Originally Posted by
Ellpea
I think I have the bobbin correctly threaded (via the manual and watching the one youtube video I could find). Although the video doesn't show as many steps as the manual recommends. My questions are:
1. How does the shuttle fit back into its case? The manual says to open the left slider and fit the shuttle in, but does not say which direction it should point. And the carrier doesn't really give me a clue either. I've tried both directions, and neither seems to make the carrier happy.
2. The manual says to pass the thread under the spring. Is that the spring on the side of the bobbin? There also seems to be a kind of spring/flap inside the machine on the carrier.
(wow, I wish we had a video of this process!)
Any help will be sincerely appreciated!
1. It points towards the needle (i.e. toward the right), lying down sideways (open part of shuttle away from you from memory) when inserting. This really got me, as the manual didn't explain it properly.
2. There are a couple of different versions of the shuttle. I don't have mine with me ATM, but I think the most complicated thing was passing thread through the sets of holes to get the tension right.
The carrier sometimes has a self closing thing (slider slides closed when the bobbin is moved to the right). Don't think my MOP 12 had this but my F&R from 1914 did and I've seen others from the 1890s with it.
Have a look at
http://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/12kshuttlethreading/ . They have a good description and pictures to go with it. The part you probably want is "in every case it must be passed under the spring on the outside of the shuttle."
Oh and be careful not to insert the needle all the way in: You have to set the height. This is not intuitive if you're not used to it. The needles are not easy to find either. Schmetz made them until relatively recently so get them while you can. No flat side, very small needle diameter.