Hey Cecilia - this is all really interesting. I've taken some pics of mine to share with you. Here:
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You can see there's not much of a gap when the winder is disengaged, but there is definitely a gap between the rubber tyre and the handwheel.
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This is my tension assembly, but I never thought of threading it through the little loop. Seems like it work either way... but I was thinking if you get stuck, I can loosen mine off and take a pic of how it goes together if you like. I presume mine is okay even though the machine isn't stitching. I think it's to do with having the wrong needle. I have the system 1738 round shank needles, but you said yours are short? How long are they? (in mm)
Cheers, Amelia
Last edited by frudemoo; 06-06-2013 at 08:04 PM.
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