Well all you knowledgeable people I need some help.
I finally got the time to do a little cleaning, oiling, and playing with my new Davis Vertical Feed VF2 machine. The machine will feed the fabric and seems to want to sew, but I can't figure out how to get it to pick up the shuttle thread. I finally got the thing to pull the thread up from the bottom, but it does not want to connect to the thread.
I know this must be a needle orientation problem, a shuttle problem, or a needle problem. I waited until now to play with the machine because I needed a new needle. I bought several Boye #10's off of e-bay. I know this is the right size because I looked it up on
http://www.kelsew.info/domestic/davisVFmodels.html
There is a picture of my machine and information on it under "VF2."
It turns freely and feeds the fabric, but won't sew. The only thing missing is a thread guide on the head next to the tension disk. I don't think that would prevent it from picking up the bobbin thread. The only information I could find was a manual on ISMACS called "The New High Arm Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machines." The machine pictured is different from my machine.
I am just sure, this problem is something to do 'operator error' with the way the needle is sitting or the shuttle threading?
Nancy