Top 20 White Sewing 1766 Mechanical Sewing Machine Questions & Answers

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after the clutch knob inside the handwheel is tightened,,, did you push the bobbin spindle back to the left?

when a sewing machine start making noises, it's time to have the machine checked, just like you would a car.

they have threading diagrams on sewusa.com

or they have a free instruction manual on singer website
On the homepage at the bottom look for instruction manual & click on it
It will take you to a page where there's a box put in the model number W1766
Then click search
a free download

Easy fix is take to local repair person, but barring that you will need to look to replace the little knob so that it tightens down and grabs the larger knob. Sometime you'll need to try to place it on the machine a few different ways till it works right.


The little knob is used to disenage the machine for winding a bobbin. Add little bit of machine oil to help keep it loose.

If you need a copy of your manual, go to www.singerco.com and download it for free. You may have to adjust your thread guide. Singer has the White manuals besides their own. Must be owned by the same company. Please let me know how you make out and if I helped you

Go to singerco.com and download a free manual under customer support. Please rate me. Thank you
Mary

No... use sewing machine oil for it. You can get it at your local fabric store or at Walmart.

White Sewing Machine Manuals are available to download in PDF Format at Singerco.com Go to the website and Click on Customer Support and then click on Manuals and then enter the Model number and then you will see the information and you can download it to My documents and then be able to print a paper copy if you want to do that.I hope that this will be of help to you.Thank youHelen RosePlease rate me and my solution . . .

Go sewusa.com for a free threading diagram.

Put the pedal backwards so you are pressing on the big open end of the pedal. It gives you greater control. Practice a couple of times first because it feels awkward,

Change your needle and use a ball point.

I used to have an old Bernina that had an inner and outer hand wheel. Loosening the inner wheel disconnected the needle bar from the motor so you could wind the bobbin without running the needle up and down. It sounds to me like your machine has the same feature, but resistance on the needle makes the inner wheel loosen up. I don't know whether wrenching on it as tight as you can would be enough, or whether this is a symptom indicating that there is something loose internally in the connection between the inner and outer wheels. Good luck!

You can download White manuals from Singer. Just go to http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html and type W in the search box. The next page will be a list of White machines with manuals available. They may not have the exact model (as in my case), but there will be a similar one. I had to email White-Viking to be redirected to Singer....

Here's a way to download the manual:
You can download White manuals from Singer. Just go to http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html and type W in the search box. The next page will be a list of White machines with manuals available. They may not have the exact model (as in my case), but there will be a similar one.

Here is a part sellertry vontacting them to see if you can find parts.

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I agree about the needle, took me forever to learn that one. I have a Kenmore Sewing Machine that would not pick up the bobbin thread every time I tried it after having it for a while. I would go to my other machine and use it. Then my daughter in law put in a new needle and it worked perfect until I tried to stitch a different type of material. It was then it clicked and I started researching needles for machines. You have to use the correct size needle for the material you are sewing or it will not work right. Also if your needle is dull or bent you will also have problems. Here is a site that may be helpful http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00185.asp You can find more info by searching for "sewing machine needle information" Hope this helps.
Happy Sewer

Push the centre of the wheel R/H side. If it clicks in... away you go pull out to imobilze when filling bobbin

Adjusting bobbin tension is the same on all machines using the fall test. https://www.google.com/search?q=White+Sewing+Machine+2235.+How+to+adjust+the+bobbin+tension https://www.google.com/search?q=White+Sewing+Machine+W-2235+manual ..

Singer built many of the White sewing machines, including the 1710. The Singer support site, https://www.singer.com/support , has the manual available as a PDF. The current link to the manual is https://res.cloudinary.com/singer-sewing/image/upload/fl_attachment/Singer-Website-Library/outdated_product/1101_white-1710-x.pdf . If you prefer a print copy, you can order one from https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/products/instruction-manual-white-1710 , print it yourself or get it printed at any print shop (Kinko's, UPS Store, etc.). For the last option, take the PDF to the shop on a USB flash drive or submit it electronically. I hope this helps. Cindy Wells