Guess what I did this morning
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Vancouver Island / Arizona
Posts: 458
Guess what I did this morning
I just need to brag on myself. I am quite chuffed. This morning I took apart my upper thread tension assembly on my FW. I cleaned it and put it back together and I now have a nice stitch. I had been trying in my quilting group to do some FMQ and even with help from the others we couldn't get the tension away from really really tight. The discs themselves were clean but the big spring not only had some crud up front but the whole spring part looked like it had come out of a fire and was covered in what seemed like thick black soot. There was also some old oil on some parts and a bit of other crud. Wohoo. I am tickled. As you may have gathered I am not mechanically experienced. Cheers, for now.
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 1,350
Good job! I am learning to do a few things beyond basic maintenance with sewing machines. I would take a class in sewing machine repair, if I ever saw one offered in my area. That’s great your machine is working better now. Keep up the good work!
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Montana
Posts: 107
I am so impressed (and envious). Although I have partially taken apart numerous vintage machines (and put back together!), I am a total failure at tensioners. I have to pay a repair shop for that work - usually spending way more for the repairs than the machines. So I congratulate you! Great job!!!