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Nelco 10-10-2012 11:19 AM

Dead sewing machine
 
I was in the middle of sewing my BOM when a poltergeist got a hold of my peddle and it would not stop. Now I have to go get my other machine that is 20 miles away :(. Why do they come around when you are in the middle of something you want to get done today. :mad:

PaperPrincess 10-10-2012 11:52 AM

Don't know. I think sewing machines are also ruled by muphy's law: Anything that can go wrong, will and at the worst possible time.

Tartan 10-10-2012 11:55 AM

I've had a ghost in my foot pedal too. I replaced the foot pedal and the machine has been sewing fine for 5 years at least.

NUBQ 10-10-2012 11:59 AM


Originally Posted by Nelco (Post 5576079)
I was in the middle of sewing my BOM when a poltergeist got a hold of my peddle and it would not stop. Now I have to go get my other machine that is 20 miles away :(. Why do they come around when you are in the middle of something you want to get done today. :mad:

When I had a runaway pedal, I unplugged, took it apart and cleaned the dust out..Couldn't hurt...

Jingle 10-10-2012 12:26 PM

I haven't had this problem yet.

quilt addict 10-10-2012 12:40 PM

If it was a convenient time it wouldn't be a problem. Murphy rules! Hope it is just a minor fix. May be just a loose wire or a break in the cord insulation.

Jo C 10-10-2012 02:17 PM

Omg...just an hour ago i was quilting with my walking foot...suddenly,it won't stop running when i take my foot off the pedal. I'll try taking it apart and cleaning it tomorrow. What a timely topic!

Tink's Mom 10-10-2012 02:18 PM

I was fortunate when my pedal went crazy, running very fast even with my foot off of it...all I had to do was remove the cute little dog's butt from on top of it.

Nelco 10-10-2012 04:15 PM

Thats to funny---wish mine was that easy to fix. :)


Originally Posted by Tink's Mom (Post 5576387)
I was fortunate when my pedal went crazy, running very fast even with my foot off of it...all I had to do was remove the cute little dog's butt from on top of it.


Nelco 10-10-2012 04:16 PM

I will try that and see what happens. Thanks


Originally Posted by NUBQ (Post 5576138)
When I had a runaway pedal, I unplugged, took it apart and cleaned the dust out..Couldn't hurt...



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