Just bought a Singer 45K52, Did I make the right choice?

[Evo160K]

Warhorse1700'

Yes, those wax pots do look great, and they do complete the machine.  I looked for six months for one to finish my Singer 45K25,......had feelers out around the world.  Then, thanks to some really good people here on LW, that I had made commitments to, I ended up with three wax pots.  The second is on the Singer 45K53 machine in the picture above......I have the third.  It has no identifying name or number on it.......it appears identical to a Singer.  Attached are a couple of pictures, PM if you're interested or want more pictures:

 

That tension release assembly is attached to the top of the presser foot bar.  Take a look at the face picture above, the needle bar is the one to the right.  If need be, you could extend the length of your presser bar by welding a piece on to the top.

Here's a link to a company that sells a complete Singer 45K53 parts list (and others I assume) with scaled drawings.   https://proleptic.net/    You'll need to contact them, because that parts list doesn't show on their website.  Without those drawings, I would never have been able to make the parts that I did.

Edited August 14, 2016 by Evo160K

[warhorse1700]

Yes, that makes sense that it would be attached to the presser bar and not the needle bar. Thanks for the link to the parts company. I'm sure it will come in handy in the future.