ocharry

hmm well i guess i was looking for an answer to a non problem,,,, i have only been holding the top thread but i will try holding both and see what the difference is,,,,,just to simple lol thx guys for the response ocharry

ok guys i have been here a couple times with things on this machine i have,,,only had it for a few months and it is a nice old machine,,,,but i need some guidance,,,first off i have slowed this thing down to around 600 strokes,,,1 3/4" pulley on motor and i made a 5 1/2" for machine,,,plenty of speed for me and way more control,,, ok on to the maybe problem when i start a stitch it will take the tail of thread that is coming from the needle and suck it into the underside of the material and ball it up until its gone,,,on the bottom side of material,,, i have played with the tension and changed the tension disks but it still does this annoying thing i don't think this is the way it is supposed to work BECAUSE if i hold onto the thread tail it does not happen,,,, makes a perfect stitch from the start i think there is a hook problem?? not sure about that,,,i have polished the point and looked at the timing and it all looks good to me so can somebody step in here and tell what i am missing or doing wrong thx ocharry

well guys it could be just a learning curve,,,,i was sewing heavy denim last night,,several layers,,,like melted butter,,,,i could run slow or fast,,,,was beautiful to watch this horse run,,big smile on my face,,so maybe after i use this thing with the leather for awhile it will get better,,,,the leather layers are probably 3/16 thick so that could be part of the problem,,,,,but i am very happy with this old girl,,but it would be nice to have it run a little slower,,,for now anyway thx to all Merry Christmas to all ocharry

thx guys,,,,yes i did drive a clutch car for years,,,and i still like them this could all be me,,,and this machine just getting used to each other i did take the machine apart and clean and oil it and it is really working good and smooth,,,but i didn't do anything to the motor or clutch and it could be it needs some spinning and slipping to get things smoothed out again i will say it is getting better,,,just by me using it,,,,,just scary when it takes off ,,,lol,,,i am using a 22 needle and 138 thread,,,,i'm sure it would bite pretty hard if you got your finger in the way ocharry

thanks guys,,, i am learning how to feather this thing some and it is helping but it is kinda fine,,,when i give it the pedal to get going it takes off and when i back off it stops,,,lol,,,kinda touchy ,,,,, i am sewing leather with it,, when i run it empty it is easy to control,,lol,,,but when i make the punch at start it is gone like a rabbit,,,,could be just a learning curve i will have to over come,,,,it is a sewing mother though i will say that dikman,,,, i was looking at that last night when i got done sewing with it,,,it has a 3 1/4" pulley on the drive shaft and i think i could go 4.5-5" without any trouble or changing much and that might give me a couple hundred less rpm at the needle thx ocharry

Thx wizcraft,,,, I think this machin orignaly was running at about 2200 spm,,,, and I think with the smaller pulley I put on the motor it is around 1100 I think about half I would like for it to be in the 5-600 spm,,, lol,,,, for now anyway,,,,, seems like when I get it to moving it just takes off ,,,, makes a beautiful tight stitch, ,,, just happens to fast for me right now,,,,, lol,,,, maybe later I will need the speed thx ocharry

hello all,,,,new here just need a little help,,,advice from you all i recently got my hands on a singer 111w152,,,, it had been in storage for a long time but looked surprisingly good paint and decals,,, wow,,, almost new took it apart and cleaned and oiled,,set tension,,new needle and bobbin,,,, VROOM,,,like it was just used yesterday,,,,very happy BUT i need to slow it down,,,i changed the drive pulley down to 1 3/4" helped a lot but i need it to go some slower i like the clutch and power,,,just to fast for what i want to do any suggestions??? i have read where the servo stuff don't have it down at low speed,,,i need the punch have looked at the jack shaft pulley thing but that really hangs the motor down low,,,,(in the way maybe) there has to be a way to get the speed down,,,,some things its ok,,,straight lines great,,,,staying on a curved line where i went it to be,,,not so great,,,,,and maybe that is just an experience thing that will come with time,,,but for now i need to slow it down always did leather sewing by hand before,,,seems the older i get the harder it is becoming,,,so this machine will make it easier thx for any input ocharry