18 Comments
Mike Bees
3/25/2013 10:42:16 am
I completely agree with your views, the 1958 electric (not potted motor) 15K I have has almost feminine curves to it whilst the 1950 201K has a very sturdy look about it yet to me still looks great. A mechanic friend of mine tells me there is no real comparison in the engineering with the 201 coming out on top but personally, coming from a tailoring backround although I prefer the 201 because it is smoother and I believe produces a marginally better stitch the 15 is not far behind. Having said all that, one of my favorite machines to sew on is my treadle 66K dating from 1910!
Curt
2/11/2014 10:24:52 am
I've got several old singers (12, and 127s) I finally was able to afford a 201 and got a really nice one that has not been used too much. Unfortunately this ebay find had rotten wiring. Finding someone to rewire it is cost prohibitive, and the tutorial is really mindbending. I have a really lovely treadle with a 137 in it. I'm thinking that my cheapest route is to modify the 201 to run it on my treadle. I don't know what to do about the motor gears nor what parts I would need to convert it to the treadle. My 201 was made in 1950 and has the motor on the back of it. Do you have any ideas? I'm at a loss. Thank you for any help.
OldSewinGear
2/12/2014 12:29:09 pm
Curt,
Curt
2/13/2014 12:11:35 pm
Thank you very much. $130 is the price of the only person I can find that will rewire it. I thought this would be the ultimate machine. Take care and thanks again.
David
2/12/2015 12:01:57 pm
Hi Curt. I have 2 of the 201-2 models and have re-wired one of them. My first Singer is that 201. Little did I know when I bought it at a garage sale years ago, I was getting a great machine. It has been used a lot and had a bad case of pin rash (scratched paint on the upper arm because some people sew on a fabric pin cushion and the pins scratch the paint off.) It's bed also had a lot of paint scratches but it has always sewn great (through 12 layers of canvas) If you live near Springfield Oregon, I might be able to help you or re-wire your machine for a lot less just because I like these old machines so much. I also have a 1937 201K which is a treadle that I could also, put a belt driven motor on if I wanted to. To turn a 201-2 into a belt-drive, would require you to have a different handwheel and belt fender/bobbin winder to trade it out with besides an electric motor.
Deb
12/30/2015 08:11:59 pm
Hi David,
David
1/16/2016 09:31:20 am
Hi Deb, I just saw your reply about a 210 and working on it. You can call me at 541-726-6390 if you want more info.
David
1/16/2016 09:36:08 am
Oops, make that a Singer 201-2. My fingers must have gotten dyslexic? I could also help with re-wiring any other old Singer as well.
David
1/15/2019 10:16:51 pm
Hi Deb, I hadn't checked back on this blog for a while. Do you still need a singer re-wired? I have rewired two different 201-2's, so I am pretty familiar with that model. I also know what parts it would take to convert a 201-2 into a treadle model. It requires the heavy treadle style hand-wheel and the fender with the bobbin winder on it. The bigger issue is that behind the hand-wheel on a 201-2, the two screws that hold the motor assembly to the machine body, are a different spacing than the two screws that hold the fender and bobbin winder on. Also, the treadle model didn't have the built on light on the front of the machine. They can be converted if you have the right parts.
Hi David I wish to convert my 201-2 to a standard external motor and would like to ask for your advise please kind regards. Robert
6/21/2020 01:41:09 pm
Any help would be great
avi
1/16/2016 02:02:52 am
hiii i just got a old 201K and it is missing some parts do u know eny website that hase information about it befor i take it apart or eny thing spetial i shall know?
Ivabelle
1/15/2019 11:23:51 am
I have a model that seems similar to the one pictured, but it is covered in a rough matte finish. The roughness has rubbed off in some places. Is is normal to find 201s that aren't shiney?
Jill
11/24/2020 06:21:32 am
Ivabelle, it sounds like your machine has the finish known as Godzilla. Singer made that finish on some models as an alternative to the far more common shiny black.
David
6/22/2020 02:03:36 am
Hi Robert. If yiu could call the number above in the earlier comments, and leave a message, I could get in touch with you and answer your questions.
Sheila Dillman
10/29/2021 07:30:18 pm
Hi Gary and Barbara
David Macauley
10/29/2021 08:13:22 pm
Hi, I just saw your question. I have rewired a couple of Singer 201-2's (the gear drive models). The wires to the motor were in bad shape. That could possibly be a problem, not delivering full power to the motor. Also, I have tested several foot pedals, plugged them to the same machine, and found that some of them must have had more resistance than others? As one might make the motor spin noticably faster than the next one. I don't know all of the inner workings 100% intricately, but know it works on resistance, that why they tend to get warm when sewing a lot of starts and stops, or slower speed. If you replace the rubber feet to get a good grip on your floor, as opposed to putting them on a rug, or using them on a carpet, you will be safer. I dicovered some older Singer foot feeds, get rather hot during use.
Laura Hayes
8/25/2023 04:04:08 pm
I have a beautiful 201-2 complete with a queen anne cherry table it folds into and matching stool, along with instruction books, special presser foots etc. etc. The romantic in me wants to keep it, but the pragmatist wants to sell it. Is there a market for these somewhere?
Sam
11/16/2023 10:21:30 pm
Laura, I'm a market for it!! If you're still considering selling, reply here and I'll give you my email! Leave a Reply. |
News, Reviews,
|
RSS Feed