Different Types of Darning Feet/Springs
03-23-2012, 07:25 AM
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Janis,
Thanks for the tip. Now I can see all the pics.
Charlee,
My take on it is that you attach one end to the presser foot, the other to the needle clamp and then loosen the presser foot tension. When you use it the needle bar raises and lowers the presser foot so you can move the material every which way.
Joe
Thanks for the tip. Now I can see all the pics.
Originally Posted by Charlee
Question...How does that last one, the one to turn a regular foot into a hopping foot work? I've been trying, and can't seem to wrap my mind around it!
Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
My take on it is that you attach one end to the presser foot, the other to the needle clamp and then loosen the presser foot tension. When you use it the needle bar raises and lowers the presser foot so you can move the material every which way.
Joe
03-23-2012, 07:25 AM
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Charlee, I missed your second question. I have the original instruction sheet that came with it. I'll post the name this afternoon after I get back in town.
Cathy
Cathy
Originally Posted by Charlee
Question...How does that last one, the one to turn a regular foot into a hopping foot work? I've been trying, and can't seem to wrap my mind around it!
Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
Second question... I WANT one, how hard are they to find?
03-23-2012, 07:29 AM
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Ok...but wouldn't that be hard on the mechanics of the machine? If the presser bar is in the "down" position, wouldn't "lifting" on it via a spring on the needlebar be forcing it to do something it's not intended to do?
03-23-2012, 07:30 AM
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Joe,
You get it! Don't loosen the presser foot tension too much as you still need the presser foot to push down.
Cathy
You get it! Don't loosen the presser foot tension too much as you still need the presser foot to push down.
Cathy
Originally Posted by J Miller
Charlee,
My take on it is that you attach one end to the presser foot, the other to the needle clamp and then loosen the presser foot tension. When you use it the needle bar raises and lowers the presser foot so you can move the material every which way.
Joe
My take on it is that you attach one end to the presser foot, the other to the needle clamp and then loosen the presser foot tension. When you use it the needle bar raises and lowers the presser foot so you can move the material every which way.
Joe
03-23-2012, 07:32 AM
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Charlee,
No different that any other darning/ hopping foot. They all lift the presserbar with each needle stroke.
Cathy
No different that any other darning/ hopping foot. They all lift the presserbar with each needle stroke.
Cathy
Originally Posted by Charlee
Ok...but wouldn't that be hard on the mechanics of the machine? If the presser bar is in the "down" position, wouldn't "lifting" on it via a spring on the needlebar be forcing it to do something it's not intended to do?
03-23-2012, 08:30 AM
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Charlee,
The hopping feet are attached to the presser bar. When the foot is lifted so is the bar. The bar-foot combo is only lifted a small amount when using the darning/ hopping foot. This lifting compresses the spring less than when the foot is completely raised using the presser bar lift lever. The machine is not suffering.
Cathy
The hopping feet are attached to the presser bar. When the foot is lifted so is the bar. The bar-foot combo is only lifted a small amount when using the darning/ hopping foot. This lifting compresses the spring less than when the foot is completely raised using the presser bar lift lever. The machine is not suffering.
Cathy
Originally Posted by Charlee
The more modern ones lift the foot, but not the bar..right?
03-23-2012, 09:16 AM
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Fascinating discussion....this is GREAT information!! I have never used a hopping foot on my table top machine...only on my Baby Lock on a frame, and I didn't even notice how it moves while I'm quilting. DUH!!!
03-23-2012, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mizkaki
Charlee,
The hopping feet are attached to the presser bar. When the foot is lifted so is the bar. The bar-foot combo is only lifted a small amount when using the darning/ hopping foot. This lifting compresses the spring less than when the foot is completely raised using the presser bar lift lever. The machine is not suffering.
Cathy
The hopping feet are attached to the presser bar. When the foot is lifted so is the bar. The bar-foot combo is only lifted a small amount when using the darning/ hopping foot. This lifting compresses the spring less than when the foot is completely raised using the presser bar lift lever. The machine is not suffering.
Cathy
(Yes I will, but I won't tell you about it...k? ) For some reason, I'm still having trouble wrapping my mind around it....not how it works, but how it doesn't hurt the machine or cause extra wear on it...but again...I trust you so it's a moot point! 
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