Help with sewing machine needle adjustment
#1
Help with sewing machine needle adjustment
Hi I joined this forum to ask a question and maybe stay for the passion.
I have a strange issue I can't solve; when I adjust the needle position on my singer 7462, it stops picking up the bobbin thread / or just wont stitch but it works fine in the center position.
I'm sewing on a quilt thickness fabric, I need to adjust the needle position because I have to sew on the edge where the fabric hits the zipper.
Any ideas?
I have a strange issue I can't solve; when I adjust the needle position on my singer 7462, it stops picking up the bobbin thread / or just wont stitch but it works fine in the center position.
I'm sewing on a quilt thickness fabric, I need to adjust the needle position because I have to sew on the edge where the fabric hits the zipper.
Any ideas?
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
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agree with the above suggestions to use a zipper foot even if you have to buy one. Won't cost as much as to take the machine into service to have it adjusted and also will be quicker. When you have the time, the machine may need adjustments.
#5
I'm not sure that the zipper foot will help. I have to move the needle position either left or right when using the zipper foot on my machine. I don't know if that's true of all machines.
My only suggestions - Double check with the manual to be sure that you have threaded the bobbin according to the directions for your machine, and follow manual's directions to pick up the bobbin thread before changing the needle position. If that doesn't work, call or email Singer or a Singer technician to ask if there is a quick fix for this problem.
My only suggestions - Double check with the manual to be sure that you have threaded the bobbin according to the directions for your machine, and follow manual's directions to pick up the bobbin thread before changing the needle position. If that doesn't work, call or email Singer or a Singer technician to ask if there is a quick fix for this problem.
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Utah
Posts: 2,093
It's likely that the timing is off just a little bit. Most likely the needle/hook distance. There should only be about 1 thread distance between the needle and the point of the hook as it comes around the back of the needle. You can check this my removing the needle plate and bobbin basket.
Some Singers have a small hole in the back, just behind the needle bar. If you put the correct screwdriver, hex or torx in that hole and turn, it will change the needle/hook distance. It may not be adjustable on your machine, as some of the lighter weight Singers don't have an internal frame to hold that setting.
Some Singers have a small hole in the back, just behind the needle bar. If you put the correct screwdriver, hex or torx in that hole and turn, it will change the needle/hook distance. It may not be adjustable on your machine, as some of the lighter weight Singers don't have an internal frame to hold that setting.
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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#9
I was able to fix it you guys.
Well, not really but I found a work around.
Apparently the timing is off so adjusting the needle changes the timing, but I was able to move the needle all the way to the right instead of all the way to the left and still be able to get the same effect I wanted. Then I broke my machine lol thanks
Well, not really but I found a work around.
Apparently the timing is off so adjusting the needle changes the timing, but I was able to move the needle all the way to the right instead of all the way to the left and still be able to get the same effect I wanted. Then I broke my machine lol thanks