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Just joined, Have question!
Hi, what a great forum! I have a question that I already posted in a different thread here that came up as a link on a Google search, and had to join to post the question. Am I glad I joined!! Great information here!
I posted the following on here in a thread about Nelco machines about two years old, but when I found the vintage machines area, I figured I would re-post it here, thinking it would possibly get a faster response. If there is a problem, moderator, please remove the first posting. I posted the following;
1. Hello to all. I just joined this forum after searching with Google for a question I have, about a Nelco machine I recently purchased.
My question is... Does anyone know if it is possible to repair the stud that carries the upper tension discs, spring, and adjustment knob? The one that I have is loose and comes out of the casing. Might someone know how to fix it?
From the looks of the stud/post itself, and looking in the hole where it goes, it seems there is a set screw or a roll pin that locks it in place and may have come loose, but I don't know for sure. Where it goes is one of the most difficult places to see inside of the casing from other open areas, looking in. I hope this was understandable.
Help!
After reading some of the threads here, it looks like a member "Miriam" posted the following in another thread on 06/09/2013;
..."Not all of the posts just screw out. Some have a set screw - you may see another set screw that holds the tension holder thingy in the machine. The set screw can be on either side or on top. I have learned to take a bit of time looking it over. Springs can vary, too. They all have to spring back. They can not bind or dangle. That manual is the only place I've seen that tells how to do it. The pin inside the tension stud needs to have the flat end outward. Some tension pins are straight with out a little nail head or a flat spot..."
If you or anyone has more info on this, it would be appreciated! Thanks!
Again, great forum! WOOHOOooooo!
I posted the following on here in a thread about Nelco machines about two years old, but when I found the vintage machines area, I figured I would re-post it here, thinking it would possibly get a faster response. If there is a problem, moderator, please remove the first posting. I posted the following;
1. Hello to all. I just joined this forum after searching with Google for a question I have, about a Nelco machine I recently purchased.
My question is... Does anyone know if it is possible to repair the stud that carries the upper tension discs, spring, and adjustment knob? The one that I have is loose and comes out of the casing. Might someone know how to fix it?
From the looks of the stud/post itself, and looking in the hole where it goes, it seems there is a set screw or a roll pin that locks it in place and may have come loose, but I don't know for sure. Where it goes is one of the most difficult places to see inside of the casing from other open areas, looking in. I hope this was understandable.
Help!
After reading some of the threads here, it looks like a member "Miriam" posted the following in another thread on 06/09/2013;
..."Not all of the posts just screw out. Some have a set screw - you may see another set screw that holds the tension holder thingy in the machine. The set screw can be on either side or on top. I have learned to take a bit of time looking it over. Springs can vary, too. They all have to spring back. They can not bind or dangle. That manual is the only place I've seen that tells how to do it. The pin inside the tension stud needs to have the flat end outward. Some tension pins are straight with out a little nail head or a flat spot..."
If you or anyone has more info on this, it would be appreciated! Thanks!
Again, great forum! WOOHOOooooo!
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Okay, I will try and post pictures. If they (three pictures) post in the correct order, the first should be the machine without the upper tension assembly, the second is the "socket"(?) where the stud goes, and the third is the stud itself, and you can see the end that goes inside is not threaded.
Is the "socket" removable, to re-install the stud? At approximately the 5:00 o'clock position in the little hole in the socket, you can see what appears to be a set screw, or pin, or something that may hold the stud in place.(?)
Is the "socket" removable, to re-install the stud? At approximately the 5:00 o'clock position in the little hole in the socket, you can see what appears to be a set screw, or pin, or something that may hold the stud in place.(?)
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yes you can remove the socket. You will see a set screw somewhere around it but you will have to get a flash light and look for the set screw on either side or the top inside the nose piece. This manual might be of some help - you will need to look for a tension that is similar to yours.
http://www.tfsr.org/pub/technical_in...echanism_2.pdf
You may be able to buy a whole tension unit on line and replace it with the set screw.
http://www.tfsr.org/pub/technical_in...echanism_2.pdf
You may be able to buy a whole tension unit on line and replace it with the set screw.
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yes you can remove the socket. You will see a set screw somewhere around it but you will have to get a flash light and look for the set screw on either side or the top inside the nose piece. This manual might be of some help - you will need to look for a tension that is similar to yours.
http://www.tfsr.org/pub/technical_in...echanism_2.pdf
You may be able to buy a whole tension unit on line and replace it with the set screw.
http://www.tfsr.org/pub/technical_in...echanism_2.pdf
You may be able to buy a whole tension unit on line and replace it with the set screw.
Last edited by miriam; 07-15-2013 at 12:46 PM.
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Well, I want to say thank you again. The link you provided, and your directions enabled me to fix the machine. It is back in place, tight, and the tension is good, it clicks through the number settings, and sews great!
Thanks again! If you would, (if this forum allows PM's), PM me the type of, and model of machine that you need a
"socket" for, along with where to send it, and I will keep an eye out here in So. CA. for one
Thanks again! If you would, (if this forum allows PM's), PM me the type of, and model of machine that you need a
"socket" for, along with where to send it, and I will keep an eye out here in So. CA. for one
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Well, I want to say thank you again. The link you provided, and your directions enabled me to fix the machine. It is back in place, tight, and the tension is good, it clicks through the number settings, and sews great!
Thanks again! If you would, (if this forum allows PM's), PM me the type of, and model of machine that you need a
"socket" for, along with where to send it, and I will keep an eye out here in So. CA. for one
Thanks again! If you would, (if this forum allows PM's), PM me the type of, and model of machine that you need a
"socket" for, along with where to send it, and I will keep an eye out here in So. CA. for one
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