Originally Posted by
redlipclassic
When I press down on the pedal, the motor is running but the needle does not move. However, when I turn the handle on the side, the needle does move them.
(Font in quote edited by me.)
I rethought my previous answer and realized that if the hand wheel moves the needle, that the machine is
not in bobbin winding mode. Does the hand wheel turn easily and no 'catches' when you do it by hand? There should be two screws on top, one behind the bobbin winder and one close the needle end of the machine. If you unscrew them and take the top lid off the machine, can you see the belt around the inside of the hand wheel? I'm wondering if the belt broke.
It seems like there have been times that sometimes, with electric machines, that a little nudge on the hand wheel when you press the foot controller (pedal) will help make it work. Does it sound different as you press the pedal further?
Originally Posted by
Iceblossom
I recently dropped my old vintage Remington's pedal when I was trying to set it up, and now have the same sort of problem as you. I can hand crank (and you can sew like that if you really really had to mend something), but no foot power. With my sewing machine there are two plug ins on the side -- if I take the foot pedal plug in the machine slot, the machine starts roaring at full speed and power and only way to control it is to quickly yank out the plug from the socket. I have vision issues and haven't taken the foot apart yet to see if it is fixable, but Hubby is taking Monday off and maybe that would be a good project for him.
Does the plug in look like
If so, try plugging the machine in the other outlet. A lot of vintage machines have this kind of plugs. Many of them are not marked as nicely as this one.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.