Johnson Ruffling Machine giving me tension fits
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Johnson Ruffling Machine giving me tension fits
This is the machine, not the attachment. They were created from the old Singer 15s. I just can't get it to keep a proper tension. The top thread just lies flat and I can see the bobbin loops on the top of the fabric. I've loosened the tension and tightened the tension on the machine with the same results. Haven't tried the bobbin tension yet. Frustrating. Any thoughts? I'm somewhat new to sewing, so don't be afraid to insult me with the basics
#2
Are you sure it is threaded correctly? The thread needs to go between the discs, which hopefully are in the correct position to start with. I don't remember off the top of my head, but the check spring needs to be in the proper position and threaded correctly.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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#3
Be very careful with bobbin tension - it is a very small screw and easily lost. While you should be tightening it, sometimes things happen. A very strong magnet extremely close helps. Here again make sure it is threaded correctly, under the spring.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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Good to hear things are working out. You might need to take off the spring in the old bobbin case, there's two screws there, make sure you don't loose them. Have a tea towel on the table your work or something like that to prevent it from falling on the floor. The outer screw should be tight, the second screw is the tension adustment. Do a drop test with the thread you most commonly use, and fine tune from there. There's also the 1 oz rice bag drop test.
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Good to hear things are working out. You might need to take off the spring in the old bobbin case, there's two screws there, make sure you don't loose them. Have a tea towel on the table your work or something like that to prevent it from falling on the floor. The outer screw should be tight, the second screw is the tension adustment. Do a drop test with the thread you most commonly use, and fine tune from there. There's also the 1 oz rice bag drop test.
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