frudemoo

Ahhh yes. I was venting my frustration and actually forgot to ask whether you remembered how it's meant to go together. It's a long shot if you don't have the machine, but I suppose there's always a chance someone else who has one might also happen along...

Thanks heaps for letting me know about the design selector. It's so weird that it's not mentioned anywhere! I'll have to play with that (nervously)

miriam

It's ok - I have a 15 clone bobbin area all taken apart and when I get it together it doesn't turn...
The design thing on that Phoenix is very simple. It took a lot of nerve to dig into it but it really was very simple. I'm thinking the rings are somewhat fragile though. I might have a picture of it around.

miriam

Phoenix cams stack is in the back
is this like yours?

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miriam

That ring is a nut and comes off - mine was on almighty tight. DH had to get it off. I was so afraid those disks would break. Then you can change out the disks. I'm thinking there was a trick to getting the thing off the machine, too.

ZeldaWilder

I was recently given a Phoenix 283 by my grandmother. She hadn't used it in years and it was full of lint, so I took it apart a bit to clean it and somehow in the process I screwed up the tension knob. Does anyone have any idea how it's supposed to look/be put together? I keep trying different things but the top tension stays way too tight, even if I have the knob unscrewed so far that it's about to come off.

SteveH

Welcome to the board!

1st rule of QB - We love to help!
2nd rule of QB - We love pictures!

For example, I have a Phoenix Model F which is most likely not anything like your Phoenix. (mine is a treadle from the 1890's)

Someone here may have one already and then you'll be good to go, but if not, a picture will go a long way towards us being able to help you!

Cecilia S.

Dear Zelda,

Please do post a photo!

If you do a search here in the conversations for Anker Phoenix 429, you will find a thread started by me when I joined a few months ago, with my Anker Phoenix machine. It is a bit different than yours, but I did a fairly extensive cleaning - it was my first Real Tinker! I have detailed photos of my tension assembly. I am not saying it will be the same as yours - but there is good info in that post, because as I recall, Miriam (who is a WIZARD, by the way) was very helpful and she chimed in with great info.

Welcome here, and I hope to hear a lot about your machine as you make friends with it!

-Cecilia

frudemoo

Hi Zelda
I have a Phoenix 283F (freearm) - can't remember what pics I posted here but will try and get some of the tension assembly on here for you

GreyQ

That is a cool looking machine, I hope you have fun with it.

ZeldaWilder

Unfortunately I had to leave the sewing machine to go back to school and I didn't take any pictures, but I think I figured it out before I left. I messed with the lower tension and that seemed to mostly fix the problem. Thanks for the support!