Singer 16-26 or 16-27

[amandabstewart]

16 hours ago, dikman said:

I'm trying to figure out what sort of adjustment that screw provides!

Lol....when I first tried to remove the front cover it was stuck....then while cleaning other areas it popped off....with the metal pin flying out. I thought it was ruined....only to determine that metal pin, 2 paper clips, and the screw were all bonus extras! Not sure if I win a prize or anything but it does make me think this is a good place to stash my pirate gold!

Question about resurfacing the sewing surface....epoxy, enamel, or leave alone? Plan is to really use her not just decor

[amandabstewart]

On 7/3/2022 at 2:11 PM, Constabulary said:

there was a 16-26 on Ebay classified in Germany a while ago:

https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/singer-vintage-naehmaschine-model-16-26-sehr-selten-/2079646970-240-23414

IMO a plain class 16 with most likely just difference accessories ex factory (thats how the sub classes differ most of the time) so nothing really special on the machine it self but maybe others know more.

A relatively "small" beast in the industrial sewin machine class - you most likely have not come across a Singer 45K or 132K yet 

In the "Singer Industrial World" you find a lot of information regarding the sub classes in the parts list of the models.

If you can´t find a 16 parts list look for 16K Parts lists (same machine just made in the UK and not US)

Excuse my ignorance but is the Singer Industrial World a general term? Or another list serv?

[dikman]

There's not much of the original coating left on the base, the simplest (!) way would be to get rid of what's left (paint stripper/sanding), mask it off, apply a coat of primer and a final coat of your choice. Give it a few days to cure before using it. You could use epoxy if you want but it seems a bit over-the-top to me.

[Constabulary]

14 hours ago, amandabstewart said:

Excuse my ignorance but is the Singer Industrial World a general term?

No thats why I put it in quotation marks. Sometimes folks that come from domestic machines (you never know) have a different view on sewing machines and the industrial sewing machine world can be different to what they have experienced so far (sometimes). I just wanted to give a hint where you can find information on old Singer industrial models.