I have a 1957 Singer 111W155 walking foot machine with cabinet and everything but the light.
First question, where can I get a light? Or will I just have to put one together from pieces and parts from another machine. It would be nice to have the original.
I downloaded the manual, and after several trials and errors, got it all threaded and sewing. Now, it breaks the thread on the first stitch. I've retraced the threading, and looked for all the obvious, and come up with nothing.
When I spin it first, and get the bobbin thread up through the hole, I put the bobbin thread under the cloth to be sewn, and the needle thread on top. I've gone slow, even to the point of making the first stitch by hand turning the wheel. Then as soon as I hit the gas, the thread pops.
Trial sewing on Sunbrella with needle # and thread # suggested in downloaded manual.
Ideas appreciated. I'm trying to find someone local who knows these things and who will make a house call, as the thing weighs as much as some motorcycles I've owned.
Thanks in advance.
Steve