Dressmaker will not zigzag
01-13-2020, 12:11 PM
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Dressmaker will not zigzag
I just recently acquired my mother-in-law's old Dressmaker 200 machine. It will not zig zag and the reverse button does not do anything. Is there somewhere to find a manual for repairing this machine?
01-13-2020, 02:53 PM
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Welcome to the board. Most of our old beasties are fairly simple and will respond well to basic maintenance even without a manual A warm hair dryer can melt out old grease or oil. Open up the faceplate and oil everything that moves ( or should move) gently wiggle at the zig zag movement bits. .The revers button is harder to lube. If you can open the top of the machine it is easier to oil. Otherwise oil from other angles.
I proposed to my girlfriend on a sail boat. The rigging had broken and the sail wouldn't lift . I said,
"The sail won't work, I have the oar and the rudder and it's a long way to shore. Will you marry me?" Thankfully she said yes.
I proposed to my girlfriend on a sail boat. The rigging had broken and the sail wouldn't lift . I said,
"The sail won't work, I have the oar and the rudder and it's a long way to shore. Will you marry me?" Thankfully she said yes.
01-13-2020, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by leonf
Welcome to the board. Most of our old beasties are fairly simple and will respond well to basic maintenance even without a manual A warm hair dryer can melt out old grease or oil. Open up the faceplate and oil everything that moves ( or should move) gently wiggle at the zig zag movement bits. .The revers button is harder to lube. If you can open the top of the machine it is easier to oil. Otherwise oil from other angles.
I proposed to my girlfriend on a sail boat. The rigging had broken and the sail wouldn't lift . I said,
"The sail won't work, I have the oar and the rudder and it's a long way to shore. Will you marry me?" Thankfully she said yes.
I proposed to my girlfriend on a sail boat. The rigging had broken and the sail wouldn't lift . I said,
"The sail won't work, I have the oar and the rudder and it's a long way to shore. Will you marry me?" Thankfully she said yes.
these old metal head machines will sew the boat projects.
