How to drop feed dogs on singer class 15 treadle?

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05-30-2013, 01:24 PM

Stitchnripper

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How to drop feed dogs on singer class 15 treadle?

I have the manual and see the thumb screw which I have unscrewed as far as it will go but the feed dogs are not dropping. Is there something else I should be doing?

05-30-2013, 01:26 PM

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Maybe it needs cleaning. Could be some lint caught up in it. Does the manual have a trouble shooting page? That's all I've got.

05-30-2013, 02:27 PM

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Tri-Flow the feed dog drop parts. They get gummed up from old oil and lack of use. Might need heat to coerce them to cooperate.

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05-30-2013, 02:45 PM

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Will do and will report back. Would I just push the feed dogs down or will they drop by themselves when things are loosened up?

05-30-2013, 04:41 PM

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Okay, that worked. Thanks. I had to figure out where to push, etc. Gave me the opportunity to oil the moving parts with the Tri-Flow. Now I have to practice with the FMQ. Quite the different feel than the electric machines.