Singer 16-41?

[cdthayer]

Thanks Singermania.  I’ve been watching for a Singer 16-188 to come along near me, but this one will be just as much fun.  I’m most impressed with the smooth bottoms on the feet.  There wasn’t a mark one on the leather that I test-sewed.

I’m just a little “goosey” about that outer foot that snaps forward after a stitch.  Some type of spring must be popping it forward, and I hope it’s not dependent on the face plate to keep it in position.  I can just see me taking those 4 screws out and having all kinds of parts fall out onto my bench, or flying off into never-never land with no idea of where they came from, or where they went....

CD in Oklahoma

 

[dikman]

CD, I would think it pretty unlikely that it's assembled in such a way that any springs are dependent on the cover to hold them in place. Singer seem to be better at designing things than doing something silly like that,

Just get stuck into it, you know you want to!

[mikesc]

schounch is an absolutely cromulent word.

[cdthayer]

5 minutes ago, dikman said:

Just get stuck into it, you know you want to!

LOL, yea, it won't be the first time that I've torn into something that I didn't know anything about.  But as I get older, I just hate those long hours using a magnet in my shop to find launched parts that I think sounded like it hit that wall and then something else, or maybe it was the ceiling and then the wall, but it didn't seem like it was the right sound for hitting the ceiling, so maybe it hit that other wall and then the toolbox........

CD in Oklahoma

[cdthayer]

11 minutes ago, mikesc said:

schounch is an absolutely cromulent word.

Ok Mike.  I had to go to wiki to look up cromulent.  I hadn't ever run into that word before, but it appears that it means the same thing as "Awright" in Oklahoma?

CD in Oklahoma

[cdthayer]

40 minutes ago, Singermania said:

What is it you wish to know about the machine?  Either Darren Brosowski or I can probably help.

Sorry Singermania, I missed this post while I was yakin....

What I wish to know, is can I take the face plate off without dislodging any parts within?  Is it similar to taking the face plate off of a Singer 31-15 or 96-40?  The four screws make me think that the plate is holding something together in there....

CD in Oklahoma

[mikesc]

Indeed it does.. :) Cromulent is sort of like Awright, but, embiggened somewhat.

Small machine parts that fly off, yep, been there, many a time, gets old faster than I do..the worst are the non ferrous ( magnet proof ) ones, if only one could train arachnids to "go fetch"..meanwhile, I've found that walking around in bare feet in the middle of the night half asleep is a good way to find things that flew over your shoulder and made that "ping" sound before skittering off to deity knows where..

Piece of thin plexiglass* ( perspex) , big enough to cover the hole that will be left when you take off the plate ( pre drill it with holes that correspond to the holes of the plate / thing you are going to remove) , undo the screws just enough to slide it between the plate and the hole a little, then undo the screws nearest to the side that you slid it partly in, it all the way, while keeping it held tight against the hole as a substitute for the plate..slide it in further, slacken off the remaining screws a bit, slide it in some more, slacken the screws off all the way, slide the plate fully over the hole, line up the screw holes in it with the screw holes in the machine, and tighten down the screws, then breath sigh of relief and look through the plexiglass while actioning the machine..

I keep some plexiglass pieces to hand that I made that can replace the slide plates / bobbin case cover plates on sewing machines, when things get weird, lets you see what is going on in there..works for other stuff / machinery too, ..aside/.. used to be able to buy spark plugs which had a transparent part so you could see what colour was the spark and the "bang" when the engine was actually running, great for tuning, when I was younger, probably can't get them nowadays, another potential line subject for Don if he ever rewrites "I used to work for Harvester".

Plexiglass is always called altuglass here, even when it isn't , kind of like any kind of rat in a bun is a "MacDO"...or jeans are 501s here, even when not made by Levi.

MacDo is pronounced makdoh..levi is lehvee..and Singer is said as if the G was "soft" like in mange..so it is pronounced Sanger( rhyme it with ranger )..almost.

Ps "singe" ( again with soft g ) is "monkey" in French..so the way French says Singer , makes it "monkeyer"..which cracks me up as it means that most of us are just monkeying around , not sewing.. :)

Edited October 10, 2016 by mikesc

[Singermania]

HI, you should be able to remove the end cover without drama, if something falls out then something must have come loose anyway and you'll easily see where it came from.   Yes the foot is a jump foot, it doesn't actively feed but help prevent friction, ie it travels back with the material that is fed by the feed dog and then lifts and jumps forward and down to begin again.  You'll see a flatish looking spring against the bar that makes it all happen.  regards STeve

[Evo160K]

CD,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Is there a way to slightly loosen the four screws, put a clear, Ziploc, polybag around that end of the head, finish removing the four screws and then gently let the face plate and whatever? fall into the polybag?

 

[Singermania]

there is nothing to fall out.