Bernina, Pressure Foot UP when threading A MUST???
03-10-2011, 08:28 PM
#112
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
When threading the machine I always have my pressure foot up for the exact reason Ghost Rider explained. However, when threading my needle I have done it with pressure foot down but only dropping the pressure foot after I have taken enough slack in my thread that I may need. I never pull my thread through the machine when the tension disks are engaged (ie when pressure foot is down). I always raise it before pulling any thread. So much so that it is engrained habit now.
03-11-2011, 04:33 AM
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Thread leaves a lot of lint behind if you remove your spool of thread by pulling it back up thru the tension more is left behind. It is so important to clean & oil your machine . I am so intuned to my machine I can tell by the sound if I need to clean,oil or change the needle. We have had customer bring in their machine and you would be amazed at the ball of lint from not cleaning. That is one of the instruction classes Bernina request all dealers offer to their customers.
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03-12-2011, 04:08 AM
#114
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Originally Posted by blisterful
(I posted a few weeks before when I was having trouble with timing going out 3 times in three weeks). I am still having the same issues with this machine. Yesterday, authorized Bernina repairman said the reason my Bernina is going out of time is because I have been threading machine with the pressure foot down. I find it hard to believe his statement. If this were true, our owner's manuals would have a great big warning statement telling us our machine may need servicing if we thread needle with pressure foot up. Bernina owners, please let me know if you have ever threaded your machine with the pressure foot down and what you think of his explanation.
03-13-2011, 07:11 AM
#118
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In my Bernina instruction classes dealer told us that pressure foot should be up when threading machine. When it is up, it releases the tension disks, allowing the thread to slip between them. If pf is down the thread will not slip between them properly therefore it will not have proper tension when sewing.
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