Members Hypomelanistic Posted June 28, 2022 Members Report Posted June 28, 2022 Hello all, Last year I bought a pretty ratty looking Singer 211U166A from a local auction. Throughout my tinkering I have found a lot of interesting information on this forum. I am far from finished with the work on my machine, but I figured it would be worth starting a build/progress thread. Hopefully someone finds these pictures to be helpful on a project of their own. So far I've redone the black oxide on a lot of the rusted screws, added a machine mounted small (but still 0.44hp) servo motor that is designed for a CNC machine tool, and replaced about half of the oiling felt. If anyone has any questions or suggestions I would like to hear them. I am new to the sewing world so I dont really know what I'm doing. Quote
Members Hypomelanistic Posted June 28, 2022 Author Members Report Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) A few more pictures. Showing the fresh black oxide and servo motor. Edited June 28, 2022 by Hypomelanistic Quote
kgg Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Hypomelanistic said: A few more pictures. Showing the fresh black oxide and servo motor. Nice job, I really like the nice clean servo setup. kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members Handstitched Posted June 28, 2022 Members Report Posted June 28, 2022 Seeing the machine collapsed inside the table is a sad sight to see. Looks unloved Good luck with the build HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Members trash treasure Posted June 28, 2022 Members Report Posted June 28, 2022 Did you do the machine work on the handwheel? If so - Very nice work. Quote The model number giveth, and the subclass taketh away ......... Sometimes
Members dikman Posted June 28, 2022 Members Report Posted June 28, 2022 Some nice work there. If it was me, though, I would have made the handwheel bigger as it will help give better control and torque. How do you intend controlling the servo? Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Hypomelanistic Posted June 29, 2022 Author Members Report Posted June 29, 2022 23 hours ago, kgg said: Nice job, I really like the nice clean servo setup. kgg Thanks Quote
Members Hypomelanistic Posted June 29, 2022 Author Members Report Posted June 29, 2022 14 hours ago, trash treasure said: Did you do the machine work on the handwheel? If so - Very nice work. I did. Thank you. I am thinking I will anodize it black to match the rest of the machine. 15 hours ago, Handstitched said: Seeing the machine collapsed inside the table is a sad sight to see. Looks unloved Good luck with the build HS Yeah it was a sad sight. Previously owned by our state government. Quote
Members Hypomelanistic Posted June 29, 2022 Author Members Report Posted June 29, 2022 3 hours ago, dikman said: Some nice work there. If it was me, though, I would have made the handwheel bigger as it will help give better control and torque. How do you intend controlling the servo? I was going back and forth on handwheel size. I ended up at 5" diameter. I forget the size of the original but the new one is a little bigger. I made a pedal with a rotary encoder that talks to the motor. I dont have an actual picture of the pedal right now but this a screenshot of the model. Quote
Members dikman Posted June 29, 2022 Members Report Posted June 29, 2022 That foot pedal will be one-of-a-kind! Way over-the-top! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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