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So I bought an old Singer Industrial 241 about a year ago and I still haven't done much with it. I need to get this thing up and running quick so the mrs doesn't make me get rid of it. It has no use in its current state so I understand why she wants it fixed or gone.
It needs a new motor since I didn't buy the clutch motor when I got it. I already found options for the motor but I wanted to make sure the thing works before I bought the motor. I put some light thread on it and turned it by hand but it wasn't pulling the thread up from the bobbin? When I rotated it with the cover off it was pretty clear that there was some interference. The needle was touching the bobbin before the slot and it was clear the timing was off. Previously I didn't have much luck finding service manuals for this particular machine. I also didn't have confidence buying pdfs from random ebay users claiming it was the proper service manual. Has anyone adjusted or set the 'timing' of their machine and if so with how much difficulty? Should I have the machine connected to a motor before setting the timing? My thought was that if the timing or something was off I wouldn't want to force it with the motor and screw something else up more.
I still need to purchase needles, thread, oil for the pan, and some other things. For anyone that has restored older machines to some extent, what are other parts that I should go ahead and fix/replace. Also, I don't have a set of smaller tools for working on things such as this so what would y'all recommend as far as tools to work on this thing. I was able to get some fasteners out but I really need a small driver set at least.
Thanks!
It needs a new motor since I didn't buy the clutch motor when I got it. I already found options for the motor but I wanted to make sure the thing works before I bought the motor. I put some light thread on it and turned it by hand but it wasn't pulling the thread up from the bobbin? When I rotated it with the cover off it was pretty clear that there was some interference. The needle was touching the bobbin before the slot and it was clear the timing was off. Previously I didn't have much luck finding service manuals for this particular machine. I also didn't have confidence buying pdfs from random ebay users claiming it was the proper service manual. Has anyone adjusted or set the 'timing' of their machine and if so with how much difficulty? Should I have the machine connected to a motor before setting the timing? My thought was that if the timing or something was off I wouldn't want to force it with the motor and screw something else up more.
I still need to purchase needles, thread, oil for the pan, and some other things. For anyone that has restored older machines to some extent, what are other parts that I should go ahead and fix/replace. Also, I don't have a set of smaller tools for working on things such as this so what would y'all recommend as far as tools to work on this thing. I was able to get some fasteners out but I really need a small driver set at least.
Thanks!