Originally Posted by
hootnannie
I've gotten a Modern Age Dial-o-Matic machine Made in Japan is on the badge. It has a Singer 15 bobbin but the tension is in the front like the 201. I don't have a manual. I've tried threading it in common sense fashion, have tried the bobbin clockwise and counter. It has a great stitch but the thread quickly gets jammed. Can some one guide me with getting a manual or tell me where I go wrong? Feeling frustrated! TIA
I'm not sure what you mean by jammed. A picture would help.
Does it sew okay for a few stitches and then make a thread nest on the bottom or on the top?
Have you cleaned the top tension assembly and bobbin case?
Have you tested the tensions after threading?
Is thread going between the tension discs that are facing each other and check spring?
Is the check spring correctly located? I made some bags recently on a 15-clone WITHOUT a check spring and it sewed okay.
There are lots of places here and on the web about tension adjustments. A simple instruction for checking the bobbin tension I found at
https://www.coolcottons.biz/bobbin-tension-trick.htm
As you probably know, a lot of similar machines have different names. A Mercury Dial-o-Matic manual can be found at
http://www.tias.com/173/PictPage/3923616937.html
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