Charlee

No....not really. The 128 is a Vibrating Shuttle, the 99 has a round bobbin...

Charlee

Thanks! :) Now if I can just make it sew!! :lol: The manual says to set the needle in a "triffle" above the "holder-thingie-ma-bob" (like my techie talk? :lol: ) What the heck is a "triffle" other than a cake layered with fruit, whipped cream and pudding? ;)

Actually, I need to finish cleaning the machine, before I play too much with stitching, but I couldn't help myself, and last nite managed to get a few tiny stitches out of her before the thread broke!

chris_quilts

Charlee, A trifle bit is just a wee bit less less than a tad bit. Does this help?? :mrgreen:

Candace

But, they have the same size motor and power?

Janis

Thanks for the information on the no. 66 bobbins for the older machines. My hubby thought that one might just file down the new ones and make them work, but I don't want to mess up my wonderful 99 with trying them. It's not worth it. I'll gladly pay the dollar each for the bobbins from now on. How many do I need, anyway? I have 5 of the new ones and one old one that came in the machine. Should I go and buy more, 'just in case'?
Another dumb question. My 99 has a knob that makes the stitch length longer and shorter. Now which way do I need to turn it to make it longer? Anyone know? And how far to make much of a difference in the stitch length? There are no numbers on either it nor on the tension, but on the tension I never know which way to turn it to make it work right, but have gotten it adjusted so it is right at the moment, so won't fiddle with that until I need to.
Thanks for the help.

deplaylady

According to my manual to lengthen the stitch, turn the thumb screw to the right. To shorten the stitch, turn the thumb screw over to the left. It doesn't say how much to make a difference - I seem to remember it didn't take make.

AliceQ

Hi all! I need help! I just bought a Kenmore 158.19461. It's a free arm machine without it's bed. Do any of you know where I might find this piece? Also it's a zig zag machine that won't zig zag. I've cleaned and oiled what I can get to and it didn't help. Any advice?

Charlee

Yuh-huh!! :lol:

irishrose

miriam, on the Spartan, can you just loosen the pressure on the presser foot to FMQ? With my 301, I do not drop the feed dogs. It seems to work better with them slightly up.

Charlee

I would think so...be careful with the 128...those shuttles don't do well with a lot of speed from what I understand.