Assessing and Servicing this Lovely 1950's era Singer 185K.
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
- I recently picked up this lovely fawn and brown Singer 185K sewing machine from a thrift store.
In this video, I go through assessing and servicing the machine.
This machine is in fairly good condition and is sporting its original brown belt and bobbin winder rubber ring. The foot controller and power plug however are not the original brown colour.
I also picked up another faun and brown 185K from the recently acquired museum collection. That machine isn't in as good a condition but it has the original brown foot controller and power plug. I'll put these with the machine from this video to get the machine closer to original. Unfortunately, neither of the machines has the original brown power flex.
The first museum collection video - • The Museum Sewing Mach...
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Index:
0:00 - Introduction
2:49 - Quick test and electrical safety
5:56 - A general look at the condition
6:46 - Servicing the machine
20:08 - Cleaning
24:10 - Non functional light
26:55 - A look at another machine with original brown foot controller
29:02 - Bobbin winding
30:38 - Installing the bobbin
31:10 - Installing a new needle
31:34 - Top threading
32:32 - Test sewing
33:57 - Conclusion and thanks - Навчання та стиль
Seeing this version makes me think of my mother and all the clothes we made together after the kitchen table was cleared. Simple but effective. The light, the bobbin filler the sound...
I want to try my hand at making shirts but didn't want to spooge hundreds of pounds on a sewing machine just to try it out.
Fortunately, someone gave me one of these (manufactured June 1958, all original parts, even the bulb still works) and, despite having no experience whatsoever with sewing machines, I was able to service it and make my first stitches perfectly by following your excellent, clear instructions.
Thanks
This was effectively Singer's replacement compact for the 99 (the compact version of the 66) and partnered the famous 201 through the 1950s and earlier 1960s I believe,
I have two green ones, now I want a brown one❤️
Thank you for your video although it’s kind of making me covet that machine!
I have a beautifully maintained 403A, from my mom. It is such a great workhorse of a machine! Mom also had the 185J at her folks’ place. I used it there to make some curtains, and it did a marvelous job. I much prefer this neutral color 185 (over the pistachio green) and can imagine it sitting next to my 403A, looking smart, coordinated, & the two quite at home with one another! I love the wooden housing as well.
Thank you for the video. I have a 185j its green, usa and Canada I believe. I use her often, lovely little sewer!
Cute little machine.
يأسلام قمة الروعة والتطور الحديث من سنجر جلف
Shalom taku hoa ❤
May the kisses of ten thousand camels bless your lips. 😇
من سنجر جلف العألمية
Nice video, thank you.
What a nice simple reliable machine there, it's interesting to think about all the future enhancements to these machines like the bobbin winder auto shut-off and the Rifa caps (:
Will this machine sew through heavy denim / jeans material or leather ?
Do you know where I can get a new belt that’s not the plastic one you showed at the start? Is the original one leather?
Great Scoop! I'm going to look out for the old (english made) singers in op shops in AU now!
Out of interest, what sort of oil do you use and which dispenser are you using? Thanks.
Hi. I use sewing machine oil and the oil dispenser is from an 1950s Elna. Thanks.
Hi, what is the name or that little oiling contraption you use? Would love to buy one to service my machine.
Hi. It's an oil bottle from a 1950s Elna sewing machine. They are not available new any longer but you might find one if you look around for an old Elna machine. Thanks.
@@InStitches Hi, I found a singer one, they are called thumb press oilers. Yours looks a lot less awkward to use. Do you ever service the motors and presser feet or just replace them?