J Miller

I'm researching FW parts for another forum member who's machine is on the fritz. So to get a better idea of what I'm looking at I got out our FW. As I was turning the hand wheel and watching the bobbin hook I realized that FW's are rotaries. Yepper they got rotary hook bobbin drives.
Whoo Hooo, I learned sompin new today.

Now where's my analgesic, new knowledge makes my head hurt .....

Joe

Tink's Mom

LOL...see Joe...old dogs can still learn new tricks!

miriam

201 & 301 are rotary, too

J Miller

Miriam,

I knew about the 201, but I'd never paid attention to the FW.

Yep, old doggies can learn new tricks. But ---- can you teach new dogs old tricks??

Joe

jeanharville

Joe, I don't know much about sewing machines, but I'm wondering why you were surprised the FW has a rotary bobbin drives? What were you expecting it to be?

Cecilia S.

I must admit to being Not So Smarterer... Joe, can you explain to me what actually is a "rotary" machine, as opposed to... I guess a regular bobbin machine? For example, this makes me think of White Rotary; how are they different from other machines? Does it have to do with the bobbin being vertical? Or some way that the mechanism works?

Thanks in advance, and sorry if it a dumberer question... *wink*

manicmike

He was probably surprised it wasn't an oscillating hook. A rotary hook only goes the one direction, the oscillating type reverse every 180 degrees. The latter are far more common. Is this what you meant Joe?

J Miller

Mike, yep that's what I meant.

Joe

jeanharville

Mike, thanks for explaining this. I didn't know the difference in the oscillating and the rotary.

miriam

Vibrating is the long bobbin.