Vintage Singer attachment question
 

Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the foot,
held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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the photos make it a little hard but the one on the left is actually
kind of a holder for the other foot. if you take the foot on the
right and put it on the left on it makes a complete foot. The screw
will go through the large part of the hole and then you push it over
to the small part and it holds tight. looks like the one you have there
is for stitching on binding. Hope that is a tad clearer than mud.
Taria

"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the foot,
held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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I wish that was the way it worked. But the one on the left is an
actual foot of some sort. What looks like a screw is not, it is a
brad that attaches the black thingie on the right. The hole in the
foot on the left is perfectly placed for the needle. Maybe the black
think is supposed to be a thread cutter? Oh well, I'll keep
searching. I know there must be some kind of a "base" foot for the
attachment on the right, but I haven't found one yet.

Mardi

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:48:55 GMT, Taria
wrote:

the photos make it a little hard but the one on the left is actually
kind of a holder for the other foot. if you take the foot on the
right and put it on the left on it makes a complete foot. The screw
will go through the large part of the hole and then you push it over
to the small part and it holds tight. looks like the one you have there
is for stitching on binding. Hope that is a tad clearer than mud.
Taria

"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the foot,
held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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Taria is correct... you have the base foot and the wide binder that fits
onto it. That black thing is the release to allow you to change feet.
I have that same foot (and the rest of the set). I've put a couple of
pictures up showing the how the two fit together.

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum17.html

Katrina



In M. Wetmore wrote:
I wish that was the way it worked. But the one on the left is an
actual foot of some sort. What looks like a screw is not, it is a
brad that attaches the black thingie on the right. The hole in the
foot on the left is perfectly placed for the needle. Maybe the black
think is supposed to be a thread cutter? Oh well, I'll keep
searching. I know there must be some kind of a "base" foot for the
attachment on the right, but I haven't found one yet.

Mardi

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:48:55 GMT, Taria
wrote:

the photos make it a little hard but the one on the left is actually
kind of a holder for the other foot. if you take the foot on the
right and put it on the left on it makes a complete foot. The screw
will go through the large part of the hole and then you push it over
to the small part and it holds tight. looks like the one you have
there is for stitching on binding. Hope that is a tad clearer than
mud. Taria "M. Wetmore" wrote:
Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the
foot, held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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Hi Katrina:

Thanks to both you and Taira. The pictures helped greatly. Now I get
it. That's pretty clever. I now have a box of attachments I know how
to get onto the machine, but don't have a clue as to what they do.
But, I think a little exploring and experimenting might answer those
questions for me.

Again, thanks to both of you and have a great holiday!

Mardi

On 21 Dec 2003 22:52:42 GMT, Katrina Worley
wrote:

Taria is correct... you have the base foot and the wide binder that fits
onto it. That black thing is the release to allow you to change feet.
I have that same foot (and the rest of the set). I've put a couple of
pictures up showing the how the two fit together.

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum17.html

Katrina



In M. Wetmore wrote:
I wish that was the way it worked. But the one on the left is an
actual foot of some sort. What looks like a screw is not, it is a
brad that attaches the black thingie on the right. The hole in the
foot on the left is perfectly placed for the needle. Maybe the black
think is supposed to be a thread cutter? Oh well, I'll keep
searching. I know there must be some kind of a "base" foot for the
attachment on the right, but I haven't found one yet.

Mardi

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:48:55 GMT, Taria
wrote:

the photos make it a little hard but the one on the left is actually
kind of a holder for the other foot. if you take the foot on the
right and put it on the left on it makes a complete foot. The screw
will go through the large part of the hole and then you push it over
to the small part and it holds tight. looks like the one you have
there is for stitching on binding. Hope that is a tad clearer than
mud. Taria "M. Wetmore" wrote:
Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the
foot, held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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dot com. ____________________

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Glad I could help.

Katrina

In M. Wetmore wrote:
Hi Katrina:

Thanks to both you and Taira. The pictures helped greatly. Now I get
it. That's pretty clever. I now have a box of attachments I know how
to get onto the machine, but don't have a clue as to what they do.
But, I think a little exploring and experimenting might answer those
questions for me.

Again, thanks to both of you and have a great holiday!

I don't have a copy in front of me but if you don't have the Mary
Brooks Picken Singer book it is a great resource for lots of
attachment info. They are often on Ebay for almost nothing.
Taria


"M. Wetmore" wrote:

Hi Katrina:

Thanks to both you and Taira. The pictures helped greatly. Now I get
it. That's pretty clever. I now have a box of attachments I know how
to get onto the machine, but don't have a clue as to what they do.
But, I think a little exploring and experimenting might answer those
questions for me.

Again, thanks to both of you and have a great holiday!

Mardi

On 21 Dec 2003 22:52:42 GMT, Katrina Worley
wrote:

Taria is correct... you have the base foot and the wide binder that fits
onto it. That black thing is the release to allow you to change feet.
I have that same foot (and the rest of the set). I've put a couple of
pictures up showing the how the two fit together.

http://homepage.mac.com/kworley/phot...toAlbum17.html

Katrina



In M. Wetmore wrote:
I wish that was the way it worked. But the one on the left is an
actual foot of some sort. What looks like a screw is not, it is a
brad that attaches the black thingie on the right. The hole in the
foot on the left is perfectly placed for the needle. Maybe the black
think is supposed to be a thread cutter? Oh well, I'll keep
searching. I know there must be some kind of a "base" foot for the
attachment on the right, but I haven't found one yet.

Mardi

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:48:55 GMT, Taria
wrote:

the photos make it a little hard but the one on the left is actually
kind of a holder for the other foot. if you take the foot on the
right and put it on the left on it makes a complete foot. The screw
will go through the large part of the hole and then you push it over
to the small part and it holds tight. looks like the one you have
there is for stitching on binding. Hope that is a tad clearer than
mud. Taria "M. Wetmore" wrote:
Hi All:

Can any vintage singer experts out there take a look at these two
attachments:

http://mardiweb.com/quilts/feet.jpg

Question 1, what the heck is the foot on the left for? What's the
purpose of the round metal thingie sticking out the right of the
foot, held in place by a screw?

Question 2, this is one of the attachments I got in a box of Greist
attachments. How does it attach to a foot or to the machine?

Thanks.

Mardi
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dot com. ____________________

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