Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Where I bought new Tension Assembly: ebay.com/itm/Tension-Assembly-45871-For-Singer-201-1-221-Featherweight-222-Sewing-Machine/293523871639?hash=item445762d797:g:hMEAAOSwiYFXIpNI
Featherweight Shop Meter: singer-featherweight.com/products/bobbin-tension-meter
Cleaning a vintage Singer tension unit. Installing vintage tension unit.
Repair tension unit. Install a newly made tension unit. Aftermarket tension unit install and trial. How to Zero out tension unit/assembly.
00:00 INTRO
03:12 CLEAN VINTAGE
07:18 TENSION THREAD GUIDE
09:38 CLEAN TENSION HOLE
11:15 FINISH CLEANING VINTAGE
25:00 INSTALL VNTG TENSION
35:50 REPAIR STUD
40:07 ZERO OUT VNTG TENSION
46:00 TENSION METER
53:30 TENSION PULL TEST
55:00 DISASSEMBLE VNTG TENSION
58:30 NEW TENSION INSTALL
1:04:24 DISASSEMBLE NEW TENSION
1:09:35 FIX NEW TENSION
1:12:42 ASSEMBLE NEW TENSION
1:17:00 CHK SPRNG HANG
1:19:35 SHORT PIN?
1:21:15 ZERO OUT NEW UNIT
1:24:25 TENSION PULL TEST
1:27:00 REVIEW
1:29:00 NEW PIN JUST TOO SHORT
1:29:50 MAKE NEW PIN INSTRUCT
1:32:20 COST VS COST
1:33:10 RECOMMEND VINTAGE

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