New Singer 237 Fashion Mate
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New Singer 237 Fashion Mate
I was just given this Singer 237 by a lady that had bought a new machine and just wanted this one to go to a good home, instead of just throwing it away. (Gasp!!) I have not been able to test it yet, but she said it worked, other than the bobbin winder being a bit persnickety. It looks quite clean, so far, although I have not yet looked underneath or into the Bobben area. I am tickled, though. I researched t a bit yesterday here on this board, and also online, and it seems to have a decent reputation. This one had belong to her grandmother.
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The bobbin winder may just need a new "bobbin winder tire" - it's a small rubber doughnut that is easy to replace and can be bought fairly inexpensively on e-bay or through several dealers. (I found e-bay to be the least expensive)
I liked the machine well enough to acquire four of them.
It has an excellent satin stitch and can sew through several layers of heavy denim.
I liked the machine well enough to acquire four of them.
It has an excellent satin stitch and can sew through several layers of heavy denim.
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Thanks, it is good to hear others' experience with these. Bearisgray, it did need a new bobbin tire. It was hidden, and I didn't find it until I took off the top for the cleaning. I have put a new one on.
Manicmike, I had read that review yesterday, too. That one, and the one on Sew-Classic, and some on here, sounded good. And I figured I couldn't go wrong with it being free, ha!
The bobbin it had in it is a real cheap, flimsy thing. I will have to get a decent one to really try the machine, I don't even want to run it with this thing in it.
Also, bigger issue, I am pretty sure something is wrong with the tension set up. The little metal dish-type-disks that sit face to face, and that whole inner part of the knob, is very loose. I need to find info now on what a tension set up should look like, and how to go about doing something about it. The thing I am concerned and especially puzzled by is that the silver rod that inserts into the machine from that tension knob is very loose in itself, and I can't figure out how one could adjust that part. I hope it isn't hopeless. If anyone has ideas please let me know. In the meantime, the machine is clean, greased, and waiting for me to figure something out.
I am afraid to even bump it at this time, and will clean it better later.
Manicmike, I had read that review yesterday, too. That one, and the one on Sew-Classic, and some on here, sounded good. And I figured I couldn't go wrong with it being free, ha!
The bobbin it had in it is a real cheap, flimsy thing. I will have to get a decent one to really try the machine, I don't even want to run it with this thing in it.
Also, bigger issue, I am pretty sure something is wrong with the tension set up. The little metal dish-type-disks that sit face to face, and that whole inner part of the knob, is very loose. I need to find info now on what a tension set up should look like, and how to go about doing something about it. The thing I am concerned and especially puzzled by is that the silver rod that inserts into the machine from that tension knob is very loose in itself, and I can't figure out how one could adjust that part. I hope it isn't hopeless. If anyone has ideas please let me know. In the meantime, the machine is clean, greased, and waiting for me to figure something out.
I am afraid to even bump it at this time, and will clean it better later.
Last edited by sdhaevrsi; 06-03-2014 at 03:54 PM.
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Tammi made a real nice video about the 201 tension - it would be pretty much the same - check out her video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFX...AyBQ2l-Mzkw7ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzFX...AyBQ2l-Mzkw7ew
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