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    Quote Originally Posted by KingsFord View Post
    I got lucky and found this last weekend.
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    Just picked up a nice Singer 237, but I won't be happy until I get my hands on a BU Nova. It's got to be the manliest non-industrial thread injector out there.

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    I picked up a Kenmore 117-959 in cabinet today at the thrift store for $27. The presser foot is stuck up though.
    And the rubber drive wheel is flat spotted, but I have high hopes for it. I believe it's a '47 or '48.
    Pics to follow...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geck0 View Post
    ...The presser foot is stuck up though.
    And the rubber drive wheel is flat spotted...
    Probably just gummed up/varnished oil. A few drops of alcohol or odorless kerosene a couple of times a day along with a bit of jiggling should free it up. A replacement drive wheel can probably be found. Sew Classic has a couple of them...you may get lucky.

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    I picked up a singer 237 for my sister, she doesn't want it because it doesn't do "fancy stitches". Oh well, now I don't have to cart my machine to my boyfriends, it's going there. . Her loss. It's in immaculate conditionimage.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Geck0 View Post
    I picked up a Kenmore 117-959 in cabinet today at the thrift store for $27. The presser foot is stuck up though.
    And the rubber drive wheel is flat spotted, but I have high hopes for it. I believe it's a '47 or '48.
    Pics to follow...
    I just restored the exact machine a few months ago. That entire front head comes off so cleaning is pretty easy. Just as gmcttr suggested, I got both a new drive wheel and new bobbin tire from Sew-Classic. Here is a pic of what the inside of the front head looks like. I took a couple of pictures during the overhaul process, they can be seen here. http://blog.ericksaint.com/1948-kenmore-restoration/


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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    Probably just gummed up/varnished oil. A few drops of alcohol or odorless kerosene a couple of times a day along with a bit of jiggling should free it up. A replacement drive wheel can probably be found. Sew Classic has a couple of them...you may get lucky.
    Yip! Someone gave me one that was in a barn for years and years that looked like new but hardly moved. My tech told me it was probably gummed up with the oil that they used of the time. So I took a couple cans of shop solve to it and it works like a charm now.

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    I did have the front cover off. I will try the alcohol/kerosene.

    ErickSaint, what kind of needles are you using? I will need those too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Debi Jaytee View Post
    I picked up a singer 237 for my sister, she doesn't want it because it doesn't do "fancy stitches"...
    Her loss your gain.

    Our local trash dump has an area to drop off usable items for others to look over. A friend grabbed a Fashion Mate sewing machine for me. When she called me about it I wasn't too excited thinking it was a later model with plastic gears. Then I found out it is a 237....happy happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Debi Jaytee View Post
    I picked up a singer 237 for my sister, she doesn't want it because it doesn't do "fancy stitches". Oh well, now I don't have to cart my machine to my boyfriends, it's going there. . Her loss. It's in immaculate conditionimage.jpg
    I have that machine.Quality unit.Link in my sig line to it.
    Nothing to see here. Keep moving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Debi Jaytee View Post
    I picked up a singer 237 for my sister, she doesn't want it because it doesn't do "fancy stitches". Oh well, now I don't have to cart my machine to my boyfriends, it's going there. . Her loss. It's in immaculate conditionimage.jpg
    I have that machine as well. Does the 2 stitches you need for DIY just fine. The other bonus about that machine is you can put it on a Singer Treadle. However, right now I'm still partial to electricity. Maybe one day when I get bored or run across a cheap treadle.
    Bill

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