I got a viking!
02-17-2013, 07:21 PM
#11
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Check to make sure you have the bobbin loaded correctly , it will make that sound if the bobbin thread has jumped out of the small tension bar located in the drop in bobbin case at about the 7 o'clock postion. When you thread the bobbin thry the bobbin tension it should "click" the thread into place. Also it only takes viking bobbins, they should have as H printed in the plastic. Viking never made a metal one for this machine. That H should always be facing you. when you wind the bobbin and when you drop in in the bobbin case.
That "bobbin case " is removable and I highly recommend you do periodically take it out, lint does collect under that case. You need a small hex screw driver to remove the one screw ( some time a dealer will replace that hex screw with a regular flat head screw. It can be a bit tricky at first to figure out how to get that bobbin case out, and back in but once you do it a few times you will gat the hang of it. It helps if you use rubber fingers ( like the bank tellers used to use) . Mine can with a rubber finger cover, your nay still have it.
Do check and make sure the needle is pushed all the way to the needle stop. Also change the needle.
Hope this helps.
That "bobbin case " is removable and I highly recommend you do periodically take it out, lint does collect under that case. You need a small hex screw driver to remove the one screw ( some time a dealer will replace that hex screw with a regular flat head screw. It can be a bit tricky at first to figure out how to get that bobbin case out, and back in but once you do it a few times you will gat the hang of it. It helps if you use rubber fingers ( like the bank tellers used to use) . Mine can with a rubber finger cover, your nay still have it.
Do check and make sure the needle is pushed all the way to the needle stop. Also change the needle.
Hope this helps.
02-18-2013, 06:02 AM
#15
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Location: Norfolk, VA
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I'm not Lori S so I apologize for jumping in but when my Viking makes the sound I think you are describing I change the needle, it's amazing to me even if it's a new needle out of the package sometimes that is all it takes. Vikings are lubricated for life at the factory so lubing is not required and with my machine it flat out says not to. However, I often wonder what life means to a manufacturer.
Since it was in storage for so long I would take it in to have a good check by someone familiar with Viking machines, especially if you live in a humid climate or the storage was not in a climate controlled area.
Congrats on a such a wonderful trade, I never seem to be in the right place at the right time for these types of blessings!
02-18-2013, 06:05 AM
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It'll use most but some are better than others. Shmetz is good but I really like the inspira (which is Vikings). The eye of the needle is flat on the side where the thread comes thru instead of an oval so the thread has less chances of shredding. But I've use xglasse too and havent' had any issues. Make sure you use the right size for the job too.
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