farm girl

I purchased this machine at an estate sale. The feed dogs are down so the machine will not feed my material. Any help would be appreciated.

bkay

The first thing I would do is download a free manual from Singer. (free manual here). In chapter 6, it tells you how to clean the machine and how to remove the bobbin case. Clean that area carefully. Use q-tips dipped in a little sewing machine oil to clean all the crevices. I checked the manual. It does not have a function to drop the feed dogs, so something is probably either broken or stuck. Your best bet to get it working is cleaning and oiling it. Sometimes, a thread gets stuck somewhere and it's hard to find.
This machine is a little newer than the machines most of us deal with. Hopefullly, it's just dirty.

bkay

farm girl

Thank you for your suggestions. The manual is a big help with more detail diagrams of parts. There are 2 holes for screws beside the feed dogs & one screw is meeting. It looks like this machine can do wonders.