Pearson #6 - shuttle issue

[marronne]

Hello

Can you help?  I've looked extensively on here, YT and Google but can't find what I'm looking for.  Does anyone have photos, a link to a video or scans from a manual of the needle making the loop and picking up the bobbin thread.  I have an original instruction manual but there are no images, just a place the shuttle in the machine, hold the needle thread, turn the handle and basically away you go!   Starting to wonder if there is something not quite right with my machine.  I am familiar with boat shuttles (have an Atlas and several domestic bullet shuttle machines), but this beastie is just confounding us !

Any help will be gratefully received.

Thanks

.... PS I requested to join the FB Pearson #6 group - waiting to be let in ! 

[marronne]

Hello

Can anyone help with this please?  Just can't figure it out.  The needle will pick up the thread but it doesn't make stitches.

Thanks.

[friquant]

I don't have any experiece with a Pearson #6, but if you can post some videos of what you're seeing maybe someone here can make sense of it.

In general if it picks up the thread when there is no material under the foot, but doesn't pick up the thread when there IS material under the foot, I would think it's a timing issue. Just speculating.

On my vertical-shaft machine I can take the cover off the bobbin and watch the hook go around and see it drag the thread around the bobbin. You may be able to do something similar with your setup to figure out what/when it's missing.

[CowboyBob]

I hate to ask,but are you sure your turning it the right way?

Edited 8 hours ago by CowboyBob

[marronne]

Thanks @friquantand @CowboyBob.  Turning it clockwise and the feed moves the leather backwards.  It doesn't pick up the bobbin thread anti-clockwise.  I'll do some photos/video tomorrow.