singer red eye sewing machine-how I did it

Motorize your antique sewing machine

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• singer66

[zhhyr]

Was re-reading my posts. Mucho apologies for sloppy keystrokes !

Really need to proof-read before hitting "send" !

and Thanks StressedChihuahua ! Will finish that project and post another vid

soon. Sometimes I need a kick in the butt to complete a project !

[zhhyr]

Been a while since I I played with the old red eyes.

BardAlsta, thinking about a knee board instad of a foor pedal.

Have the parts but sidetracked by other stuff.

Also blew out a transistor in the power supply that I need to fix.

@StressedChihuahua, glad you enjuyed my primitive vid !

FYI.. There used to be some folks in Canada that made FINE decals for

these machines. But their equipment and the demand for them wasn't

even keeping even with their expenses.. Thanks again !

[zhhyr]

adanielsriveros, I thank you so much for your kind comments !

I've been an electronics tech for SO many years and so I know

where to look for and how to scavenge components.

and I know how to use them, hahaha !

I wanted to make a knee board to control the thing rather than the

traditional foot pedal but havn't done so yet.

When I bought that 80+ year old machine at a flea market for 3 bucks,

I had to do justice to that grand old lady.

I mused about it's history. Thanks for your time !

[zhhyr]

Time is time but I didn't spend zilch

on components.

being a tinkerer and an elect tech,

and an incurable packrat, it was cheap.

[zhhyr]

My goal was to keep the profile of the

machineas it was in the treadle cabinet.

No clutter of motors and wires visible.

Besides, a DC motor offers portability

possibilities and could work off a car

battery in the event of a power failure.

It happens frequently here in NE PA

in the winter.

[ticinese67]

1952 La use y fue mi compañera por mucho tiempo

[philipearlwilliams]

@Stevevinn i also believe the model 66 was the high point with singer. the drop-in bobbin was a major inprovement over anything else before it. im partial toward the models up untill they dropped the spoked hand-wheel and started with the solid disk hand-wheel. on my 66 turning the stitchlength knob 1/2 turn increses or decreses the stitches per inch by 1 stitch .. so set at 10 spi .. turn the knob 1/2 turn out counterclockwise ..now you will have 9 spi .. another 1/2 turn out and you will get 8

[philipearlwilliams]

on the next table .. place the machine further back and to the right .. in the corner . that way the bigger area of the table can be used for material layouts and sewing area.

the way you have it 1/2 of the table is use-less.

great work tho .. not complaining about that .. im a sewer so i think as one.

for a belt .. use leather .. buy a leather tredle belt , they are cheap, and cut off what you need. easy to do. you will be able to use your bobbin winder then.

[a2zhandi]

with only 1 vid posted, when you say later, you really mean later huh

Thanks

[oldtimeway1]

Interesting. I repair sewing machines. Go to a hardware or auto parts store. Measure your distance around both pulleys and then go find an O ring that size or one that's a hair short so it will stay snug. They make much better belts than rubber bands. :-)

[oldtimeway1]

@Latikairis7 A real featherweight???? That was the Great Job! You didn't buy it you stole it. lol

[Give2Churches]

Great Job and video! Can you please tell me what type of polisher you used and how you made it look so clean . We just inherited one and would like to clean it up and gift it to Mother in Law, please give the details if you would. Thanks God Bless!

[Momo01851]

You did a wonderful job on it. Ty so much for the tutorial

[Latikairis7]

that was amazing.... Great job.... I bought one singer feather weight for 15.oo

[Stevevinn]

Until Singer came out with the Model 201-2, the model 66..was his premier achievement (in my opinion). Very reliable, easy to use and when in good order, makes beautiful even straight stitches. The stitch length adjustment is its only drawback...I have found that it's difficult to get the machine to respond very quickly to the stitch length...no dials or numbers just a metal knob you turn. Great thing about Singers..he standarized them so they can be placed in treadle cabs or motorized!