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Leslie415

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  1. Thanks for comments. Lifter is there—just doesn’t work to lift bobbin out. I never knew that’s what that spring part was for—my other machine has one. I’ll order one so I don’t have to continue to use the screwdriver method! So you think I should just leave the case in place for now (and put spring under bobbin)?

    thanks,

    Leslie


  2. Just bought a Singer 153w101. Got it forming stitches finally (I know, but I really wanted it and it was a good deal) and sewing pretty smoothly. BUUUUUT

    One problem still remains: bobbin doesn’t come out easily and case doesn’t come out at all. To get the bobbin out, I have to slide a thin screwdriver under it and lift it out.  Wondering if the case was replaced with the wrong size. No sign of thread stuck but I know sometimes small pieces can be doozies. I removed screws on bobbin case and rotated it to try and remove it but no luck. 

    QUESTION: should I just let it be if it’s sewing ok?? Any ideas how to remove the case if that’s recommended?

    thanks!

    Leslie


  3. On March 25, 2017 at 8:29 PM, MADMAX22 said:

    Just to add I have found that sometimes the bobbin needs tightening a tad then the top a tad but that depends on how compressed the spring in the top tension is. 

    Another thing is check the spool of thread to make sure it is coming off the spool smoothly. 

    What size thread and how thick of leather are you sewing? Sometimes thinner leather and thicker thread is hard to get it balanced. 

    Thanks for the tips. Leather in pic is 3 to 4 oz. Needle is DPX17 160 and thread is bonded nylon 69 1/2 pound. Does that seem right?


  4. Hello,

    First time poster here. I've gotten a lot of great info on sewing machines here and am hoping to find some help with figuring out what is wrong with my stitch. I'm sewing with a Consew 1206 and am a newbie. Bob at Toledo sewing kindly set me up with my machine to sew some handbags. I'm attaching a pic of the top and bottom stitches that will hopefully give someone more experienced a clear idea of what is going on. 

    I'm wondering if the needle is too big??

    Thanks!

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