My machine died!
10-21-2011, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
you need some dental floss..waxed ribbon really...and some pipe cleaners..NOT chenille stems..but actual Pipe cleaners, they are thinner..and really run it between the tension discs..that thread could be anywhere...and it could be really tiny....take out/apart the bobbin race area as well and use the pipe cleaner or a small "stencil" paint brush to really sweep it out in there....
do I thread the floss through just as if I were threading the machine? I can't see the tension discs so will be going blind here. If there is a piece of thread in the discs, will it stick to the floss?
10-21-2011, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
do I thread the floss through just as if I were threading the machine? I can't see the tension discs so will be going blind here. If there is a piece of thread in the discs, will it stick to the floss?
10-21-2011, 07:06 AM
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I've taken apart everything I can see and cleaned well. The top thread pulls thru fine, no problems there. I think the issue is in the bobbin area. I've taken the bobbin casing out and cleaned well....but still no movement. I just don't know what else to do, other than taking it to the repair shop. Am just so disappointed that I won't be able to finish my sister's quilt today....was supposed to give to her tomorrow :cry: :roll: :-(
10-21-2011, 08:29 AM
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Is it a drop-in bobbin or the other?
If the other, there's more you can do than just take out the bobbin case and clean. There should be a knob you can move to remove the entire bobbin race. I do that on my machine, clean everything, then run a light glaze of sewing machine oil over the bobbin race with my finger before replacing all the pieces. The only thing is that it can take awhile to figure out how to put everything back if you are not used to this procedure (but you *can* figure it out!).
Also, I usually take off the needle plate and clean that area from above.
If there is something caught in the bobbin area, doing these things can help you locate and remove the thread or whatever is jamming up the system.
If the other, there's more you can do than just take out the bobbin case and clean. There should be a knob you can move to remove the entire bobbin race. I do that on my machine, clean everything, then run a light glaze of sewing machine oil over the bobbin race with my finger before replacing all the pieces. The only thing is that it can take awhile to figure out how to put everything back if you are not used to this procedure (but you *can* figure it out!).
Also, I usually take off the needle plate and clean that area from above.
If there is something caught in the bobbin area, doing these things can help you locate and remove the thread or whatever is jamming up the system.
10-21-2011, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I've taken apart everything I can see and cleaned well. The top thread pulls thru fine, no problems there. I think the issue is in the bobbin area. I've taken the bobbin casing out and cleaned well....but still no movement. I just don't know what else to do, other than taking it to the repair shop. Am just so disappointed that I won't be able to finish my sister's quilt today....was supposed to give to her tomorrow :cry: :roll: :-(
Good luck.
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