your video saved my day! I came across my mother's 431G from storage for decades. I fixed a cracked Bakelite motor case and cleaned things up. Time to put in a bobbin and pick up the thread - nothing! I tried quite a lot of things and then I watched your video. I was turning the handwheel AWAY from me, you correctly turned it towards you (groan). 30 seconds from throwing the whole thing in the trash. THANKS.
Hi I'm so thankful for sharing this knowledge and for guiding me through big humble bowing from my heart. The light in me honors the light in you thank you ** !!=D
Hi Mike I have a 411 which is also as you likely know, very similar. In fact I have 2 similar. Amazing industrial quality machines. They’ll still be running after the next geological extinction event! 😂 But I have a problem I can’t solve, how do I remove the selector knobs? It looks like I have to disassemble the entire upper mechanism… surely that can’t be right? What knowledge can you add pls?
Pretty good video by Mike Kraemer, he should have used thread that, color-wise, contrasted to the denim to better show and demonstrate the Zig-Zag stitch patterns he attempted to show. His prices are SKY-HIGH, his communication prior to his making a Sale is responsive. His communication after the sale is pi** poor, I know. I have done business with him and I hosted him in my home along one of his gypsy trips. His prices are WAY HIGH and the "Restored" Singer 401A I bought from him for $530.00 cash was FAR FROM restored. Cracked Base, Mal aligned, missing parts, etc. Mike Kraemer is very talented in the personality department, fairly capable in the mechanical department, extremely talented in the SNAKE OIL department. As a novice buyer, after being gouged by Mike Kraemer on a "restored" 401A @ $530.00, I bought one locally for $125.00, un-restored that operated better than the one I bought from Mike Kraemer in a stand with a far greater compliment of accessories. If you are new to Vintage Singers, take your time, don't get SUCKED-IN by Mike Kraemer.
I have a Singer 431G. It is working well except it almost impossible to sew in a slow motion, it goes from 0 to 100 very fast. I did open up the Bakelite foot pedal to fix this (some of the carbon discs where missing), but I don't know if it helped much. Could it be something wrong with the motor or should I buy a new foot pedal?
It shows the introduction of plastics and the throat plate/ slide plates are impossible to find. The novelty is that it can chain stitch, but I have seen some with the permanently attached chain stitch guide removed and no chain stitch throat plate ( Many people would not notice ).. The motor housing is completely plastic like a # 700 series "touch and Sew.. It does have metal gears, but I agree, they do not sound "hefty", but "noisy"..
2 YEARS LATER AND THIS VIDEO IS STILL AMAZING AHHH SO HELPFUL
your video saved my day! I came across my mother's 431G from storage for decades. I fixed a cracked Bakelite motor case and cleaned things up. Time to put in a bobbin and pick up the thread - nothing! I tried quite a lot of things and then I watched your video. I was turning the handwheel AWAY from me, you correctly turned it towards you (groan). 30 seconds from throwing the whole thing in the trash. THANKS.
Hi I'm so thankful for sharing this knowledge and for guiding me through big humble bowing from my heart. The light in me honors the light in you thank you ** !!=D
Hi Mike
I have a 411 which is also as you likely know, very similar. In fact I have 2 similar. Amazing industrial quality machines. They’ll still be running after the next geological extinction event! 😂
But I have a problem I can’t solve, how do I remove the selector knobs?
It looks like I have to disassemble the entire upper mechanism… surely that can’t be right?
What knowledge can you add pls?
Pretty good video by Mike Kraemer, he should have used thread that, color-wise, contrasted to the denim to better show and demonstrate the Zig-Zag stitch patterns he attempted to show.
His prices are SKY-HIGH, his communication prior to his making a Sale is responsive. His communication after the sale is pi** poor, I know. I have done business with him and I hosted him in my home along one of his gypsy trips. His prices are WAY HIGH and the "Restored" Singer 401A I bought from him for $530.00 cash was FAR FROM restored. Cracked Base, Mal aligned, missing parts, etc.
Mike Kraemer is very talented in the personality department, fairly capable in the mechanical department, extremely talented in the SNAKE OIL department.
As a novice buyer, after being gouged by Mike Kraemer on a "restored" 401A @ $530.00, I bought one locally for $125.00, un-restored that operated better than the one I bought from Mike Kraemer in a stand with a far greater compliment of accessories.
If you are new to Vintage Singers, take your time, don't get SUCKED-IN by Mike Kraemer.
I have a Singer 431G. It is working well except it almost impossible to sew in a slow motion, it goes from 0 to 100 very fast. I did open up the Bakelite foot pedal to fix this (some of the carbon discs where missing), but I don't know if it helped much. Could it be something wrong with the motor or should I buy a new foot pedal?
Does this machine have a walking foot
No
@@ulfen92 You can purchase a walking foot for a slant needle machine as I did.
My eyes see a Singer 401 wannabe, but it doesn't sound as solid as the North American 400/500 series. My ears don't hear the familiar sounds.
It shows the introduction of plastics and the throat plate/ slide plates are impossible to find. The novelty is that it can chain stitch, but I have seen some with the permanently attached chain stitch guide removed and no chain stitch throat plate ( Many people would not notice ).. The motor housing is completely plastic like a # 700 series "touch and Sew.. It does have metal gears, but I agree, they do not sound "hefty", but "noisy"..