The Machine That I Fiddled With Today
03-01-2014, 10:19 AM
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03-01-2014, 07:07 PM
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Speaking of handwheels, how do you get on off a Touch & Sew? We prefer to crank by hand sometimes and the little plastic ones they come with aren't that convenient to grip. I'm thinking about adding a knob to one to make it easy to turn.
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03-02-2014, 05:48 AM
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you need the manual especially for getting it back together.
03-02-2014, 06:29 AM
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I'm currently "fiddling" with a Singer 14u32 Serger. Refurbishing it and trying convert it to a 14U64:
coming along good so far.
Also messing with my Singer 319W.
Singer 328K and a Kenmore 158.15000 waiting in the wings for some attention next....
coming along good so far.
Also messing with my Singer 319W.
Singer 328K and a Kenmore 158.15000 waiting in the wings for some attention next....
03-02-2014, 07:31 AM
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I've been fiddlinging with a Singer 503 - fine tuning it - BEAUTIFUL machine - I have the tension reasonably adjusted for zig zag but I have a new problem - it sews an inch or two and knots up. The thread pulls somewhere below and then the machine won't keep advancing - knots up down under... So I have had to become a sleuth. I dug out my glasses, a magnifying glass, lots of extra light and my trusty tools. It sews an inch and the thread balls up in the bobbin area. I'm not done yet but I think I am getting closer. Here is what I have done:
I checked around the whole throat and bobbin area for burrs. The throat plate has a good sized star so I used an abrasive on it and cleaned that up a lot. I may change it out with one I know is good. Then I felt around on the hook to see if there were any burrs. I saw a small burr on the top of the race so I polished it out. Oh and in between I've sewed and had the exact results. So I suspect the ancient thread (the top says 35cents and is a nicked up foam spool) - maybe thread is hanging up on the spool as it sews. I put a cheap WM spool of thread on - it sewed farther then the thread broke. Time for a me break... Time for new thread... Next will be a different bobbin. Maybe a new needle - I doubt if it is the needle this time but what ever - cheap to change out. After that I'll be back wondering what it still hangs up on......... I test after each change - gives me a better idea what was wrong.
I checked around the whole throat and bobbin area for burrs. The throat plate has a good sized star so I used an abrasive on it and cleaned that up a lot. I may change it out with one I know is good. Then I felt around on the hook to see if there were any burrs. I saw a small burr on the top of the race so I polished it out. Oh and in between I've sewed and had the exact results. So I suspect the ancient thread (the top says 35cents and is a nicked up foam spool) - maybe thread is hanging up on the spool as it sews. I put a cheap WM spool of thread on - it sewed farther then the thread broke. Time for a me break... Time for new thread... Next will be a different bobbin. Maybe a new needle - I doubt if it is the needle this time but what ever - cheap to change out. After that I'll be back wondering what it still hangs up on......... I test after each change - gives me a better idea what was wrong.
03-02-2014, 09:24 AM
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I've been fiddlinging with a Singer 503 - fine tuning it - BEAUTIFUL machine - I have the tension reasonably adjusted for zig zag but I have a new problem - it sews an inch or two and knots up. The thread pulls somewhere below and then the machine won't keep advancing - knots up down under... So I have had to become a sleuth. I dug out my glasses, a magnifying glass, lots of extra light and my trusty tools. It sews an inch and the thread balls up in the bobbin area. I'm not done yet but I think I am getting closer. Here is what I have done:
I checked around the whole throat and bobbin area for burrs. The throat plate has a good sized star so I used an abrasive on it and cleaned that up a lot. I may change it out with one I know is good. Then I felt around on the hook to see if there were any burrs. I saw a small burr on the top of the race so I polished it out. Oh and in between I've sewed and had the exact results. So I suspect the ancient thread (the top says 35cents and is a nicked up foam spool) - maybe thread is hanging up on the spool as it sews. I put a cheap WM spool of thread on - it sewed farther then the thread broke. Time for a me break... Time for new thread... Next will be a different bobbin. Maybe a new needle - I doubt if it is the needle this time but what ever - cheap to change out. After that I'll be back wondering what it still hangs up on......... I test after each change - gives me a better idea what was wrong.
I checked around the whole throat and bobbin area for burrs. The throat plate has a good sized star so I used an abrasive on it and cleaned that up a lot. I may change it out with one I know is good. Then I felt around on the hook to see if there were any burrs. I saw a small burr on the top of the race so I polished it out. Oh and in between I've sewed and had the exact results. So I suspect the ancient thread (the top says 35cents and is a nicked up foam spool) - maybe thread is hanging up on the spool as it sews. I put a cheap WM spool of thread on - it sewed farther then the thread broke. Time for a me break... Time for new thread... Next will be a different bobbin. Maybe a new needle - I doubt if it is the needle this time but what ever - cheap to change out. After that I'll be back wondering what it still hangs up on......... I test after each change - gives me a better idea what was wrong.
03-02-2014, 09:38 AM
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