judy
06-30-2014, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by judy5cents
Found out why the bobbin winder does not work. The rubber wheel around it is broken and petrified, once I replace this it should work.
cool! remember to add a drop of oil to the bobbin thingy. There should be an oil hole for it.
07-02-2014, 03:47 PM
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Sorry for not posting photos earlier, I misplaced my camera cord so could not upload to computer.
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Just a plain cabinet but it will serve the purpose , excuse the background mess, this was taken in my "quilting studio" aka corner of the basement rec room...lol
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Just a plain cabinet but it will serve the purpose , excuse the background mess, this was taken in my "quilting studio" aka corner of the basement rec room...lol
07-04-2014, 05:20 PM
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I have the Singer 237, the zig zag version of your machine. My bobbin winder didn't work for the same reason as yours. I treadle my machine, the motor was bad from a stretch belt that was too small. You can see my 237 here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39168443@N06/9295748465/
Sharon
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39168443@N06/9295748465/
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