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Trod and Eric, Thanks for the quick reply. When I set the timing, the thread take up lever was at the top most position. The timing mark on the bottom was off by one tooth. If I understand correctly, it is possible that the timing pulley could be off by several teeth if one of the set screws is in the wrong valley on the shaft. I will take some photos and see if I can figure out how to post them. Eric, I have to agree with you on the timing. Why else would I have to move so many different setting? Gee, I think I found how to attach a file. Off to the basement for some photos. Got photos, guess I can't use an iPad to load them. I will try tomorrow from my pc at work. Goodnight! Tom

I just acquired a singer 111w155 waking foot machine. All the parts were there but it would not make a stitch to save my life. I down loaded and read every technical document I could find (most of them in this forum...thanks to all of you that contributed). I think I have the machine timed, but I would not take it to the bank. The needle bar has no marks so I used the 8 stitch setting to adjust to the hook. The timing mark for upper and lower was off by one tooth when the arm was at the highest point. I fixed that. The hook to needle was off by half an inch. I moved the large gear to the far left and turned the hook to align with the needle. So far so good. The needle to hook was off by a 1/16" so the hook just passed by the needle. I moved the hook assembly over till it just nicked the needle and backed it off a little. It now will pick up the lower thread. Here is where my issues start. When the needle is at the lowest point, the upper thread hangs loose from the upper arm by about an inch. I am 99% sure I have it threaded correctly. I am wondering if I still have a timing issue. With no tension on the upper thread, no stitch can be made as the thread just winds itself around the bobbin case. If anyone can tell me what the dimention is from the bottom of the needle bar to the bearing is, i can make a jig to set the needle bar (I have a milling machine and lathe). Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Tom