Singer 144W Stitch Length Adjustment

[JSM]

Been reading the forum for some time but this is my first post as I couldn't find the issue anywhere else.

I am recommissioning a Singer 144W305 (S/N AN321834) and everything has gone very well (special thanks to Cowboy Bob - my local industrial sewing machine guy - for stocking tons of parts for this machine!)

I have the machine running and pretty well adjusted but I can't figure out how to adjust the stitch length. The manual on the Singer website is pretty straightforward, but I don't have the plunger (J figure 14, page 12 and 13 of the manual). Instead, there is a bump in the casting where that should be. I took off the window to check out what is inside and there is no adjustable eccentric on the shaft where that plunger would engage. There is a push button on the right side of the bed though. Without the plunger how is the length of stitch adjusted? Can't seem to find anything online about this.

I attached a pic where you can see the single push button on the bed on the far right with scissors pointing to it and the lack of a plunger on the casting with a screwdriver pointing to it. Can anybody help?

Edited March 18, 2016 by JSM

[mikesc]

You might want to flip" those images to be the right way up, I expect you'll have more chances of getting replies from other than the antipodean members

Edit..did it for you.HTH

Edited March 18, 2016 by mikesc

[JSM]

Thanks Mike. Didn't catch that but it's fixed now

[mikesc]

You are welcome..I was just on my way out when I noticed it

[JSM]

Problem solved by Cowboy Bob! On the 305 the stitch length adjustment is linked rather than separate. It is the front screw on the collar just left of the timing belt and arm linkages as shown in the pic.

Thanks Bob!

[Scottwb96]

I know this is an old post, but would you mind explaining what you did to adjust the stitch length?

[Northmount]

2 hours ago, Scottwb96 said:

I know this is an old post, but would you mind explaining what you did to adjust the stitch length?

You need to quote or tag the member to be sure they are most likely to get a notification.  A quote is just like I did here.

To tag a member, type the @ symbol followed by the member's screen name and pick it from the popup box.  You do it like this.

@JSM and @CowboyBob can you help this person out?

[CowboyBob]

12 hours ago, Scottwb96 said:

I know this is an old post, but would you mind explaining what you did to adjust the stitch length?

@Scottwb96  Look on page #14,it is the larger screw in the pic above but you have to loosen the locking screw first.

144w103.pdf