Originally Posted by
tate_elliott
Here's the photo of the problem I had with my 500. It took me a while to find it. You can see the pin sticking out to the right. It was supposed to keep the inside of the hook wheel clear of lint.
As I wrote before, I took out the hook and bobbin mechanism and removed the pin, but the thread still wrapped itself around that spot.
Tate
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! This. I just saw it. This is 100% of my problem! What the heck?
Also -- I'm using Gutermann cross-wound thread, and I notice it's just fine when I thread the machine, but after a row of stitching the top thread is severely twisted, as seen by taking the spool off the holder and allowing some slack -- it twists up like crazy. I have to believe that's contributing.
Help!!
Matt