How to wind the bobbin and thread the needle on a SInger Model 466 Sewing Machine.

[@firstexperience3]

Andy, My gear at the bottom doesn't spin So that the bobbin thread won't pickup from bottom

[@andytubesewing1953]

The top gear on the vertical shaft is broken. In the decade of this model, Singer started using plastic nylon gears on the top and they are old and falling apart now. A very common problem. You can find a gear (new) for about $10 here in the US. I made videos that show step-by-step how to replace the gear. You may want to bookmark this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLsCOZgzzaiKJTjJ3dRTrDPtIqR6DMoaex The videos in the playlist show how to check the top gear and then how to replace it and reset the hook to needle timing, and a couple other settings and lubrication. It is a nice model, and the new gear should last a long time. Good luck, and thanks for watching my channel.

[@firstexperience3]

@andytubesewing1953 oh thank you so much and then replace it from opening bottom cover? Sorry I am new to this and they want to charget 95 - 100$ for repair I am committed to repair by myself

[@andytubesewing1953]

@@firstexperience3 what is on the bottom is a pulley that runs the belt. What turns that totally up on the top is a gear and it is broken. That's the gear you replace. You loosen the gear at the top. Pull the pulley down 2 inches. Take out the gear. Put in a new gear, push the pulley back up and tighten the gear. Now you reset the timing. It's all in the videos I asked you to watch hundreds of people do this themselves by watching the videos

[@firstexperience3]

@@andytubesewing1953 thank you very much Andy I am gonna watch the video...

[@susangrewing8446]

Great close up pictures !

[@andytubesewing1953]

I'm glad you like them. It takes more effort but there is nothing worse than not being able to see what the person is explaining. Thanks for watching m channel.

[@randyc8171]

The machine looks stunning now ! We love your videos and the information you share.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you so much, Randy 🙏

[@sadghoulzclub6439]

Thank you for this! Super helpful and easy.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I'm glad you found it. Here is the 8-video Playlist for model 466 with timing and oiling info too: kzbin.info/aero/PLsCOZgzzaiKJTjJ3dRTrDPtIqR6DMoaex thanks for the nice comment and happy sewing

[@ednamiranda7486]

Great video! Calm and clear narration with closeup pictures wherever it was necessary for us to see the correct placement of the thread. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 😊Edna from Philadelphia, PA.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you for watching, Edna. I appreciate your comment.

[@carolemagnusson5044]

Thanks!

[@andytubesewing1953]

You're the best, Carole. Many thanks 💘🙏

[@MR-ct8jl]

Hello Mr. Andy. Here I am watching your new video, always great to hear your explanations and soothing style. Sending a sincere hug from Ags, MX.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Many thanks my friend!

[@Ilovemusic4844]

Andy, Thank you so much! I found my grandma's sewing machine (this exact model) and tgis video was really helpful!

[@andytubesewing1953]

surely welcome. A nice heirloom. Happy sewing.

[@TrevorBrierley]

Lovely song Andy, i like to take the boat rides and forget about my medical conditions for a short time and breath in the salt air. very relaxing. stay safe thanks Trevor/ Liverpool

[@andytubesewing1953]

That sounds heavenly, the smell of the sea. I'm happy you are close to it, Trevor. From my home in Arizona, it's 350km to Puerto Penasco, Mexico, or 560km to San Diego, California, so it is rare for me to be by the ocean, Take care, friend.

[@TrevorBrierley]

Thanks Andy, another brilliant and informative video. Still love watching your videos after all these years. Best regards Trevor from Liverpool England..

[@andytubesewing1953]

Oh, Trevor. Imagine this; 2 days ago I'm in Pre-Op and they have music playing in the background. They had inserted the I.V. with saline and "happy juice" and were moving me to the O.R. when Ferry Cross the Mersey came on; kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmmTaWZ4g8aMmaM I thought of you when I heard it! My Fave viewer in England. Thanks for your support all these years. ✨✨

[@carolbryant1458]

Thank you. Love your sense of humor. Makes learning FUN.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you for the kind words. Mom always said it was impolite to laugh at others and OK to laugh at yourself, which I do a lot of, believe me 😀

[@kevinh5024]

Awesome. Very clear video. Thanks for posting.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I appreciate that, Kevin. Thanks for watching.

[@pacolucas7512]

Very helpful, master! Thank you very much

[@andytubesewing1953]

I appreciate you watching. What a nice comment! 🙏

[@jodiepotter6029]

Hi Andy! I’ve learned sooooo much from you! Thank you so much for your time and effort to help me become more comfortable with my machines! Best wishes from sunny Florida and try to stay cool over there☀️🫠

[@andytubesewing1953]

You are so welcome, Jodie. Thanks for keeping y9our machines in service. Yes, brutally hot here. 118F today. Whew, it takes your breath away to go out in it. I know people all over are suffering with heat, floods, tornado, etc. God Bless us all and keep us safe. Thaks for watching my channel 😃

[@ralphwatten2426]

Nice job Andy. That thing is beautiful. I learned something new with the threading of the bobbin thread. Presser foot down and pull on the needle thread pulls the bobbin loop way up and easy to get too. I've always threaded the bobbin thread with the foot up and grabbing the loop from under the foot. Sometimes it's hard to see the thread that way. This way makes it easy. And...thanks again Andy.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thanks so much, Ralph. I appreciate your comment and your viewership ( if that's a real word 😊) I really like the paints they were using in that decade. That 'orange peel" texture and paint type, maybe Acrylic? It just holds up so well and keeps a beautiful sheen. This machine brightened right up like a showpiece

[@bebopin-k7d]

Andy, just a quick comment about not giving up. Found your channel about 4 years ago. Such a huge help and great distraction for me. I fought 2 different tumors off and just recently was given a clean bill of health. It was a 7 year fight for me and you really inspired me to try new things. I now have several singers and a lot more confidence than I used to. Thank you and wishing you all positive things in your life.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thanks for the encouragement Sarah. I appreciate your support

[@veronicalopez6656]

Congratulations from Spain! I find your tutorials so useful. Very grateful to hace found your chanel. ¡Mil gracias!

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you, Veronica! Estoy muy contento de que hayas encontrado mi canal y aprecio que lo hayas visto.

[@makingnewdreamscometrue]

On the twin needles there are different widths between the needles.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I did no know that. Thanks for sharing.

[@meganmills6545]

Thank you Andy - lovely instructions, with a bit of a chuckle too, and your wonderful close-ups. This is a very handy video. Hmmm... The words "Handy AndyTube" just jumped into my head but I seem to remember a cleaning product called Handy Andy from when I was a kid (I don't know if it's still around). On the other hand - that machine is looking beautifully clean now (and very happy with its lot in life) so yeah - perhaps you are a handy Andytube after all. :-)

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you, Megan. Handy Andy is still made by Unilever, South Africa; www.unilever.co.za/brands/home-care/handy-andy/ We never had it in the US though. When I was a kid growing up there was a column in the local newspaper (remember those?) called "Ask Handy Andy" where people wrote in with questions about doing all kinds of things, from auto repair, accounting, cooking, stain removal, just about anything. Handy Andy always had the answers. It was my favorite thing in the newspaper even better than the comics. I thought he was some kind of a wizard b/c he just knew everything. Many years later I found out the column was written by a lady named Andrea and Handy Andy was her pen name.

[@TrevorBrierley]

good morning from a sunny Liverpool, hope you are all well. i purchased a singer 507 for spares but it turned out to be in very good condition. must of been stored for many years as the bottom drive gears have Brocken, sold as not working just for spares. your videos have helped me so much and again a big thank you, best regards Trevor. ( the cost was £26. including shipping. parts, and the machine. )

[@andytubesewing1953]

Greetings Trevor, model 507 is rare to see over here and that's a wonderful price you got. Seems like you found a real gem and glad it's the videos were helpful and thanks for sharing the news. By the way, we have our first rain in over 100 days. Yesterday only a quarter inch but I real monsoon dust storm hit first. All the blowing dust makes a mess but the rain was so refreshing how funny that we finally got some clouds and rain and you had a sunny day. Take care friend

[@chilipeprsandi]

Thanks Andy for this demo. I always learn from your videos. I now know I haven’t been threading my machine quite - right, but will from now on. Lol Also, from watching another one of your videos…I ordered my machine belt (193077). I’m sure it will last longer than the type I’ve been buying. I’ll get my machine working even better. Thanks again!

[@andytubesewing1953]

I love that you feel you learn from my videos. Learnng is a wonderful thing. Thanks for keeping your machines in service. Best always.

[@momchestnutt1540]

Great video, thank you!

[@andytubesewing1953]

@@momchestnutt1540 thanks for watching and I appreciate you commenting

[@Sup_girl73]

thank you. clear instructions.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Welcome, and happy sewing.

[@biker-dog-poppy]

thank you, I had mine wrong but it still worked, even better now!! singer 533, very similar. appreciated muchly.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I'm glad you found the video. Happy sewing.

[@glendacrouch1877]

Great video😊

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thanks for watching ✨

[@emilyaltman2184]

Loved it!

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thanks very much, Emily.

[@makingnewdreamscometrue]

Agree with steady medium speed on bobbin rewinding. I it to almost full.

[@andytubesewing1953]

thanks, it has always worked best for me. On many machines, if we use full speed the thread unspools from the bottom erratically and can cause stitching problems. Thanks for watching.

[@TrevorBrierley]

Hi Andy hope you are ok and still making your brilliant videos. WX in Liverpool wet and very windy, gusts on the river Mersey 30knts. all the best Trevor..

[@andytubesewing1953]

Greetings, Trevor, and thanks for the good wishes. I've been sloooowly working on a 404 that I will be keeping for my family. A real beauty. I just do a little at a time until tired, then cover it up until next time. I hope to make a slide show of it when finished. Wow, those are 34MPH winds there! Stay dry! Here in the Phoenix area will get some of the effects from Hurricane Hilary, but central Southern California and the South West corner of Aeizona will bear the brunt when it lands as a tropical storm. We had 30+ days of 110F temps 🔥and no measurable rain for 145+ days🌵 ( I quit counting) I hope we get a little rain here if even enough to wash the dust off everything. The weather is so different around the Earth, isn't it? Take care, friend, and be well.

[@camsmith931]

Really helpful video Andy. I'm having trouble with my machine (478) the needle keeps pausing but the motor is still running. Only when I adjust the position of the needle, then the needle moves again and I can sew but it then stops again shortly after. Any ideas what could be the problem?

[@andytubesewing1953]

The needle bar connects to the main arm shaft which is turned by the handwheel/motor belt. If the stop motion screw is loose then the needle bar starts acting erratically like you describe. It may have been loosened to wind a bobbin and not fully turned back to the right to tighten the clamping washer inside..There is a slight chance someone took off the stop motion screw, like to replace the motor belt, and put it back on backward. It feels like you can tighten it to sew, but always spins off a little and gets loose and the needle bar quits. If that happens you can what this video about how to remove/replace the stop motion screw. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHmQhHetjbGEes0

[@bonnieclarkson5674]

Thank you for a good video. I can't service a sewing machine, but I find your detailed videos fascinating. I have a Singer 600e and have heard it called a "modern" machine. I would like to find out the difference between "modern" and "vintage". It is all metal gears and I have a lot of trouble finding detailed videos about it. Is that because that line has been called "touch and toss" or "touch and throw"? I enjoy hearing about how different machines do things. Thanks again for a good video.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I'd call your 600e a vintage machine. Antique vs Vintage vs Modern is subjective, IMO. I've had a few people tell me that 20 to 100 years old is vintage. Less than 20 YO is modern and over 100 YO is antique. IMO (just me) over 100 is for sure antique, and sewing machines became modern when they started being made with so much plastic. So I feel after 1980 or so would be Modern, from the 1920s thru today Vintage, and before the 1920s back to mid-century, 1800s is antique. Almost 8 years ago my wife bought a Model 603 at a thrift shop for $10 and asked why so cheap? They told her they had been trying to sell it for almost a year and wanted it gone. She asked me to fix it and I did. You can see a short slide show of the parts before I put it back together kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpe1ZWZ_l9uqd6s The 600 & 600e models replaced the 500A & 503A Rocketeer models. The 603 was an OK machine but I noticed it had many more parts to do basically the same sewing as the 500A. It has a direct drive motor and all steel gears and cam stack, and it is very well made. What I did not like was the bobbin system and bobbins. The bobbin holds much less thread and the "wind-in-place" bobbin system was hard to fix. Way under the bobbin case and hook is a system that lifts the bobbin above the hook for winding, and they really squeezed it in there. The final nut is extremely thin and had cracked. I could not find a replacement as selling used parts on eBay wasn't popular yet. I had to pay someone to make the nut (a $25 bargain price to a machinist) My wife tried the machine and went back to her 301A & 403A after a week. She said it sewed nicely but the bobbin winding/system was a hassle to her. I have since found out many others do not care for the T&S models although I have heard from several who love their T&S machines. I did search KZbin for videos on your model and there are not many at all; mostly about winding and threading it and a cleaning video. I'm not sure how many touch & sew models were made and the total of machines. For me, machines after 1970 at the latest are not worth the effort, but again that's only my opinion. Thanks very much for watching my channel, Bonnie.

[@davidkenyon249]

Andy hello again hope you are keeping well. I have a problem with an old Singer No28 hand machine, made about 1894 . I can't regulate the needle thread tension. It seems to be two convex washers that trap the thread between them, am I threading the cotton correctly ?, it seems to jam the thread. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong please. Cheers David Kenyon, I will send a foto of the manual, unfortunately there pages missing.

[@andytubesewing1953]

I've never had the pleasure of working on that model or even seen one in person. I'm aware of that type of Tension Assembly. That early type is the same as later ones but without a number dial. You can download a free copy of the Instruction Manual in PDF format here: ia902909.us.archive.org/31/items/singer-28-user-manual-en/Singer-28_User-Manual_EN_text.pdf The threading info is on Page 8. Be sure the presser foot is raised up, the needle is inserted flat side to the right, and thread the needl4 from left to right. Singer model 128 is basically the same model as the 28 and I did find an adjusters manual in my files, If you'd like a free copy you can email Alan at [e-mail] and ask for Singer 28/128 manuals.

[@davidkenyon249]

Andy . Thanks once again for your invaluable help I will be pleased to have the both manuals, which I will do later on today. Keep well and regards, David Kenyon.

[@davidkenyon249]

PS Andy, by the way it's a beautiful piece of engineering.

[@andytubesewing1953]

@@davidkenyon249 Good Luck, and thanks for keeping it in service.

[@davidkenyon249]

Andy ,please could you tell me how the pressure wheel works on our model 466. Is it 0 for light pressure and 6 for heavy pressure, or is it related to thickness of material to be sewn? Excelente video on threading up by the way.

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thank you for your comment. I guess you could say it works both ways. Zero is very light. Pressure 6 is very heavy pressure. Of course, if you have very thin fabric, you're going to use less pressure normally than if you have two or three layers of them, it's adjustable for you to figure out what's best. What I usually do is take a scrap fabric of what I'm sewing and just run it through without any thread and see how it goes through. Another way is put the fabric under the presser foot and then tug the fabric towards you. If you can not move the fabric by pulling it. It may be a little bit heavy pressure or ok.If the fabric starts slipping out, it's probably too light. You get the idea. You can get a copy of the original service manual free to download as a PDF from Singer support page at this link kzbin.info/aero/PLsCOZgzzaiKK9GeuGLCo6ZyWv-HbheRVK&feature=shared. Thank you for watching my channel and happy sewing!

[@davidkenyon249]

@@andytubesewing1953 Many thanks for your reply I think thats good advice, I will give it a try

[@andytubesewing1953]

@@davidkenyon249 Best of luck. David, I appreciate you watching my channel and you know where I am if you have more questions

[@ghostkkat]

im a beginner im wondering do you need to buy new needles/more needles or can you stay with the same one forever

[@andytubesewing1953]

I can say that many sewist s have told me a new needle makes all the difference on a sewing project and that it is the least expensive cost of any sewing project compared to materials and thread I do know they eventually get dull and also the eye of the needle can become misshapen from the thread dragging through it all the time even the best needles are not that expensive so I'd be sure to have some on hand

[@Winnie-r-p]

Does this machine take a class 66 bobbin? It looks slightly different than the class 15.

[@andytubesewing1953]

@@Winnie-r-p Yes it uses a class 66 plastic bobbin. I show it and explain it at 55 seconds into the video thanks for the question and for watching my

[@Winnie-r-p]

Opps. Must have missed the beginning of your video. Lol

[@andytubesewing1953]

😊

[@evelyndesjardins8551]

Hi Andy, thanks for all this useful info. Are you still on Facebook?

[@andytubesewing1953]

I've never had a Facebook account. My only Social Media is this KZbin Channel. Thanks for watching.

[@jdhtyler]

Twin needle using 2 individual needles - ONLY on some machines - my Singer 348 with a similar needle clamp to yours will take two needles side by side and the manual says, Straight stitch use needle position Left or Centre ONLY ZigZag LEFT position ONLY and MAX stitch width 2.5 You might try on your 466 All the best

[@andytubesewing1953]

Thanks for sharing this info.