Dougstermd

[ATTACH=CONFIG]605592[/ATTACH]Not perfectly clear but a reasonable oil for a sewing machine.

Mickey2

The classic here are WD-40, those who use it and those who don't, much the same for 3-in-1, and there are a few recommendations for transmission oil, gear oil for cars, Marvel Mystery oil,... You will encounter people who swear by it, and those who swear they wouldn't come near either of them. There is something for the basic pure oil, 10 years later it will leave little to no residue in the machine, some oils have left a thick layer of gummed up varnish. I guess that's what we try to avoid. The basic Singer oil have done well for the better part of a century. I'll happily try a can of the supertech oil, I always need something for my bike and around the house too and I tend to use what I have.

There are something to the teflon added oils, at least Finish Line Ceramic and Triflow, my 201 and 99 runs a notch smoother on them. If it's worth the money is arguable, but I tend to keep a bottle of either for various purposes.

Dougstermd

Ok the two 1901 machines I have don’t use bobbin tires. The 1910 machine uses a bobbin tire for bobbin winding. I just received my shipment of 20 bobbin tires. If anyone needs a tire I have 19 extra. Wife says I cannot mail it in an envelope with standard postage. Pm me if you need one

RotaryQueen

I'm going to chime in on the attachments, although there are many more knowledgeable people here than me. It's hard to tell about all from the jumble, but some are "low shank" attachments that will work on your machines: the pintucker, the ruffler that are outside the box and possibly the adjustable hemmer inside the box. The hemmer scrolls and the pintucker inside the box have the top clamping type of attachment that is used by several non singer rotary machines such as White, National, Standard, etc. The box may be labeled Rotary attachments or White on the top (or it may just say attachments as my White Family Rotary box does). These will not fit your Singer. It is very common, in my experience, to find a mixed bag of attachments with machines, even one owner machines. I suspect the original owners sometimes had attachments from mom's machine thrown in.

leonf

And often you may find bits that are not sewing machine related at all. Auto ignitions points show up every now and then.

Dougstermd

So or sew I didn’t get into this forum for profit. Machines are multiplying and I have to sell something to pay for the next one. I just paid for a model 15 I think it’s circa 1941. It electric... slide slide

bkay

I don't think there is any money to be made in sewing machines.

I got into the vintage machines because I thought I could start a cottage industry making quilts. There are lots of recent immigrant stay at home moms in my neighborhood, who could probably use the money. The idea was that I would provide the machines and fabric and they would provide the labor. It was a good idea, but just not very realistic.

I now have a bunch of sewing machines that need minor repairs/refurb that I'd like to get my money out of. I probably won't break even, as I've given away as many as I've sold.

bkay

Dougstermd

Ha ha I just started out to get my family machine operational. Now friends and neighbors are asking me for advice. The 1910 Is pending sale to a friend for $75 I’m not out to make a fortune on machines. I want to learn and see how each machine is different. I’m on a budget so I have to keep moving these machines

Dougstermd

The family machine doesn’t seem to respond to oil like the parts machine. Seems like both are 1901 but the parts machine has two screws per hinge and the family machine has only one per hinge?

leonf

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I got into the vintage machines because I thought I could start a cottage industry making quilts. There are lots of recent immigrant stay at home moms in my neighborhood, who could probably use the money. The idea was that I would provide the machines and fabric and they would provide the labor. It was a good idea, but just not very realistic.

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I never knew this. Glad you gave it a try.