Ellietow

I'm excited... I am teaching a young mom how to sew...she brought her dad's old sewing machine over... A Dressmaker 2402... She has the manual and 30 cams. It looks beautiful. I was able to rotate the hand wheel through several turns, but when I threaded it, the needle started hitting the bobbin case!! Any ideas on why it's doing that?

tessagin

Check the trouble shooting page in the manual. May be a bent needle.

Rodney

Nice looking machine and getting the cams with it is a big plus.
Did the bobbin case get seated properly?
Rodney

Ellietow

Actually, I was testing it without the bobbin case in! So, it's not that the bobbin case wasn't seated correctly. So the hand wheel rotated freely until I threaded the needle...dunno..then it started hitting the housing for the bobbin.

I was excited when my friend brought this machine over, cosmetically great shape, full set of cams, manual, and a box of bobbins, zipper foot, and I don't know what else. Once it gets up and running, I think it'll be a great machine for her.
i did check and double check... The needle gets threaded left to right, and the bobbin gets inserted into the bobbin case with thread leading from left to right ( so I guess that means that when you pull the bobbin thread, it rotates clockwise)

as I watch it with the cover off...sometimes the bobbin housing seems to shift by a tiny amount, it enough so the needle hits the bobbin housing. Also notice that the upper thread doesn't come done and wrap around the bobbin thread... Any thoughts?

Ellietow

Ps... And I did change the needle.

foufymaus

*thinks* One of my machines was doing this too. I can't remember exactly what i did. I do remember having to adjust the needle bar just a smidge. I think it was zigging and zagging but the zag was a hair off on the timing. It was hit and miss when it did zag.

miriam

I have two of those machines = P.O.J. and I don't say that very often about the older metal Japanese machines. I think Joe has or had one and came to the same conclusion they aren't our favorite machine. I have cams but I found another machine they fit and am happier with that arrangement. If I need parts the worst one gets to be a donor. If you are going to teach someone to sew get an old Singer 15 or a 66. Anyway here is a repair manual I found lately: http://autonopedia.org/crafts-and-te...machine-repair - it prints out 50 or 60 pages.

J Miller

Miriam is right. Those are tinny, stamped metal, poorly designed, low quality machines. They are not what you usually see when you think of all metal Japanese machines.

I had one, but thankfully it sold late last year.

Ok, having said that. Make sure the bobbin case is snapped in fully. Make sure you are using a Class 15 bobbin.
Make sure you are using 15x1 needle and that it's seated correctly. I believe it seats flat to the right.
Make sure the needle is straight too.

If these steps do not cure the problem, there is a good possibility something's bent or out of time.

Joe

miriam

YOU sold it - I hope it wasn't to anybody on QB...... Mine are still here - I just can't inflict them on anybody. Parts.

J Miller

We put it on CL. A cute Oriental gal came over and Elaine gave her a complete mini tutorial on using the machine. She was thrilled about it. We told her that if she had any questions down the road to give us a call. We've not heard back from her. So, no news is good news .

Joe