Singer Featherweight Tutorial - How to remove the needle plate, feed dogs and hook assembly
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2022
- Learn how to remove the needle plate, feed dogs and hook assembly on your Singer Featherweight 221. Removing the needle plate and cleaning around the feed dogs is regular maintenance your Singer Featherweight needs. If you are struggling with thread jams on your Featherweight then you need to know how to remove the hook and clean out the thread jams. This is part 4 of the restoration video series, if you missed part one, check it out here: • Singer Featherweight T...
Here is the video that will show you how to reinstall the hook:
• How to install the hoo...
Here is the video that will show you how to reinstall the feed dogs and needle plate:
• How to install feed do...
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Look below for links to most of the products you will need:
Shop the Singer Featherweight Shop for some supplies you need: singer-featherweight.com/?aff=57
I sell grease wicks for your Featherweight on my site! Here is where you can find them: sewingmachinerehab.com/shop/o...
List of supplies and links:
Various sized flat head screw drivers such as...
Chapman screwdrivers Kit No. 9600: amzn.to/47R4n7N
Craftsman Ratcheting Offset Screwdriver: amzn.to/3Ehii9o
Penetrating oil, I love Aerokroil by Kano: amzn.to/3R1a25h
Lily White Sewing Machine Oil: amzn.to/3Ej1O0F
Sew-Retro Sewing Machine Grease: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
91% Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/45tO7rv
Zymol Cleaner Wax: amzn.to/3P05c5o
Krud Kutter: amzn.to/3Ek2inh
Krud Kutter - The Must for Rust: amzn.to/3R2lKfR
Regular Cotton Swabs: amzn.to/3YW22nS
Pointy Cotton Swabs: amzn.to/3ECINXn
Old cotton t-shirts cut into pieces or other rags
Blue shop towels: amzn.to/45yO2D6
Sandwich bags (to keep parts together)
New Bed cushions for your Featherweight:singer-featherweight.com/prod...
New Featherweight Drip Pad: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
New LED lightbulb for your Featherweight: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
New belt for your Featherweight: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
New electronic style foot control: amzn.to/45tsNCH Feeler gauge: amzn.to/3YZJbbq
Thread tension meter: singer-featherweight.com/prod...
Tweezers: amzn.to/45Os7r7
Several small artist paint brushes and a 1" chip brush (you can buy on Amazon but they are cheaper at stores like Walmart and Harbor Freight)
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Great I will stay tune!
This is so helpful. Thank you.
You're so welcome!
I hope you have no trouble finding that screw - I'm so looking forward to when this is sparkly clean and gleaming and you put it all back together again. :-)
I already ordered it and have it! I can't wait to see it all finished either!
@@SewingMachineRehab Can I ask where you order parts? I'm having a heck of a time getting the set screw out and if I ruin the screw, where do I find another one? I've used the Kroil multiple times, hair dryer etc. Ack.
@@joannalyons-antley If you mean one of the set screws on the hook assembly you should be able to find them from singer-featherweight.com I get a lot of parts from there or eBay. You can be sure that the Featherweight shop will send you a working screw, Ebay is a little more risky sometimes. If you were able to get one of the set screws out and just one of the two is stuck, try spraying a penetrating oil (make sure it is a penetrating oil, not WD-40) into the hole where the other set crew was and let it creep down to the stuck one. You can also try heating that area up with a hair dryer, sometimes that helps loosen things up a bit. Good luck!
Hello! I recently bought a featherweight and am attempting to clean it, gears and all. It is my first, and thank goodness for your videos, they helped me understand the machine and what to look out for. I have been trying to clean the bobbin case and race but the grey marks are not coming off. They don’t seem to be rust, and the cotton swab does come out clean. What do I need to do to remove them or do I need to worry?
Hello! I wouldn’t worry about them. If they are not rough to the touch then it is just some discoloration and shouldn’t hurt the performance of your machine. You could polish them out if you have something small enough to get in there but it isn’t necessary. Good luck with your restoration!
what type of sand paper is used to smooth the grooves in the thread guard?
Hi! I would start with 1,000 and then move up to 3,000. You can also try the rubber honing stick that they sell at the singer featherweight shop. Both will work, it won't be perfect but you can remove all the rough spots that the thread will catch on.
Wish someone would show a Elna like this. Mine is not working properly. (Do you think we could get a screw for a Singer sewing machine? Or are they VERY exclusive?).
Hi, depends on the screw. Thankfully the set screw I needed was easy to find. What model of Elna do you have?