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I just hot s 99K nit know nothing about it. Ill be watching you like a hawk for what to do!

I found you thru Bob Fowler’s praise of your Featherweight series. I had just purchased a featherweight from an antique mall and your videos were so beautifully bright, well lit and organized! I take that little machine every week to my quilting group. I love the fact that I know that machine inside and out! I started my antique sewing machine collecting bug during Covid. I had just moved across the country and was watching a few TH-cam videos about vintage machines, decided that I would try to fix one. Found a machine on marketplace and got my husband to help drag it home and into a spare bedroom. I have restored over 15 different machine, refinished sewing cabinets and met so many lovely people along the way. I also love to research my family history and discovered that I have a many times great grandmother who owned a Singer Shop during the years 1871-1880 in Ottawa, Illinois. Of course that meant that I needed to own a machine that would have been sold by her! I love the fact that I have a female relative who was a business owner during the late 1800’s. I have a 1873 New Family Singer machine that I was able to restore just by learning thru TH-cam! Thank you so much for making all your videos. The time and effort you put into all of them is truly monumental! Life takes us so many places and experiences that we could never imagine, I have enjoyed my path. I hope others are enjoying their path!

Do you repair the featherweight cases?

Fabulous job, your explanations are so logical and easy to follow. Can I ask, is the needle bar supposed to be really tight going back into the bushing. I had to use a tiny hammer and lever, using tiny gentle taps to get mine out and it seems to be really rough inside the bushing and VERY tight to get the needle bar back in. I have cleaned the bar and there are no rough spots on it. I would really appreciate your input, thanks so much :)

Very helpful vidio but I am wondering how such a beautiful lady got into this line of work

My goodness, you go into such fabulous clear detail, you are awesome. Thank you for your informative and helpful video's, from which I have learned so much. I just shipped the machine I learned to sew on as a child, (a 66-3 I believe) which has sat in the back of my mums wardrobe since I left over 40 years ago, all the way to Australia from the UK. Ashamed to say, I was ignorant to the maintenance on my baby back then, needless to say, she's in a bit of a state and was totally jammed up. Slowly stripping and cleaning, I have a huge problem with both my needle bar and presser rod. I can't get the doohicky off the bottom of the presser rod, which screws the feet on, so can't get the thread cutter off and the rod out AND the needle bar seems to have something stopping it coming through the bushing. I have been squirting penetrating oil on them for 3 days and jiggling away, but nothing gives. I have photos, but can't add them here... Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks again 🙂

It is identical to the Singer 301 which I had to fix. Yay!! Thank you so much!!

Thanks million...

I have a Spartan and an early 99. The 99 is a hand crank. The Spartan is beautiful - mint condition. The 99 was well-used by a previous owner but it does work.

You chose a gorgeous color! My 301 has the LBOW color combination and is in excellent condition.

Thank you again. Very valuable tutorials Jenn.

Great information Jen! Love the way you teach , so promise and very clear. Easy to follow you and please know we who watch appreciate all the effort is a true blessing !!

Thank you for all of the help in your video!

Wonderful video. I proudly use my grandmother’s 1937 featherweight. I still have all the original paperwork including coupons for singer sewing lessons.

Hi yes useing the Q clips is a good idea but I use the eye make up pads they in a circle plastic bag with 50 or more they cool to clean my camera lens. Use these pads will allow to give a nicer rub over the dull area. Also removing the old oil and greasy is lighter fluid with cheap tooth brushes grate for removing that old build up of oil. I used this on my singer 201K I got at a recycle area it freed it up. Hi from Ireland

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I’m in a situation with a 66 model where I have to replace the wire on the light. Do you happen to have a video covering that on how to disassemble the light and rewire it to the motor?

Jen, I cannot get that needle bar screw out 😢 like your one, it has some damage to it already (not quite as much as the one in your video but still). I’m wondering about blasting it with keyboard cleaning aerosol (which is very cold) or a hairdryer? What do you think? In the meantime it’s resting nose up with lubricant oil

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!

cool tool! to follow up on your safety precaution; you should really be using a vise or some method to secure such a tiny work piece (other than your fingers) PanaVise makes a nice small vise that clamps or suction cups to a table and comes with optional Teflon jaws. A drill press vise with leather on the jaws would be another good option. its SO nice to have something else hold the thing securely for you and your fingies will thank you. love your videos

Thank you so much for your videos. I'm learning so much. I'm waiting for AeroKroil to arrive. My screws are super stuck on. You've inspired me to take apart the motor too. It's filthy and full of carbon bits.

Thank you!

Thank goodness for this video!😊

compressed air has so many applications relevant to sewing machine restoration.

1:21 Well, put all your small parts into your sieve and blow dry them all at once but not too close. They won't fly all over and it will be quicker.

What caused these rouges on the commutation? Thanks, Dave

Any advice on getting my stitches to be straight, they are slanted.

Sorry forgot to ask - do you know Andy Tube? I haven't seen him post in a while, just hoping he's doing ok?

I absoutely loved and APPRECIATED your 99K late model playlist when I was restoring my 99K. It was so helpful and I just immediately meshed with your teaching style - just as you intended. I was able to restore the machine to about 90% but ran into mechancial issues I just couldn't troubleshoot on my own. I need to bring it in to get it to actually sew:) But your videos were amazing and I loved the process of cleaning and restoring - and I couldn't have done it without your wonderful and extensive expertise and videos. Thank you so so much!!

If it’s stuck that means someone upset their husband and he tightened it too much to force his wife to talk to him and ask for help to get it working. Or so I hear.

Yo tengo una de 2 colores y tiene todas las piesas para puntadas y zig zag pero no se como funcionan .😢😢

I think the mysterious washer was added later. In the spot where the washer was located on your machine, that spot on my machine had some metal shavings that I needed to clean out with a brush. There was damage around the hole where the screw goes in. Thank you for the videos, they are top notch!

An awesome video for sure. Looking forward to more of the same 👍

What would you do if the light came on but the wheel and needle didn’t move when pressing the button?

😅 I’m going through and get to the reverse screw part and I have 2 reverse screws and realize I need to wait for the late model videos.

Would this work on the bobbin case itself?

Hello, I have a bobbin case that has rust on the outside rim as well as maybe grime & dinginess. Do I take it apart & soak it in the krud cutter solution to get it cleaned up? Or what would you suggest to remove that from the case. It’s the bobbin case itself that you release with the lever & take out of the machine. (All of the bobbing case cleaning videos I’ve found so far are removing the parts that the case itself goes into on the machine & that’s not what I’m looking for. 😊) thank you for your help.

Thank you, I am about to put my first 99 back together.❤️

If I think you did an okay job? I think you did a terrific job!! I wish I could give you triple-thumbs up for such lovely, clear detailed videos. And this one was no exception. Thank you Jen. :-)

Thank you! I got my 66 (which is similar) into timing! It is a complicated process with lots of moving parts! Looking forward to the bobbin parts.

What a fine video, thank you.

Excellent video! Thank you for the detailed instructions!

This is an incredibly well done video and just in time for me! I just picked up my first vintage singer and the motor is stuck. Thank you so much for sharing!

Great job, enjoyable and helpful, it’s so fun learning how these wonderful old beauties were made and how they work, thanks for your effort in this video, soooo helpful, Dr <T>

I just picked up a 1956 99k in the cabinet for $35. Motor might need replacement, but otherwise it’s in very good condition.

Great job!!!

I have two 301A machines and thought I would see if there was video on how to restore them vs me taking them to a shop. I am so happy to have found your channel. I'm very excited to get started!

Your microphone is just barely working or you’re just not speaking near it. Can barely hear you at all

How do you remove the presser bar lifter?

Jen, Your videos are so helpful to so many people. My sewing machine restoration journey started during the Lockdown of 2020. My Babylock machine had died on me and there were no new parts or machines to be found anywhere. Our family actually runs a small business, and I have a store front available, that I'd planned as an outlet for my new hobby. But there was no interest in my local community. I'm actually the youngest in my sewing circles, and all of my friends are downsizing. Hubby has a degree in electronics and handles all of my rewiring requests. And some folks do seem interested if I tell them that my Hubby's the one doing the restorations. But no one's buying anything. I've actually started dropping machines off at our local charity shops when they're finished. At least they are all sparkling clean now and running smoothly. At least now they have a chance, rather than gathering dust in the storage room at our shop. Embrace your progress problems! You're doing God's work & helping so many people! *and you're totally right, repair and restore playlists are awesome!!!