Painters Tape is the new Duck Tape!

Cleaning the gunk out worked and my seam guide is happy as can be. I think I am going to glue, or just lay, somefelt under the end where it lays on the black paint.

Thanks, all!

I like the magnetic seam guide. It works quite well on all my different machines, and I don't have to figure out if it's the right one.

Susie,

How does the magnetic ones work for your aluminum bed machines? LOL :D

I suppose it all depends on your sewing style. I have one of those magnetic ones stuck to the pillar of my Alden ZZ machine. It takes a bunch of effort to get it off, but put it on the bed and run fabric against it and is scoots out of alignment. Beats me why.

Joe

I have that same problem with the magnetic guides Joe. I tried to use it on my 66 treadle but it kept moving around so forget it!

Yes, painter's tape releases easily. I have had it on my machine for over a year and it still peels off like I just put it on yesterday. We used it to mark locations for stitching lines on pockets on wheelchair bags we made recently for a nursing home. As I said "Painter's Tape is the new Duck Tape." It has many uses. I have masking tape on the bed of my 1914 Singer Treadle machine that has crystalized and hardened. I do change the painter's tape when I remove the plate to clean lint from my machine periodically, but it is an easy fix and takes only seconds.

Painter's tape is like anything else. There's different grades. Buy good brands like 3M if you go the tape route. The cheaper stuff isn't much (if any) better than regular masking tape.
Rodney

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I have something called the "Ideal Seam Guide" . It has a seam gauge and then the guide similar to the one Stephanie shows. I like the Ideal Guide because one side is straight and the other side has a space so you can use it with your walking foot. It also has the guide which makes it easy to get the seam allowance you want. There's even a mark for scant 1/4"

https://www.quiltedjoy.com/product/n...-gauge-package

I only have the short seam guide because I got it primarily to use on the Featherweight and the 301 and the 10 was going to be too long.

glad it turned out to be gunk. The thought I had was the screw itself, I vaguely remember someone saying Singer screws have a different thread, common ones don't screw down correctly