IM7
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By chance, I was able to get sewing again. But this is very helpful for next time. Thank you all!
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I regrettably popped out the entire bobbin ensemble. I put it back in as best as I could remember it and was able to sew away for a while. Now, the upper thread keeps getting caught in and under the bobbin. I must have put the three bobbin parts back in incorrectly. Everything else is unchanged and looks okay. What is the name for the piece I am holding in the picture? The one I wish I never took out of the machine.. Can you tell me the correct orientation of this piece, and thus the bobbin basket, while the needle is at its highest position? The needle reaches its highest position on my machine when the handcrank is at exactly 12:00. Where should the crescent on the piece in the picture be at this point? If you could provide a photograph, that would be extremely helpful!
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I regrettably popped out the entire bobbin ensemble. I put it back in as best as I could remember it and was able to sew away for a while. Now, the upper thread keeps getting caught in and under the bobbin. I must have put the three bobbin parts back in incorrectly. Everything else is unchanged and looks okay. What is the name for the piece I am holding in the picture? The one I wish I never took out of the machine.. Can you tell me the correct orientation of this piece, and thus the bobbin basket, while the needle is at its highest position? The needle reaches its highest position on my machine when the handcrank is at exactly 12:00. Where should the crescent on the piece in the picture be at this point? If you could provide a photograph, that would be extremely helpful!
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I have a friend who teaches shoe-making classes... but he lives in Brooklyn! I'll share anyway, just in case. Olivier Rabbath makes all types of shoes, start to finish, in his studio. He is full of positive energy. Do google him! http://www.howtomakebootsfromyourgarage.com/THECLASSES.html
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Thank you for the quick reply!
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The hand-crank machine is gritty and mean and I'm in love! I ordered mine from bantamsaddletack and it arrived quickly. I've been using it on full grain leather boots, jackets, gloves, and more. Taking hints from motorcycle maintenance, I wiped mine down with denatured alcohol, polished a few parts with Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish, and I'll be lubing the cams with a low viscosity, full synthetic oil (replacing the castor oil I have been using, whose smell I quite like). How exactly does one change the stitch length on these machines? Ole South inquired about the max length; I am interested in a shorter stitch length. I reckon' it's a real simple turn of a screw, but I'm scratching my head at which one. Please enlighten me!
