Hi. I¡¯m Mike. I¡¯ve just got finished reviving a D9 my sister brought down from her last visit. I like it so much that I bought a cheap ($40) Singer 9W-7 on eBay that fits one of my singer cabinets and uses Singer 221 bobbins. It¡¯s a fine machine but it¡¯s no D9.
I¡¯ve managed to acquire 4 bobbins for the D9 and substitute needles for it (and my singer 9W-7). If I could just locate a real bobbin cover slide plate for the D9, instead of the homemade one it now has, it¡¯ll be ready for my sister to pick up on her next visit.
She acquired the D9 and cabinet from a coworker who was about to throw it away! She volunteered to take the machine (knowing nothing about it) and uses it for a lamp stand. When she finally told me about it I told her that the machine has a great reputation and I would like to try to get it sewing again.
I managed to get it situated on a singer VS-2 cabinet after I got it freed up. Someday I¡¯ll find a good deal on one for myself.
Anyway, that the extent of my current adventures with the Wheeler and Wilson D9.
