The answer to the question posed in Pop Quiz 471 is:
A chain stitch machine.
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Vesta says it’s a lockstitch. I have no idea how I got chainstitch in my brain.
The answer to the question posed in Pop Quiz 471 is:
A chain stitch machine.
[amended]
Vesta says it’s a lockstitch. I have no idea how I got chainstitch in my brain.
I didn’t think that chain stitch machines had bobbins. At least the one I have doesn’t. But it’s a treadle from the 1800’s. What does Vesta use this for?
The Singer 400w series looks just like this (maybe this used to be one?) and is a lockstitch machine that can be converted to a 2 thread chainstitch machine. Man-sew (http://www.mansew.com/apchain.htm) can do conversions. I don’t know how the conversion works but they have a picture (http://www.mansew.com/style86l.jpg) on their site of the conversion done to a similar Singer machine.
Even as a lockstitch machine, the 400w is weird because it’s so small and the bobbin is loaded backwards and the hand wheel runs backwards compared to newer single needles. I have a 400w1 lockstitch at home that was my first industrial. It’s nice for light to medium work.
Nope. This is a lockstitch. I think Todd must have the best answer to the puzzle. This is a Singer 400w21. We love it, now that the kinks are worked out, except for the inability to reverse. I just bought a Juki 555 something-er-other, with the thread cutter and auto backtack, to replace this as our everyday machine. But I heart this machine, anyway.
I just bought the 400W21 and don’t know how to thread it. Can anyone help???
Thanks
Judy
Judy,
Maybe you have figured out how to thread your machine by now. If not, maybe this will help.
I was recently given the same machine. I found the manual for it on-line. You can save it in pdf format and there is no cost for this. Here’s the link: http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/400W21_22_23_24_28_29_33.pdf
This manual has instructions for threading the machine. The instructions are a bit terse and the pictures are just what you would expect back in the day. But it might help.
My machine came with only one bobbin. I’m still looking for a parts list that will tell me which bobbin this machine uses. If you know this information, please reply.
Rusty