Singer 15 91

[kiwican]

Hey all. Well I went and got myself a Singer 15 91and it works a treat. I'm still leaning the ins and out but aside from leaning foot control on the foot peddle does anyone have anytips on how to slow down the stitch speed?

[Wizcrafts]

9 hours ago, kiwican said:

Hey all. Well I went and got myself a Singer 15 91and it works a treat. I'm still leaning the ins and out but aside from leaning foot control on the foot peddle does anyone have any tips on how to slow down the stitch speed?

Unless you made a mistake in the model number, the 15-91 is not a leather sewing machine, nor even an industrial machine. It is a domestic model for home use on cloth and outside the scope of this particular forum.

That said, the original foot pedal speed control is via a moving metal slug inside coils that are embedded in bakelite. The slug can be adjusted in and out for better foot control. These parts wear out over the years and become unreliable and hard to feather to slow speeds. You can probably replace the entire cord and pedal with a more modern electronic foot pedal made to plug into the Singer 15-91 AC socket. These are available from many sewing machine dealers, especially those selling on eBay. A Michigan seller, 231Terry comes to mind and I've bought replacement parts for domestic sewing machines from him. Here is his listing for a modern speed control that fist a 15-91.

You should be cautious aboiut running the machine if there is any smell of something burning in the motor. Those pod motors can catch fire if the windings lose their insulation, or the machine is run too long without the proper motor grease (also sold on eBay).

[kiwican]

Thanks for the info ! yes, i am aware that its not designed for leather, that hasn't stopped being able to sew the leather I need it sew