Hi John Maybe you should start from scratch and use a new wire...old wiring wears out and causes all kind of problems...start new and don't take a chance on starting a fire you cannot put out or get
Hi Betsy, The Singer Merritt has a low shank foot and the high shank will never fit on this machine...I would go back where I bought this foot and ask for a low shank replacement...most stores will do
Hi Cynthia; First you should change the needle...next the the two buttons on the front of the machines should lift your feed dogs into sewing position to move the material,one to lift the feed dogs
Hi Jaclyn; I believe it was made in the early 1960's. It was and is a very good zig zag sewing machine. It is very good when sewing through heavy material,it also sews through thin materials. I had one
Dear Dani (and fellow Texan), I would go right back to a Singer machine which run from inexpensive to a little more high end. If you don't need the embroidery or more fancy stitches, then pick one of

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