Hi all - thanks for welcoming me to your community here. This forum has been an excellent resource on my sewing machine refurbishing projects.
Ive recently acquired a Singer 51w 55, it is a post bed machine. I got it from an old timer who used it for years and years doing govt. contract work. It was relatively well maintained but is running pretty rough. This is a machine I really want to do a full refurb on, but am a little nervous as parts are proving difficult to find.
I started off with an issue where the stitch length adjustment knob has broken off of the threads to attach it to the handwheel. This was eventually solved with a set of screws just under the top plate.
I guess I’m just curious what some recommendations would be to start on this thing, what are the first steps I take to a full clean and refurbish?
