Needle keeps falling out!
#11
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Sounds like the screw is stripped. A visit to repair many less you know how to take the screw fixture off and replaced. I worked on a friend's singer the other week which was missing stitches and not sewing correctly. After altering to correct place all the tensions I went to take the needle out to replace. The gentleman who had borrowed the machine had jammed the needle somewhere, definitely not the right place. After removing needle and putting a new one in correct place the machine purred.
#12
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This is my experience with needle falling out of my Brother ULT....I had difficulty with it jamming and could not remove without pliers. So I removed the needle screw completely, turned the machine over to have a close 'look see'. When I put a new needle in and the screw, I could not sew because the needle kept falling out. I took it to repair and was told a part was missing, which I denied could be the case. He was not associated with Brother co. and could not order. So I returned home and placed my machine back in it's spot. Aha--there was a strange looking item behind the machine. It looked like a nail with the head cut off. This pin goes into the screw hole before replacing the screw. Sure enough, "a part Had been missing"! I think the point goes in first, but I reversed it and have never had a problem since. This is my primary embroidery machine, so you know how fast the needle penetrates fabric. Could you somehow have lost that little pin?
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#15
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This happens so frequently when free motion quilting or even using my walking foot. What's going on? I've tried using different needles but it doesn't make a difference. It's happening with small quilts that just have W&N batting so they're not that thick. I'm using Aurifil thread and have a Babylock Ellure machine.
Does anyone else have this problem? What do I need to do?
FMQ and even walking foot work are just a miserable task with this problem.
Does anyone else have this problem? What do I need to do?
FMQ and even walking foot work are just a miserable task with this problem.
That's one of the reasons I sold my BL E. It drove me crazy! I quit using the walking foot and used my Bernina to quilt. Every time I took it to be repaired the tech would tighten it, but it never lasted.
#18
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Mystery Solved!! I have a Brother LS-1217, and had same problem with needles falling out when using a walking foot. Then I discovered the Needle Clamp screw (which holds the needle) is actually too short to use with special presser feet such as a Walking Foot. At "SewingPartsOnline" I purchased a special longer Needle Clamp for $3.99 ("needle clamp attachment screw #SKL-1) I had really pulled my hair out trying to solve this.
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#19
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Mystery Solved!! I have a Brother LS-1217, and had same problem with needles falling out when using a walking foot. Then I discovered the Needle Clamp screw (which holds the needle) is actually too short to use with special presser feet such as a Walking Foot. At "SewingPartsOnline" I purchased a special longer Needle Clamp for $3.99 ("needle clamp attachment screw #SKL-1) I had really pulled my hair out trying to solve this.
#20
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Replying to Laynak re needle falling out. Your question is a bit old, and I'm new here and unsure of how all this forum stuff works, so I don't know if you'll see this. I, too, have that same problem with a walking foot and/or FMQ foot. Someone mentioned a longer needle clamp screw. They are not easy to find. The last time I checked, SewingPartsOnline no longer carried them, but it might be possible to still find one somewhere out there on the internet. I have the longer screw, but that did not solve the problem. Recently I decided to try wrapping a little bit of waxed dental floss around the threads of the screw. I was able to use the walking foot with no problem. I kept checking the screw, but it never loosened. In the past, the needle would fall out after only a few inches of sewing! The floss might be worth a try. If you came up with a different solution, might you share it?
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