Singer 4166 problem
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Singer 4166 problem
Bought this above mentioned machine 4 months ago refurbished. Took me a while to get used to it. Love it now. I mainly make small quilts. Just the right machine for it and my budget. Problem: after sewing a straight line, I am able to pull out thread too easy. Adjusted anything I can possibly adjust, followed manual, replaced needle, thread, fabrics. Nothing helps. If I turn it in for repair it will cost $ 80+. What else can I attempt? Thank you.
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KarinSt,
The better question is: how does it sew? Is the stitches even? Top and bottom tensions equal? If so then I fail to see what the trouble is.
Unless I misunderstood your post. I took it as meaning you can pull the thread out of the machine too easy.
I have a lot of machines that sew great and the thread is very easy to pull out of the bobbin and top.
Joe
The better question is: how does it sew? Is the stitches even? Top and bottom tensions equal? If so then I fail to see what the trouble is.
Unless I misunderstood your post. I took it as meaning you can pull the thread out of the machine too easy.
I have a lot of machines that sew great and the thread is very easy to pull out of the bobbin and top.
Joe
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Texas
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My machine was doing that, too. I took it in for a tune-up and the guy adjusted both the upper and bobbin case tension for me. Now its fine. It's probably the bobbin case tension. There's a little screw on the case you can adjust. Don't know how much. Unfortunately, my machine manual said the bobbin case tension had been set by the factory and it shouldn't be tampered with. The darn machine is 8 years old! Glad my repair man fixed it.
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Personally I think that the problem is that it's a newer Singer. I wouldn't buy any Singer newer than a mid 60's, but this is of course my own opinion. I certainly wouldn't pay to get it repaired and would spend that money on a different machine, but if there's any type of warranty on it, I'd definitely take it in.
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