1934 Singer Featherweight - Taking it apart for restoration - This is how I like to relax...
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2023
- This is my process for fully disassembling a Featherweight for restoration. I remove the feed connecting rod, feed fork and both rock shafts as well. Stay tuned for how it all goes back together. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did making it! #relaxing #vintage #sewingmachine #therapy
More info: www.sewingmachinerehab.com
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Look below for links to most of the products you will need to restore a machine :
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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I totally respect and admire your knowledge and fearless disassembly of these beautiful machines. You are so well spoken, articulate and clear. I am half way through the video and already worried that I would not be able to reassemble the machine! I’m so glad that you do and I’m just a lucky spectator!
Thank you! I definitely had a lot that I had to learn before I could go this far. I absolutely love it though! Thank you for watching and for your kind words!
I would love a course on painstaking detailed instruction on refurbishing a Featherweight. Your work is amazing. I own a FW already, but just bought one today that needs refurb. Want to do as much to it as I am brave enough to do. Can't wait to check out your other videos.
Hi! I hope you found my Featherweight restoration series by now. :) Let me know if you get stuck at any point and good luck!
I bought a 221k because of you. The production, filming and audio for this is simply outstanding and I appreciate everything you put into it, not least the amazing tutorial. I can't believe I feel so relaxed after watching. Thank you
Thank you so much! I am glad you found it relaxing, I love the process!
OMG Jen, That was entirely too cool! I'm linking to this in my weekly video!
Bob, I am so glad YOU liked it! I just wanted to do something different. And thank you for the shout out, you made my day!
Bob always says you go "deep into the weeds"... Seems to me that he somewhat understates things! :-) I'd love you to share putting her back together again. She looked pretty good to start with. I'm especially looking forward to that test sew at the end. I know you've done the work but I somehow find it rewarding watching them stitch beautifully (and sing) after they've been restored.
Haha, I wasn't sure if this video would be appreciated or not but it really sums up how happy it makes me to work on a sewing machine. :) I will be filming the reassembly and then a test sew, can't wait for that!
Thank you for your videos. I am enjoying your restoration process. I am currently restoring a 1950 Centennial badge machine. Your videos have made it not so scary to tackle the process.
Wow! What an amazing video! This should win some kind of award. It's better than most of what is on TV these days (of course, I seldom watch that anyway). I'm pretty new to all this and I'm not sure I will ever aspire to do what you did here but it's definitely an inspiration! Thank You!
What a kind thing to say, thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
Really well done, Jenn! Glad to see you taking the rock shafts out (it’s not a complete overhaul otherwise) and planning to rewire the machine (Very important!), too. Your narration, editing, and musical soundtrack make this a pro-quality video. A+ for you!
Thanks Bill, that means a lot coming from you!
What a well done video. Perfect timing as I am restoring my Featherweight. Thank you
When I take apart car engines I generally have bits left over when I reassemble. @ 29.46, seeing all those bits I was thinking how many I would deem unnecessary on reassembly.
Oh my, I am not sure you can do without any of them! But I understand what you mean, my husband tells me stories of tearing down motors and having parts left over. Just cross your fingers and turn the ignition! Thanks for watching!
So glad to find you! Subscribed 😊😊😊 watching you work so close to white walls and clean carpet makes me think I might just be an extremely messy disassembler 😂 great job
Trust me, I have to clean stuff out of the carpet. But I am too stubborn to take it up so it is what it is. I am enjoying your videos too!
I just enjoyed the whole process…not confident enough to dissemble mine yet…waiting for your next video. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
I am so happy you enjoyed it! I felt the same way the first time I ever took a machine apart and still get nervous when it's a model I haven't done before.
Great video! These machines are really beautiful. I enjoy watching the process of these rebuilds. I'm glad I stumbled upon this channel.
Thank you! I have the machine you sent and I am waiting to open the box when I have time to film it. Can't wait to share it with everyone!
Omg my eyes are glazed over. You lost me after the first dozen parts. To say Im impressed at your skills is an understatement. Kudos. I have recently acquired two Featherweights (1936 & 1940) and I’m sure they both could benefit from this but I could never do all that 😢 The 1936 I just bought today. It sews but the light doesn’t turn on. Tried a brand new bulb, still didn’t come on. It appears to have new cords so I’m hoping it’s just that the wire didn’t get hooked up correctly
It could be a number of issues, I would have to see it to diagnose it. I hope you can get it working!
Such a lovely Sunday Morning Program…I loved it all the way… and I immediadetly stopped sewing (doing a Quilt) on my Featherweight and oiled the bobbing parts. I specially liked how you prepped the table! Greetings from a village at the Lake of Zurich!
Hello! I am so glad you liked it! Never been to Switzerland but maybe one day! Looks beautiful!
This is so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing with the rest of us.
It was my pleasure!
Another wonderful video. Really nice how you show and explain in detail how everything comes apart.
Would love to see your methods of rewiring before reassembly.
Thank you! I do plan on filming a rewire, not sure if I can top Bob Fowlers videos on that though, he does excellent work!
Bob gave you a shout out. I can see why! Disassembly is SO much fun, I enjoy it too. I don't have a FW, but I enjoyed your process very much. A schoolbell is a find. I'm going to put my now clean 206 back together...Keep up the good work! Great bench setup.
Thank you! Yes, I would take one apart every day if I could! :)
Nice tools set, I have the Yellow Box Chapman. 😁
Not sure how I worked without them, worth every penny!
thank you for your video! really easy to watch with only the relevant information.
You're very welcome!
RESPECT!!! Thank you so much for sharing this 😊
You are welcome, it was so much fun!
@@SewingMachineRehab Yes, it shows 😋
It seems overwhelming!
Hi! At first it was and I didn't disassemble machines as far as I do now. It's all about learning and growing more confident, baby steps!
Awesome therapy...
Thanks Gordon!
Absolutly fabulous, your video
So glad you liked it! Thank you!
I see you recommended a yellow set of Chapman tools on Amazon and I see the one you have is in a Desert Tan colored case. What is the difference and should I buy the Desert Tan? Ty! LOVE your channel! 🩷
Hi! As long as it is the #9600 set you can get whatever color you like! So happy you like the videos!
A surgeon has nothing on you girl!
School Bell!
Yes! I almost expect it to make a little dinging noise haha.
I LOVE THIS! I have acquired 4 Featherweights in the last 18 months. My most recent was a great find at a local estate online auction…the White one! I won the auction…got it for $376! It’s beautiful…one precious owner. None of mine needed major restoration…just normal tuning up. One of my black ones came with the original Singer Featherweight table…had to pay $550😢. Another one has the Singer Centennial badge!
I am happy you liked it! You have quite a collection now, that's great! I have a hard time finding machines where I live so online auctions are how I shop most of the time. You got a great deal on your white one, most of the time I would have to pay double that. Lucky you!
Love your lights you have on each side with the magnifiers!! What kind are they?
Hi! They are from the company Ottlite. I love them too but I will say that I have had several of these lights now and eventually they do break. I think you can see the blue tape on one of them, I am trying to prolong its life a little. Of course, I use them every day and am constantly bending and moving the magnifying light. So, I can recommend them for light use but not heavy duty use. That’s just my opinion, I hope it helps!
Hi Jen!
Thank you so much for your vids!
They are fantastic and so helpful! I'm a big fan!
I subscribed with pleasure!
I had the opportunity to buy a 222 at a good price... because it only had its bobbin case and a bobbin ;-)
It looks in good condition.
I will have to rewire the lamp because the wires have melted but it is doable.
Thanks to your videos I was able to dare to disassemble the machine.
It seems rather dry (there is no grease deposit on the gears).
The hook assembly and handweel were very very difficult to get out.
Now my last and final concern about the disassembling is that I can't get out the roller of the feed regulator. It doesn't spin at all.
It probably sounds weird but... Is it possible that on a 222 the roller is originally fixed, on purpose, on its stud without any possibility of spinning?
I see a screw in the center of the roller. I guess that it fixes the stud. Does a 221 have the same screw?
Otherwise Î'´m in Switzerland and I can't find the Kroil here. But if it makes sense, I'll look for an equivalent.
Do you have any advice to help me to get the roller out of the machine?
I hope you will see my message and give me your point of view.
Many many many thanks in advance for your help, and greetings from Geneva! ❤❤❤
Hello! I am so glad that the videos have been helpful and that you like them. I hav some friends who live in Switzerland, they love it there. As far as the roller, it should come off and not be fixed. It is probably stuck. Any kind of oil that is a penetrating oil should work, and I would try gripping it with some nylon tip pliers and see of you can get it to turn and break free. If you were able to remove the feed fork from the machine it would probably be easier to work on the roller. I haven’t ever had one that was too stuck to remove. Let me know if you are able to try that and succeed!
I loving your channel! What year FW are you working on? I just purchased a 1941 and it is REALLY in need of a restoration!
The one in this video is from 1934. I love restoring them!
Your production is wonderful. After another UA-camr recommended your channel I really enjoyed your series with the 301.
Hopefully this doesn’t become a featherweight heavy channel. They are great machines, but the obsessive cult following surrounding them is off putting.
I was fortunate enough to inherit one. I always feel bad for those who actually want to use one and pay a fair($200-$400) price for one.
The 221 is FAR from rare, yet they consistently transact at $500+. This is mostly because they are scarfed up by flippers and people hoarding multiple featherweights.
It’s sad and exactly why my son will inherit our featherweight someday.
Thank you! I don’t plan on being Featherweight heavy, I hope to even get to some other makes like some vintage Pfaff’s and Bernina’s. Right now I am thinking about a 99 restoration series next…
I purchased a 1952 featherweight. Wheel and motor turns, but the rest is seized up. Looking for suggestions.
Hi! I would need to know a little more info to help out, does needle bar move when the wheel turns?
What gauge wire are you going to use? 16AWG or 18AWG?
I use 18AWG but you can use 16...it's really up to you, both will work
What happened to the other 2 videos?
I think they were more detailed 😢
Hi! This was just a 2 video installment of taking apart and putting back together a Featherweight. You can find the full series that is broken down step by step under my playlist. Hope that helps!
A. million little parts and pieces. Hardest part is keeping everything organized...
Yes, especially when you have 4 to 5 machines going at once! But it is doable and totally worth it!
How do I figure the date of my featherweight?
Hi! You can use this link: ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-sewing-machine-serial-number-database.html