1954 Elna SuperMatic
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1954 Elna SuperMatic
Well apparently I bought a SuperMatic.
Craigslist deal.
No accessories - no manual - but did come with the case.
It's thread jammed and I'd like to remove the hook but it's not intuitive to me.
The manual I found online didn't address that.
Looking for any tips on getting it apart to clean and inspect the pulley.
Also will be seeking an accessory case and the bits and bobs to go with it.
I thought I'd kicked it. Haven't bought a machine in well over a year...hope this backslide doesn't mean I'll end up living on the street with an old dog.... pulling a wagon full of 50's clones while jabbering incoherently about oiling protocols. Again.
Lew
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Craigslist deal.
No accessories - no manual - but did come with the case.
It's thread jammed and I'd like to remove the hook but it's not intuitive to me.
The manual I found online didn't address that.
Looking for any tips on getting it apart to clean and inspect the pulley.
Also will be seeking an accessory case and the bits and bobs to go with it.
I thought I'd kicked it. Haven't bought a machine in well over a year...hope this backslide doesn't mean I'll end up living on the street with an old dog.... pulling a wagon full of 50's clones while jabbering incoherently about oiling protocols. Again.
Lew
Green is Keen
in Denver
Last edited by Lew Schiller; 09-14-2015 at 08:10 PM.
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https://video.search.yahoo.com/video...t=mozilla&tt=b
Well if it doesn't come up search Elna supermatic, bobbin case removal and then go into video. I'm thinking there should be more than one video so you may need to revise the search until you get what you are looking for.
Well if it doesn't come up search Elna supermatic, bobbin case removal and then go into video. I'm thinking there should be more than one video so you may need to revise the search until you get what you are looking for.
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Thanks Donna!
I ordered one today from sewingpartsonline. I looked at Sew-Classic yesterday but didn't see the proper tapered pulley. Meanwhile I used a file to turn down the existing pulley per the excellent post from 2012 by Candace. Now I can at least run it. That worked well but I'm not sure it will provide the "grab" that a new one will and hence the ability to work with thicker material.
Following the video Miriam steered me to I was able to take out the bobbin carrier so that's now clean. When I hit it with the air can it was like standing in a field of Dandelions that have gone to seed.
Oiled her up in all the right places...she now runs nice and as quiet as she ever did. Tomorrow I take the time to learn the bobbin wind and both thread paths.
This has been fun....I should get out that 31-15 I have in the garage from a while back and finish it....... Oh Oh....it's happening isn't it?
I ordered one today from sewingpartsonline. I looked at Sew-Classic yesterday but didn't see the proper tapered pulley. Meanwhile I used a file to turn down the existing pulley per the excellent post from 2012 by Candace. Now I can at least run it. That worked well but I'm not sure it will provide the "grab" that a new one will and hence the ability to work with thicker material.
Following the video Miriam steered me to I was able to take out the bobbin carrier so that's now clean. When I hit it with the air can it was like standing in a field of Dandelions that have gone to seed.
Oiled her up in all the right places...she now runs nice and as quiet as she ever did. Tomorrow I take the time to learn the bobbin wind and both thread paths.
This has been fun....I should get out that 31-15 I have in the garage from a while back and finish it....... Oh Oh....it's happening isn't it?
Last edited by Lew Schiller; 09-15-2015 at 08:24 PM.
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