Help with Singer 503 Special
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Help with Singer 503 Special
Hi everyone! A friend found a Singer 503 machine for me at a garage sale for $10 so I figured it if works, great and if not, I've only lost $10. It looked really clean, but the wheel wouldn't turn all the way. I cleaned the bobbin area, oiled it really well and worked with it till I finally got it to sew. Took all day but it sews a really pretty seam. Unfortunately, I can't unstick the wheel I'd have to turn to wind a bobbin. It's like that and the wheel that makes the needle go up & down are fused together. Any ideas on how to fix this? There are little nicks in the paint around the wheel that made me think someone had tried a wrench on it. So, I did too, but couldn't get a grip, just made a couple more paint dings. Thanks for any advice you can give.
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http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...80642063,d.cGE If this doesn't work, Google Singer 503 special youtube. All kinds of videos on it.
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Thanks tessagin! The video shows how to wind the bobbin, which is helpful, but I can't get to that point because I can't loosen the wheel in order to wind it. It's frozen or stuck or whatever and no video that I've watched addresses this. Hoping someone can help. Thanks again.
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If you are talking about the stop motion knob in the center of the hand wheel, the problem is probably that someone has cranked it down too tight to keep it from coming loose as they sewed.
Tri-Flow or other good penetrating oil. Heat from a hair drier, and a large jawed set of channel lock pliers with a piece of leather around the knob. It might take 4 hands too. Two for the pliers, two for the hand wheel.
I've had them that tight and they are hard to get off.
Once off a thorough cleaning followed by oiling and proper assembly of the clutch washer under the stop motion knob should fix the problem.
Joe
Tri-Flow or other good penetrating oil. Heat from a hair drier, and a large jawed set of channel lock pliers with a piece of leather around the knob. It might take 4 hands too. Two for the pliers, two for the hand wheel.
I've had them that tight and they are hard to get off.
Once off a thorough cleaning followed by oiling and proper assembly of the clutch washer under the stop motion knob should fix the problem.
Joe
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I can't unstick the wheel I'd have to turn to wind a bobbin. It's like that and the wheel that makes the needle go up & down are fused together. Any ideas on how to fix this? There are little nicks in the paint around the wheel that made me think someone had tried a wrench on it. So, I did too, but couldn't get a grip, just made a couple more paint dings. Thanks for any advice you can give.
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