'70s Singer Futura 1000 Sewing Machine - Part 1 - Troubleshooting - Top Tensioner, Buttons and More

A customer brought in her late mother's Singer Futura 1000 for assessment and it has some issues so I get to rectifying them. This machine holds special significance for Stephanie as it is the machine she has many memories of as a child. Please see index listing below for subjects covered in this video. Assessing Singer Futura collection -    • 1980's Singer Futura Sewing Machines - Ass...   Singer Futura 2002 Revival Part 1 -    • Reviving this '80s Classic Singer Futura E...   Singer Futura 2002 Revival Part 2 -    • Reviving this '80s Classic Singer Futura E...   Singer Foot Controller Capacitor -    • Sewing Machine Running by Itself - Singer ...   Please consider helping out the channel by becoming a patron.   / sewingmachines   Contributions go towards the running of the channel and you get early access to some videos. You'll also get access to exclusive content. Index: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - This machine's history 5:05 - Discussing the foot controller capacitor, even feed foot and manual 6:53 - The awesome sales brochure 17:36 - Calculating inflation adjusted purchase price 19:00 - Fixing the top tensioner issue 23:27 - Repairing the non responsive buttons 40:33 - Testing 42:38 - Another problem crops up 43:24 - Conclusion and thanks - Molly Web Site - http://www.institches.co.nz