Singer 51W SV 2 Post Bed Machine Restoration

[Jholden0]

And I am sorry for the improper wording for the needle bar guide and calling it a thread guide.  I am really, really new to sewing machines and the terminology.  That was my mistake.  Sorry to confuse.

[Constabulary]

Remove the needle plate (and maybe feed dog). Remove the small screw shown the picture. Swing the curved piece by side. Grab the center post of the bobbin case with your fingers and rotate it until it comes out. Then in the center of the hook you see a screw. This screw is holding the hook on the hook drive shaft so remove it. When the screw is out you can pull out the hook (but both could be tight because of gummed oil).

The sideways play on the top shaft most likely is because the hand wheel is a little bit too far right on the shaft. Loosen the two set screws on the hand wheel. Then you are able to carefully tighten the screw on the right end of the shaft to minimize the sideways play. Do not make it too tight. Then tighten the 2 set screws again.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Constabulary

[Jholden0]

I don't know if you're interested or not, and I'm probably going to be crucified for doing this, but I painted it and its almost back together after a thorough cleaning.  It is really tough to tear down and rebuild a sewing machine.  Especially when you have no clue what you are doing.  One thing I want to add is that my 8year old daughter picked the color.  

[chrisash]

I see nothing wrong with the colour your daughter chose, after all a certain company paints its machines a shitty brown so after that any other colour looks great and refreshing

[Constabulary]

ouuuh - indeed a very special color! Does it glow in the dark? I wouldn´t want to look at it all day but it of course it is a personal choice. I´m sure folks here would have crucified me for "destroying" the original floral decals on my machine (and maybe for other things). But I just do not like it though it looks good but its not what I like to look at when working with the machine. Personal choice...

But please don´t put Hello Kitty or My little Pony stickers on your machine **kidding**

Edited July 18, 2021 by Constabulary

[Jholden0]

It's not glow in the dark.  It's a light mint green.  The overhead light in my workshop kind of whitewashed the color.  She actually picked the color because she said not reminded her of enamel paint from old kitchenaid mixers in the early 1950s -60s I think. She actually isn't going to put any my little pony stickers on it, but she is in charge of reproduction of a singer decal with her cricut.  We shall see how it goes.  Thanks for the feedback.  I'm addicted to buying old machines now. I'm actually in the car out front of someone's house picking up an old 29k72 at this moment.

 

 

[dikman]

"Especially when you have no clue what you are doing"  That probably applied to many of us at some point!

It can be addictive, I was like that for a while but then realised I just had to get rid of some of them as I didn't have the room!  No comment on the colour.

[Jholden0]

That's the best part.  Except there have been other projects where I had no clue what I was doing that ended up as piles of scrap steel in my garage.  Haha.  

[Constabulary]

 

10 hours ago, Jholden0 said:

I'm addicted to buying old machines now.

Bitten by the buck - there is no cure

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I'm actually in the car out front of someone's house picking up an old 29k72 at this moment.

Very good choice! You will have no problems finding parts!

[Jholden0]

Here she is.

It came with extra needle plates, the treadle table, boxes of needles, the original manual, and a bunch of other great stuff for $200 USD.