Uh-oh!
#11
Deep breath, ginnie6! Five-year-old snap wizard and a teen? Hoo boy, girl! I'd try the dumping the machine upside down more. Shake, shake, shake, shake your booty! I never knew there was a hole up there on the bobbin winder. I'm surprised I haven't dropped something down mine! I hope I didn't jynx myself. Good luck!
#14
well I did turn the machine on...and move the bobbin winder. Its a Kenmore machine about 12 years old...does embroidery . Everything seems ok and I can hear the snap loose in the bottom. Tomorrow if I'm not so stressed I may try to take the top off and get it out. Where he put it in is where the bobbin winder slides over. Its not a big space but was just big enough for that snap part to fall in! And yes he's still alive! He's my baby and he's NOT a teen so still sweet! lol....
#16
I sure do not know, but would it be possible to maybe suck it up somehow with a vacumn? I am so sorry this happened. I would be freaking out but I do not know how to repair or do anything but clean my machine. Hope you retrieve it.
#18
I haven't tackled getting it out yet....I'm almost tempted to leave it since everything seems to work. I am going to look at taking the top off today and try to get it out though. I will just cry if something happens to my machine! All I have for back up is the treadle. I can't get to the snap with a screwdriver of tweezers. Here's where it fell in at. It now sounds like its in the bottom of the machine. I've always done all my own maintenance on the machine ( my Grannie taught me what she knew) but this may send it in to the shop when I have the money. Ds feels so bad....he says he's sorry he broke my machine.
#20
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,821
Originally Posted by ginnie6
well I did turn the machine on...and move the bobbin winder. Its a Kenmore machine about 12 years old...does embroidery . Everything seems ok and I can hear the snap loose in the bottom. Tomorrow if I'm not so stressed I may try to take the top off and get it out. Where he put it in is where the bobbin winder slides over. Its not a big space but was just big enough for that snap part to fall in! And yes he's still alive! He's my baby and he's NOT a teen so still sweet! lol....