hi m8.....pleased for you and welcome to The BCUK 201 Club lol....you do realise now that your life as you know it is now over and you will start doing strange things very soon....

....but theres hope.....
you can blame Mac for all of it.
to be honest unless youre a 'completist' like mac, myelf, twodogs and many other deranged fanatics youre probably better off buying a 'new, modern' pedal....(if the booters dont come thru) because the original pedals mostly turn up not working as well as they wouldve done 60+ years ago...if you do want to buy an orginal please make sure you buy off a responsible ebayer and check with questions first....they usually dont go that well at low speeds....or go flat out at the merest touch etc etc...whilst i've been lucky enough to pick up a few near mint ones that work perfectly, i've also box of them here that have problems, need re-wiring, have decayed rubber feet and so on....so if you just wanna get on and sew with no probs a decent new modern one will keep you stress free.
omlette....thats no excuse....buy another!
hope this helps....
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ps....twodogs.....i've spent all day on and off going through that link....gotta be the best W.I.P. thread i've ever seen....many thanks....as we said in pm recently i'm about to go down the wiring and electrical route on the more complex machines like the 201-2 and knee lever versions and being someone who's traditionally steered well clear of electrical stuff its been a great help!! with macs help i was already to start my own way but that thread has been the icing on the cake. i've just bought the last few bits on ebay that i'll need.....will post pics up as and when.
what i have been doing recently is stripping off the lacquer and decals of a 'Y..........' serial numbered 201, taking it apart and giving it a thorough over-haul....i'm just about in a position to re-spray it with enamel, put on new decals and then re-lacquer and rebuild it...very much feel like i've bitten off more than i can chew i tell ya....it was in such a mess when i got it that i thought to hell with it, take the plunge....hope i dont regret it!
pps....smojo theyre not semi-industrial....thats just what the scammers say on ebay to sell their items....they were a domestic machine simply incredibly well made....way over-spec and they simply blow everything else away.
Ta - found a service repairer in Leeds market today. He has new pedals and lead for just under £30. I'll see if t he boot sellers return with the original and if not probably buy off him. He reckons this model was the best Singer made. Reading up on them they seem to be described as semi-industrial machines and capable of sewing leather so I'm pretty chuffed I got a good find (knowing nothing much about sewing machines before).