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In reply to Julie Murphy. Hi Julie - I have no idea how to open your cabinet. My best advi...

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Hi Fargosmum. I've got a Singer cabinet 24, but can't find the key. It isn't square, but round. I have taken a photo, but don't know how to attach it. Any idea how I can get the cabinet open?

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Thank you, Fargosmom, for keeping this blog going. I needed to service the needle thread tension on my grandmother’s Singer 201-2, and even though I have the manual I needed Sid’s help. His e...

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Hello from Canada, I found this blog while searching for information on the stop motion mechanism for my Singer 328j. I found exactly what I needed and more! Many thanks!

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My 201-2 came with the spool pin sheared off and the rest of it sealed into the machine. I have tried tapping it out with a hammer, and tried to drill it out to no avail. I would love to replace ...

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What a fantastic source of information this is. I hope Sid & Elsie are doing well & many thanks to them for all their hard work creating this wonderful blog. Thank you too Fargosmum for keeping t...

https://oldsingersewingmachineblog.com/2013/05/08/its-not-over-till-its-over/#comment-2179

The machine has had just the original fixed foot its entire life.  A 1933 UK price list I found doesn’t even list the 28, but does list the 128, which was an improved model, which as a

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the needle doesn’t move, this means the hand wheel clutch is disengaged for bobbin winding. So the issue isn’t with the needle, but the hand wheel

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I usually orient the bobbin correctly, but just in case I note here for future reference that the thread should exit the bobbin counter-clockwise when I drop it in, i.e., at the same angle as th...

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Another vintage machine owner expressing thanks for all the marvelous, informative and amusing info here, and glad it's still 'on air' although silent now it seems. Any chance of some fresh posts...

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