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| Worth fixing. |
I'd happily pass the weekend violent a machine down, but that's non everyone's loving cup of tea. An experienced sewist friend told me "Most sewers don't tending or desire know anything most the mechanics [of the machine]. They simply desire to sew." I acquire that. But I nevertheless desire to work this spider web log to illustrate closed to uncomplicated things yous tin give notice create to function out along your machine inward function past times condition.
Experienced wrenchers may uncovering my tutorials likewise dumbed-down. There's a argue for that. A lot of people tried their best to help me inward the beginning, but because they were already experienced, they'd country things similar "take your screwdriver," or "get a soldering gun as well as closed to solder;" they already knew inward their caput precisely what variety of screwdriver or tool, as well as they'd assume I did too. So I'd become to the store to purchase a soldering gun as well as uncovering out there's 4 unlike kinds, each of them unlike wattages. And 5 types of solder, "lead-free," "rosin core," "60/40," "63/37" as well as I wouldn't know what to buy. I'd justice anyway as well as commonly purchase the incorrect thing.
When I'm learning something novel I ask everything spelled out for me, because I'm a fiddling thick that way. So I'm going to write the exact variety of tutorials I wishing I had read when I started out. I also promise to achieve the greatest amount of people, including the tool-challenged as well as the clumsy, thus I'll err on the side of overexplaining.
Before nosotros tin give notice acquire to making closed to mutual adjustments as well as fixes for your machines, I'll ask to speak tools a bit. I'll start alongside screwdrivers.
There are 2 types of screwdriver blades: Wedge-shaped as well as hollow-ground.
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| Wedge-shaped / no good |
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| Hollow-ground / good |
A stripped screw is a existent hurting as well as yous desire to avoid it at all costs. It has to last drilled out to last removed, as well as thus yous ask to purchase a replacement screw. Since Singer used custom screws, yous can't simply run downwards to the hardware store to acquire closed to other one; closed to companies construct replica screws, but if yous can't acquire i of those you'll ask to acquire i off a parts machine. (See bottom of this entry for resources.)
Here's a faceplate screw on a 15-91. See how the slot is pretty foursquare inward cross-section?
When yous pose inward the correct-size hollow-ground screwdriver, it fits perfectly as well as does non jiggle at all.
If yous pose a wedge-shaped screwdriver in, it does non jibe properly. Look at all of the room left betwixt the blade as well as the slot. This is a recipe for a stripped screw.
If I pose inward a thinner wedge-shaped screwdriver, it reaches the bottom of the slot okay, but at that spot is nevertheless means likewise much infinite betwixt the blade as well as the slot. Not good.
When yous select a screwdriver bit, it must jibe perfectly inward the slot non alone inward the narrow dimension, but inward the broad dimension. If it alone fits good inward i dimension, yous tin give notice nevertheless strip the screw.
Another affair to lookout out for is angles. Whenever yous take away a screw, yous ever desire the driver to last going immediately into the screw, non off at an angle.
Something yous volition last doing a lot of, if yous receive got a lot of machines as well as desire to function out along them running clean, is removing the needle plate as well as feed dogs. If yous work a immediately screwdriver to create this, yous tin give notice meet that the spot of the machine's arm prevents yous from getting the flake immediately into the screw:
Zooming in, nosotros tin give notice meet that the flake is non seated properly inward the screw. Not good.
Please create non travail to take away screws from an angle similar this, because if you're clumsy, equally I tin give notice be, there's a proficient take a opportunity you'll strip it.
I'll demo yous a few unlike ways to acquire those tricky screws out inward the side past times side entry, as well as I'll also review several unlike brands of screwdrivers as well as bits, equally good equally comprehend where yous tin give notice acquire them, as well as what yous should or shouldn't purchase depending on your needs.
Some Resources for Replacement Screws
There are 2 places I work myself:
Jenny from Sew-Classic sells replica screws (and more, which I'll comprehend later) that are commonly missing or damaged on former Singers: Needle plate screws, feed dogs screws, the presser human foot knob-type screws, fifty-fifty the laid screws that become into the hinges underneath the machine when it's inward a illustration or cabinet. Since Singer's screws were custom I worried most replicas non plumbing equipment perfectly, but every type of screw I've ordered from Sew-Classic jibe dead-on.
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Feed-Dogs-Screws_c24.htm
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Misc-Screws-and-Fasteners_c26.htm
If yous ask master Singer screws and/or screws that Jenny doesn't have, Duane over at Singer Original Vintage Products has everything. They're to a greater extent than expensive because these are genuine parts; he has a huge collection of Singer parts machines as well as tin give notice uncovering simply most anything yous need.
http://singeroriginalvintageproducts.com/default.aspx
Go on to Screwdrivers, Part 2: Removing Your Needle Plate as well as Feed Dogs
