Vintage Japanese 'Badged' Zig Zag and Straight Sew Sewing Machines
#492
I've tried it but just can't get it to move enough - and I've nicked the paint on the wheel with my efforts .
But yes I do think that's, in theory, how it is supposed to come off maybe? I just can't get that pin to move backwards enough. Is it possible the pin is attached some other way - like as a clamp around the wheel shaft or something? I notice when I push the pin backwards, it moves more than just the pin - it moves a c-shaped piece of metal attached to the pin that curves around the wheel shaft, but I can't see it very well.
Any ideas for getting that pin to move? If I press on it with a screwdriver, then the screwdriver is in the way and prevents the catch from moving past it... but it's too small and difficult to move with anything else?
But yes I do think that's, in theory, how it is supposed to come off maybe? I just can't get that pin to move backwards enough. Is it possible the pin is attached some other way - like as a clamp around the wheel shaft or something? I notice when I push the pin backwards, it moves more than just the pin - it moves a c-shaped piece of metal attached to the pin that curves around the wheel shaft, but I can't see it very well.
Any ideas for getting that pin to move? If I press on it with a screwdriver, then the screwdriver is in the way and prevents the catch from moving past it... but it's too small and difficult to move with anything else?
Last edited by fattoo; 06-29-2020 at 11:29 AM.
#493
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I am kind of at a loss without seeing it first hand. Mine just has a set Screw on the face of the Small chrome wheel. Perhaps slip a small dental mirror back there and something may present itself. There are a few people on here with a bit more experience than I have that could jump in.
#494
Thanks so much - yeah, it's so tricky. I've never seen a machine without that little screw on the face of the chrome wheel! I have a video that shows it a little better if you are interested - https://photos.app.goo.gl/aiAdTxvvYw75G88z7
#497
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My sister found this on FB marketplace, it was a true "barn find" with three others, free. It's missing a few parts, bobbin case, tensioner parts, maybe more, but the needle does move ever so slightly with the handwheel. The second picture is after wiping off the layer of dirt.
#500
There may have been some on ebay, too!?
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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