Hi y'all!
Newbie industrial sewer with newbie questions about my new to me sewing machine, although I have been lurking here for months as it was the best reference for all the machines I checked out in my hunt for a good deal on the right machine. I finally picked up a Cutline C-225 for $150 and added a family sew servo motor to it to slow it down. I couldn't figure out how to get it to threaded at first and was also having trouble adjusting the thread length so thought it might be a mistiming issue. The problem is that It either wants to stitch at the maximum length (around 4.5 stitches per inch) or the feet wouldnt advance at all.
The gent I bought it from said it was his deceased brother's, hadn't been used in years, and "may" need retiming, so I took it to a local sewing machine repair shop who told me it indeed needed to be serviced and timed for $400. I passed on that, brought it home, figured out how to get it threaded and have been test sewing denim and vinyl pieces to get a feel for how it works. So I *think* it actually doesnt need re-timing now as the stitches look decent.
The stitch length adjustment is still not working properly however. I have only a couple times achieved a smaller stitch in a few hundred times of pushing the button and rotating the wheel, the rest of the time it is either max length or no length at all. I did find some threads on here about adjustments which could address this issue like this one (in reference to the Singer 111w155 which I understand my machine is a clone of) but the reference images dont look exactly like what's inside mine and im not enough of a gearhead to make sense of it.
Here's a video showing my machine and what happens when I try to adjust the stitch length:
So right after filming that ^ I noticed that when I turn the pulley to adjust the stitch length, the pulley seems to be spinning in its seat (not turning the gears) for 3/4 of a turn or so before coming to a stop. Hopefully this video shows what I am trying to explain poorly in words :p Is it supposed to turn like that? Hehe maybe it is and im just grasping at straws here!
Here's a picture of that strange bolt holding the pulley on, ive wanted to change to a large pulley to slow it down but cant figure out how to get it out of there.
If anyone has advice on the stitch length adjustment or pulley removal I'd appreciate it!
Last question: Should I be able to use walking foot parts for the singer 111w155 on this machine? For example I was hoping I would be able to get a walking foot with a guide on it like this.
Thanks everybody!
Will
