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  @marshagetz66757 сағат бұрын

  Where can I find a drop arm plate for my 15813400kenmore

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42437 сағат бұрын

  @@marshagetz6675 I will poke and see if I have one

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  @marshagetz66754 сағат бұрын

  @tksewingmachineandrepair4243 OH thank you.

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  @libraryoflilylol199Күн бұрын

  I had a patron at the library I work at just bring one of these in - all rusty in terrible condition with a cracked case - asking if she could donate it to our branch. We're not supposed to say no to donations (though we do inform people that if we can't use it, it usually ends up in the trash). So against my better judgement, I just took it home. idk what I'm going to do with it - I can't afford to pay someone to restore it. But maybe I can clean it up. I turned the crank and poked all the switches and everything moves perfectly fine despite the rust, so I imagine it's restorable to some extent.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair4243Күн бұрын

  @@libraryoflilylol199 most of em are. Oil her real good and see if she makes a stitch

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  @libraryoflilylol19911 сағат бұрын

  @@tksewingmachineandrepair4243 Yeah I'll give it a go. Since the mechanical parts still seem to move well enough, I bet just cleaning the rusted components and oiling it up good will be enough to get it sewing stitches. I'm more worried about the electronics. I don't think I want to deal with that at all, so maybe if it makes stitches just from hand cranking it, I can look into modifying it with a handle and making it a hand crank machine. I'm also going to need parts. The person who brought it in said it was just missing the cord, but it is missing a lot more than that. Bobbin case, feet, slide plate, and spool pin are the immediate obvious things missing. But it seems like finding parts shouldn't be hard. There seems to be a lot of them out there.

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  @Bdfhvj2 күн бұрын

  I just found one of these beauties!!!!! Mine badged “Lits” and its as solid and gorgeous as a classic car ❤

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  @SandyLemke3 күн бұрын

  My clutch will engage but them I can not move the need the wheel turns

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  @zowiedeleon14116 күн бұрын

  Very helpful video. Saved me a ton of headache, thank you! Worked right away.

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  @vincenzo65459 күн бұрын

  Can you show how to properly take apart and re assamble the clutch release? Mine has a small leather piece inside and i cant find any videos showing how to do this for this model.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42439 күн бұрын

  @@vincenzo6545 try8ng to remember....does it fit into the shaft? It should be saturated with oil.

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  @mamabear388711 күн бұрын

  I just scored this machine at a yard sale yesterday for 20 bucks. 😭 God loves me. Lol accessories and everything. Plugged it in and it's so beautiful. I actually cried when I found out what I bought. I just needed a machine. I saw it was old and knew I could fix it. No fixing needed. 😭

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair424311 күн бұрын

  That is awesome. Give her a good oiling, sewing machine oil. Great machines. 👍

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  @cynthiaporter830011 күн бұрын

  When winding a bobbin, you loosen the stop motion wheel with the right hand, place thread on the spool pin and take the thread to the left between the tension discs on the top of the machine then over to the bobbin winder passing alongside a post that helps control the thread. Then through one of the four holes in the top of bobbin. Position the bobbin on the winder spindle and engage the latch by pressing against the bobbin. Hold the thread end to start winding. ( Hold tight until thread breaks ) Activate machine with foot controller. The full bobbin will automatically release. Tighten stop motion wheel. Cut thread. It will wind perfectly on the bobbin when you use the tension discs.

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  @valivalerica660514 күн бұрын

  Te rog o transleit

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  @clarafarrell939315 күн бұрын

  Omg my issue is now resolved!!! You are wonderful ❤️

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  @ZappninLLP16 күн бұрын

  I just got one of these Singer 15 clones (I think it is a 15-88 clone) off Craig's List. It was branded as a Grand Sewing Machine on a really cheap and shabby formica cabinet and flimsy cast iron treadle. I just threw the cabinet away and will probably discard the treadle. I looked forever for information about Grand Sewing Machines but came up empty until I came across your KZread. I have not yet had time to fully explore the machine but it looks exactly like the one in your video and appears to be top quality. Thanks.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair424315 күн бұрын

  Congratulations on your find!! Great machines!!

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  @joscelynzermeno236921 күн бұрын

  Hi ma'am, i have the same machine, were are you located? I will like like to give maintenance to mine. Thank you.

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  @mohammedaljadiri833222 күн бұрын

  Last year we bought an old house in Metro Detroit area and we found a Singer machine looks eaxctly like this. Today, my wife and myself are trying to make it work :) Thankfully we found this vedio :) Love it! Thank you.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair424322 күн бұрын

  Tha t is awesome. Good luck getting your old girl running!

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  @loganandmarlo22 күн бұрын

  Thank you !

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  @PreppingAngel25 күн бұрын

  I have this exact one with a lavender body but gray base but mine says 148.210. Mine has no cam area. This thing is confusing me to all get out.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair424325 күн бұрын

  They made dozens of similar machines during this era. Good news is that many of the parts are interchangeable. I really like the kenmores

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  @historygradstu25 күн бұрын

  Hi, those modles are under s bunch of kenmore numbers, i have a 158.1784, underneath it with the bottom plate removed, there is a helical plastic gear, do have an idea where i can locate one?

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  @crystallong8478Ай бұрын

  Thank you for the demonstration. I've had this machine sitting around for a few years from a lady I cared for. Mine is also in great condition and I'm excited to use her!

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  @jeansandlan2842Ай бұрын

  Your upper looper isn’t reaching far enough to the left needle to pick the thread properly.

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  @musical.0uijaАй бұрын

  Do you know if this machine is capable of doing twin needle? I have a singer 237 which does zigzag but cannot do twin needle due to the orientation of the bobbin mechanism. I want twin needle for hemming jersey knits

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  @rosalindwyatt8274Ай бұрын

  THANK YOU! I am learning to repair machines and had trouble with several vintage machines, this has completely cleared it up for me. Thank you so much

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  @RonaldDaubАй бұрын

  Vibrating shuttle nice

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  @RonaldDaubАй бұрын

  I got one today for 35 dollars and it's already sewing it's a white, Kenmore heritage and also turns away from you like the older white Kenmore not the class 15 it's a rotary but they're a little different I love the way the bobbin spring is on these

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  @rowleykats717Ай бұрын

  I just got mine and everything moves well, but I don’t know how to get the top thread to take up the bobbin thread. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair4243Ай бұрын

  Make sure you are using a universal needle. And that it is inserted correctly. The flat needs to go towards the bobbin case. So if the bobbin insert from the front, the flat goes to the back.

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  @deejoseph9024Ай бұрын

  U r great thank ❤

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  @khinekhine613Ай бұрын

  Hi, i would like to know if all cams for machine 158 can be used for the other 158s.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair4243Ай бұрын

  That is a good question. I would put the cam of choice in, then move the needle with the handwheel, and six if you get the pattern. If you do, then you know it works. But i don't know the answer.

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  @khinekhine613Ай бұрын

  @@tksewingmachineandrepair4243 thank you for your opinion, those ebay sellers who sell cams only never mention what machine they pair for. Isn't it confusing?

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  @CosieCauldronАй бұрын

  I just found this same machine today: Kenmore Rotary 117.552. It appears to be in mint condition, but it does not have a foot pedal. Where can I find a quality foot pedal that will work with this machine?

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  @alisoncoates8874Ай бұрын

  Thank you Tania, I was getting so frustrated, but you've fixed my problem ❤

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  @sylvies24Ай бұрын

  I am glad I found your video. My Atlas Deluxe is blue. I love it, works great but it seams that I can't find the lightbulb for it. I tried few but none work. Can you tell me what can of lightbulb I need? Thank you.

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  @joycenalishaba59732 ай бұрын

  Thank for your help now the machine it's working

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  @willhamington75782 ай бұрын

  Thank you for this I just got one at a garage sale I cant wait to try it out.

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  @lukeprince76902 ай бұрын

  I found one in a junk pale

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  @nspindlow50462 ай бұрын

  HELP?!?! there is a spring in the top, that goes to the side. Mine popped off, I know where it goes to on the top but not where it goes to on the side. Can you help me?

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  @jerrymulholland57522 ай бұрын

  open the side cover, there's a post hanging down at the back, about half way up. it's got a grove that the spring goes on.

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  @Dandymoments2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for sharing your video. I have this machine.

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  @uzomad2 ай бұрын

  My grandma had one

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42432 ай бұрын

  Old sewing machines bring memories of our ancestors

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  @gabie80752 ай бұрын

  The modern class 15 bobbins (despite the name lol) do not work particularly well with the 15-91 machine in my experience. You need the solid metal version that they used to make standard for 15s without the holes on the outer wheel. The modern version dose not work well with this machine because the little groove it is supposed to slot into and spin the bobbin while winding is not deep enough and it just ends up slipping and spinning without the bobbin. It is also not the right fit and gives to much play for the bobbin to move around on the shaft making it difficult to fit the bobbin properly. I struggled with the modern 15 bobbin for a while before figuring that out. Now it works like a charm with the orginal design of the class 15 bobbin. They are easy to find too you dont need an actual vintage model they still make brand new ones. 😊

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  @maxineharvey44142 ай бұрын

  I have s new hom machine it takes the bullet syyle bobbins do you know where i can buy bobbins,needles andthe feeder feet

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  @carol-uc6me2 ай бұрын

  Thank you!! Exactly what I needed. Perfect instructions. Short and sweet too ❤

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  @carol-uc6me3 ай бұрын

  Thank you

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  @ErinBeaton3 ай бұрын

  You've helped so much. Fixed it in 10 minutes, you've explained it really well. Nice and simple.

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  @kaleykaye82113 ай бұрын

  I have singer simple 2263 should there be thread inside the hand wheel? As i am having the same problem it move if i spin the wheel but not when i try ro sew something i have to be knocking the wheel. Thanks for this video

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  @jsanchez44863 ай бұрын

  Hi 🙋 Is this machine the one I have? I would like to know how I can put larger dots, I only get small dots, thank you

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  @ValeriaNimoho3 ай бұрын

  But what about Hand sewing machine if it's not working...???

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  @Molina2223 ай бұрын

  Yo tengo una 500 pero no se como funciona de la puntada de arriba cose perfecto pero abajo cose muy sueñto

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  @jovylearnsmore40663 ай бұрын

  How to lock? Before start and the end? Thank u

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42433 ай бұрын

  How to lock stitch? Reverse

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  @carol-uc6me3 ай бұрын

  I have exact machine and I love it. However, the Mercury foot pedal just began not working when depressing it, if I give hand wheel a push then it sews fast. I opened foot pedal and it looks fine. No carbon build up, put back together and it’s worse. I want to replace it. Should I go with newer electronic pedal? I’ve replaced my singer 15 with newer “electronic” pedal (new from Amazon) and it works fine. Thank you.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42433 ай бұрын

  There are a couple of different types of vintage foot pedals. If it is the one with the carbon disks, there is really not an easy way to rehabilitate that type of pedal. If it is the kind with the wire springs looped around the contacts, I have had varying success with those. You can use just about any foot pedal you can get your hands on. If you prefer a vintage pedal, I do have some for sale. You would have to disconnect or cut the wire from your pedal, then rewire. Personally, I prefer the metal pedals over the plastic ones. Only for their weight. They dont slip around the floor as easy.

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  @carol-uc6me3 ай бұрын

  @@tksewingmachineandrepair4243 Thank you. It’s not the kind with discs. It’s the 2nd one you mentioned. I think it might be the 2 terminals and the frayed wires maybe. Idk. I’m not an expert by any means. I appreciate your help. I prefer the metal ones too. I will contact you to buy refurbished one if I can’t get mine working. Thanks again.

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42433 ай бұрын

  @@carol-uc6me clean all the contacts with alcohol. Make sire all the springs are connected. And insure that the arm sweeps all the contacts

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  @carol-uc6me3 ай бұрын

  Thank you. I will try that. Much appreciated. This machine is so worth fixing. ❤

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  @carol-uc6me3 ай бұрын

  I need a new foot pedal. I’m looking for the metal one either by Mercury or Sears has a very similar one, model 6812, which I have attached to my Kenmore 158 machine. Will this type work as well? Let me know if I can buy from you. Thanks.

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  @sherrieh8473 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Was looking for a solution for my antique handcrank Singer. Clutch won't tighten all the way. Probably got the washer in the wrong position when I put it all back together after cleaning. Will try this to see if it's the problem. Handcrank sews great until it comes to four layers of poly/cotton mix sheet material (like where double seams overlap). It should be able to sew right through--these machines are tanks!

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  @kerry55863 ай бұрын

  Hi, I don't know whether you get to choose the quality options for the video, but if you do please could you include the 720 option? It gives the choice of either 360, which is blurry, or 1080, which I don't have the internet speed for and so the video just freezes. The 720 allows the video to be seen clearly without the problem of freezing. Thank you!

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  @jayatwell21933 ай бұрын

  Great video! Where would I order the motor wheel?

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  @tksewingmachineandrepair42433 ай бұрын

  I have some!! Email me [email protected]