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I'M SORRY - I JUST TRIED TO FIND THE VERY SAME...
I'M SORRY - I JUST TRIED TO FIND THE VERY SAME INFORMATION THIS MORNING AND COULD NOT GET ANYTHING TO COME UP EITHER - I'm thinking there are way too many topics on here these days - makes it hard to...
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You do not have to take it apart but it is easier...
You do not have to take it apart but it is easier to clean the gears under it and the stack itself.
I put a little T-F on the stitch selector posts then move them up and down quite a few times -...
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I forget, you have to push in or pull out on the...
I forget, you have to push in or pull out on the knobs as you turn them to get them to move - check your manual. I have a parts machine someone took a hammer to to get it to move. I would not use...
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02-20-2013, 02:19 AM
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It might be next week before I get in there
It might be next week before I get in there
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02-19-2013, 05:51 PM
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I wonder how to get it out
I wonder how to get it out
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02-19-2013, 04:20 PM
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Do you need a part? I have one with the whole...
Do you need a part? I have one with the whole insides melted out but that might be good.
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I bought a T&S over the weekend - it did not sew....
I bought a T&S over the weekend - it did not sew. To make it work I put T-F in those two places and turned the needle around. Real nice machine for a T&S - I figured I was getting a parts machine and...
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02-19-2013, 03:46 PM
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DH replaced the brushes - and oiled the top...
DH replaced the brushes - and oiled the top bearing. Motor spins great with no load.
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02-19-2013, 02:52 PM
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yeah what I tried to say - the other end too - if...
yeah what I tried to say - the other end too - if you do one do them both - some kinds of dried up goo take solvent - most often T-F will do the job
I got that machine sewing but it seems like it...
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With the camstack removed you can clean the gears...
With the camstack removed you can clean the gears under it a whole lot easier. You can see the stitch selector parts a lot easier, too. The one I was working on had a LOT of grease - on one hand a...
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Oh and that is what she looks like with the cam...
Oh and that is what she looks like with the cam stack removed
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02-18-2013, 01:43 PM
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Ok somebody draw a circle around that thing that...
Ok somebody draw a circle around that thing that goes in and out when it zig zags so we all know what to clean...
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02-18-2013, 01:37 PM
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I have a 401 that was really gunked up - I'm not...
I have a 401 that was really gunked up - I'm not sure where I bought it or what I paid but I'm thinking I over paid if I paid for it at all... They should have paid me to haul it away... The motor on...
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Almost under the cam stack - below the rectangle...
Almost under the cam stack - below the rectangle thingy is a plunger or piston type part - moves horizontal - it has it's other end on the needle bar. If you push on the needle bar you can see it go...
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Cowbelle, Those selectors IMHO will need solvent....
Cowbelle, Those selectors IMHO will need solvent. Get some stick on panty liners or some cosmetic pads and pack the edges and bottom - get a depend and cover the base of the machine - you don't want...
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I high lighted some of what Joe wrote.
I high lighted some of what Joe wrote.
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02-17-2013, 08:00 AM
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those are tricky to clean - I think we have about...
those are tricky to clean - I think we have about covered it in past posts - up at the top right is a search in the black bar above the turquoise is a search feature
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02-17-2013, 04:02 AM
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Those cam stacks can really get stuck up -...
Those cam stacks can really get stuck up - solvent used with care...
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