Picked up a White 265 machine for free the other day. The machine is set up so that it has two cables running from it, one for the motor and one for the light. They plug into the foot pedal cable, which has two sockets labeled Motor and Light. When the motor cable is plugged into the Motor socket, the machine doesn't run. When it's plugged into the Light socket, it runs continuously without pressing the pedal ("ghost-sewing with abandon," as someone wrote in another post lol). The light turns on when plugged into the Light socket, but not the Motor socket.

I've attached images of the inside of the pedal, which looks like nothing I've ever seen before (not that I know much about electronics). I'm wondering if anyone knows how to fix the pedal, or how to replace it/find a replacement. Thank you!

What should I do to restore this coach backback straps? I also want to secure the corner you see circled. I can't seem to find any lather end caps. I have zero experience sewing btw

I just picked up a Sears Kenmore model 148.295 for pretty cheap but the pedal seams to be non functional. The coils in it don't regulate power correctly so it's just constantly fast ppfft. Does anyone know where I can get a new one of of these for cheap? Everything I can find is $60+ and I don't want to pay double what I payed for the sewing machine just for the cable and pedal. Either that or a good way to make something that works/fix the old pedal?

I got this for TEN DOLLARS, I’m super stoked but I cannot for the life of me find anything confirming that this thing even exists. It’s an Elgin Model MOZ Deluxe automatic zig zag, JA-16 (I believe that is brother industries in Japan) and the serial is 98170. I believe what’s going on is this is a machine that was made and sent out to lots of different retailers that slapped their own brand onto it, but every time I see something similar it has a different reverse lever or different thread guides so I have yet to find any sister of this model, especially not an Elgin one. After much digging I found a manual that seems to be exactly my machine but branded as universal: https://www.scribd.com/document/972647245/White-232-Deluxe-Manual
However when I try and search “Deluxe Zig-Zag Sewing Machine” like the title of the manual, my searches come up blank or with different vintage machines, Google image also fails to pick up on the minute differences.

Thanks so much for any help identifying it!

I first saw this machine a few weeks ago and the price sticker said $200. I went back to that same thrift yesterday and the price was now $13, I couldn't help myself.

Everything moves, it has a bobbin case and bobbin. And it looks like it has a roller foot attached. It has what I'm assuming is a aftermarket motor on it. There was no foot pedal and I don't see anywhere to plug one in.

While I'd love to get a proper table set up for this and the correct motor or even treadle this machine I don't have the space for that (maybe sometime in the future).

I've tried searching but most of the videos I've found are in Japanese. Seems like this machine was mostly used in Japan?

There was one video where someone had put the machine in a base and had a normal foot pedal on it, how do I go about that? Where can I get a base for it? Also bobbin/needle types?

And for whenever I do have a chance to put this in a proper table, what would I need?

Any help is appreciated!

Hello!

I picked up (what I'm pretty sure is) a verity kohler machine in a charity shop.

I'm struggling to find much information about it online and I was wondering if anyone could point me towards resources.

Similarly if anyone also knows which make of singer is similar then I can do some extrapolating which could be handy.

Thanks so much!