Unable to find the link
Sorry, I went back through my browser history and I was unable to find the link to the forum ( I was sure it too was a quilting forum) but I had so many windows open and was following so many search links I just can't dig it up...... However it DID look important and useful to me so I copy and pasted the quote.
I would not normally do this as I am unsure who to credit this too, Pretty certain it is Bill Holmes, who I gathered was something of an expert on that and other forums. if I am wrong Forgive (and correct) me I am really posting this with the best intent.
anyway here goes :
"Usually, the big problem in getting these machines timed right is
that someone has retimed them from the lower pulley of the timing
belt, and thrown the feed off as well. That's why the first check
should be the feed timing in relation to the needle bar. First, be sure
that the feed is dropping below the plate as the 206X13 needle
enters the fabric. If not, retime this with that lower timing belt
pulley. Next, time the hook to the needle, using the set screws on
the rear collar of the hook itself, and having it intersect center position at about 2.5 mm rise of
the needle bar. Next, set the height of the needle bar. Put it on left position, and set the height so
that the hook comes just above the eye. If it's done in this order, you don't need any timing
marks, and I can almost guarantee a good result.
Bill Holman
Madison, Wisconsin"
oh and I see I got the signature line ... there you have it
Dan