Hi All!
I have refinished the case bottom, re-wired the foot pedal, re-assembled the rheostat after replacing the carbon plug, put the machine all back together, and made some stitches! I will post a few photos; she is looking very nice! However, I have a few problems, so I will need some help.
1) The machine stitches quite slowly, and the foot pedal ends up getting snap-crackle-pop warm. I will have an expert look at my wiring tonight to ensure that I have not done anything wrong, but I am quite sure it is correct. (famous last words!
) Any ideas as to why it would run so slowly? Is this likely an adjustment within the rheostat? For example, When I put it back together, I noticed that one can have some of the parts of the rheostat screwed closer to or farther from the main body of the ceramic block within the rheostat. Would this be the appropriate thing to adjust?
2) The tension is fussy - the stitches look fine, but not WOW. My grasshopper, 15 Clone, and Featherweight all stitch such beautiful stitches; any tips on making these 99k stitches go "WOW"?
3) I hear a mechanical 'click' with each stitch, as the needle is in its lowest position. I cannot tell quite where it is coming from. Is it normal to hear a bit of a click? Presumably yes, as it is an oscillating shuttle...?
Many thanks in advance if you can help with some answers. I am meant to gift this to a 12-year old on Monday, and I am awfully concerned about fine-tuning it right away, in the next day or so.
Thank you thank you , whoever can help. Photos to follow: The first one is how she looks now. Pretty nice compared with the "before", eh? (The funny marbley texture on the bed is just the reflection of the backdrop fabric).
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