Originally Posted by BoJangles

hobbykat1955, if you loosened the clutch to disengage the needle your needle should not be going up and down. I have found with several of my vintage machines - even after cleaning them and oiling them - that this does happen the first time a wind a bobbin. What I do at that point is physically hold the needle still - making sure your clutch is loosened so the needle should not be moving. This will usually fix the problem as these machine sometimes sit so long that they are more or less frozen in place. When you do the winding while holding the needle still it seems to break them loose so they will work from then on like they are suppose to work with the needle quiet while the bobbin is being wound. Hope this helps.

Nancy

PS several of you mentioned this problem. This is the way I fix the problem. It has worked so far on every machine I have had the same problem with - that the needle keeps going up and down even after your loosen the clutch to wind the bobbin.

Originally Posted by BoJangles

Hannatnana, let us know how it goes with the adapter, but I really want to try the adapter on one of my treadles!

Nancy

Originally Posted by purplefiend

Hi Tommie,
I've finished 2 sets of blocks for the "Roses and Cream" TOBE,
used the 15-90k and 201K for those and started a 3rd set with the 66-1 Redeye.
Sharon W.

Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl

hobbykat1955, if you loosened the clutch to disengage the needle your needle should not be going up and down. I have found with several of my vintage machines - even after cleaning them and oiling them - that this does happen the first time a wind a bobbin. What I do at that point is physically hold the needle still - making sure your clutch is loosened so the needle should not be moving. This will usually fix the problem as these machine sometimes sit so long that they are more or less frozen in place. When you do the winding while holding the needle still it seems to break them loose so they will work from then on like they are suppose to work with the needle quiet while the bobbin is being wound. Hope this helps.

Nancy

What mine are doing is that I can initially loosen the clutch, start winding the bobbin, and then the clutch tightens itself back up, of course then engaging the needle & it starts going up & down.

Originally Posted by BoJangles

Yep, that is exactly what has happened to me several times. I just keep loosening the clutch and holding the needle bar so it doesn't move. It may take a few attempts and lots of oil, but I have had success everytime with this technique. Most of the older machines have this problem because it has been years since they had to wind a bobbin.

Nancy

Originally Posted by BoJangles

Hannatnana, let us know how it goes with the adapter, but I really want to try the adapter on one of my treadles!

Nancy

Originally Posted by chris_quilts

RaJean; Wow!! Does the machine sew nicely? Isn't it interesting what we will go through for our machines to get them up and running. She sure is beautiful. Have you tried the Ismacs site for more info? They may be able to help you out. www.ismacs.com I think that's the site.

Originally Posted by tlpa

What a great site! I have a question on a featherweight I picked up not too long ago. It has a beautiful stitch, and would love to use it more but one problem is the motor smokes. I don't know if its from grease...or??? Can I open up the motor to see if there is a problem? Or is this something that needs to be checked by the pros? It doesn't take too long to start smoking, then I don't dare use it any more.
Thanks so much!

Originally Posted by tlpa

What a great site! I have a question on a featherweight I picked up not too long ago. It has a beautiful stitch, and would love to use it more but one problem is the motor smokes. I don't know if its from grease...or??? Can I open up the motor to see if there is a problem? Or is this something that needs to be checked by the pros? It doesn't take too long to start smoking, then I don't dare use it any more.
Thanks so much!