Originally Posted by
elhay
I believe I’m almost set up, however I’m having a lot of trouble with the top thread tension. I am threading with the foot up, but afterwards as soon as the foot lever is down the thread becomes rock solid and can barely move.
It's normal to "stop" the thread pull through the tension discs when the presser foot is lowered. One doesn't set top tension by the feel of the thread through the tensioner.