Singer 319K

[anisa...@hotmail.com]

Hi all,

I have just acquired a beautiful Singer 319K and would love to hear
from any other owners.

I understand it uses different needles and bobbins to other Singers.

Any tips and hints will be gratefully received.

Thank you

Anne - in Adelaide, South Australia

[Peter Lee]

Peter Lee had written this in response to
http://www.www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Singer-319K-12899-.htm :

IMS wrote:

> On 27 Jul 2006 03:43:12 -0700, "anisa...@hotmail.com"
> <anisa...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The 319 is a wonderful, strong, very cool machine and you are right, it
> requires special bobbins and needles. It was called the "Swing
> Needle"
> Singer, and was one of the first zig zag models Singer made. Hopefully
> you got a manual with your machine.

> One of the main differences between this machine and others are it's
> cleated belt drive, the belt is made of a densely woven fiber type
> material. Do NOT get oil on this belt. But the cleats themselves can
> be
> gently cleaned with alcohol, just don't get any on the belt itself.

> Also...sewing in reverse without fabric (but with thread) will result
> in
> the tightest thread wad under the needle plate you can imagine so try
> to
> avoid this at all costs :)

> Another cool thing about the 319 is it can be put in a treadle!

> http://community.webshots.com/photo/260278571/1260344765043445438KDvQDp

> I have a 319 and a 306, the 306 doesn't have the built in stitches and
> so no 'keyboard' on top, but otherwise is the same machine.

> They are in my sewing machine Webshots album:

> http://community.webshots.com/user/herabird

> These are some of the neatest vintage machines going -- I'm happy for
> your new acquisition!!

> -Irene

> --------------
> You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
> --Mae West=20
> --------------

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I agree that the 319K uses special bobbins but I have just been working on
a 319K and it uses exactly the same needles as my Janome ie., universal
type needles. I have compared the 206/13 needles and the universal
needles and they are identical.
Peter Lee

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[IMS]

On 14 May 2008 03:25:57 GMT, nlee_at_adam_...@foo.com
(Peter Lee) wrote:

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>
>I agree that the 319K uses special bobbins but I have just been working on
>a 319K and it uses exactly the same needles as my Janome ie., universal
>type needles. I have compared the 206/13 needles and the universal
>needles and they are identical.
>Peter Lee
>

If your Singer 319 takes regular needles than it has been retimed.

A 319 that has been reset for a 15X1 will sew
with a 206X13 equally well in most cases. The reason that people
change them to use a 15X1 is that it is longer below the eye, and the
tip can hit the bobbin and BC. When they try to counteract this, they
raise the needle bar which throws it out of time with the hook, then
advance the hook to compensate for this, which throws the hook out of
time with the take up lever, which causes tension problems. Then,
they usually run the upper tension extra heavy to compensate for
this. The result of all of this is that the 206X13 cannot hurt your
machine by hitting something as the 15X1 can, so if it is sewing well
and the tension seems good, then by all means leve it alone.

-Irene

[IMS]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 07:55:14 -0400, IMS <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:

Sorry I hit send a little too soon.

The distance from the top of the needle to the eye is the same as a
standard needle, but the length from the eye to the tip on the 206x13
needles is shorter.

The 206 needles are harder to find, though, is the main reason people
retime the machine to accept 15x1.

-Irene

[Lark2004]

Lark2004 had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Singer-319K-32491-.htm :

IMS wrote:

> -Irene

I hate to contadict this info, BUT, you don't need to retime a 319k to use
15x1 needles.

The only mod needed is to open up the bobbin case. the slot in the top if
the case needs to be open up right down to the back edge of the case.

If you want to see pics of the process, go
here....http://www.needlebar.org/cm/displayimage.php?album=132&pos=6

This is consierably easier to do than retiming your machine.
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[mailinh]

mailinh had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Singer-319K-12897-.htm :
Hey folks,
by very very lucky chance, I got given a Singer 319K (with a tonne of
accessories) after I saw it at a garage sale for $100. However, when I
later returned to enquire the vendor said that it had JUST started to have
a problem with the bottom tension (something to do with the bobbin). As
she was leaving overseas the next day and I had a little one-year old
tugging my leg, neither had time to try to fix it... so she donated it to
me. Anyway, the last thing she used the machine for was to repair a
wetsuite, so very heavy duty fabric, and she suspects something minor
might have happened.
Grateful for tips.

By the way, I've since learned from a brief surf on the net that the 319K
is highly sought after by collectors and it features in several
science/industry museums in Aust and overseas, including the Powerhouse in
Sydney.

Cheers, ML

anisa...@hotmail.com wrote:

> Hi all,

> Thank you

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[Ron Anderson]

"mailinh" <prettylotus_at_...@foo.com> wrote in message
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I suggest you look at the manual and try it with regular thread and fabric.
May well her problem was what she was sewing more then the machine

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18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com

[bat...@nospam.none]

>"mailinh" <prettylotus_at_...@foo.com> wrote in message
>news:4949b5c6$0$5223$6c36...@news.usenetserver.com...
>> mailinh had written this in response to
>> http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Singer-319K-12897-.htm :

>>

>> By the way, I've since learned from a brief surf on the net that the 319K
>> is highly sought after by collectors and it features in several
>> science/industry museums in Aust and overseas, including the Powerhouse in
>> Sydney.
>>

Do you believe everything you read on the Internet...?

[Deniece]

Deniece had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/sewing/Re-Singer-319K-12899-.htm :

IMS wrote:

> On 27 Jul 2006 03:43:12 -0700, "anisa...@hotmail.com"
> <anisa...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> http://community.webshots.com/photo/260278571/1260344765043445438KDvQDp

> http://community.webshots.com/user/herabird

> -Irene

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Deniece..

Hi I have just been given a 319k as well I am toatlly lost...I dont really
know where to begin can anyone help is there a manual online I can
Download??? Thankyou

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[BEI Design]

Deniece wrote:
>
> Hi I have just been given a 319k as well I am toatlly
> lost...I dont really know where to begin can anyone help
> is there a manual online I can Download??? Thankyou

http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html

http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Manuals/Singer_Manuals/319_Instruction_Manual.htm

http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/manuals/singer-sewing-machine-manuals.html

etc.

[rif...@gmail.com]

Hi,

My mum owns a Singer 319K sewing machine which was purchased on 19th Jan, 1956. I just love it! My mum cherishes it so much. Unfortunately I am unable to find a timing belt for the model so could not use the beauty since few years. Can anyone please help me to find a timing belt for this machine?

Thanks in advance.

Rifadha Jawher
Sri Lanka

[hub...@ccanoemail.ca]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:45:07 -0700 (PDT), rif...@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi,
>My mum owns a Singer 319K sewing machine

> Can anyone please help me to find a timing belt for this machine?
>Thanks in advance.

https://www.sewingpartsonline.com/timing-belt-singer-319-sewing-machine.aspx



https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.sewing/jfM1dm6mKJ8

http://www.needlebar.org/cm/displayimage.php?album=132&pid=4813#top_display_media

[Ron Anderson]

It is long obsolete no longer available

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[hub...@ccanoemail.ca]

On Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:07:52 -0400, Ron Anderson
<r...@a1sewingmachine.com> wrote:

>On 7/22/2019 7:45 AM, rif...@gmail.com wrote:
>>

>> Singer 319K sewing machine < 1956 vintage >

>> Can anyone please help me to find a timing belt for this machine?
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>

> It is long obsolete no longer available
>

Hi Ron. Thanks for your reply .
It might keep others from trying to revive this
vintage model if a timing belt can't be found .. ?

Just curious - were there many machines built with timing belts ?

I've had a few Elnas ; 1 Necchi ; 1 Pfaff ; 2 White ;
a couple other oddballs .. none with timing belts ..
I'm talking home machines <not industrial >
mid/late 1950s - early 70s

Regards & All The Best ;
glad that you're still checking-in here.
John T.

[Cheemo]

old post but it bears commenting, even though it is commented elsewhere in this post. 206x13 needles are NOT the same length as 15x1. they are the same length from shank to thread hole, but they are shorter from needle hole to point. As a result, if you try to do any stitch besides a straight stitch on a 319 with 15x1 needles, you are going to hit the bobbin case. If you want to run 15x1 needles in a 319, you need to either buy a replacement bobbin case with the required clearances or you need to grind a way the OEM bobbin case in the half moon shape and the cross piece over the top of the case. Then you can run 15x1 needles without worry of crashing the needle. Stock timing works fine with 15x1. The 319 is actually a PFAFF design and that uses 15x1 needles. Singer licensed the patent for the Pfaff 130 to make the 206/306, hich was restyled to make the 319/320. One of the conditions is the Singer had to be different in function and appearance from the 130. Hence, different sized needles (which was Ok by Singer as it meant you would buy your "special" needles from them).

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[Cheemo]

> http://www.singerco.com/accessories/manuals.html
For others running across this, the OEM cleated cloth belt has long been discontinued. There is, however, a modern replacement and it is a rubber cleated belt, like a timing belt on an automotive engine. You can find them at sewing machine shops, online stores and even places like ebay. So if you fabric belt has broken, you can get your 319 back in service fro somewhere around 50-100 bucks.Well worth it for such a versatile machine which is, in design at least, basically a Pfaff 130. The Pfaff 130 is a highly prized machine, the 319 is a dark horse but you can get the goodness of the Pfaff (IE: many $$$) at used Singer prices.