Friday, November 1, 2013

Singer 920, you growl too...

I shouldn't have expected any different from the 920 once I started working on it. Especially right after getting the 900 going. I really think it is just the electronic controls for the motors that causes the growl. It isn't unbearable by any means but it certainly is louder than a silky smooth vintage cast iron Singer 15-91.

Hmm, looks strikingly similar to the 900, don't it, although this 920 is the free-arm version.


Pretty nifty. Everything else looks pretty much the same between the 900 and 920.



Here's a shot of the white plastic bushing that was cracked on the 900 (see previous blog entry).

5 comments:

Jonathan said...

My friend's wife gave me her mother's Singer Creative Touch 1036. It's a later model, same machine but the top cover is brown and it doesn't take cams. The paint on my 1036 is flawless. But it's got busted feed gears & I haven't gotten around to replacing them. 3 things I love about these machines...1. it's a free arm. 2. I love how close the needle is to the edge of the bed on these machines. 3. I love the button hole feature on these machines. There's a special button hole foot, it allows you insert a button into the back of it. The button hole foot triggers the drop down lever near the needle and sews a button hole the size of the button in the button hole foot. I think it's pure genius. This button hole foot is still in use today on many machines.

Captain Bedworthy said...

Tore down a 925 last night, and was going to change the shaft guide as you show it cracks, but found a solid steel one in its place. 925 has no changeable cams, just the set included in the machine.
Glad you're doing this so I don't have to. Three machines is enough... isn't it?

sewingmachinenut said...

Three?!? Only three?? That would seriously crimp my style, but I digress... Nice that your machine came with a steel guide. I wonder if someone made it or if Singer decided plastic didn't hold up well enough.

sewingmachinenut said...

I'm fairly amazed at how the sewing machine companies came up with ingenious ways to make their machines perform.

Unknown said...

Do you sell your machines? I have been looking for a Futura II in good working order. I let mine go a few years ago and am sorry I didn't keep it. I'd love to have one back in good working order. Let me know. Elaine in San Francisco

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