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Not quite, Constabulary - I clicked on the link and found the price to be £125,601.06! I'm still shaking. But I hear what you're saying. I do get the ditch-the-clutch vibe. I shall start not drinking 60-odd pints in my local; eventually I will have the money for a servo motor. Good point about AliExpress (and maybe Temu?) - I shall browse and see what I can find.

Thanks for that dikman. The weight of evidence does shout servo motor as the way to go. However, when I did my upholstery course I don't remember having much trouble feathering the clutch motor (Statesiders - don't forget that's how we drive cars in the UK!) so I am musing over building a speed reducer. I have some Picador shafts lying around, and a stepped pulley that would suffice as an intermediary. Part of my thinking is that with limited funds (poor pensioner - cue violins) £150 for a servo motor = about 60 pints of Joseph Holts Rough Mild in my local, so I have created a massive priorities dilemma for myself. But many thanks for the info, I have a portfolio of possible plans to consider. Not to mention my irrepressible desire to tinker.

Thanks for the move, mods. In retrospect I should have considered more the appropriate placing for my machine post. Are servo motors plug & play, or is there more to the installation that I can forsee?

Another picture of the back side if you forgive my crude language.

I would be most grateful if some Singer expert could verify my search-based diagnosis of the machine I have just installed in my mancave. My belief is that it is a Singer 211U, serial number unknown; the rivet holes are there, but the ID plate is long gone. I know not why; it sure ain't stolen. There is tinkering to be done; I am intrigued by the location of the spool winder atop the mainframe; I am used to them being under the flywheel and being engaged by pushing overcentre onto the drive belt. This one seems to be a dog clutch drive. The throwout lever needs adjusting, it lies about 1/4" outside the outer diameter of the spool, so presumably I need it to throw out level with or just inside the spool o/d. By browsing this forum I believe that I can find and download a Parts Diagram for the 211U; a hint as to which sub-species I have would be most helpful. For operating instructions, I believe that I will have to settle for a 211G manual which will be approximate to my requirements (thread path, stitch length adjustment etc) but if anybody does know where I could find an operator manual more specific to my machine I would be grateful. Although I have supergoogled, I often find that my googling skills are inadequate when compared to others. I have purchased a thread guide for the needle shaft, and two piping feet, from College SM Parts Ltd, who are very close to my home, and this together with the standard foot already with the machine should cover all my needs. The clutch motor is rocking a 5" drive pulley. I doubt my limited skills could cope with this rocket speed, and I have from my current machine a 2" drive pulley that should fit the armature shaft; hopefully this will reduce the speed to one with which I can cope. The slower the better for me. Any and all advice and suggestions will be gratefully received.

Hi guys Ancient retired bored creaky henpecked hamfisted wannabe master craftsman reporting for duty. I have just inherited a Singer 211U, serial no. yet to be discovered (suspected to be hidden under a service label) with no presser feet, but otherwise seemingly working fine. If anyone has expert knowledge of these models please step forward. I live 3 miles from College Sewing Machine Parts Ltd, ; I can see them getting a visit or two. I am now off to my man cave to look for the full serial no, and get the machine off my trailer. They're not light, are they! Gratuitous photo of my beloved Riley cars attached. I can't afford to buy a new car, so I have to make one.