heron

On my Pfaff Passport 3.0, the presser foot pressure is adjusted by turning a control on top of the machine. I understand how it's supposed to work, having read the manual and watched a couple videos.

However.... No matter how much I loosen the the knob (3 or 4 full turns), the pressure does not seem to ease up. In other words, with the presser foot down, IDT disengaged, and presser foot pressure loosened significantly, I still can't manually move the fabric under the foot at all, i.e. the foot doesn't have any "float" action. What am I missing?

I bought the machine new about 1.5 years ago, and I'm the only one who uses it, so I can't imagine the presser foot pressure control is broken.

Help!

Ginaky

Unless the machine has a floating function (which the Passport machines do not have), you shouldn't be able to move the fabric under the foot. You might be able to if you are able to lower the feed dogs and use a foot made for that. I've never tried to do anything on my Passport where you would need to move the fabric, I've never checked to see if the feed dogs can be lowered.

quiltedsunshine

What presser foot are you using?

If you're using a Westalee ruler foot, the height of the presser foot itself, can be adjusted. Is there an adjustment on the presser foot you're using?