Phatdaddy Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Posted July 4, 2011 It looks like it's threaded corectly,do you have the thread pulled down in between the tension discs on the side?It looks like the thread is just setting around the outside if the tension. Bob In the picture, that isn't actually the thread. I drew that in there with paint to show how I was threading it. I do put the thread around the 2 disks, however on the top part of the disks there is the hook I mention in the previous post that pivots and runs to a link above and also a bar that i'm unsure how the thread should be routed around. I'll try to take a better pic tonight. Quote
Phatdaddy Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) After closer inspection i found that that hook thing that pivots is meant to relieve the upper tension when the presser foot is lifted. It was still very stiff and once i put a few drops of oil on it, and worked it a bit, it moved very freely. Now when the foot is down the tension on the disks is enough to push that hook up and the tension on the top thread returns properly where before that hook was constantly relieving the tension. I'm Thinking that buying this machine was probably the best thing I could have done starting out, it's helped me learn a lot about the different parts and how they work. I appreciate all of you, and the information you provide. I'm sure there will be more questions, right now I think I just need proper thread and needles and a lot more scraps. Cheers Kevin Edited July 5, 2011 by Phatdaddy Quote
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