Thank goodness for such smart people on this board!!
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Thanks for the info, Charlee. I picked up one of these machines this summer -- in it's original 6-drawer cabinet. Took me the longest time to find that it's a blended machine. Cleaned and oiled it -- runs so smooth -- no resistance. Didn't know about the needle size, so welcomed this thread!
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I recently bought a Singer Red Eye and had it cleaned and checked out by sewing machine repair shop.
He told me to just use the Schmetz needles. Haven't tried it yet. |
I tried a regular singer needle, it is too big to go into the needle clamp, it needs to be more round at the top. I turned the machine almost upside down and took a flashlight it appeared to be a small round hole.
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Originally Posted by san-sing
(Post 4803497)
I was given an Old Singer treadle made in the late 1800's I think, the serial number was on the back, 3151727, I have it all cleaned up, but none of the singer needles I have will go in the little slot, the needle I took out was bent and the top of it seems to be smaller and more round than the standard singer needles, also it is longer (about 1/4") do any of you know where I could purchase needles like this? It has a round bobbin on the end (like a 15-91) but the bobbin case don't come out, you have to pull out a little finger then insert the bobbin. Thanks
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Thank you Granny, I hope to find some needles and get her going soon.
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I got the singer 9w going. It took a while, the handwheel turns away from you, it took a while to figure that out. Also I had the bobbin in wrong, it has the tension on the right, at first I didn't even see that. Thanks everybody for your help.
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