Singer 7-33 under restoration

[dikman]

There's something about that nice slow mechanical rhythm..........so soothing.....

You're doing well, Maria.

[Constabulary]

do you spin the hand wheel towards you or away from you?

[MariaMS]

2 minutes ago, Constabulary said:

do you spin the hand wheel towards you or away from you?

I'm used to a domestic hand crank which is geared so I was turning it up and away.  It should be turned down and away, like when you start a treadle..... hoping to get to the next town up the coast to sort out cutting some steel plate to make the throat plates, which should sort the issue of the canvas rotating with the feed dogs. Sadly we are too small to have a foundry with a guillotine in our town so I have to be a bit patient!!

[MariaMS]

Today needles arrived....... and it managed to pick up the bobbin thread with a bit of artistic hand movement and adjustment of the needle bar height, yay!!  So the timing/ at least is OK.  I think the main issue being there is a gap of about 1mm between the hook and the needle - how much gap is normal for these machines?  Obviously there will be a way to adjust it given the variety of needle sizes.... is it via the bearing that the assembly runs on (orange circle)?  if I don't hear back I'll have a look at that tomorrow...... I need to bear in mind I still don't have the needle/throat plates or tension springs so there is only so far I can go until I get them (next week hopefully for the plates). PS this is an old picture pre clean up, but shows the machine screw I'm thinking of)

Edited April 14, 2022 by MariaMS

[VanRhodes]

That is at least where needle to hook relation is adjusted on the Seiko SLH-2B and they're pretty much the same. 

[MariaMS]

3 minutes ago, VanRhodes said:

That is at least where needle to hook relation is adjusted on the Seiko SLH-2B and they're pretty much the same. 

Great to know, thanks.  What is the distance between hook and needle usually?

 

[VanRhodes]

As per the Seiko SLH-2B instructions manual its 0-0.3 mm. 

 

[suzelle]

On 4/3/2022 at 8:16 PM, MariaMS said:

This morning's work involved heating....... the result was the rust welds opened up, and WOW I got movement in the main shaft!!  So we heated up the top end and got a dragon LOL - I'm lucky I have helpers for things like using a gas torch.... one of the many things on my list to learn about.

You are the Dragon Lady!

Great job so far!

[gordond]

4 hours ago, MariaMS said:

 Obviously there will be a way to adjust it given the variety of needle sizes.... is it via the bearing that the assembly runs on (orange circle)?  

Correct

[MariaMS]

10 hours ago, suzelle said:

You are the Dragon Lady!

Great job so far!

LOL a dragon lady..... that's fun!! I see you have a few interests that align with mine - I am also a printmaker (a Farley letter press and an etching press) and a weaver with 6 looms including a dobby loom I built...... so things mechanical.