Singer 29k Walking foot issue

[gunner100]

Hi all I wonder if anyone can assist me-just taken delivery of a 29k and the walking foot is trying to move the material when the needle is pretty much fully down. I have seen some say you have to rotate the cam pulley(large double rimmed wheel at the extreme right of the machine?) 180 degrees to re-sync the needle with the walking foot?

The foot pressure screw and post were bent in the delivery but I would not think that could cause this issue?

Any help greatly appreciated!

 

 

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[ksteers]

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[Constabulary]

Looks like a 29K71 or which one is it? The presser foot looks kinda odd. Has it teeth on the bottom side? The foot pressure adjuster looks bent (see red arrow in picture). Furthermore looks like the stitch length adjuster is set to a short stitch. In which direction do you turn the hand wheel? Have you read the manual?

Please post good clear pictures of your machine from front and back.

EDIT:

you mentioned the bent adjuster already - sry.

But put everything back in working order before you start adjusting / removing / repositioning other things like cams and so on.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Constabulary

[gunner100]

Hi this video might show better-the foot should be being dragged back and then rising but as soon as gentle pressure from fingers is removed it starts just small movements.

At one point this afternoon it seemed to operate as it should and I thought great then it changed back again. I am coming around to the thought that the bent spring adjuster may well be adding to my woes as there not a great deal of pressure on the foot. But also when you lift the foot up and then lower at times it is simply not dropping enough and is a good 5mm off the top of the plate!

 

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[Constabulary]

hard to tell from the videos what is going on. But I wonder why the bell crank lever is seemingly not properly moving. I only can guess as I´m not in front of the machine. Could be that the bell crank lever that is moving the foot is worn or broke.

https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/82167-feed-motion-bell-crank-lever-singer-29k412818.html

it is playing together with the feed motion ring.

https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/82053-feed-motion-ring-slide-bar-singer-29k.html

When the FMR is mowing up and down the BCL is moving the presser foot bar > feeding the material.

But again please post good clear pictures of your machine so we can see is something probably is out of alignment or missing and straighten the foot pressure adjuster.

 

EDIT:
What I also noticed is that the stitch length adjuster is not correctly installed. The arrow on the small squared frame has to point upwards and the gib has to be positioned correctly as well (I´l post pictures later)

Edited March 22, 2024 by Constabulary

[Constabulary]

Please note the above post.

The gib and the frame have wedges. This is how the stitch length adjuster and the gib should be installed.

 

Edited March 22, 2024 by Constabulary

[gunner100]

Hi all many thanks for taking the time to assist.

Today I removed the foot and changed the stitch length screw, and lowered it then removed a straight spring bar from a seized 29k I bought with this one and then took photos and the one thing is that when no pressure is on the spring bar it is more likely to go through the motions correctly ie walking foot kicks back as soon as pressure is added to the spring bar it stops this completetly and statically goes up and down.

Further when you lower the walking foot it does not always drop fully to contact the plate -just hangs a few mm over the top.

Someone on Bespoke Shoemaking FB said his machine acted the same and the previous owner had taken the head off and incorretly fitted the cam and he altered the cam by 180 degrees and it all worked.

I am not 100% sure as I have seen people explain this 180 degree change but that its the pulley cam which I am guessing is the extreme right hand double rimmed wheel on the extreme right of the machine? Is there a further cam in the head and I see there are 4 screws holding the head to the body and then what I am guessing is a pin to knock out to release the needle bar?

Many thanks

Peter

 

[gunner100]

Oh its a 29k58 machine.

 

I tried to load more photos but its telling me I can only load 1.46mb!

[gunner100]

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, gunner100 said:

I tried to load more photos but its telling me I can only load 1.46mb!

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