I love your videos. I have learned so much from them. I used your information to date my machine. It’s a 15k born December 24, 1947. My question is about what I see when I read that a machine is a 15-88 or 15-90 (for example). What does the 88 or 90 represent and how do I find out what my 15k is?

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I converted an old 27 to handcrank. Fortunately, I didn't run into any problems. I do have ave an old pre WW1 Kohler handcrank that that is locked up. I know where the problem is, but I haven't yet taken it apart. Love your channel, it's so helpful!

Great video - have not seen the small hand cranks that attach to the stop motion wheel before. I have converted 3 machines to hand crank now - first my 66K, because she was a hard rubbish fb group find, just the head ( had been removed from a treadle base), already had a spoked wheel so that was easy! Then a friend found a 99K at hard rubbish, so I removed that motor which looked damaged & I did not want to touch the wiring. Spent ages cleaning the machine because it was utterly filthy, then fitted a hand crank after swapping out the solid wheel for a spoked one. Last was another 99K at the local museum, again dodgy looking wiring but she had a spoked balance wheel already, so it was easy to unbolt the motor & screw the hand crank in. Now visitors to the museum can have a go at using the machine, it emphasises the difference to new modern machines by being hand operated rather than electric, plus of course there is nothing like that lovely “tickety clack” sound ! PS. A bit of black enamel paint - or black nail polish! -works well to cover the “ made in China” transfer on the reproduction hand cranks.

I have a German Veritas that been told is like Singer 28 model Would like to change it into a handcrank. Now the stop motion screw wouldn't come out. It seems the head is damage and their's no connection with the needle . The hand wheel move but nothing else. My question how to remove that difficult screw ? Are all handcrank fix any European machines? How do you call those specialty handcrank for machines that doesn't have a motor boss?

The Chinese hand cranks are terrible, get an original singer. Don't forget to get a suitable bobbin winder. I match them and fit them together. Great video, keep them coming! ❤😊

Thanks - really interesting. Can you tell me why you would want to convert an electric to a handcrank? I have a couple of 128 handcranks that I love but never think to use. Also are you aware if a featherweight could be converted to a treadle. The wiring on my featherweight shorted out and I can't see me being able to get it fixed.

:-) So mostly get the handcrank machine for cheap or... just drop it all and buy a walking foot industrial machine for sewing heavy fabric in 2020s... 100 years after those handcranks. Okkkaaayyy Sailrite.. :-))) Actually SInger15 class reperesents good machines including those 66/200 series. but they are all 100 years old and of course they can't compete with a modern and cheap industrial machines when you need to work with upholstery class fabric.

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My 66 doesn’t have the decals but it does have the lever for stitch length and back tack. Oh and I have a light affixed to the back of my machine, but I don’t use it because it gets too hot.

I have a 66-18 with the book and attachments that was gifted to me several years ago. Got me through while mine was being serviced. Then she ended up being my favorite!

🤩🤩🥰 i love this model 😎 bit noisier that the 201 but I definitely love her

Excellent job. You have a lot of knowledge. Thank you ❤

Lemons? Not hardly. I have had mine since 1974, still running perfectly. Put me through design school. I love this machine.

I've just purchased a singer treadle machine and am so excited. Your videos have been a life saver!!

Hi, do you know if this double needle stitching in older treadle machine be done in a 15-30 singer?

awesome. I was there. you were right it was hot. how did you get all your pictures without people? I heard it was over 10,000. GREAT JOB

Thank you very much for your excellent video. I really enjoy watching every minute of it. I enjoy your sarcasm and also the application of why certain oils are not a applicable for sewing machines.

I'd never date a Singer. I only go out with Berninas. *rim shot* :)

I have an industrial singer model serial number 29-4. Can you tell me anything about that model?

Thank You for this very informative video. I just bought a singer treadle. Your video is the first to see and it looks just like the one I purchased. What model is yours and year?

Thanks for this video, it was helpful. I have the opposite problem having just bought a 1948 221 Featherweight so it’s set-up for US power. This step-up/down might be just the thing, once I’ve had a closer look at the wiring and general condition of the machine

Thank you for your excellent explanation! 🙏 👍

My mother brought her 15k80 centennial to the states in 1956....she bought it when she was about 21 years old....i remember it a lot as a child...i just made a shirt on it just the other day....the British singers are in my opinion far superior to American singers with the potted motors...give me an easy to repair hand crank or a external belt drive motor any day!

What an amazing display of such fabulous quilting, and so many different designs! ❤

Luv those quilts..!!! Awesome pieces you put together....

Such a good video, gave me just the information I needed, thank you.

Superbly rich in information and detail! Thank you! 👏❤️👏

I love the music, sounds like a medieval dance tune. I've watched several of your videos on hand crank machines. There is just something therapeutic about them.

Good choice to use Roger wilko, mission accomplished! Love the video, brilliant! 😊

Do you have a Janome New Home model 445? Just got one. No idea how it works. Just ordered a manual.

Yes girl I need to remember to change needle 😅😅 The mistake I have made to the fabric have been horrendous 😢😅😅

Good stuff there. I have never seen a 15K in my neck of the woods. My 201K will not handle the heavy threads as well as the 15. My hand crank is a 66 and I suspect it will struggle with the heavy threads as well. I'll give it a try and, in the meantime, keep an eye out for the 15K. Thanks for taking us beyond the norm.

Well, Podolsk PMZ-1A (15-88/89)/German Singer plant equipment relocated to uSSR. It sews everything, but unfortunately feed dogs aren't the same as an industrial machine has :-/, so the feeding is rather the problem.

Yes, size does matter. By the way, I have definitely decided that top loading bobbins are superior. Additionally I am now a fan of the Singer Touch and Sew models thanks to you. Thank you so much!

Too complicated

Great video and good information ... thank you!

I too bought one of these from Amazon and it was a piece of garbage. However I didn’t give up and bought the brother side cutter SA147. I understand the newer version is SA177. I couldn’t be more pleased with it. It’s compatible with many sewing machines. You just have to clip it on like other presser feet. It finishes the seam and cuts off the excess fabric just like a serger. It’s not as fast as a serger but goes as fast as you can do your foot pedal. I even can use it on my basic manual brother sewing machine the LX3817A when we travel. I can put my fabric under and over for it to act like a serger or I can just put it under the foot and it sews like a sewing machine without cutting the fabric. It takes little practice getting used to it but after that works like a dream. Just a spool of thread and a bobbin. Takes up no space in your sewing room and it packs in my sewing accessory case for traveling.

My 1909 industrial singer 31-20 has some of this pin rash. What a fantastic story to think about every time I look at it.

With the invention of re-positioning hoop, these are no problems. Also, with an embroidery editing software, one can split the designs and re-hoop the 4×4 hoop for evety part of the design, no biggie.

Thank you so much!

Thanks for Uploading.

I just bought the 645 at the thrift store for $25. After fixing an issue with the bobbin case jumping around and breaking needles, im having trouble with the tension on my top thread. Its dry as a bone so im hoping some oil will help. If not its gonna go to the shop for repairs

Found two vintage machines at an estate sale, and managed to get a personal one that was my aunts grandmother's machine. Excited to ID the time period and really not looking forward to repairing it, regardless, I cannot do anything until I get back home and look into it more. My serial number appears to start with a clear CE50, have a somewhat obscured 36, and what I think to be an S (far to obscured to see without using a pencile and paper to copy the code). Looked into it a bit, and found this video on the ISMACS site, though without a CE section (only a C-). End goal would be to restore it to nearly like new condition, with as many old parts as possible, and then run it with an external power adapter (was electrified at some point for 110V DC or 70 "cycles" AC).

So you mean the clunk *isn't* normal ??? 😅 My Lotus baby is now up and running, and there's definitely a clunk between the pedal and the pitman. I chalked it up to the fact things need to move between those two, but you're telling me I can fix it ?! My Lotus makes such a delightful smooth noise with the handcrank and I was mourning losing it to the clunk of the pedal, so I'm delighted to learn I can fix that ! It won't happen today though, since ideally I need to take everything apart like you did to clean it and grease it, not just tighten that one screw back there. Once again, thank you for the invaluable information !

Thanks for the video ! It didn't end up having the info I was looking for (how taut the belt should be) but it looks like you mounted yours with as much slack/give as I did mine, so I'm going to leave it as is for now, I've already taken a bit off a few times, 5mm at a time. I'll sew with it a bit and see if she needs tightening. Thank you for the bobbin case video too, it was very helpful to get the proper order in which to remove things so I wouldn't break something ! Gave it a deep clean, she needed it, it's been 3y since her last professional servicing. I'm mounting my 1917 handcrank 66k (lotus decals !) onto a 1930 treadle table dad showed up with randomly the other day, I can't wait to see how she runs like this ! She was already a joy as a handcrank.

what is the exact model of this machine ?

Loved this. You’ve given me the courage to explore this on my 201-2! Thanks! ❤❤❤

Can a 15-91 singer do the chain stitch? I am looking to do embroidery with this machine but I am not sure, it was giving to me and others irks great, not I will appreciate any input, thank you in Advance

Perfect, thank you.