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Posted by robb on April 8, 2008, 3:19 pm
> Last night I found a sewing machine out on the curb,
> along with a bunch of other stuff for the trash pickup.
>
> I'm wondering if it's worth fixing it up, or whether
> I should return it to the curb.
>
> It's a Singer 337, a bit rusty and damp, but the motor
> runs and the light lights. The sliding plate that covers
> the bobbin is missing, as is the pin that holds the
> spool of thread. Also, the claw is slightly out of
> alignment, and it pushes the plate up unless I hold
> the plate down. (I think I could readjust the positioning
> of the claw.) It came with _no_ accessories -- no
> bobbins, no extra feet, etc., except it does have the
> foot control. It's a portable, but doesn't have the case.
>
> My current machine is a Bernette, which the folks here
> have nothing good to say about and has intermittent
> bouts of wandering stitches. The Singer has
> the traditional lever for stitch length, so if you put it
> in reverse it stays there, which I've always wanted.
>
Oh no put it back or you will catch the dreaded "it followed me
home"-itis
you will soon find yourself displaced form your beloved work
areas, garage and storage rooms as the beasts fill up every nook
and cranny and peole will begin asking you why you need so many
machines and you will just shrug with a whimisical look in your
eye letting them know you know something they do not or at least
scaring them to the point of wanting to give you an intervention.
*but* if you decide to keep it then you can find those
accessories and perhaps an entire 337 machine in a nice wooden
singer cabinet or case with all the accesories and extras on
th-e-bay for a song and smile. :)
there is one there now for $39 - "buy it now".
you just have to be patient, something will come along also that
machine probably shares accessories with lots of other machines
so you do not need to look specifically for 337
You may wnat to go over it and make sure it is worth keeping ??
if someone dropped it and some thing that is not adjustable was
bent then you may be better off using it as a parts machine for
some other machine. The feed do gbumping the plate is worrisome
if it is just loose then no problem but i would investigate why
and make sure nothing ids broken inside the bottom of the machine
first ? which is where you will need to go to adjust the side to
side position of the feed dog.
there are some singer yahoo groups for helping people fix
machines if you want some free and useful tech information on
repairs
hth
enjoy,
robb
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