Sander Tel

Hi Bob, thanks for the swift reply. I tried it with a bolt and nut and some beafy piece of steel and just put tension on the inner bit... A few "gentle" taps with a plastic hamer did the trick. I got the machine working again but it needs some little TLC still: 1. the presser bar doesn't fully come down. most likely some corrosion on these parts aswell. Helping it by hand will get it down all the way...I suspect the slide which lets the presser bar come up when one uses the lifting lever. It has a rod mechanism which is most likely to snug a fit...or maybe some dirt or dried up oil as well. 2. the end where the pulleys are is making nasty noises. the see saw arm (top bit) has some roller bearing on it and it runs inside the pulley wheel. I have to check that piece again. Maybe it is not clean enough. the roller bearing seems to have the tendency to get stuck/catch on something on some places in that grove. Not sure how to tackle this problem. 3. I need to figure out some way to mount a motor to it. I have sitting a 0,25 BHP electric motor with a 35 mm pulley on it. The motor is designed to run at 3000 rpm max. So I probably need some sort of reduction gear system to slow the beast down. I was thinking of using some hard wood wheels and some bicycle main crank bearings (very strong pieces of kit), some bolts/nuts/washers, some leather belts (mainly used on threadle systems) and some pieces of hi end plie wood sheet for construction. Maybe even the far sided surface of the machine ( the area underneath the side handwheel) can be used to mount the reduction rig to it ? Wish me luck chaps... From the looks of it she is not yet sewing leather any time soon. regards, Sander. PS: do comment or suspend the advice you guys think is needed....

Greetings to the reader, I have bought a very old Singer 29K1 (1905) and the directional coloumb is stuck. I have checked if maybe the lkocking screw is activated and/or broken off but it seems to be non existend. I suspect corrosion is the guilty party. I have the piece (the head of the machine) soaking in special loosening oil and hope it will be fried some time soon. Any ideas to go about the directional coloumb getting unstuck ???? Most likely due to the original snug fit of the pieces and some corrosion it will not turn anymore.... Further I was to enthousiastic in dismantling the shuttle driving mechanism and I am unsure about what the assembly procedure is ... Any help with that ?? Best of regards, Sander Tel. @work 29K1.pdf

The machine pictured below: My (soon to be) Singer 29K51 - 8000 made in Clydebank, Scotland back in 1921 (date is said to be 14th of July - hmmm, must ring some bells across the big pond) Bobbin, bobbin housing and needle(s) missing.... Which should I look for ?? No idea of the condition this girl is in, but she looks to business... not just considering her age. Motorless (HELP !!!)

Hi everybody, I am on the verge of getting myself a Singer 29K51 sewing machine. I have understood from the vendor the bobbinhouse and bobbin is missing. Are these articles readily available in sewingmachine shops or do I need some shop which has the vintage parts in some dusty corner. Further I like to know what to scan for whilst checking out the machine at the vendors place. Wair and tair... Parts which should be on the machine and what they do... Apart from the above I like to know what type of motor I could fit to the machine... Anybody any ideas on what kind of power the motor should have ? Maybe a standard 90W electric sewingmachine motor ??? Best Regards, Sander Tel, hobby tailor and general textile and leather enthousiast. PS: see the machine at hand in attached file..