Members JeannieH Posted February 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, JeannieH said: I put a bigger bobbin in and it still made the sound. Here is a video with it out. Should the bobbin assembly/holder be this loose? I know I’m not crazy. I don’t remember it sounding like this. I did have a homemade speed reduced on it for a while. But, I do t see that causing any problems. Right now just the one belt is on it. This is my speed reduced setup. I’ve had it on the machine maybe 3 days after buying it. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted February 25, 2020 Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) that's a different sound and sounds normal to me, the small lever on the front left is the bobbin case opener and it pulls back the bobbin case slightly to make room for the thread and the small tongue that goes in the notch of the throat plate is making a sound too when touching left and right side of the notch. the sound at high speed in the other video (sounds ringing - kind of) is because of the too small bobbin I´d say. Edited February 25, 2020 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members JeannieH Posted February 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Constabulary said: that's a different sound and sounds normal to me, the small lever on the front left is the bobbin case opener and it pulls back the bobbin case slightly to make room for the thread and the small tongue that goes in the notch of the throat plate is making a sound too when touching left and right side of the notch. 1 minute ago, Constabulary said: that's a different sound and sounds normal to me, the small lever on the front left is the bobbin case opener and it pulls back the bobbin case slightly to make room for the thread and the small tongue that goes in the notch of the throat plate is making a sound too when touching left and right side of the notch. Ok! I was just typing that the sound looks like it’s coming from that piece you are referring to hitting the bobbin vase notch thing..lol I don’t know the names of the parts. Ok I will stop worrying over it and move on. The machine does sound different though lol. I haven’t seen on it a lot so I was expecting it to sound like day one. Quote
Members JeannieH Posted February 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 So as far as the oiling...I should just put oil in the three holes marked red periodically? Since I won’t be sewing at high rpms like the machine is designed for? Quote
Members Constabulary Posted February 25, 2020 Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Thread the machine leave the slide cover open, crank the machine by hand and watch the thread - you will notice what the bobbin case opener is for and what it mechanically does. Put a drip of oil between bobbin case and hook and maybe oil the whole machine EDIT: reg. oiling the 2628 - the oiling should pretty much the same as on your 227. Not sure what the manual says but there are a lot more spots you should oil regularly . Edited February 25, 2020 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members JeannieH Posted February 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Constabulary said: Thread the machine leave the slide cover open, crank the machine by hand and watch the thread - you will notice what the bobbin case opener is for and what it mechanically does. Put a drip of oil between bobbin case and hook and maybe oil the whole machine Appreciate it! Almost finished with the bag so I can get some critique on it! Quote
Members Constabulary Posted February 25, 2020 Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 Old manuals are often more precise reg. oiling - maybe this 153w manual (that's what your 227 is based on) should gives you an idea. Singer 153w 1 54w101.pdf Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members dikman Posted February 25, 2020 Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 Referring to the noise, sometimes the mind plays tricks on us, and when you haven't used something (particularly mechanical) for a while and come back to it you can suddenly notice a noise that was always there but you weren't aware of it before. And walking foot machines are a bit noisy simply because of their nature. It sounds ok to me. Oiling - use the oil holes but take off all the removable covers and basically oil any parts that contact each other, slide, rotate etc. Look for little holes in the castings above shafts where you can drip in oil. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
RockyAussie Posted February 25, 2020 Report Posted February 25, 2020 It may be just something optical but is the feed dog angled to the right? If it is rubbing the edges perhaps on the needle plate may cause some noise. I generally put a couple of drops of oil down into the hook bobbin case area between every 2 or 3 bobbin changes. You will note a quieter change every time you do this. Quote Wild Harry - Australian made leather goodsYouTube Channel Instagram
Members JeannieH Posted February 25, 2020 Author Members Report Posted February 25, 2020 Ok thanks for all the suggestions guys. I’m about to oil it some now and RockyAussie I will check the feed dog as well! Quote
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