Another Clone?
 

I saw this beauty at a pawn shop, but the needle was set to the left, so I figured it had timing issues. I talked them down and I think I got a pretty good deal. Came home and did some research and found out that the needle-thing is normal. I cleaned it up and tried it out and it sounds soooo good! I love the color. The stitches are all very small and the tension is really "tense"! It works fine on 2, so I hope that's ok. I don't have any feet that go with her and I'm not sure what size bobbins she takes. I really really really hope that a generic darning foot I got works with her and I can FMQ with her and not worry about the stitch length!

If anybody knows anything about her, let me know. She's a Dial 'n Sew Model 750. Serial number 09880

I also have a Dial 'N Sew. I don't know what model mine is though.
Your machine will take standard 15x1 needles.
It uses regular Class 15 bobbins.

As best as I can tell from your picture it looks as if it takes low shank feet. If so there are gobs of choices including some offset straight stitch for the left parking needle.

My Dial 'N Sew uses high shank feet.

That's a nice machine.

Joe

Machines that are left set are not good piecing machines. Hopefully, you'll be able to use if for general sewing. For free motion quilting, the stitch length is set at 0, so that shouldn't be an obstacle for you.

Thank you, Joe. I just adore her. She was oiled really good when I got her, and I had to clean dust out of the feed dog area. I think she was loved and not neglected. She does have low-shank feet, and both of my machines are high shank, of course! I'll have to get a picture of the motor - it lives in it's own little cabin - it's pretty nice.

Candace, I don't piece and 99% of my sewing machine usage is quilting, so *if* I can use her to FMQ, she's a keeper to me!

That would not be a Singer 15 Clone - but I think it maybe a clone of something - I just don't know what. I have several too. Good solid machine other than the left set needle.

Ashley,

Look around for a low shank straight stitch foot for a left offset needle. When we found our Dial 'N Sew ( on the curb in a busted case ) it had only the ZZ foot. So doing straight stitching with it was a PITA. I had to use a Sharpie marker to put an index mark on the ZZ foot so I could do an accurate SS. Later I found a SS foot at my LSMG offset to the left for the machine. Oh my what an improvement. Straight stitching made easy. The feed dogs mated up with the off set foot just fine. Of course you gotta remember not to try ZZing with the SS foot in place. That gets nasty, quick.

Joe

Then you should be fine. I wouldn't bother hunting for a 1/4" for it as it would be a waste as the feed dogs would mess up any straight piecing. But you should be able to FMQ fine with it. The throat is a bit small, but you'll have to gauge if you can deal with that.

Don't know what she is, but she's cute!

As far as that left stitch - can you set the zz dial at 2 or 3 and make it sew down the middle? I had a MW that did that.

As far as tiny stitches: I think that dial on the lower right (on the pillar) may be your stitch length adjustment.

That dial doesn't seem to help much. Even set on 5 is teeny.
She has about 7 inches from needle to arm, 5 inches from top to bottom- so throat space isn't bad.

I haven't decided if I want to start taking screws out and seeing if I can isolate the stitch length issue or let it go....

Triflow oil and heat - something is full of dried up oil - no point in taking the thing apart

Did you clean under the needle plate and oil the feed dogs down below? You don't oil the feed dogs themselves; see where they connect under the machine and oil the moving bits there.
I agree with Miriam--don't take it apart just yet.

I did. There was some stuff on the feed dogs and under the plate but I cleaned it (and bobbin area) good. It was oiled under the machine pretty well. I wiped it and re-oiled.
It's as if turning the knob doesn't "catch"

Mariam, where should I apply the Triflow and heat?

Get a good little flash light an look up inside the machine at the dial's under side. There should be something that dial is turning on - there might be some dried oil on it - I've had that happen - Try the Triflow in there first - turn the machine a couple directions and then turn the knob. Let it rest in a way that the Triflow will go into that part. I don't use heat unless I have to... You may need to put a blow dryer up the bottom of the machine or just over the knob - if you have any plastic parts you could melt them... be careful. I had one machine took about a month of oiling on occasion and turning and setting. It moves great now. I've had the reverse stuck too. One was a real b**** - come to think of it - same machine... I think I turned that machine every direction you could - I think I took it apart and had problems because the shaft on that knob was turning and the screw wasn't holding - had to flatten out the shaft just a little bit. Some machines have access through the balance wheel hole or the back of the machine - check to see how you can access it before you take anything apart. Patience. Patience. Patience.