Here's how to fix "moving needlebar during bobbin winding" problem
06-08-2012, 05:18 AM
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Rain,
Watched the first video yesterday, pretty darn good. I'd never seen the hand wheel taken off a 201 before. I'm used to the three finger washer. The 201 looks like the one in our 410A.
I've got the second video loading now, but at 11:09 I probably won't get to watch it all. I'm on dial up and it will take the rest of the morning to download.
Muv,
A suggestion for your Serata. Turn the hand wheel till the oil hole is up then pour in either (if you can get it) Hoppe's #9 gun solvent or a 50-50 mix of ATF and Acetone. Use an eye dropper and just put in a wee bit at a time.
The Hoppe's is mostly kerosene but will dissolve that old gunked up oil. The ATF/Acetone makes a wonderful penetrating oil. Stinks though and you'd have to make it yourself, but it does work.
Joe
Watched the first video yesterday, pretty darn good. I'd never seen the hand wheel taken off a 201 before. I'm used to the three finger washer. The 201 looks like the one in our 410A.
I've got the second video loading now, but at 11:09 I probably won't get to watch it all. I'm on dial up and it will take the rest of the morning to download.
Muv,
A suggestion for your Serata. Turn the hand wheel till the oil hole is up then pour in either (if you can get it) Hoppe's #9 gun solvent or a 50-50 mix of ATF and Acetone. Use an eye dropper and just put in a wee bit at a time.
The Hoppe's is mostly kerosene but will dissolve that old gunked up oil. The ATF/Acetone makes a wonderful penetrating oil. Stinks though and you'd have to make it yourself, but it does work.
Joe
Last edited by J Miller; 06-08-2012 at 05:22 AM.
06-08-2012, 08:56 AM
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Joe, don't forget that I am in England and that what you have there isn't necessarily the same as we have here. If I walked into our local hardware shop and asked for gun solvent I would get some rather strange looks.
I have already fed WD40 down the lubrication hole, I have yet to try a bit of paraffin, and I have already tried the hair dryer trick to try and get a bit of metal expansion. No joy yet. It can wait, I'm not going to bust my buttons over it.
I have already fed WD40 down the lubrication hole, I have yet to try a bit of paraffin, and I have already tried the hair dryer trick to try and get a bit of metal expansion. No joy yet. It can wait, I'm not going to bust my buttons over it.
06-08-2012, 01:02 PM
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At some point I've got to write an anti-WD40 entry. People often use this on sewing machines, and you definitely do not want to. While it seems to deliver good short-term results, over time it dries into a gummy consistency and does more harm than good.
06-08-2012, 01:49 PM
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It's all right Rain, I know the limitations of WD40 - to be used sparingly, small areas only, cleaned off once it has done its job, fresh oil to be applied if necessary... Perhaps a pros and cons of products thread is called for.
Totally changing the subject, I've started a new thread about German machines because they get me jumping up and down in my seat with enthusiasm. Want to join in?
Totally changing the subject, I've started a new thread about German machines because they get me jumping up and down in my seat with enthusiasm. Want to join in?
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