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Please help, stuck and frusterated
I have this same machine (I recently acquired it). I can't seem to bring the thread up from the bobbin. It appears the needle is hitting something under the plate, but I can't see what it is...anyone have any suggestions? Or websites I go to to figure it out? I just got it last week. I got it working once, but it seems to be jammed now, but I don't see anything. The thread won't come up (the way the manual describes, and when I turn the knob towards me the needle goes down, but won't come up unless I reverse the direction of the knob.
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
(Post 5201855)
Unthread the machine and turn it back so you can take off the bottom cover.
On the left side, under the needle area, you will see two gears at right angles to each other. The gear that's oriented vertically (when the machine is standing up) might have come loose and is not engaging the horizontal gear. There should be a small amount of play between the two gears - they should not fit tightly together. When you turn the handwheel, the vertical gear drives the horizontal gear. If the gears are too far apart, turn the handwheel and look for an allen nut on the bar that turns the vertical gear. Loosen it with an allen wrench, slide the bar to the left to engage the horizontal gear (but not tight) then tighten the allen nut. When you turn the handwheel, the gears should now be engaged and the bobbin case should spin. If the teeth on those gears are broken off, they're unfortunately going to continue to crumble and replacing them is expensive - you can do it yourself if you get the parts and save a lot of money. |
If this Touch and Sew is like mine, the threading instructions are inside the verticle plate that when you open the door shows the needle rod, the pressure knob and red lines that show threading instructions.
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Have 2 of these machines. Older one sometimes doesn't always cut the thread when starting. Another thing the plastic bobbins wear(the hole on top) & that causes problems. Didn't know about he newer ones as I have had probems with those, I did get them from my singer dealer tho.The nylon gears are a problem on some models. My 63 model has metal but had to replace on one of my machines
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I just purchased a singer touch and sew 756. It seems to sew fairly well but I am confused as to which direction to insert thebobbin. The directions appear to have it unwind clockwise ( the thread forms a letter ' d'when held on end)as opposed to newer machines which unwind counterclockwise.
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Wow seems alot of us acquired the same machine. I just recently got the 758, after winding the bobbin I get all sorts of mess...birds nest....the bobbin isn't winding evenly so i am sure that's where the problem lays....guess its time to find out which needles & bobbins work for this machine. Anyone use pre-wind bobbins on this machine?
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Hello all! You all helped me when I needed to learn how to thread the bobbin and I'm wondering if you've ever encountered the following problem: All of a sudden (and I'm not sure exactly how sudden since a group of women now use this machine and I've not been sewing with it) the feed dogs aren't feeding fabric. The machine is threaded correctly, as is the bobbin and the machine sews but the fabric doesn't move. What could be the problem? Thanks so much for your time in advance!
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Originally Posted by lillistaylor
(Post 5075337)
the thread on the bottom of the fabric (the one fed by the bobbin) was extremely loose, leaving huge loops of thread in between each stitch. I adjusted tension and anything else I could adjust but we never got it sewing properly again.
I assume with the info above, you've been able to get the bobbin to wind. Sue |
>>the feed dogs aren't feeding fabric<<
There are several throat plates for the Singer T&S. One raises the throat so that the feed dogs don't feed. Is this the problem? |
Originally Posted by ReapandSew
(Post 5567256)
I can't seem to bring the thread up from the bobbin. It appears the needle is hitting something under the plate, but I can't see what it is...anyone have any suggestions?
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Hello quilting board members, I recently bought this sewing machine at a thrift store for a great 6 dollars! It works well except when I try to stitch zigzags, using the pattern disc 0, it skips a stitch. Have any of you had this problem and how did you correct it? I have the Manuel which I downloaded from singer and my knob settings are fine, so I'm not sure what the problem is.
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looking for help
hi my name is james , i have one of these (zigzag #758) that belonged to my mom cant seem to get it set right. i have no manual for it, i would be eternally grateful if you could email me a copy my email is [email protected]. i would love to get it working right for my daughter, thank you .
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+I would buy inexpensive machine. those nylon gears cost at least $125 to replace. (Ask me how I know lol). Ask if the gears are metal or nylon. I have touch & sew 1963 Yr model & gears are metal, Sews like a dream & love makin raggy quilts on it.
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Sometimes it is just the bobbin. Sis has one called me having problems. changed bobbin & fine. sometimes the dent in middle of bobbin wears & won't sew right. Found this out by trial & error.
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Diamondrose is right. The bobbins don't fit right. Also don't wind them too full. Oil the place where the bobbin sits just a drop.
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I have one of those machines and love it. Sometimes you need to unscrew the bobbin and then put back together==I have trouble with new bobbins unless I do this lil trick first. I buy some bobbins off Ebay with no problems. Being plastic, some times the edges get worn--might need to check that. you can gently file with nail file to iron out edges.
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Hi, I have a T&S 706. I've had it for 30 yrs, it's a 1969 machine. It sews like a dream and purrs. It also has lots of feet and throat plates. I did have a major repair done on it about 5 years ago. It needed a new gear (mine are plastic) and a new bobbin winding mechanism. The man at our local repair shop said it was worth getting it repaired. I must admit, it really was worth getting it repaired but as it is in a cabinet, I also have a Brother Innovis 30 and a Toyota Eco 15A, which are both lightweight and easy to transport in the car. My T & S can do everything my modern machines can do. It just hasn't got the choice of embroidery stitches.
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