HI.. I have a 1950's Nelco sewing machine. It was in storage for a few years. I recently had to grab it from storage, because my storage unit was robbed and the thieves stole my main working sewing machine. I pulled it out and attempted to use it. But it was frozen and it would not move at all. It kinda reminded me of a seized motor in a car.
I cleaned it and oiled it and slowly worked it loose. I think I was pretty successful for the most part. Because it runs pretty good now. It sounds good and looks good when I push the peddle.
It works well as long there's no needle. As soon as I put in the needle, it jams up immediately because the needle colides with shuttle. I fiddled with it a bit and thought I fixed it. For a very brief period I got it to work with out jamming up. So, I threaded it and put a piece of fabric in it. It moved like it supposed to. But the thread on the needle and the bobbin thread didn't connect together to create the stitch. It very quickly reverted back to getting jammed up.
And the dog foot looks like it should be pushing fabric thru but the fabric doesn't go anywhere.
I need to get it working because I have a few very important projects I need to finish, and even more I need to start. I'm having trouble finding resource information on how to make adjustments or how to do repairs.
Does anyone know how I can fix these issues? Or does anyone know of any resources I could look up that will help me find the information I'm looking for?
Sorry this thread is so long.
Hoping some one can help me figure this out!?!?
