I got the 97-10 up and running on its own power

[coma44]

4 minutes ago, Samalan said:

That thing is beautiful good luck with it .

Thanks.  Loving it so far.

[coma44]

Well I got the video of the new wireing and belt loaded up to you tube. I will try to do some more videos this week if I get time.

new power and belt no head on base

[Vincent]

I'm working on mine. Trying to understand what the presser bar clutch does and how to adjust it and wondering why mine does a really high second presser foot lift. The presser foot in the military video on YouTube barely lifts at all. 

[coma44]

9 hours ago, Vincent said:

I'm working on mine. Trying to understand what the presser bar clutch does and how to adjust it and wondering why mine does a really high second presser foot lift. The presser foot in the military video on YouTube barely lifts at all. 

Mine was all gummed up and was lifting very erratic. I lubed it up each day that I fiddled with the machine and once it sunk in it stopped lifting all together. The set screw on the left side that controls the clamp pressure was not touching the block at all. I snugged that up and now it lifts around 1/8 inch above the material.

[Cumberland Highpower]

On 2/4/2022 at 8:59 PM, Wizcrafts said:

I call this Poor Man's Reverse. Many of my old Singer sewing machines, with which I pay my bills, have this type of reverse! Only three of the 11 sewing machines in my shop have Rich Man's Reverse (via a lever).

You know, I've been running stitchers for almost 20 years now and I can't seem to wrap my head around a reverse....Even when I run something modern like and Adler 205 I never use it.I guess old habits die hard!

[cantman]

20 hours ago, Vincent said:

I'm working on mine. Trying to understand what the presser bar clutch does and how to adjust it and wondering why mine does a really high second presser foot lift. The presser foot in the military video on YouTube barely lifts at all. 

My 97-10 works this way....... When I want to lower the presser foot, I press upward on the bottom of the presser foot pedal to drop the presser foot.

[shoepatcher]

On 2/5/2022 at 7:17 AM, coma44 said:

Yea i can see that. While I wanted to go whole hog and buy cobra, cowboy or a techsew with all the bells and accessories the budget was not going to get me there for a while. I got the 97-10 for way less then half of a new machine and have one spent 200 more to get it up and running. New modern Belts on both the motor to fly wheel and from the clutch up to the head. I made a new clutch disk out of some 11-12 weight leather i had left over and it works perfect. I can get very good control of the speed and with some planning I can slow to a stop right where i need to. And now that I have it up and running I can see myself making lots of parts for it. I am a machinist / CNC programmer and can make about anything.  I have a design in my head to be able to use the 794 needles with out lowering the needle bar. 

 

There are people looking for the bottom needle guide and the one above the needle.  You might consider making those for sale.

glenn

[coma44]

55 minutes ago, shoepatcher said:

 

There are people looking for the bottom needle guide and the one above the needle.  You might consider making those for sale.

glenn

That is my plan. Working out how to get it done as effective as I can. Have to do my real day job first so I can live indoors. 

[Wizcrafts]

2 hours ago, coma44 said:

That is my plan. Working out how to get it done as effective as I can. Have to do my real day job first so I can live indoors. 

I suffer from the same affliction!

[gordond]

20 hours ago, shoepatcher said:

 

There are people looking for the bottom needle guide and the one above the needle.  You might consider making those for sale.

glenn

Hi Glenn ..hope you are doing well..

Re: Singer 97-10 or a 97-6 in my case...

I'm looking for these guides as well.. a forum member gave me all the dimensions/pictures of a lower guide and I had a shop lined up to machine a number of them ..but grrrrr *!###... it never happened...next shop ..same thing.. day job workshop "we can do that".. 7 years later..nada... (Looking a machining a particular grade of steel to case harden - plenty of places here that can do it...but have to stump up $$$$ to get an order underway - small jobbing shops are long gone)

took 3 years to get a simple cam roller made for a BUSM #2... a lot to be said about "want to do something - do it yourself"....gave up and focused on my Campbell Randall needle/awl refit ... then restoring 4 x 29K (58&13) to sell and clear space.... lol! - to make room for woodworking machinery..

So - from my dealings - there is a demand for these.