Tacsew T111-155 Hook Problem

[CowboyBob]

Ok, here's something else to check,if you put the needle bar all the way down & hit the reverse lever does the feed dog& needlebar move or stay still?

Bob

[QDaddy]

Ok, here's something else to check,if you put the needle bar all the way down & hit the reverse lever does the feed dog& needlebar move or stay still?

Bob

Well, well... I think you are on to something. They move less than a 1/16" even at 8 stitch setting. I distinctly remember that they moved more than that in the past.

[CowboyBob]

As long as your sure the needlebar is all the way down & when you hit rev & let off the handle the LESS it moves the better,for the achine to sew & feed the best it shouldn't ove at all.

Also the partr we call the bobbincase position fingeer(the part that keeps the bobbincase base from spinning) seems to work best when it's pushed back towards the back of the machine.

One last thing: are you sure the hook is timed correctly?if it is too slow inotherwords if you have to much rise on the needlebar when the point of the hook comes around it'll like to jam up like it's doing.

Bob

[QDaddy]

My initial observation of the "reverse foot movement" was incorrect. When I adjusted the stitch length from 3 (executed 3 cycles) then to 8 (executed 3 cycles) then back to 4, I bottomed out the needle completely and hit the reverse. Wow... that needle moved the entire length of the basket opening. In fact, the reverse wouldn't fully execute because the needle pushed against the end of the opening. Is that an indication of a timing issue, or have I knocked something out of whack?

Thanks again Bob and Wizcraft.

[Wizcrafts]

My initial observation of the "reverse foot movement" was incorrect. When I adjusted the stitch length from 3 (executed 3 cycles) then to 8 (executed 3 cycles) then back to 4, I bottomed out the needle completely and hit the reverse. Wow... that needle moved the entire length of the basket opening. In fact, the reverse wouldn't fully execute because the needle pushed against the end of the opening. Is that an indication of a timing issue, or have I knocked something out of whack?

Thanks again Bob and Wizcraft.

Tis time to pack up the head and ship it to an industrial sewing machine repair depot. Where are you located?

[QDaddy]

Great... I can't even afford to ship it anywhere, much less pay for repair. Any thoughts on what the problem is?

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

Great... I can't even afford to ship it anywhere, much less pay for repair. Any thoughts on what the problem is?

My thoughts, after reading this thread, with a fresh set of eyes? I think you have two people who have handle on things doing thier best to assit you, and they both feel at this point someone who is qualified needs to have a look at the machine. A lot of sewing machine repiar involves see, touch, and feel in order to be able to properly repiar your machine.

Good luck!