Retrofit a Roller Foot to Singer Needle Feed & Drop Feed Machines with Split Presser Foot Bar

[AlizabethThomas]

Will do, just waiting on that roller foot to complete the setup!

[shoemaker4]

Do you think this adapter would work on 45K/132K presser foot bars to get them to accept the standard feet you'd see on machines like the 31-15?

[Constabulary]

7 hours ago, shoemaker4 said:

Do you think this adapter would work on 45K/132K presser foot bars to get them to accept the standard feet you'd see on machines like the 31-15?

IIRC the 45K and 132K foot bars have a slightly larger diameter but I can check that later today. Anyway - if you have a drill press you probably make the adapter work. If the standard Singer feet will then work with the 45K / 132K is another story. You for sure have to modify the feet as well f.i. to allow the use of larger diameter needles. Keep in mind the standard feet are rather narrow and the feed dog on the 45K / 132K are rather wide.

So the foot thing is trial and error IMO but the adapter it self can be modified I´d say.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Constabulary

[Constabulary]

Can´t find my digital caliper but yes, the 45K needle bar is ~0.9-1mm wider so a drill press will help 

[shoemaker4]

Hmm I see.

132k/45k Feed dogs are definitely wider than standard feet, but maybe some of the more "novelty" feet would work better out-the-box. Really I just wanted the adapter to use a Normal Roller foot on a 132K without having to track down the specialized ones for the 45k and 132k10 that seem to only be available in Europe. Seems like with some drilling and tapping it'd work. Thanks for looking into it.