Where does this spring belong!!
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Where does this spring belong!!
Almot a lifetime ago I took my last old girl to be spruced up (a singer 28k) apart for cleaning .......dutifully put all the pieces into seperate containers so I would know which part of the machine they came from. Well life got in the way including job changes and a new Bernina to play with, oh and 2 new grandchildren too and so here I am 12 months later finishing the job. Okay, so tension assembly dismantled, cleaned and put back together no probs, tickled, cleaned and oiled her under carriage no probs, handwheel mechanism cleaned, oiled replaced no probs, shaft cleaned and oiled no probs.......bobbin winder assembly cleaned and......and..... where the heck does this little guy go? Has he jumped into the wrong container...is he a cuckoo? I can't seem to find anywhere on t'net that shows all the components of the bobbin winder mechanism and how it all goes back together. Can anyone identify this little spring for me or send me a link to help me get the mechanism back on and working?
#3
Hope this helps.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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No Mike, I had only cleaned the parts of the mechanism, I hadn't attached it to the machine as I was perplexed about the spring. Thanks Janey, I had completely forgotten that I had that pdf downloaded in my files it's been so long since I got my treadle and 99s. Once I saw it in the pdf I nutted out how I thought it should fit and it was then oh so nice to have your explanation confirm it. Yay! Errrrrr....springs in the bobbin winders of the 99s'....oh yeah...lookey...so there are.....don't remember having to replace them......don't remember getting them out and cleaning them either...oops!
By the way Mike, do you remember helping me with that bobbin problem with the treadle? She's still sewing beautifully with her one and only original bobbin!!!
By the way Mike, do you remember helping me with that bobbin problem with the treadle? She's still sewing beautifully with her one and only original bobbin!!!
Last edited by ruby2shoes; 09-12-2015 at 04:17 AM.
#7
I sure like the illustrated parts pdfs that have the numerical list and the plates/images in the pdf. It sure helped when I refurbished the Lotus 66-1 for my sister. (She learned to sew on that one.) I remember having some screws that I wasn't sure where they went. My enthusiasm got the better of me trying to get it cleaned. I took parts off and put them together to clean and polish. I did take lots of pictures but not labeled nor did I keep parts together with their respective components. Fortunately I had the pdf so I could compare to that and figure out where the screw went.
P.S. Glad to be able to help. I wasn't quite sure how to explain it.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Last edited by OurWorkbench; 09-12-2015 at 06:00 AM.
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It's definitively the bobbin winder finger spring. I remove one from a spare machine, sorry I don't clean it yet, and I took photos.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]530548[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530549[/ATTACH] the spring is visible inside the red circle
[ATTACH=CONFIG]530548[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]530549[/ATTACH] the spring is visible inside the red circle
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Yup, that she is! All back together now and waiting for DH to take her out to the garage to safely test run her....might have to wait a bit; it's going to be a glorious day here after so much gloomy winter....sunshine and blue sky and the motorbike is ready for a run.......
Thanks again folks.
Thanks again folks.
Last edited by ruby2shoes; 09-12-2015 at 02:26 PM.
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