Consew 255B Oiling Wick Routing

[leonardzelig]

Hi all!

 

Newbie here.  I purchased a Consew 255B (non reverse) machine last year for some upholstery work I'd like to do on my cars as well as a boat.  I obtained the machine from the daughter of the original owner who ran a drapery shop locally.  After giving it a good clean, timing adjustment, and replacing the original motor with a modern servo, I set about trying to figure out how to replace the deteriorated wicks feeding the arm of the machine from the upper vibration-pump-fed reservoir.

The felt I am most in need of understanding is the one which runs forward from the reservoir and appears to run through the take-up lever stud. It is severed in a few places and I have some new wool felt which I would like to replace it with but am not sure of the routing, nor the best method of pulling it through.  Does anyone have insight and/or pictures to help me out her?

Many thanks in advance!

[Constabulary]

Maybe the parts list of the Consew 255 or similar machines like Singer 211 / 212 give you an idea.

If not helpful just oil the machine manually. I have a Singer 212 and so do I.

Edited July 3, 2021 by Constabulary

[leonardzelig]

Constabulary, thanks for the suggestion.  I had looked at the parts manual for my machine and although it did show individual wicks, it never provided any indication for how to route them.  I did uncover a parts list for a later Consew model (RB255-RB3) which provided a bit more detail, but still sufficiently vague to allow for individual interpretation...

...I will take what I can from the newer manual and apply manual oiling as I see necessary.

Thanks for your help!

Edited July 12, 2021 by leonardzelig

[oztraveller]

Hi Leonardzelig,

 

I have a Consew 256 which should be quite similar internally to the 255, would be happy to post some photos of the internal wicking system if you still need them.

 

Cheers