jbennion

Thanks, Bob and Shoepatcher. I think i will take the motor into my local electric shop and have them peek at it. Since i have two I'm thinking about taking the head off the donor machine, if i can cobnle enough parts to make it run, and putting it on a table. Would you recommend a servo motor or a clutch motor, and if so what sive would run this? I plan on doing projects up to 1/2", but dont wnat to be limmited should the need arise. If anyone has one of these working in either original or non-original condition would you mind sharing a photo of the set up? Most abliged.

Thanks, yall. I've found a couple manuals, and read several of the posts here. I finally figured out how to thread the machine. I did hane to pull a part from the donor. # 58797 according to the manual. The brass piece broke and had been soldered. The old motor doesn't work, but with the machine threaded i was able to see a seam manually. I'm on cloud nine. Any suggestions on a suitable motor?

I just bought two Singer 97-10 sewing machines at an auction. One is a parts donor, but the other seems to be all original, even the motor. I have never used a sewing machine before, and would really appreciate some help in the form of tutorial, advice, resources, and maybe even a shop visit to someone who uses one. Any advice would be appreciated. I don´t even know what kind of thread to use.