Quite some time ago I bought a lovely Singer 201 from work. However with study I never got around to cleaning it. On Sunday I was bored and decided to get it out and play with it. Every time I get this machine out I sit and look at it for a bit because it is just so beautiful and sleek. This time was no different and afterwards I set in to cleaning it thoroughly. There is no rust on it, excepting the hand wheel but a lot of caked on oil and dust. This I set about removing, before oiling it and trying to set it up. I started under the bed of the machine, because I always do.
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| Packed in its crate with its motor, as it has been for a year. |
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| Under the bobbin area |
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| Gear cover, to remove, remove circled screws. |
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| Bobbin gear cover, to remove, remove circled screws. |
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| Lovely metal gears. |
Once I had finished under the bed I did the rest of the machine, starting with under the faceplate and moving through to the bobbin area and finally all the 'cosmetic' work, which isn't necessary for the efficient functioning of the machine but I like to know it's all shiny.
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| Under the faceplate, before cleaning |
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| Bobbin and needle area, before cleaning |
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| Hook, after the removal of the bobbin case. |
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| Clean bobbin area |
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| After some cosmetic work |
At the moment I have it mounted in the Singer 206's table, running off the industrial motor as its own motor needs a lot of work. I am very pleased with it, it is very quiet and stitches very neatly.
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