I was determined to finish up the machine yesterday. Somewhere in the midst of taking it apart, cleaning it and reassemply I managed to loose an important nut that went to a movible part. I’m actually going to blame the missing nut on the cat after all I was doing most of the work on his dinner table.
Yesterday I learned that it’s much easier to set the timing on a car than it is to time a sewing machine. I spent close to 2 hours trying to get the timing marks right and the bobbin shaft tightened down. After that I set the machine in my treadle cabinet, oiled it and ran it for about 20 minutes and noticed a terrible rattle coming from the feed dog, it was loose. It still runs noisier than my 127 but that may be the nature of the beast.
Hi. I admire your work and so I thought I’d pass this your way. I have just acquired a great Model 66. Kept well, very clean, all decals great, no rust. Still works (I had to replace the belt). BUT…It doesn’t seem to be timed correctly. As in, it will not make a complete stitch. How do you adjust the timing of the oscillating hook? I’m not sure if you take questions or can offer advise but I have searched the internet to no avail and I thought I’d try. I am a novice whose abandoned the horrible modern “do everything for you” machines. Thank you.
Hi,
I’ve got a model 66 with the same rattle coming from the feed dog… it stitches great, so i don’t want to mess that up – but it would be nice if i could get rid of the racket! Did you ever find out how to fix that???
Thanks,
Christine