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[hppyfngy]

Hey guys, I just picked up a 15-91 in good working condition, (I think.) It came without a book or any bits. Where do you get parts for your Singer machines?
This is just as I got it home and plugged it in. Everything seems to work. Potted motor, knee pedal. AF 213412. Know what year that is?
HFG

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[slugbait]

Ebay has all kinds of vintage Singer stuff. You might be able to find a manual online. You can search the serial number for an approximate date (within several years) of manufacture.

[OlTrailDog]

A couple of months ago I picked up a Bernina 930 that was just over in Bozeman for $250 shipped (an ebay BIN) to replace the Pfaff 360. They offered returns and since BZN is close I figured it was worth testing out. I have sewn a couple of experimental hammocks this spring and I'm really please with this machine.

[problem_chimp]

A couple of months ago I picked up a Bernina 930 that was just over in Bozeman for $250 shipped (an ebay BIN) to replace the Pfaff 360. They offered returns and since BZN is close I figured it was worth testing out. I have sewn a couple of experimental hammocks this spring and I'm really please with this machine.

That's a great price for a decent machine. Bernina sold it as 'semi-industrial'. Very rare to find one for less than $650 over here in Europe. I'm using a Bernina Activa 210 which was a low priced (for Bernina) model when it came out and it does everything I need really well. Though if I found a 930 for $250 I would have mine up for sale very quickly!

[squidbilly]

model 15 -one of 25000- that run of serial numbers assigned on April 12, 1939.

http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_mach...-database.html

[contradancer]

I'm a vintage Singer sewing machine fanatic, so I'll try to restrain myself from an endless stream of advice.
There is a free owner's manual, and an adjuster's manual, available from https://www.manualslib.com/
There are several places online where I get parts, https://www.vintagesingerparts.com/
is one.
I would recommend a good cleaning and oiling of your machine. There are lots of YT videos. These do last forever; yours is working well (yay), but often I find if a machine is "broken", it just needs to be cleaned and oiled.

[contradancer]

The white Featherweight!!! ❤️

[contradancer]

And the Pfaff 360 with the full extension bed!!! ❤️

[justaboutso]

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My 99k

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And my first prototype "gear reduction" unit. It's gotten a bit cleaner now. It functions fine, but it's not a slick setup like I want.

[P-Dub]

It's a beaut! Should last approximately forever...