Candace

Yup, a manual too:>

nanna-up-north

This one looks just like the one my mom bought over 60 years ago. I learned to sew on my grandmother's treadle but then mom got her brand new machine because my older sister and I liked to sew. Mom still doesn't sew anything to speak of. I saw one at an estate sale recently but they wanted $95 for it ..... should have gone back on the cheaper day.... Congrats on your new find.

Nagi

It looks like it was well taken care of. Love green machines.

tlpa

I have this exact one. Bought it at a flea market in terrific condition. Before it stopped working it was so smooth and quiet with a perfect stitch. It stopped working and decided it also needed the pulley. I put the new one in, but I can't get a good stitch, and now it has what appears to be the signature "growl". I haven't wanted to spend the money to get it looked at. One of these days maybe.

Candace

Did you remove the bobbin case area to get into the hook and clean it out?

Trene

I LOVE my supermatic! Earlier thn yours, but sews like a dream. I have said it before, but Iprefer this to my feather weight. I got mine for $35 at out local thrift store, and the power cord was rotten, so took it to the guy who services my singers. $100 later, I have my dream machine! Not nearly the cams you have, but I see thm all the time on ebay. The Yahoo group is great - they all seem to service their own machines. Ray White carries the bobbins - they can be had to find. Enjoy yours - it really is a great machine!

KalamaQuilts

Does anyone have a link to the yahoogroups page? I'm not having any luck.
Are the knee things hard to source?

Candace

The knee controls can be found. I found one one eBay. But they can cost as much as the machine and are very pricey to replace.

KalamaQuilts

the one I was looking at turned out to have the knee control, she just didn't put it in the photos.
I also found the yahoogroup
elnaheirloomsewingmachines is the search key.

Thanks for the response.

I've decided to set my goal a little higher, the perfect Willcox and Gibbs hand crank.
Or the perfect Salters Ideal
or the perfect Singer 24...do you sense a pattern?
To use while Rob is fishing.

It has already got me off my lazy (Y) and listing my moms furniture on Craigslist
and next week I'll pitch two boxes of books and movies onto Amazon.
Pennies add up and become dollars that become our dream in hand.

Or that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

masufa

there is no need to rent a special tool to remove the pulley. There is a You tube video where a lady made the tool that looks like a small flat head screwdriver. My hubby to the pulley off with no effort at all and ground down the wheel then put it back on and now the machine runs great. I bought this machine at a yard sale for 3 dollars.