Hi everyone, I know, long time no talk. I recently got to meet Elizabeth from My Sewing Machine Obsession and that was pretty cool. She mentioned that I hadn't written in a while. Over a...
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In the previous post , we looked at how to remove and re-install the stop motion clamp washer on a potted motor machine. But many other vintage Singers (like the 66, 99, 206, 306 et cetera) w...
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When you set your vintage Singer sewing machine into bobbin winding mode, by cranking the stop-motion wheel counterclockwise, the needlebar is supposed to stop running. This is to save unnece...
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All photos in this entry by Azul from California Azul from California writes, I WAS EXCITED TO DISCOVER YOUR MOTOR REWIRING SERIES , BUT I HAVE A MODEL 99, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE THE POTTED MO...
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Guess which one's the industrial. There are many eBay and Craigslist sellers selling vintage domestic Singer sewing machines and branding them “heavy duty” or “industrial strength.” ...
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All photos in this entry by Eric from Ottawa Eric from Ottawa writes, LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT IT DOESN'T RUN. IT HAS A KNEE SWITCH RATHER THAN A FOOT PEDAL AND IT LOOKS LIKE TH...
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Here's Part 2 of Hans from Chicago's questions about his Singer 206. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE A 206 REQUIRES (OILING?) TO CARE FOR THEM? Of course. Every vintage Singer requ...
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Time to answer some reader questions. These photos here were sent to me by reader Hans in Chicago. As he writes, IN A THRIFT STORE, MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS SINGER MODEL 206. OUR SIX-YEAR-OLD REC...
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If you are arriving at this entry for the first time, this is a comprehensive guide on how to re-wire the potted motors found on vintage Singer 15-91 and 201-2 sewing machines. It is my attem...
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Now we’re at the final step to getting your machine back up and running! Start by sliding your newly-renovated motor onto the shaft. Tighten the two motor mounting screws securely. ...
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With the armature and worm back in place, we’re now ready to install the final items: The brushes and grease wicks, and then we'll re-fill the grease tubes, as seen above. We’ll sta...
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Folks, we’re now very close to the end. Having succesfully completed the actual re-wiring, your machine should now be up and running in no time. But first we have just a few more mechanical...
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Now that our potted motor has been rewired and is partially back together, we need to put the armature back inside. But first we ought to clean the part of the armature called the commutator....
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Now we’ll begin closing the motor back up. Please orient your motor as shown in the photo above, which is the way we had it in Part 15 . Then note that there will be a potential problem i...
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Now we’re finally ready to solder new motor leads on. Again, please ensure that your motor is oriented exactly as in the photo below, to ensure my explanations of “top/bottom” are corre...
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I almost forgot! Before we take the big step of soldering the new motor leads on, there’s one more thing we ought to check, as this is easier to do while we’ve got the motor leads clipped...
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Now that we’ve got the motor as open as possible, we’re going to cut the motor leads at specific points to prepare for soldering new ones on. First, very important, please orient your ...
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Now we need to access the motor leads so we can replace them. To get to the motor leads, we need to detach the motor’s core, or field core, from the motor housing. As you’ll see, we canno...
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With the grease wicks removed (and the motor brushes if they were willing to come out), it is now time for us to crack the motor open. In this entry we will learn to remove the motor cover an...
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In preparation for removing the armature and cracking the motor open, we're now going to remove the two motor brushes. For those of you with no electric motor experience, they’re not “bru...
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Now that we’ve got the motor separated from the machine, we can store the machine someplace else, to free up some desk space. We won't come back to the machine for a while. Our next goal ...
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Now that we’ve got the motor leads disconnected (as shown in Part 7 ), we need to remove the motor housing in order to access the motor. To get to the motor housing, we first need to remo...
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Okay folks, time for us to get our hands on the machine. Before removing the motor from your 201-2 or 15-91, we must first disconnect the motor leads. From here on in we’re going to need ...
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This is the last thing we need to learn before moving on to the machine! Congrats if you’ve made it this far. After we eventually solder new wires onto the motor leads, inside the motor h...
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Now that we’re able to solder two wires together, we’ll use heat shrink tubing to cover the soldered joints. It’s quick and easy. Heat shrink tubing is just a little tube of thin,...
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