Daffy is a little stinker and likes to judge me while I work! Everything gets “CAT SCANED”!! She makes my day!

Hello and welcome Mike! Nice set of machines you have and have given away! They will run for another 60+ years! Check the carbon brushes to ensure the motor its getting powered through the steel spring. It’s about the only thing that can kill one of these. Only because getting a replacement motor of similar quality is very difficult. We are hoping to add more videos soon. I had a huge project and then surgery. So life was forced to slow down. But we are nearly back up and running. Keep your eyes out for more goodies to come! Yep, Daffy is pretty cute! Very judgmental of my work though……. Lol😂. I hope you have a grand day!

My little micro manager is my favorite tool on my bench! She keeps me company!

And thank you for the kind words. I am planning on starting an online school for repairing certain machines!

Happy to have been able to help you out with your “memory maker”. Let me know if I can help you with anything else. Welcome to the Fixin’ Stitchin’ Family! I hope you have a grand day!

I am so sorry you lost your Drew! That’s terrible. Not too long ago we lost our older cat Baby Girl. We decided to get Daphie and her litter mate Dorrie. They have become a big part of our family. I am honored that my cat made you smile with the good memories you have of Drew. Your right about these old Kenmores, they are great machines! I hear it alot though…. “They were just a cheap Sears machine.” Well I figure those people haven’t sewed on a very big variety of machines!!! They just dont know any better!!!! I hope you have a grand day!

@@fixinstitchinmachines9217 Back in the day before 1980's a Kenmore appliance was a very good piece of equipment. Things were built to last, and if a problem parts were readily available. I am talking more than just sewing machines. But people today don't know the experience of purchasing from large dept. store that stood behind the products they sold, and where workers were more than willing to assist you as well as being very knowledgeable about the profuct. No, we are not talking about Walmart, and made to fall apart products. .

@@jojosewist8921 Well said!! Just as a heads up though; if you have those old appliances and need a schematic, go to searspartsdirect.com and usually you can at least get a little better understanding of the appliance and possibly come up with a solution or find an aftermarket replacement part!!

BTW, your cat stole the show.

The older Kenmore’s were definitely built tough! I know a lot of techs that don’t like them. They can be a bit fiddly from a settings point of view. But man once they are set they will sew till the cows come home! Usually the one’s that are fiddly to get the settings right; are ones that have not been serviced in a long long while. So I have found that being a bit more particular about cleaning the linkages and what not make the re-setting a much simpler solution. Sometimes an old oil ring of build up on the needle bar can add just enough friction to mess with you while setting. So I have found that just a few more seconds of cleaning to remove such things on the old Kenmore’s and they will sew and sew and sew! This one is for sale if you want to add to your collection!

@@ronalddevine9587 My little shop manager is cute!! Her sister will appear some day. Daphie likes to hang out on the bench with me while I am working and her sister likes to be outside hunting mice. I agree with you! She is a show stealer! Not to mention its really nice to have a little repair buddy making sure I do my job right! I call it a C.A.T. Scan. I wish it would allow me to charge extra for my repair work! Lol

Thank you!! Those older Kenmores are some how with some people not popular. I have never figured out why!! I have had them come into the shop very neglected, some oil and minor adjustments and they sew like brand new or even better!!!

Congrats on your little collection of Kenmores!!

Yes you can. I recommend putting something under even the case. Some of the cases had metal feet and are all beat up and will scratch the surface you set it on. Once out of the case, the same thing will happen, you can scratch or mar the surface you have set the machine on. There is a lot of vibration in the machine while it sews. I sell a repair mat that works well for this! They are $45 plus shipping. Send me an email from my website and I can send you a picture and the information for the mat. On my bench I use 2 layers of leather, in the video you can only see the one. I hope that helps!! FixinStitchinMachines.com

Yep the older machines didn’t do a very wide zig-zag. This one doesn’t even have a light! Some of the newest machines I worked on when I was doing warranty work for Pfaff, Viking, and Baby Lock would go up 9mm wide and with special settings the feed dogs would feed the fabric left or right and you could go wider for decorative stitches or with the couple top of the line Pfaff’s you could even make up your own stitch designs!

Oh boy… That is a tough problem. But yes!! It is a lot of work. Its more involved than I can type here. So please go to my website and get my phone number and I am happy to talk you through the steps! FixinStitchinMachines.com. I am on Eastern Standard time and I answer the phone 10am-4pm. Phone calls are free! Video chats are also available to help folks with repair issues, usually I charge for them if they are over 15 minutes.

@@fixinstitchinmachines9217 Thanks! I will call during the week during those hours. Thanks again :)

Those old Dressmakers are quite a nice machine! Occasionally, I have found that some have plastic stitch cams or gears or both. If yours does, a little M-kote EM-30L lubricant will help it a tiny bit from drying out and cracking. Use a small brush and brush the entire plastic part; IF there is one.

@@fixinstitchinmachines9217 mine came with a huge set of 24 cams… I cleaned and oiled the machine out when I got it then put on a shelf, but I think I’ll take it down today and have a good play… bit hard when I have 7 sewing machines - 2 daily drivers (cheap Brother machine and my beloved Bernina 1010), my bagmaking industrial that I use all the time…and then the Toyota dressmaker and a Husqy 21c which were just too pretty and cheap and good condition to not buy….and the other 2 are non-working shelf pretties (an Elna Grasshopper and old Singer 15-91) - to really have a play with them… but I should! I will!

You have a very nice collection!! If you need help with the Elna or the Singer 15-91 send me and email via my website. I am happy to either do the repairs if your close enough to East Tennessee, or I can also guide you via FaceTime or WhatsApp or other video chat service! A quote or estimate is always free!

@@fixinstitchinmachines9217 Unfortunately it’s because both plugs would need to be rewired… and I’m in New Zealand….. twice the voltage and twice as far 😂 But ty anyways

@@cazkiwinz4300 The wiring process is the same, there’s just an extra power wire. There’s got to be a repair shop near you that can help get them safely powered again! I dont want to know what the shipping would be from New Zealand….. Or to think of the potential damage a memory maker could sustain in such a long trip!! I certainly can help you get them sewing again via turning the hand wheel. Then at least you would know for sure that it would be worth the $ to get them rewired. I have a few forms of vidoe chat available. Time zones might be an issue…. But if I can help, I would be happy to do so!

I hope Google translate worked correctly. If your lever for zig-zag is on 0; then your straight stitch is not correctly set. There is a rod that controls your zig-zag motion. If what I said is correct; then it needs reset. When you do have it set at 0; is the zig-zag just very narrow?

Gracias pero no me supe explicar, mi aguja no queda en el centro de lanzadera sino al costado izquierdo de la misma. Hace la costura recta pero no puedo coser en el centro para poder guiarme mejor

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Buenos días hace días q le escribí y párese q no vio mi pregunta ,tengo la misma maquina y no me cose recta en el centro solo a la izquierda el sisas si lo hace bien quisiera q me explicara en una foto q me señale donde debo de tocar es la misma marca es una ( Kenmore ) modelo 148.12170 Sears ROEBUCK SIMPSONS_SEARS.

Por favor me pued3s contestar necesito con urgencia soy sola y no tengo como sustentarme para comer por fa tengo 70 años.

The black 9002 with the red cord; that was a fun machine to work on! I will check for one around in my stock and with my suppliers for you! There is more than one White model that takes that bobbin case style.

I found you one!! 🎉 They are no longer available as new. They strictly come only from a parts machine. If you would like me to get it for you the purchase price would be $60 plus shipping. I can have an invoice ready quickly and you can pay online and I will ship it out as soon as I get it. I search for these parts all over the world sometimes and they can take a bit of time. So for situations like this I ask only for 1/2 of the price up front. Which if I some how do not get the part, (which hasn’t yet happened) I would most certainly refund to you. My website is FixinStitchinMachines.com where you can also find my business phone number and we can talk directly. Thanks!!

Whoa! That’s crazy that it can take that much work to find parts!!😮

Also as a heads up, these can sell out from under me. So if you want it please call me sooner than later! Thank you!!

I really appreciate that feedback! I took the video myself…. This work is too detailed and its hard to get some one to stand there and video you doing stuff. I did find a solution for that and have gotten a different way to be able to video myself. My other videos, my wife was able to take them and that’s why those videos look SO much better! This one however was all me and I very much NEED this kind of feedback so that I can video better in the future!!