kenmore 117-812
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Sandy,
They are quite easy, I have one, here's what the owners manual says:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416285[/ATTACH]
Also the hand wheel rotates away from you as you sew.
Here's the page on threading the bobbin case:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416287[/ATTACH]
As far as I'm concerned this machine and the other White made machines of this era are as good if not better than some of the Singers of the same vintage. Oil is their friend, Tri-Flow is best. Make sure the drive wheel rubber part is smooth and not flat spotted.
Hope this helps some.
Joe
They are quite easy, I have one, here's what the owners manual says:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416285[/ATTACH]
Also the hand wheel rotates away from you as you sew.
Here's the page on threading the bobbin case:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]416287[/ATTACH]
As far as I'm concerned this machine and the other White made machines of this era are as good if not better than some of the Singers of the same vintage. Oil is their friend, Tri-Flow is best. Make sure the drive wheel rubber part is smooth and not flat spotted.
Hope this helps some.
Joe
#7
Years ago, people put a piece of rubber or vinyl or whatever tubing over the friction wheel to give it some grip. I don't know whether that fell out of favor or not. But I never read anything negative about it when I was on those discussion lists back in the late '90s.
#9
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Illinois...near St. Louis
Posts: 392
Years ago, people put a piece of rubber or vinyl or whatever tubing over the friction wheel to give it some grip. I don't know whether that fell out of favor or not. But I never read anything negative about it when I was on those discussion lists back in the late '90s.
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