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How to install the hook on a Singer Featherweight: Restoration Series Part 12
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2023
- Learn how to reinstall the hook onto your Singer Featherweight 221. We will check the timing of the hook in part 13 of the series. This is part 12 of the restoration video series, if you missed the beginning of this series, check it out here: • Singer Featherweight T...
Here is the video that shows you how to remove the hook: • Singer Featherweight T...
Learn more about Sewing Machine Rehab at: www.sewingmach...
Look below for links to most of the products you will need:
Shop the Singer Featherweight Shop for some supplies you need: singer-feather...
I sell grease wicks for your Featherweight on my site! Here is where you can find them: sewingmachiner...
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-feather...
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-feather...
New Featherweight Drip Pad: singer-feather...
New LED lightbulb for your Featherweight: singer-feather...
New belt for your Featherweight: singer-feather...
New electronic style foot control: amzn.to/45tsNCH Feeler gauge: amzn.to/3YZJbbq
Thread tension meter: singer-feather...
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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Found this series looking for help in reinstalling part of the hook assembly. Excellent instructions. I especially liked that you kept the instructions concise, clearly stated and to the point of the topic of the video.
🎉 thank you sooo much. Very very clear instructions, just lovely & so helpful.
Joanne
Great videos as always. Not too long, not too short. Every attention to detail is clearly explained.
Thank you! That is encouraging to hear, I try to keep them as short as possible because I know that most of us just want the “meat”. I’m working on the next video right now!
Great job as always. Thank you Jen. I hope you feel better soon. Blessings
This was such an enormous help!!!!
I am so happy to hear that!
Thanks for another great video! Hope you feel better soon~ take care of yourself
Thanks for pointing out that the point of the gib arm is not the actual hook. I’m learning much from these videos. Thank you so much!
I grew up with a machinist stepfather, who insisted it is pronounced with a “g” sound. However, I just checked the Oxford English Dictionary (the most authoritative source for the English language) and they indicate the pronunciation is “jib”! I stand corrected! How humbling!
@@wfjenterprises--billjohnso8701 Thanks for sharing what you found! This is a community where we share knowledge so I appreciate that you went looking and were willing to share when you found out that new information. I will say “jib” then. 😊
What a trooper! yur vidyas are the perfect length. i have never heard a mistake in your explanations. PERFECT!
Thank you!
Thanks for the explanation at a slow speed. This Brazilian understood everything.
You are welcome! I'm glad you understood and I hope it was helpful!
@@SewingMachineRehab Yes, it was. Very much. (I got a 221K yesterday and it is in not 100% conditions, but tried to clean it. Bobbin feeder and bobbin case are missing, the motor is stuck... as the machine itself. Will try to sell it. I have another 4 Featherweights, but couldn't let this one pass.)
Wonderful restoration videos. I walked through the series with you and went step by step. I'm very impressed and grateful for your knowledge. Question: my thread gets caught each time I feed the needle down to pick up the bobbin thread. Can you provide some problem solving tips?
Hi! If you are able to send some pictures or a short video to jen@sewingmachinerehab.com I can try to help. It could be a number of issues and will be hard to diagnose without seeing what is happening. I hope I can help!
Thank you for these videos! I haven’t watched all of them yet (but I will! 🙂), but do you talk about how to set the timing on any of them?
I have videos on checking the timing but nothing yet about how to adjust it if it is truly off. Usually it isn’t…it would take a lot to throw a machine out of time. Do you think you have one that the timing is off?
@@SewingMachineRehab thank you for responding. I haven’t tried to sew with it yet, I was on the process of taking parts apart and cleaning and I saw that the hook point (I’m not good with remembering all the parts names…) is way in front of the needle.
I can though, see a bit of the mark on the needle bar, when it should be instead, starting to disappear. So I will try to fix that next. Maybe that will align the hook point…??
One more thing: have you ever tried to disassemble and cleaning one of the 20-10 singer toys? I have done a few and they all are so difficult to adjust afterwards, and they never sew properly. And it seems I’m not the only one. Even a couple of experienced FW folks, can’t seem to be able to fix those.
Would you be up for a challenge?? 🙏🙂
question - the bobbin case base on our machine is really rough - all the cut outs - is this the way it should feel - it seems like it is catching - really grinds when it is spinning - just wondering if this is causing us other problems - just want to make sure whether this should be smooth - and if we need a new one. thank you so much for all these wonderful videos! It has been wonderful to restore our machine ourselves. Another question regarding how this case base is 'grinding' as we are spinning it after applying oil - would we be able to file this - so it becomes smooth??? again, just don't want to make it worse.... thank you!
Hi! Without seeing the bobbin case base myself I can’t say for sure. To the naked eye can you see any areas that are rough or discolored? I would probably try polishing up the hook assembly and the bobbin case base with a dremel, a hard felt tip and white polishing compound. It sounds like something is keeping it from spinning smoothly in the race, you may want to look at it under some magnification. Does it spin ok before you close the jib arm? I would polish not file as these parts are very smooth and have sort have mated together over the years so you don’t want to change them too much. Let me know if you get it moving smoothly!
Jen, I could only get my timing to work if I put the hole nearest the hook on the flat part of the shaft. Then the timing worked. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Denise
Denise, that is because you are doing it right! What I do in the video is have you find the hole closest to the hook point and then I have you put the first set screw in the hole opposite of that. Then when you slide the hook assembly on to the shaft, the hole closest to the hook point is the empty one that you line up on the flat spot and then screw in the set screw. So, congratulations, your machine is properly timed! Maybe I was confusing in that part of the video. But you have nothing to worry about! Great job!
The bottom of your machine looks new.! How did you get it so clean ? I have kerosene, if I use that on the gears at the top and it drips down inside, is that OK as long as it’s thoroughly dried before reassembling? I really want to get my machine looking good like yours!
I spend a lot of time cleaning out the bottom. I remove the rock shafts on mine which I do not show how to do in the series because it is more of an advanced step. But, lot's of q-tips and small rags with rubbing alcohol can work miracles on the bottom of the machine. (oh, and a huge amount of patience) I don't use kerosene because I do my work indoors but yes, you can try that method as long as you are able to wipe it away when you are done. I find cleaning the gears with the 91% isopropyl alcohol and a stiff brush works well and the alcohol evaporates very quickly so there are no issues with rust. Just keep it off the finish, I know I say that a lot. I like the long cotton swabs to reach into the neck of the machine and clean those hard to reach spots. Last tip I will give...at some point just walk away and come back later. A lot of times you have done a great job and you need to stop looking at it for a day. When you come back you will be pretty impressed with your work and will feel like you've done enough and can move on to the next step. I hope that helps!
@@SewingMachineRehab thank you again Jen. You have been so incredibly helpful to me and so many others. I’ll give it a go with the rubbing alcohol! ✌🏼 🫶🏻
I am following along with your videos and am now to the point of reinstalling the hook assembly. When I put the hook assembly and the bobbin case base together, properly seating the bobbin case into the hook assembly, it does not spin smoothly. There are several points during a rotation that "hitch up" and in some rotations, completely stop. I have cleaned the parts, felt for burs, looked for rust, applied oil
and do not see or feel anything that might account for the lack of smooth rotation. Any suggestions, experience with such a problem??? Many thanks!
Hi! I have had that happen once or twice. Usually there is some damage or bur that we just can’t see. You may have to keep checking it, taking it apart and putting it back together…it can be time consuming. It is really hard to understand exactly where the bobbin case base is hanging up on the hook assembly….and if it is the hook assembly or the bobbin case base that is the problem. Does it do it while the gib arm is still open? Worst case scenario you will have to find a new hook assembly. Did it do it before you took it apart?
The problem occurred regardless of gib arm position. I ended up using a sharpie marker to blacken the outside edge of the bobbin case base. I reinserted it into the hook assembly and turned it to see where the case base was rubbing. Honing with a very fine rubber honing "stone" seems to have fixed the problem. I am so appreciative of your videos and the response to my question. I have my machine cleaned and reassembled and it works! I attribute most of this success to your excellent videos. I am on to my second machine and am completely hooked on this mechanical adventure. @@SewingMachineRehab
@@user-gj1mu7on9m The sharpie was an excellent idea! I hadn’t thought of doing that but I am putting that one in my tool kit! So glad you finished the machine and can relate to getting hooked 100%! Great job and good luck!
where can I get one small set screw rgar goes into the jib
Hi! You can find the screws at the Singer Featherweight shop. However, there are two different types so you need to look at the part number on your hook assembly to discern which one you will need. If you tell me the number I can tell you which screw you should order.
Does this work for thread jams?
Hi! Removing and disassembling the hook will help you remove any thread that is stuck where it shouldn’t be. While you have it apart you can check for any rough spots on the thread loop guard that might be causing the thread to catch there and polish them until they are smooth. Thread jams can happen for a variety of reasons with this type of hook assembly so it is helpful to understand how the hook is designed and how to service it when thread gets wrapped around it. I hope this helps!
Tysm cant thank u enough for the clear videos!
Hi Jenn,
Your videos are nicely done. You’re mispronouncing “gib” as “jib”. You have plenty of company, but please say it properly. It’s a “g” sound. It’s a term common to people in the machining trade.
Thanks! I will work on that, and I really do appreciate input like what you have given, it’s one thing to understand how something works and another to know the proper name and pronunciation of something. So many things can get lost in translation, and in this case literally! Take care!