For some reason, Singer didn't number the stitches in order, if you zoom on the picture you'll notice the last stitch is number 37 but there are some numbers missing. He can just hold his mouth right better than I can. I struggle with getting the cams in right but hubby has no issues whatsoever. I have all but a few and I suspect that they were part of an add-on. It makes all kinds of fancy stitches, 30 to be exact if you have the cams. I haven't seen one but I have seen one as a hand crank. It's belt-driven and in theory, could be turned into a treadle machine. I really should buy one and replace the one nylon gear in it. The plus side is that there are some metal replacement gears out there.
It does have nylon gears and for the most part, I shy away from those. It was made in the 80s and mine was born in Brazil. This is the "newest" of my vintage machines and if you use 25 years as for how old something has to be vintage it just barely makes it. The follow arm is what goes around the cam to make the pretty stitches. I wasn't pushing them down far enough to get them to engage the follow arm. It didn't take him long to have the machine back up and running. After he tackled a few other machines he dug out the Singer Merritt and took it to the spa. So I went off and bought a new computerized sewing machine and put it away. I could only get it to straight stitch and not very well. I was pretty sure this machine died about six years ago. Purchasing items from the links cost you nothing more and adds a few pennies to the fabric budget.
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