Originally Posted by
J Miller
Does your machine buzz, hum, groan and struggle to go?
Does it do all that then suddenly take off like a scared rabbit?
Do you have one of those universal black rubber band belts on it?
Then take it off and put a real sewing machine belt on.
I have had several machines do this to me. And each ran so much better with a proper belt on it I wondered if it was the same machine. The last was my silver SEWMOR 404. I didn't have the proper belt for it until my order got here today and when the new belt went on, oh what a difference.
Joe
Thanks for the tip, Joe.
I think you have mentioned before that the noodley black rubber belts are cruddy, and the V Belts are Da Bomb.
Could you explain why it is that the rubbery noodles are bad? Also Candace mentioned they are hard on the machine. I would really appreciate knowing the "Why" of this all.
Thanks so much!