tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post9050219956946606587..comments2024-03-21T23:28:47.123-04:00Comments on My Sewing Machine Obsession: Featherweight motor; Singer 221 motorElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-51958618178628980412016-10-26T22:10:54.227-04:002016-10-26T22:10:54.227-04:00Have done everything except rewiring the motor and...Have done everything except rewiring the motor and replacing wicks ( extremely difficult on exteeerrnal motor. My motor runs OK without belt but to weak to move mechanism.plasee help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-43434818337126513252016-01-11T21:43:56.383-05:002016-01-11T21:43:56.383-05:00If you are a Yahoo Group Vintage Singer Sewing mac...If you are a Yahoo Group Vintage Singer Sewing machines member there is an adjuster manual in the file there. Or look on Facebook at the Vinatge Sewing Machine Group files. There is one there too. Good luckElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-16187392798997064542016-01-11T20:44:42.718-05:002016-01-11T20:44:42.718-05:00can someone look at a 201-2 w/a pod motor and expl...can someone look at a 201-2 w/a pod motor and explain the wiring w/the pluginAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612833168633356920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-42599798319695181172014-10-31T15:08:53.688-04:002014-10-31T15:08:53.688-04:00I give you SO much credit for taking on such a VE...I give you SO much credit for taking on such a VERY HARD thing to do, not that I have DONE that, but just SEEING the great photos you offered, OMG! I have probably a 1960s kenmore 158.15030 ( actually have another most likely the same age and near same model #) that I have been using for several years and have had every kind of problem. I LOVE the older machines ! Right now I am not sure if my motor is going or the foot pedal, of course the manual does not cover MY problems. I know if I look for a repair place they will want to replace both the motor and the pedal .I am always on the lookout for a similar year machine as I know I will need another in the near future. Once again, thanks for the great info you told and showed ! VERY nice ! Fran, Wooddale, Illinoishttp://www.swimcapsbyfran.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-40995459008783804802014-10-07T07:08:11.690-04:002014-10-07T07:08:11.690-04:00If you do decide to do this, I would eliminate the...If you do decide to do this, I would eliminate the electronic cleaner spray. I have not been that happy with other motors I have sprayed. I have edited the post to reflect that. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-83118598332713943552014-10-06T21:52:55.817-04:002014-10-06T21:52:55.817-04:00Hey Elizabeth,
My 221's "get up and go&qu...Hey Elizabeth,<br />My 221's "get up and go" has got up and went. Its slow and pitifully weak, so I'm guessing I need to do this to my motor. Am I guessing correctly? Thanks a *million* for this step-by-step. I have to run out and get some denatured alchy and some of that motor cleaner that you have pictured, and get ready to work on my machine next week. I have re-wired an old Kenmore motor, so I think I can tackle this. Getting those wires back in place can be a hassle, can't they? :) Thanks again...<br />KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-63580116114438281632014-03-19T20:42:00.356-04:002014-03-19T20:42:00.356-04:00I did not clean out the grease tubes. I just shov...I did not clean out the grease tubes. I just shoved some more in with the syringe.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-153931774735437902014-03-19T20:27:26.002-04:002014-03-19T20:27:26.002-04:00Did you have to clean out the grease tubes for the...Did you have to clean out the grease tubes for the new grease to get in. I haven't taken my motor apart but the grease holes feel like they are plugged. Can they be cleaned out without taking the motor apart?<br />Carl SchuelerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-53953071324990191822014-03-07T19:59:47.941-05:002014-03-07T19:59:47.941-05:00Gunnar, I have no opinion, informed or otherwise. ...Gunnar, I have no opinion, informed or otherwise. I would advise that you do keep the temperature lower than 105 C. That is quite hot. Too hot for it is the boiling temperature of water. I will post the question on The Vintage Singer Group. Thanks for writingElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-76211727722490725122014-03-07T17:58:43.658-05:002014-03-07T17:58:43.658-05:00Hello again,
what is your informed oppinion on the...Hello again,<br />what is your informed oppinion on the maximum tolerable internal temperature in an original Featherweight motor, as the windings are insulated with shellac? How about empirical data: Do you have ever measured the surface temperature of the motor under load, after a long run at middle speed and with much starts and stops? Perhaps with an infrared thermometer? My own machine is not in safe running condition yet, so I can not do the test myself. I think the nominal value of the isolation is max 105 degrees Celsius, but probably it could be better keep the temperature lower. But what is the critical upper value that preferably not exeed?<br /><br />Sorry to be technically "Anonymous".<br />Gunnar Pettersson, FinlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-30122213007566712772014-02-05T16:22:26.234-05:002014-02-05T16:22:26.234-05:00Wonder what exactly is or was the Singer motor lub...Wonder what exactly is or was the Singer motor lubricant? How about heat resistant white lithium grease as a modern alternative for the motor bearings?<br />The "goo" on the rotor windings is probably shellac used as insulation and it should not be rubbed if your are not going to rewind the motor. It is shellac flakes diluted in alcohol or ether. Shellac can be dark in itself, and maybe it has got a coating of colloid coal dust baked into the surface from the brushes. As shellac dilutes in alcohol, one should maybe be a little careful not to soak, drip or brush too much alcohol on the windings. I would also not use strong cleaners on the commutator exept stroking them wit a q-tip. But that depends on how it is originally constructed. UPS brought me my first and maybe only FW 222K from Sweden today and I am already posing here as an expert... :-)<br /><br />Sorry to be technically "Anonymous".<br />Gunnar Pettersson, Finland<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-79143314081147943642014-02-04T00:58:52.121-05:002014-02-04T00:58:52.121-05:00Thank you SO much for your wonderful blog!!! I...Thank you SO much for your wonderful blog!!! I've got a 222k in pieces on my kitchen counter right now...I had just finished cleaning & oiling her up good (just got her a week ago) when I decided to undo the screw to Mr. TPT to check the condition of the wires and I am so glad I did! I've got a melty goey aluminum wiring mess. UGH. So now this newbie is online trying to read as much as I can & somehow I found your blog! I've bookmarked it & will be back for more. <br /><br />Thanks again! <br /><br />P.S. I read somewhere never to use petroleum jelly, only motor lubricant, because the petroleum jelly won't hold up to the heat generated by the motor & will "melt" and run down making a potentially catastrophic mess of the motor. I think I read it somewhere at www.novamontgomery.com though it might have been elsewhere. I'll post again if I've credited the wrong page. ilmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-38536804803898675922013-11-23T09:09:27.308-05:002013-11-23T09:09:27.308-05:00Great job, you can make carbon brush with batterys...Great job, you can make carbon brush with batterys D, C, AA, old. thanks. GustavoGustavo Bourdieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09514305585604238275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-47323489163863849422013-11-02T20:40:04.654-04:002013-11-02T20:40:04.654-04:00More likely it needs lube somewhere or the belt is...More likely it needs lube somewhere or the belt is too tight. Run the motor without the belt attached and see how it sounds. Be sure that you put grease (Singer Motor lube or Petroleum Jelly) in the lube ports.<br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-469880633174772282013-11-02T11:44:24.998-04:002013-11-02T11:44:24.998-04:00You are me hero!! My dear friend just gave me a FW...You are me hero!! My dear friend just gave me a FW, she doesn't sew. It stitches good but the pulley whines. Not sure if grease just isn't getting in. Do you have any thoughts? Could a dirty armature cause a whining sound? Thank you sew much, AmieQuilterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766487278316865313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-34029527935614664492013-03-10T00:56:16.303-05:002013-03-10T00:56:16.303-05:00My FW now has full power. It worked! Thanks againMy FW now has full power. It worked! Thanks againAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859863110782297167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-2475678588892527852013-03-09T21:22:21.523-05:002013-03-09T21:22:21.523-05:00No I think Deity could never be one of my identit...No I think Deity could never be one of my identities. But I am happy that this post helped you.<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-49552151814711524492013-03-09T18:25:28.572-05:002013-03-09T18:25:28.572-05:00YOU ARE A GOD!!!! Thank you so much!!
I thought ...YOU ARE A GOD!!!! Thank you so much!! <br /><br />I thought I would share about the yucky white wire. You can take a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol and clean the oxidation right off. It will get down to the bare lead.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859863110782297167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-86295628261209856182012-11-20T07:28:55.264-05:002012-11-20T07:28:55.264-05:00Hooray!
Hooray!<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-19023980950354054422012-11-20T02:22:41.815-05:002012-11-20T02:22:41.815-05:00I finally got that bolt out. Looked like the cast ...I finally got that bolt out. Looked like the cast aluminum welded itself into the last 10 threads.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746929842651707675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-32582849805896404922012-11-19T08:32:17.091-05:002012-11-19T08:32:17.091-05:00I would contact Glenn Williams at http://pages.sud...I would contact Glenn Williams at http://pages.suddenlink.net/joyof301s/glenn.htm. He is likely to be able to help you. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-86627103837264086972012-11-19T02:53:20.248-05:002012-11-19T02:53:20.248-05:00I have a 1946 singer featherweight with a stripped...I have a 1946 singer featherweight with a stripped motor adjustment screw. I have sprayed penetrating oil on it a dozen times and can turn the screw 1/4 turn forward or back but it will go no farther. The slot is wearing and won't hold up to much more pressure and I can't get a pair of vise grips in without maring or breaking the housing around the screw. Any idea how to get this screw out? Normally id head it but heating would destroy the paint and potentially the motor or housing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746929842651707675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-70563201365321020532012-08-19T20:16:45.364-04:002012-08-19T20:16:45.364-04:00Thank you! I love it, too!!!
-EThank you! I love it, too!!!<br />-EElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-88841360850490190502012-08-19T20:14:16.632-04:002012-08-19T20:14:16.632-04:00Awesome job, great documentation. I love your blo...Awesome job, great documentation. I love your blog.k9dancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083908754463536417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133305403334770394.post-80337914743558420612012-05-31T16:44:01.208-04:002012-05-31T16:44:01.208-04:00Thank you so much for this post! I just picked up...Thank you so much for this post! I just picked up a featherweight this week and want to inspect everything to make sure it's in tip top shape. I have the same oxidation problem on my lamp wire! I was wondering what the white crusty stuff was. Please do an update on that cleaning if you can! :)Kat-O-All-Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340978953203543403noreply@blogger.com