Jamison

I did get a manual - I would be happy to share a copy if you would like.

Rodney

Welcome aboard! Does your machine have the outlet with two plugs in it? It's a common thing for the motor to get plugged into the outlet intended for the light. That will give you the all or nothing results you describe. The other possibility is a bad pedal. They work with a either a coil or carbon pile resistor inside. You basically bypass the resistor at full speed. If your contacts are dirty you might get those results. They're not hard to take apart. You might be able to fix it. If not, new foot pedals are relatively inexpensive. We like Sew-Classic.com for parts. The owner is knowledgeable and the prices are reasonable.
Rodney

ppquilter

OH please and thank you! Can you scan and email me pdf or how do you want to do it?? My Remington is dk grey and pink.

ppquilter

Is this what yours looks like?

Jamison

That is exactly what mine looks like! So cool! Yes, I would be happy to scan and email a copy. Direct me to your email address -I'm not sure how to find it on here. Do you piece on yours - I'm thinking that this must be a "left-homing" machine?

Oops - now that I look again - it's not "exactly" like mine but very similar. Mine takes cams which amazingly came with the machine!

Jamison

Thank you Rodney - you guys are so generous to help! I will definitely check the cord situation.

ppquilter

I haven't had time to play with it yet and with no manual wasn't sure which way to thread it. Email is victimlewis at hotmail.com thanks Vickie Lewis

ArchaicArcane

I will also add:
1 Welcome!
2. Some of the carbon pile resistor pedals can be rebuilt. The Singer ones are the most common ones to rebuild but some of the others are doable as well. Sometimes it's the carbon disks inside have been broken (they're very fragile and can be broken when the pedal is dropped.) or escaped which means there's too much gap to take up and so the machine doesn't respond to the pedal until the pedal reaches the shorting bar - full on. If it just starts going as soon as you plug it in, it's what Rodney says. If you press on the pedal and get nothing nothing nothing full tilt boogie....it's the pedal. If it races sometimes but not all the time even if the pedal isn't depressed - it's likely the wiring.

Cari-in-Oly

I think you will find that quilt piecing with a left needle machine is an exercise in frustration. To get a 1/4" seam you'll be using only the left side of the feed dogs so the fabric won't feed straight. Left needle machines are great for just about all sewing except quilt piecing.

Cari

Jamison

Definitely, nothing , nothing, nothing, full-tilt boogie! Love the phrasing. ��.

Thanks for the welcome.

Cari- that's what I had read about the left-homing machines.

Vickie, I will get a copy emailed to you tomorrow. (Friday)