Singer 45K93 rust removal

[eddo]

Great thanks - the link to your 2016 restoration was inspirational to say the least.. good to know a place to start to free up-  hard to know when nothing moves. I'll see if I can get some movement around the needle bar, and give it an electro bath to release the last bits of rust. 

[Bosko90]

eddo it's been a while, how is the machine? Does it work? Did you find a solution?

 I have the same problem now. I got a singer 18-3 machine for free which was fully functional but has been sitting in the rain and snow for the past 2 years. Now I can't release the needlebar and foot lifting bar at all. I've been soaking with WD 40 and heating with a torch for a week

 

 

[eddo]

Hi 

On 7/5/2024 at 7:38 PM, Bosko90 said:

eddo it's been a while, how is the machine? Does it work? Did you find a solution?

 I have the same problem now. I got a singer 18-3 machine for free which was fully functional but has been sitting in the rain and snow for the past 2 years. Now I can't release the needlebar and foot lifting bar at all. I've been soaking with WD 40 and heating with a torch for a week

 

 

Hi, sorry I can’t help, I killed it effectively- don’t be impatient! I fractured  an internal link arm and bent and broke the stitch length adjuster knob with impatience (heating / hammering)… I salvaged what I could. I should have found some old diesel and drowned it for a while perhaps.. instead I mistook bending for movement and pushed parts to breaking without knowing. I did use an electrolysis bath which worked in places but did not solve the seizure issue.

Possibly it was too far gone in the first place, but it still haunts me that it best me looking at it again now. I thankfully kept the fantastic heavy flywheel which is a great addition to a singer 133 k8. Good luck with yours… 

Edited July 10, 2024 by eddo
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