Singer 29K60 Questions

[billymac814]

What tab are you talking about? Can you post a pic so we can see and answer your question. I thought at first you may be referring to the tension thing on the shuttle, if that's the case they can be replaced without replacing the shuttle.

I have a 29K60. Great machine. Unfortunatley, I somehow broke the tab on the bobbin case. Can this tab be replaced or do I have to find an entire bobbin case? Will the 29K60 work without this tab?

[Spider1956]

I have a 29K60. Great machine. Unfortunatley, I somehow broke the tab on the bobbin case. Can this tab be replaced or do I have to find an entire bobbin case? Will the 29K60 work without this tab?

^{I thought I posted a photo. It must be the tension tab on the shuttle. Where can I find one of these for sale?}

[Anne Bonnys Locker]

Ask Bob or any of the other dealers here. The tension spring is is still in production. I have them in stock so would be disappointed if the other dealers could not help!

[Spider1956]

Thank you. I will try to contact Bob.

[billymac814]

I would be very very surprised if Bob doesn't have them but in the event he doesn't let me know, I'm pretty sure I have a few spares laying around.

[pcox]

I got one from Bob a month ago. Order an extra screw when you call . It's a tiny screw and it took me along time to find it after I dropped it.

[anakim]

Thanks so much Wizcrafts and Anne Bonny's Locker. I bought a new bell crank lever through a company in England, but I was unaware of this problem with the gadget on the spring at the back. Mine does indeed slide around, as the threads on the screw are nearly nonexistent, thus leaving it not doing its job well. I finally found that I was missing the bushing that fits around the needle bar, that holds the heavy piston in place. It was falling down leaving its entire weight resting on the bell crank and obviously preventing that from moving correctly. I believe I still have numerous problems to sort out and may try plating the bell crank lever as I'm not sure I trust even the "new" one. Someone suggested to me that it would be a copy several generations removed from the original part. Anyways, thanks so much again for your expert advice!

[anakim]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me the purpose of the head revolving bush friction spring on a Singer 29K15? After purchasing a new revolving bush, the friction spring doesn't fit on properly next to it any more. Probably because the revolving bush is for a 29K71... Anyhow, everything seems to work fine without it, though I may be mistaken. I am still not getting 5 stitches to the inch, but I believe this to be a separate issue.

Thanks!

Ana Kim

[MG513]

More great advice here, thanks everyone!!

[Desircustoms]

Hello, i bought a shoe patcher and i need some help, im posting here instead of starting a new thread as its the best Google link ive found.

The patcher has been rebuilt, when i bought it it worked fine, but  when i got home i couldnt get it to function properly, it seems its out of timing, ive messed around a bit with, and found that the timing is done by removing/rotating the bobbin carrier; is that correct?

I think its set up the right way, the bobbin turns counter clockwise pulling on thread, and i turn the hand wheel clockwise, but i feel theres something wrong with upper end, sometimes when i pulled the thread, right before it goes it the needle, it breaks from inside the rotating cylinder, but most of time it pulls freely, think its something with the thread spool holder, as the tension knob is very loose

I made a small video, hopefully someone can help me out.

Thanks