White Rotary Owners: Please help
 

I have a "new" White Rotary treadle and I got her all cleaned up and running smoothly. The only problem I am having it to get it threaded and the bobbin wound. I have the manual, but I am a very visual learner and the manual makes no sense to me. Would any of you White owners be willing to take a video of you threading your machine and winding the bobbin? I would REALLY appreciate it.

Here is a picture of how the bobbin winder threads. You put your spool of thread on the spool pin closest to the hand wheel. Hook the thread under the first little slot and then up into the lower slot and down to the bobbin. Put your thread into the little hole in the side of the bobbin from inside to outside and then put the bobbin onto the bobbin winder, hold your thread. Pull the bobbin winder up and then slip the treadle belt behind it so that it rides on the belt.

Hmm, I wonder if my spool holder is on backwards, those little teeth are on the back side of my machine.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]471663[/ATTACH]Here is a pic of my handwheel, I'm not sure why it keeps posting sideways. You can see if you look close that the teeth that you were showing is actually on the back side not on the same side as the bobbin wheel.

it looks the same as purples (save sideways...)

here ya go,

Red = belt

Green = bobbin

yellow = thread

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Hey SteveH,
One, how on earth did you get that photo to turn? And two, I don't suppose you might be able to do that also with the how to thread the machine? That makes so much sense to me when you did that. I have a pic of that too.[ATTACH=CONFIG]471679[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]471680[/ATTACH]Here's a pic of the front too.

The spool pin plate was on backwards, but was really easy to turn around. This is what it looked like from above before I turned it around.[ATTACH=CONFIG]471681[/ATTACH]

Here's mine
 

Here is a picture of mine, yes, your thread guide is on wrong.:(

found this on QB...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ml#post4647584

and here is a clear copy of the page from an original manual
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OK so it's the same set up as those I have. Wasn't sure so I was keeping mum.

Here's some more pics to go with the one SteveH posted.

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This is for the White DRESSMASTER. Looks to be almost identical to the White FR.

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This is my Kenmore 117-720, a White made rotary. With the exception of the top thread guide the threading is the same as the FR.

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A close up of the check spring.


Joe

Ahhh, thank you all so much. I have the same picture from the manual, but I was having problems seeing where L was on the manual picture. I think I see it now. I'll have to try it out and see how it goes.

Awesome, thank you all so much. I got it all threaded and tried it out...perfect tension. The only thing I need to do now is clean the uptake arm really well. My white thread was turning brown. Eww.

Your thread will eventually turn back to white. Just keep sewing......

CD in Oklahoma

You men are wonderful (at least, I hope you are all men) to help Alaskahsm out. And, BTW, it is great to see you back and watching us so closely, J Miller. I am one of the ladies who missed you real bad a few weeks ago, but seeing you back most every day answering questions makes my cruising the board interesting every morning.

Nope not a man,JoAnn. :shock: I like to tinker with old sewing machines and get them sewing again.
Sharon in Texas

Round Rock, Texas--of all places. DH and I once lived in Round Rock, but I can't remember the name of the subdivision any more--sometime during the 80s--he was stationed at Bergstrom when he retired and went to work for the State Comptroller. Sweet memory moment here.

There is a YouTube video that shows how to thread one just type in(threading a white rotary sewing machine) it should be of help