Singer 221 help! Throat plate

Old 02-08-2013, 07:41 PM
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Ok thank you Cathy I will study these directions. Hopefully i can figure them out.[ATTACH=CONFIG]394034[/ATTACH]
Originally Posted by Mizkaki View Post
If it is locked when the needleplate is on, there is probably a thread jammed behind the bobbincase base preventing it from moving. The bobbincase base is the unit with the post that the bobbibcase attaches to. The instructions for removing the BC base are here: http://www.singer-featherweight.com/...Service17.html

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Old 02-08-2013, 08:14 PM
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carole,

Here's a link that may help with removing the bobbin case: http://mysewingmachineobsession.blog...bbin-case.html

BTW excellent picture - you've got the finger right where it should be. You mentioned you broke a needle - did you get all the broken pieces out of the machine?
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Old 02-09-2013, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by carole315 View Post
Hi I am wondering if anyone can advise me. I was sewing on my little jewel today when it jammed up on me. I first dremoved the bobbin. The hand wheel froze. The needle broke and seemed jammed in the feed. I them removed the throat plate. Found thread in the bobbin case which was difficult to remove.
With the bobbin removed and throat plate it runs. As soon as I replace the bobbin and throat plate it will not move. The finger position on bobbin case is centered correctly but when trying to move wheel it for es throat plate to move out of position because finger hits the underside of the throat plate. I hope this makes sense. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Did you change the needle? I was having the same problem, changed the needle and it worked fine. I did everything suggested above.
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Old 02-09-2013, 07:49 AM
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When we first got my F.W.221, I thought I could take the bobbin out and clean and do all sorts of things; just like my old Stradivarius of 1961. Not true; I had to take it to the repairman who got it going again.
Don't know what he did to it, but he carefully instructed me to" just take the bobbin out; don't take the whole thing apart. When you need to clean and clear out the dust, lint, ect, get the canned air from Wal-Mart or Big Lots, and that will do it."
I honestly don't know what you need to do now, but bet some of the other gals will knowQ!
Good luck!
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Old 02-09-2013, 09:55 AM
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Mariah said, " When you need to clean and clear out the dust, lint, etc, get the canned air from Wal-Mart or Big Lots, and that will do it. "

NO!!!!!!
You don't want to use the canned air!!! From all that I've been told, it will just push the dust and things farther into a sewing machine. Use paint brushes and other thing instead of the canned air!
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I'm sorry, but I don't agree that you should never take that area apart. It's an important part of the maintenance of these machines, and it's covered in the owner's manual - pages 7 and 8.

Here's a great visual tutorial on how to take it apart and reassemble:
http://thefeatherweight221factory.co...MachineJam.php
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Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane View Post
I'm sorry, but I don't agree that you should never take that area apart. It's an important part of the maintenance of these machines, and it's covered in the owner's manual - pages 7 and 8.

Here's a great visual tutorial on how to take it apart and reassemble:
http://thefeatherweight221factory.co...MachineJam.php
That is well done!!!
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That is well done!!!
I agree, it's the best I've seen. It demystifies everything.
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Old 02-10-2013, 10:07 PM
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Isn't the finger to the bobbin case off to the left a little bit?
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Old 02-11-2013, 11:35 AM
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In the picture it looks that way. Today however I did remove the bobbin case per the great tutorial from the featherweight factory web site that I never heard of. Thanks to you all. Now it just needs some fine tuning. Boy I hope I never lose that gib screw!
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