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From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-01-2005, 03:00 PM (1 of 11)
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Love my baby! An oldy but a goody! Let's talk, anyone have one? This machine feeds any material so well. The only thing it lacks is the ability to stitch different stitches. If you have one, what type of work have you done on it? |
User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: wghmch
Date: 03-02-2005, 11:48 AM (2 of 11)
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I'll bet you a dime that you don't have a Singer "15-19." Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-04-2005, 11:12 PM (3 of 11)
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I'll bet you a dime that you don't have a Singer "15-19." Bill Holman Bill, I'll bet you 150 dimes that I do!  Reversible feed, lock stitch for family use: budda bing: 15-91. Kept in the family! It's black with gold letters. Has a built on motor which was just rewired by my loving hubby after it went poof from brittle wires touching each other. Has the serial number AF288415. Has been sitting in my mom's basement since 1977 when my grandmother passed away and was purchased by my grandmother sometime around the 1940's. My great auntie has a 221 which she purchased just after my grandmother got her 15-91. Has the buttonhole attachment and the other little box of attachments. Folds into a table. I have the original manual. What else ya wanna know, Bill? Do I get my 150 dimes now?   BTW: This machine sews beautifully. I just made slipcovers for my couch with upholstery material and it never jammed, fed the material perfectly compared to my mom's Singer from the mid '60's which only works well on denims and the like. Happy days are here again! 
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User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: wghmch
Date: 03-04-2005, 11:21 PM (4 of 11)
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You better reread what you originally wrote. Now, you've changed the model number. (You may e-mail my dime as an attachment.) Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-05-2005, 02:30 PM (5 of 11)
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Phew, thanks Bill but you better reread what I wrote: 150 dimes. Boy am I glad you're a nice guy and only asked for 1. Thanks Bill!  Correction: Singer 15-91. There, that's better.
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User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: wghmch
Date: 03-05-2005, 05:23 PM (6 of 11)
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A Singer 15-91 is a great old machine, far better than the elusive 15-19. The only thing to take a precaution on is the wiring where it enters the motor. By now, a very high percentage of these have rubber insulation that has turned to mush from lubrication getting on it, and although the wires are intact, they could touch each other or the housing, and someone could get zapped. This is a very short wire that runs from the inside of the connection where the cord plugs in, up into the motor, somewhat hidden, next to the outside casting of the machine. Be sure your machine is unplugged, find this short wire, and squeeze and roll it in your fingers up where it enters the motor. If it feels soft and gooey, get it replaced before you use the machine. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-06-2005, 10:39 AM (7 of 11)
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Yeah, I know about that but not by choice. The machine had been sitting idle in the basement since 1977 when I decided to retrieve it from the bowel's of it's existence. I was so excited, cleaned it, got it all set up, examined it closely and saw exposed wire near the plug where it attaches to the machine. My hubby said give the foot pedal a slight tap. Poof! So, he rewired it. All the wire had to be replaced as it was "mush" right into the motor. I'm still stuck with a little screw with no heads that I can't find where it goes but she's working fine, knock knock knock on wood. |
User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: wghmch
Date: 03-06-2005, 11:25 AM (8 of 11)
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If you can e-mail me a close up JPG of the screw, I might be able to tell you where it goes. Be sure to use your real name on the e-mail, as I don't answer notes using "handles." Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-06-2005, 03:42 PM (9 of 11)
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I don't have a camera to send you the pic so I'll describe it the best I can. It's about 1/8" long, has only about 3 threads on it. I think it came from somewhere over by the motor area, if not in the motor. It has a line to insert the screwdriver into, like on the head of a regular screw but this screw has no heads or point on the end. Hope this helps you. I appreciate the help. Do you repair machines? |
User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
From: wghmch
Date: 03-06-2005, 04:00 PM (10 of 11)
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The most likely spot is one of the set screws that hold the carbon brush tubes in place. If you will e-mail me using your real name, I will send you a PDF page showing the motor parts that were used on the 15-91. It is shown as # 882 in the diagram. I spent about 40 years in the business, and retired in 1996. I like this better than working. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: sewerzzzzzz
Date: 03-07-2005, 01:30 PM (11 of 11)
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I tried to send an e-mail to you but your e-mail is blocked on this forum. I'm sending you a pm with my e-mail. My husband did take the brushes apart to clean that area of the motor out. The machine's been running smooth for a few months, hope that missing screw isn't a big problem. Glad you're enjoying your life now! Did you work with all brands of machines or just Singer and what's your favorite for reliability? I love this old Singer. My mother purchased a Singer in the mid 1960's. We both can't get it to work properly with fabrics like fleece, the thread either breaks, skips stitches, or the bobbin is never wound correctly. We've had it serviced, and adjusted the tensions every way that we could but it just doesn't work right. |
User: sewerzzzzzz
Member since: 02-27-2005 Total posts: 81 |
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