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I had four 99's I wanted to fix up to get out of the house and bought four slide plates. For some reason they fit the 66's slighty better than the 99's. On 1 or 2 I swapped plates with the 66's and the other two I had to peen the groove on the underside so they would not constantly fall off the spring when opening. Still wasn't thrilled with any of the four. I learned my lesson and stick with original used parts if possible and would be reluctant to try aftermarket foreign slide plates again. Could have been a bad batch that slipped by QC as the other overseas parts I've gotten have been OK for the price.
Jon
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I have purchased several of the 66-99 slide plates from Sew Classic. So far I've not had a bad one. Knock on wood. But they do not look like the originals and wouldn't do for a collector piece. Not that I have any of those.
I've not purchased any aftermarket slide plates for a shuttle bobbin machine ... yet.
Joe
I've not purchased any aftermarket slide plates for a shuttle bobbin machine ... yet.
Joe
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A trick I learned from Cathy (Mizkaki) was to give each plate a slight bend along the shortest axis. i.e. imagine the plate on the table in front of you with the long way going towards/away from you. Place a pencil or metal bar under the plate in the middle going from right to left, (perpendicular to the long axis, makes it like a teeter-totter) then press both of the long ends down slightly at the same time. The resulting arc will tighten up most any slide.
If this was not clear, let me know and I will do a couple photos.
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I get your meaning. On the 66/99 slide plate the groove is machined (half dovetail) on the underside of the slide plate (what I whacked) and travels mostly on the spring and only guided by the bed.
Good trick for the VS slide plates, I usually give them a whack on the bottom and file lightly to fit, I'll try bending on the next one.
Jon
Good trick for the VS slide plates, I usually give them a whack on the bottom and file lightly to fit, I'll try bending on the next one.
Jon
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Does bending the slide plate keep them from sliding out all the time?
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Jon,
One trick I've learned on the 66 / 99s is to remove the slide plate spring, clean the spring and it's pocket, then bend the spring a bit to put more tension on the plate. I've cured a couple loosey goosey ones that way.
Joe
One trick I've learned on the 66 / 99s is to remove the slide plate spring, clean the spring and it's pocket, then bend the spring a bit to put more tension on the plate. I've cured a couple loosey goosey ones that way.
Joe
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I think a big part of the problem was they grooves weren't machined quite sharp enough to catch the spring. Instead of dovetailed edges they were almost flat and easily slipped off the spring especially near the end of it's travel. Them plates I had were garbage not worth fooling with and I should have returned them. Hopefully mine were the 4 that slipped by QC and others don't have this problem. On to bigger and better things
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I think a big part of the problem was they grooves weren't machined quite sharp enough to catch the spring. Instead of dovetailed edges they were almost flat and easily slipped off the spring especially near the end of it's travel. Them plates I had were garbage not worth fooling with and I should have returned them. Hopefully mine were the 4 that slipped by QC and others don't have this problem. On to bigger and better things
Jon
Jon
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is that one worth the money???
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