Another Clone?
10-26-2012, 04:36 PM
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That dial doesn't seem to help much. Even set on 5 is teeny.
She has about 7 inches from needle to arm, 5 inches from top to bottom- so throat space isn't bad.
I haven't decided if I want to start taking screws out and seeing if I can isolate the stitch length issue or let it go....
She has about 7 inches from needle to arm, 5 inches from top to bottom- so throat space isn't bad.
I haven't decided if I want to start taking screws out and seeing if I can isolate the stitch length issue or let it go....
10-26-2012, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AshleyR
That dial doesn't seem to help much. Even set on 5 is teeny.
She has about 7 inches from needle to arm, 5 inches from top to bottom- so throat space isn't bad.
I haven't decided if I want to start taking screws out and seeing if I can isolate the stitch length issue or let it go....
She has about 7 inches from needle to arm, 5 inches from top to bottom- so throat space isn't bad.
I haven't decided if I want to start taking screws out and seeing if I can isolate the stitch length issue or let it go....
10-26-2012, 05:11 PM
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Did you clean under the needle plate and oil the feed dogs down below? You don't oil the feed dogs themselves; see where they connect under the machine and oil the moving bits there.
I agree with Miriam--don't take it apart just yet.
I agree with Miriam--don't take it apart just yet.
10-26-2012, 05:17 PM
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I did. There was some stuff on the feed dogs and under the plate but I cleaned it (and bobbin area) good. It was oiled under the machine pretty well. I wiped it and re-oiled.
It's as if turning the knob doesn't "catch"
Mariam, where should I apply the Triflow and heat?
It's as if turning the knob doesn't "catch"
Mariam, where should I apply the Triflow and heat?
Originally Posted by k9dancer
Did you clean under the needle plate and oil the feed dogs down below? You don't oil the feed dogs themselves; see where they connect under the machine and oil the moving bits there.
I agree with Miriam--don't take it apart just yet.
I agree with Miriam--don't take it apart just yet.
10-26-2012, 07:06 PM
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Get a good little flash light an look up inside the machine at the dial's under side. There should be something that dial is turning on - there might be some dried oil on it - I've had that happen - Try the Triflow in there first - turn the machine a couple directions and then turn the knob. Let it rest in a way that the Triflow will go into that part. I don't use heat unless I have to... You may need to put a blow dryer up the bottom of the machine or just over the knob - if you have any plastic parts you could melt them... be careful. I had one machine took about a month of oiling on occasion and turning and setting. It moves great now. I've had the reverse stuck too. One was a real b**** - come to think of it - same machine... I think I turned that machine every direction you could - I think I took it apart and had problems because the shaft on that knob was turning and the screw wasn't holding - had to flatten out the shaft just a little bit. Some machines have access through the balance wheel hole or the back of the machine - check to see how you can access it before you take anything apart. Patience. Patience. Patience.
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