Questions on picking up a bobbin thread

[Frodo]

[Frodo]

Video is not uploading the service on my end is sketchie.  We pipe in the sunshine and the pipe does not leave room for a web wire out here in BF 

finally received bobbins ad threaded them up.  I see a learning curve coming up

needle intermittently catches the bobbin

and misses stitches. Sounds like I need to adjust,  the bobbin spring  is set so the bobbin dangles on the thread that is held by my fingers then will play out the thread when I  rapidly move my wrist, kinda like when you jiggle a hook in front of a fish

top thread tension is the same I have not adjusted

For the correct needle height. Is the trick of bumping your finger tip with the  needle under the shuttle arm the same on the singer as it is on a chichi patcher?

I will upload t YouTube then to her tuomorrow

 

thanks guys

 

 

[Frodo]

Couple hours later

i tore apart the top tension disk assemply and gave it a good cleaning plus etc. tightened the discs

This is the top thread,  bottom tension needs tightened?

Bottom thread photo

If I am reading this correctly, top tension is  ok bobbin tension needs to be tightened?

side note, this machine is freaking cool

Do not laugh at me guys, I am learning

 

 

[Frodo]

Skipping?what causes this ?

 

 

[CowboyBob]

Wrong needle,needle threaded wrong, needle in wrong or you need to re-time the shuttle.