JC Penny Penncrest 2601

Old 05-24-2017, 10:19 AM
  #11  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 327
Default

I would hold off on buying that particular manual. See if anyone else here knows more about the machine.
Also, ask your repair person if they have any contacts that may be able to find a manual.
PatPitter is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 10:27 AM
  #12  
Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 8
Default

Thank you. I'll ask when I pick it up.
KatieD is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 10:44 AM
  #13  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 10,590
Default

My first machine was JC Penny branded machine circa 1978. I still have it but I don't know if I still have the manual and it is very different from your machine. I can tell you that you will only get a straight stitch as long as your zig zag width is set to the zero. The upper setting knob that is currently set to the symbol that looks like a Z is the setting you use for straight stitch and zig zag. When you increase the stitch width that will give you a zig zag stitch. I'm sorry I can't help you with the other stitches. It has been almost 12 years since I fired mine up. Ever since I got my Bernina. I kept my JC Penny as a backup.
feline fanatic is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 10:57 AM
  #14  
Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 8
Default

Originally Posted by feline fanatic View Post
My first machine was JC Penny branded machine circa 1978. I still have it but I don't know if I still have the manual and it is very different from your machine. I can tell you that you will only get a straight stitch as long as your zig zag width is set to the zero. The upper setting knob that is currently set to the symbol that looks like a Z is the setting you use for straight stitch and zig zag. When you increase the stitch width that will give you a zig zag stitch. I'm sorry I can't help you with the other stitches. It has been almost 12 years since I fired mine up. Ever since I got my Bernina. I kept my JC Penny as a backup.
Thank you. I was wondering how to switch from straight to zigzag.
KatieD is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 11:02 AM
  #15  
Super Member
 
osewme's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,546
Default

Here's a machine that looks like yours. Don't know if you can contact the owner but she obviously has a manual. Maybe you could ask her if you could pay for her to make a copy of the manual and send the copy to you. I would think it's worth a try.

http://www.timberlinehomestead.com/7...g-machine.html
osewme is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 11:26 AM
  #16  
Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 8
Default

Originally Posted by osewme View Post
Here's a machine that looks like yours. Don't know if you can contact the owner but she obviously has a manual. Maybe you could ask her if you could pay for her to make a copy of the manual and send the copy to you. I would think it's worth a try.

http://www.timberlinehomestead.com/7...g-machine.html
Thanks for the link. I just sent her a message.
KatieD is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 12:22 PM
  #17  
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Maryland
Posts: 255
Default

I found a youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUI8BZYd9mA
what is the serial# try searching this way also, just for the heck of it put the serial number in google.
wbfrog is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 03:18 PM
  #18  
Banned
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Victorian Sweatshop Forum
Posts: 4,096
Default

Originally Posted by wbfrog View Post
I found a youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUI8BZYd9mA
what is the serial# try searching this way also, just for the heck of it put the serial number in google.
Serial numbers are useless for Japanese machines as there are no records to search.

Cari
Cari-in-Oly is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 06:21 PM
  #19  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Belen, NM
Posts: 1,353
Default

I had a machine when I was a teen that had a switch on it that was like speed control, Could H/L actually be an early speed control?
Innov8R is offline  
Old 05-24-2017, 07:32 PM
  #20  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 2,805
Default

I'm no expert. As far as manuals, they will do you no good if they don't have the same dials, in the same place, as you. You have the basics worked out. You have it sewing a straight stitch. You just need to understand the dials and special things you machine can do. So, unless the manual shows/includes your dials, it's fairly useless, except the oiling points.

Look to buy a manual by the drawing of the machine, not the name. It could have several "names' on it. It's possible to find a manual on one of those $$$ sewing machine manual sites. It might cost $5.00 or $10.00 to purchase, But at least you'd have the information. Just make sure the pictures match.

I might try joining the Japanese sewing machine group on yahoo. Chances are it's a Japanese machine. They may have a way to determine which mfg. made it. It's possible that the manual is in the Yahoo group's files.

About cams - What makes mechanical sewing machine zig-zag or do decorative stitches is a "cam". It's a gear that makes the machine do a certain zig or zag.. They can be built in, as yours obviously are. (You have no doors to enter cams). They can also be removable. The removable gears are called "cams", also. They usually look like little hats with various shaped brims, but are sometimes flat and sometimes look like flying saucers. There are hundreds of varieties of cams. You just insert the cam to produce the stitch you desire.

Also, if you don't get a good answer, post again in a a couple of months.

bkay
bkay is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Littledreamdevil
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
21
05-16-2020 04:01 PM
debbiecharlie
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
4
09-01-2017 12:55 PM
PattyAllayne
Main
0
10-09-2009 02:53 PM
Chrys
Pictures
17
09-28-2009 08:24 AM
Shemjo
Main
7
04-21-2009 08:32 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter