Threading confusion

[friquant]

1 hour ago, girlscout4 said:

my needle is a little too close to the inner wall of the foot

Easy fix: Loosen the screw at the top rear of the inner presser foot, rotate the foot till the needle is centered in the hole, tighten the screw.

 

1 hour ago, girlscout4 said:

small issue with it skipping every so often or another.

Would you mind taking some close-up shots of your hook point from above? My Singer 144W103 (built in 1943) had a dull hook point: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/131846-best-angle-to-sharpen-a-hook/#findComment-784869

 

[AlZilla]

Looks like you've got the corners down. I wonder why the stitch length is varying and the occasional skip. Probably the hook, needle, needle bar height and timing need to be fine tuned.

Are you letting the machine feed the material without tugging on it? That can mess with the feed and thus the stitch length.

[girlscout4]

3 hours ago, friquant said:

Easy fix: Loosen the screw at the top rear of the inner presser foot, rotate the foot till the needle is centered in the hole, tighten the screw.

 

Would you mind taking some close-up shots of your hook point from above? My Singer 144W103 (built in 1943) had a dull hook point: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/131846-best-angle-to-sharpen-a-hook/#findComment-784869

 

 

[girlscout4]

I guess I’ll just need to fine tune then. The hook seems sharp and I’m letting machine do its thing. 

[kgg]

1 hour ago, girlscout4 said:

I guess I’ll just need to fine tune then.

I would suggest a couple more photo's with no thread in the needle, the needle plate removed showing the position of the needle as the hook enters the Scarf ( indentation / cutout ) of the needle to catch the top thread. If the hook to needle timing is off you will get skipped stitches.

kgg

[girlscout4]

1 hour ago, kgg said:

I would suggest a couple more photo's with no thread in the needle, the needle plate removed showing the position of the needle as the hook enters the Scarf ( indentation / cutout ) of the needle to catch the top thread. If the hook to needle timing is off you will get skipped stitches.

kgg

Hopefully these are good. I’m also actively removing rust and deep oiling all pieces interior. 

[friquant]

You can long press on the screen to lock the focus. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twl_V_vlq2Q

You can shine a flashlight from underneath to illuminate the scarf.

You can put a black mark on the scarf right where you want the tip of the hook to cross. See Uwe's video on timing: 

 

[AlZilla]

Cowboy Bob told us that on these machines, the timing is correct when the needle is at dead bottom and the point of the hook is on the imaginary line between the center of the bobbin and the needle plate screw closest to the operator. I looked at mine and that's exactly what I have.  Much easier than trying to squint down into the abyss.

The needle to hook distance still needs to be right.

[girlscout4]

1 hour ago, friquant said:

You can long press on the screen to lock the focus. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twl_V_vlq2Q

You can shine a flashlight from underneath to illuminate the scarf.

You can put a black mark on the scarf right where you want the tip of the hook to cross. See Uwe's video on timing: 

 

Thank you so much for this. 

30 minutes ago, AlZilla said:

Cowboy Bob told us that on these machines, the timing is correct when the needle is at dead bottom and the point of the hook is on the imaginary line between the center of the bobbin and the needle plate screw closest to the operator. I looked at mine and that's exactly what I have.  Much easier than trying to squint down into the abyss.

The needle to hook distance still needs to be right.

🫡 Roger that