Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Help! I bought a 603 last week and just got a chance to sew (try to sew) with it yesterday. The problem seems to be that the reel holder (black part) won't hold the reel wind (the thing that holds the bobbin) down for more than a few stitches. It also makes it almost impossible to wind a bobbin. The whole assembly jumps up after a few stitches. I think I'm missing a part - but I'm not sure what. I got it mostly because it could do a chainstitch, those parts I got on eBay, hopefully I'll still be able to do that, but it would be nice to sew, too. Is there anything I can do? I really don't trust the sewing machine shop I took my featherweight to. Here's a couple pictures - any Touch and Sew wizards out there? (Yep - I know the bobbin is wonky, but I don't think that would raise the assembly - it's really loose to begin with.)
I say Touch and Throw..There are better machines out there to use that produce much prettier stitches than this machine.
It's a fun machine to play with once, but only once.
Don't you own a 401 or a Rocketeer? Neechis are very nice machines too!!!
Yep, I have a 401. I wanted to have this one for the chainstitching ability. The stitches it makes before it stops are really good - other than the chain stitch, I had hoped to be able to have it as an extra when I have extra people around sewing. Sometimes I have 7 - 10 sewing machines going in the sewing room at the same time.