Alexan

Yeah, pretty hard to find parts indeed for these machines. There is a seller close to where I live and I could buy his machine and salvage parts from it but I'll have to pay another 150 euro for it. Also his machine is a Singer 18-2, not exactly the same model but the part I am interested in should be the same. I'll have to think about it.

Thanks for the link, is there any chance I would find an original part instead of a chinese clone?

Hello, I just purchased a Singer 18-3 in order to restore it to its former glory (hopefully) and use it as my first leather sewing machine. At a first glance the machine is missing the shuttle hook and the bobbin. I am kind of worried about the hook since I have not found any spare parts for this machine on ebay, I guess they are not so common. I did found chinese clones but I heard some bad things about them so I would much prefer to stay away from them. Does anybody have any spare shuttle hooks for this machine and is willing to sell one to me? I would be very much grateful.

Hello! I am also restoring a Singer 18-3 I just bought. It is missing the hook shuttle unfortunately. Does anybody know where I can get one? I searched on ebay but I found no spare parts for this particular machine.