Ordering parts

[AlfaGTA]

So this might be old news.
Was looking to purchase a replacement return spring for the hand feed quill shaft on the vertical head on my FP2.
Went to Singer's web site and tried using Google translate ( i don't speak German) to convert what i thought were definitions for what i needed into German.
No love....lots of responses from Singer's search: "there are no matches found".

As a last resort i looked up the original factory part number in a parts manual........Entered the number in the search box, and "POW", the page opened at the needed part.....
This was new to me.....and a welcome feature of Singer's site....
Tried the same at the FPS site , and that drew a blank.

Just thought i would pass this along, betting everyone here already knows about this except me.....

Cheers Ross

 

[rimcanyon]

So what words did you search for and what words would have found it? Might be a lesson there.

 

[AlfaGTA]

I tried:
"Clock Spring" "Spring" "Return Spring" "Cross Shaft Return" "Hand Feed Spring"
Translator gave several different German translations of the individual words and phrases.....tried all combinations.

Here is the real item:

Rückholfeder 2039-232, 14mm für Deckel Fräsmaschine FP1 und FP2

Sie bieten auf eine neue Rückholfeder (2039-232) für Deckel FP 1 und FP 2 Fräskopf ( für die Bohrbewegung der Senkrecht - Frässpindel ) Federbreite 14 mm

www.singer-werkzeugmaschinen.de

Cheers Ross