needle hitting something down there
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needle hitting something down there
well, I was ready to fire up the 201 and she did a fine, fine job after I oiled and cleaned her up. However, when I put thread in her, I turned the hand crank (Thank heavens I didn't do it with the motor), the needle hit the bobbin (case?). I took out the needle (yuck, need a new one asap!) and it appears to be straight. The bobbin case fits (but I'm not 100% that the bobbin is the correct size because I'm ignorant of that).
Short of new needle, what else can I do? Why was it working ok, and suddenly not working ok?
Short of new needle, what else can I do? Why was it working ok, and suddenly not working ok?
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well, I was ready to fire up the 201 and she did a fine, fine job after I oiled and cleaned her up. However, when I put thread in her, I turned the hand crank (Thank heavens I didn't do it with the motor), the needle hit the bobbin (case?). I took out the needle (yuck, need a new one asap!) and it appears to be straight. The bobbin case fits (but I'm not 100% that the bobbin is the correct size because I'm ignorant of that).
Short of new needle, what else can I do? Why was it working ok, and suddenly not working ok?
Short of new needle, what else can I do? Why was it working ok, and suddenly not working ok?
#4
Check to make sure you loaded the needle correctly - flat. I've found on my 201 that if the needle is even slightly off kilter it may not pick up bobbin thread, might bend and nick the faceplate, and other awful things. Problem with most of these older machines is that the needle can be fit in multiple ways because of wear on the machine. It's the single biggest beef I have about the older machines. I can't count the number of times I've thought I had to get the machine serviced because of issues like this only to have the mechanic change the needle slightly and it works fine!!!!!
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Are you sure you have the right needle? Has the needle slipped down from the fastener? Can you put in another needle and carefully hand move it and watch how it comes down to the bobbincase? I don't have any experience with that machine so I can't think of anything else it could be.
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also i BELEIVE the 206 takes special bobbins ( same as the 306 i could be wrong as I have never owned a 206)
but the 306 for SURE takes an oddball bobbin (and needle, the biggest complaint people have about these fine old machines)
but the 306 for SURE takes an oddball bobbin (and needle, the biggest complaint people have about these fine old machines)
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