Bought a Singer 211U567B Need Help With Drip Pan

[Kellen]

Hey guys. I'm so excited that I finally have my Singer 211U567B in hand. I bought it off craigslist and had it shipped for $350. Came with what's in the picture below. I also purchased a new Singer Industrial Table off Ebay for $150. I'm lucky that here in Boise, we have a gentleman who is amazing at servicing these machines. Before he comes over to tune mine up, I need to get it all set up. I have a Reliable Sewquiet 5000 mounted to the table. I've ordered a thread stand, new needle plate and screws, new right slide plate, belt, oil, bobbins and rubber machine rests and hinges. 

The last piece I'm missing is the oil drip pan. I have found it impossible to find a reproduction or used one online. I am a metal fabricator by hobby and have the ability to bend and weld sheet metal. I was just hoping to get some thoughts on what you've done if you've made your own. would also love to see some pictures. will upload a pic of my complete setup once I get all the parts in. Thanks in advance for your advice!

[Yetibelle]

Is it an self oil machine?  You really don't have to have the drip pan, I don't have them on any machines anymore.  But I don't care if my pants get dirty. 

 

[Uwe]

You can order a drip pan online from http://www.singeronline.com/drippan.html for $40. There are subtle differences between various drip pans, especially with the location of the knee lift access hole, so you want to make sure if you spend money, you get one that is designed for the Singer 211 series.  

I'm sure the usual suspects in the banner ads carry them, too.

Edited January 11, 2017 by Uwe

[Kellen]

3 hours ago, Yetibelle said:

Is it an self oil machine?  You really don't have to have the drip pan, I don't have them on any machines anymore.  But I don't care if my pants get dirty. 

 

I'm not sure what's considered self oiling. I'm like you though. If it's dripping all over my pants, I probably have too much oil on it anyway. 

27 minutes ago, Uwe said:

You can order a drip pan online from http://www.singeronline.com/drippan.html for $40. There are subtle differences between various drip pans, especially with the location of the knee lift access hole, so you want to make sure if you spend money, you get one that is designed for the Singer 211 series.  

I'm sure the usual suspects in the banner ads carry them, too.

Thanks for that. I'll check it out. I have the parts diagram and can't seem to find one that matches it. 

[Kellen]

[Kellen]

Don't have it hooked up to the motor but just turning the handwheel, I noticed that when I rotate the handwheel correctly (counter clockwise) the needle and feed dogs are moving in reverse and when I hit the reverse lever, they move forward. Weird issue. I have my repair guy coming after I get all my parts in so I probably don't need to worry about it too much but it's a curious problem I would like to figure out.

[Yetibelle]

Some machines have a sealed pan on the bottom (looks similar to the drip pan) that is filled with oil and the machine has the ability to circulate the oil around the machine, sometimes referred to as "self oiling" machines.  Like the Siger 241. 

[dikman]

Kellen, the pan doesn't have to be anything fancy. I needed one for a table that I modified (existing pan was too short for the new machine) so I used a flat piece of aluminium plate that I happened to have, screwed some timber beading around the edge and then screwed it under the table. I then measured for the lifting rod that goes to the foot pedal and drilled a hole (which I had to make bigger 'cos it was scraping). Works for me, and it was cheap ($0).

[Darren Brosowski]

I make drip trays from sheet metal, perspex or even leather (domestic machines).

Unless you are setting up a sweat shop a piece of leather will do the job but you may  have to replace it every couple of years

[Constabulary]

9 hours ago, Kellen said:

12 hours ago, Yetibelle said:

Is it an self oil machine?  You really don't have to have the drip pan, I don't have them on any machines anymore.  But I don't care if my pants get dirty. 

 

I'm not sure what's considered self oiling. I'm like you though. If it's dripping all over my pants, I probably have too much oil on it anyway. 

 

Some Singer 211 have an oil bath in the hook saddle and an oil tank on top for wick oiling parts of the machine. I have a 212 with 2 hooks and it has the "self oiling hooks" too. I´ll pots some pictures in a minute. The wick oiling is an excellent oiling system for low speed sewing in my opinion. However - I have no oil in the hook saddles and oil tank I´, still manually oiling the machine. Stupid, huh?

EDIT:

I have a German Singer 211 brochure and it says that the G567 subclass has a self oiling hook - I guess the U567 is petty much the same machine but made in japan instead of made in Germany. Your even should have a large capacity hook.

Edited January 11, 2017 by Constabulary