Consider me frustrated.
08-09-2010, 06:16 AM
#42
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 543
Originally Posted by ConnieF
Let them know you are on a chat board with what 13k people here ???? and You are going to complain out loud.
Nothing more frustrating than a new toy that will not work...
Take a deep breath and even take out the needle and make sure it is put back in the right direction and all the way up in the holder.... re thread etc...
Good luck.
ConnieF I don't even have one to be frustrated with...
I have the space just no funds to get one.... :9)
Nothing more frustrating than a new toy that will not work...
Take a deep breath and even take out the needle and make sure it is put back in the right direction and all the way up in the holder.... re thread etc...
Good luck.
ConnieF I don't even have one to be frustrated with...
I have the space just no funds to get one.... :9)
08-09-2010, 07:34 AM
#44
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: La Pine Oregon, USA
Posts: 5,907
I feel your pain!!! I don't have a Lizzy, but I do have a mid-arm. The guy I bought it from (a friend) spent an hour with those problems.......and I finally figured out what was wrong. He was putting the bobbin in the case backwards. The thread on the machine needed to go from "front to back"...he was thread it from "bak to front" just like his machine at home.
May not help...but have a friend come over and go over the booklet and thread everything again....then scream if it doesn't work....then call and threaten to take it back to them. And tell them you'll stand at their front door and picket them if they don't get it to work....:)
May not help...but have a friend come over and go over the booklet and thread everything again....then scream if it doesn't work....then call and threaten to take it back to them. And tell them you'll stand at their front door and picket them if they don't get it to work....:)
08-09-2010, 08:51 AM
#46
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Monterey Bay, California
Posts: 139
I had a problem with my Tin Lizzie a few weeks ago, sent an email to the company with the "contact us" on the Lizzie website. Got a call from the technician 10 minutes after I posted! I followed his directions and cleaned where he said and it has been much better since then. Quilted 2 charity quilts this weekend (pantograph done from front of machine with a home-made shelf).
08-09-2010, 09:33 AM
#47
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Central Indiana
Posts: 1,112
I had trouble when I first started--tension, tension. It takes a long time sometimes to figure it out. I thought I had my upper too tight but it was fine. If you adjust the bobbin case do it slowly. How your bobbin itself is wound is critical. I was amazed how a different bobbin worked when I tried switching it. These machines are temoermental but they sure do a nice job. Hang in there
08-09-2010, 10:12 AM
#48
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: McLoud, OK
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My suggestion is to get out the manual that came with the machine--read it line by line--checking the settings it mentions until you get to the end. That worked with my Husqvarna/Viking Mega Quilter. Turned out I was putting the bobbin in wrong and did not have the tension set to the right setting for FMQ. Best wishes...
08-09-2010, 10:55 AM
#49
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Somewhere in the Heart of grain field
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Hi, my DH purchased me a Tin Lizzie Queen Quilter18 last October...I understand your frustrations. One difference is that my dealer is wonderful....I bought mine at Sewing Machine Plus. My saleman was Victor and my tech is Todd. Consider calling them just click on about us and it gives a list of people who work there, they are located in San Marcos CA. http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/index.php and considering I'm from Canada they are great and still are...I'm a member on the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TinLizzieLongarm/. We have a wealth of information and Marge is the moderator for this group and let me tell you she is one great wonderful person....you should look into joining this group.....
08-09-2010, 11:21 AM
#50
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 32
I have a notion called the Bobbin Genie. It is a little silicon disc that goes in your bobbin and keeps you from getting bird nests. Here is a link to a UTube video on it. Also one source where they are available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdo_q0M2rsw
http://www.clotilde.com/list.html?criteria=bobbin+genie
Another notion I read about that many long arm quilters use in the Towa bobbin case tension gauge. Maybe either of these can help with your tension problem.
http://columbiariverquilting.com/tow...ion_guage.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdo_q0M2rsw
http://www.clotilde.com/list.html?criteria=bobbin+genie
Another notion I read about that many long arm quilters use in the Towa bobbin case tension gauge. Maybe either of these can help with your tension problem.
http://columbiariverquilting.com/tow...ion_guage.html
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