Originally Posted by lee231
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by lee231
Positively says OUR SPECIAL. Not like most White machines, turns same direction as most Singers. I hookup the electric today and it turns over real nice and quiet. The shuttle has a spring loaded piece on the back of it and tends to make the top thread hang up around the notch in the front and puts a rats nest on the bottom side. Will take a pic of the shuttle later and post. Maybe with a good cleaning that will change. Got the hand wheel soaking in evorust right now. Lost power earlier tonite so will have to wait a bit to use the garage for cleaning.
I wonder if it has a burr or rust some place causing the rats nest
It's possible, I had a Necchi that had that problem on the bobbin shoe, acted about the same way with the rats nest.
run your finger over the area and the shuttle and see if you can feel anything. If you can't feel anything make a stitch and watch the stitch form - you might have to prop the machine up to see - anyway see if you can see where it is snagging. It is so frustrating to try to find a burr - at least you can see rust. I have polished with crumpled up aluminum foil before - if not try emery cloth. The burr can be anyplace - it could be on the needle, the needle hole, the shuttle - anyplace. I had one machine did that and it wasn't a burr it was dead gummy oil