My New Project - Singer 500a
 

I have a serious problem. I am never happy with what I have, so I am constantly looking for sad machines on the internet that could use help. Today I took an hour trip to pick up this little dude:

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I can't figure out how to post a picture from my phone right now, but I managed to get a link to work. I found an ad posted online for this machine as well as a Husqvarna Viking 6010. I have wiped the Roceteer a bit, oiled and cleaned it. The bobbin tire needed to be changed, thankfully I had a spare. It didn't come with any accessories, but it has a presser foot, a bobbin, and 1 stitch cam. I managed to get some stitched out of it within a few hours of getting it home.

i love the look of this machine. This is the first one I have ever seen in person.

She's beautiful. AND they are very reliable. The 600 series and under are some of the best darn machines. They are like workhorses. I don't have a 300 or 500 series, but I sure wouldn't pass one up.

It's my understanding that this came from someone that was a seamstress for a living, so it's a testament to it's robustness. It was pretty dirty and the plastic has some melty spots on it, but is still in great condition. I have some learning to do because I don't know much about dialing in the stitches, so I will be watching some youtube to figure it all out.

I will have more time later today to take some better pictures. I should have taken a before pic, but I was to excited to clean it off :o

You can search this site for info on the401 camstack.

I have one also, a really neat machine. I quilted with it without a walking foot and it did great. In the ditch only to test it out.

There are very nice Facebook and Yahoo groups for Singer Slant machines. There's plenty of help, and files to reference.
BTW, I own four 500s and one 503.

Tate

I have a Rocketeer that I bought just because I liked the way it looked :D Now I just finished piecing and king sized quilt on it. What a nice machine! My husband bought it for me and paid way too much, I'm sure but it does have all the cams and a whole bunch of spare feet which is really nice because the feet exchange with my 301.

I have a 500A as well. Have not yet done more than admire it. Lol! She is a beauty. I have some of the extras but not even sure if they all fit as they are in a box that says model 640 but as we all know that is not necessarily relevant. My friend and I found these at a thrift shop in Pennsylvania when we were there and it followed me home

I had intentions of putting time into the machine, and of course I got side tracked with so many other things. I have some fashion discs that I think are suitable for this machine, I just have to dig them up. One thing I noticed with this machine in the short time I was working on it is the needle bar seems to have a slip to it. Like gravity is influencing it way too much. Is this normal for this machine, or is there something severely wrong with it?

I have a 500A as well. I got it to back up my 2010, which has about 2 million miles on it since I got it in 1983. LOVE the slant needles!