Teaj26

I see what you are saying. The needle was up and not in a stitch, but the threads would still not pull out freely without wiggling the handwheel. I decided to investigate further yesterday. I removed the bobbin, and disassembled the bobbin case. The portion of the case where the tensioner is, was the issue I think. Between the tensioner piece and the case, it was very dirty and very rough. I cleaned and polished these areas and put the case back together and readjusted the tension for the bobbin. It now pulls out smoothly. I assume it was the rough and dirty area where the thread runs through that was causing it to catch. A simple 5 minute clean job and it appears to be good as new. I think this could also prevent stitch issues caused by the bobbin thread not pulling thru smoothly.

I have purchased an extremely clean Nakajima 280L machine. The machine sews fantastic and the upper thread and bobbin tension are set correctly. However, when a seam is finished and the foot is raised and you go to pull the thread out to clip, it will not pull out smoothly unless you wiggle the hand wheel back and forth. This is very annoying, and I was curious if anyone had insight as to what to check for the fix. I do not think this is normal as I have never seen anyone have to do this. They just pull the material and snip it. This machine literally has a hard snag when you pull it, yet it sews fine. Thanks for any help. This is my first machine and I am clueless.