Need Help With Presser Foot Timing

[mickt]

Mick,

The needle bar is supposed to go up 3/32" then the point of the hook is sup[posed to be @ the needle,you set this first then make sure the eye of the needle is approx 1/8" below the point of the hook as it crosses the needle,the hook point needs to be as close as it can be w/o hitting.

Bob

To change the hook timing you loosen the screw on the big gear & move it left or right as needed.

Thanks Bob,

Took me a few trys but worked out fine, not skipping now. I think it just took the curage to dig into it.

Mick

[mickt]

Mick,here's an old post about the repar manuals http://leatherworker...showtopic=22758

Thanks Bob,

These links are great just what I was looking for. Like I said on the phone today I am trying to put together a pamplet on just the singer 111 W 155 since a lot of machines are clones of it. I'm hoping to make it advalable to others here on this site thinking it would be useful when working on thier own machines.

Thanks again

Mick

[red quill]

I would like to continue the thread of timing the vibrator presser foot. Same machine, Consew 226. Mine is completely out of whack compared to the owners manual. When the needle is in the lowest position, the vibrating presser foot is in the HIGHEST position, so they are not helping the machine to stitch. So when I stitch slowly I get a decent stitch, but when I speed up the thread is gobbed on the bottom. I am also frequently getting thread wrapped around the hook.

I found where the eccentric cam is, loosened the two set screws, but I can't get the cam to turn. Am I being too gentle? I even disengaged the cam arm at the big thumb screw, but that didn't change things. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance.

[Cobra Steve]

Hi all. On all of these types of machines, ( Consew 225, 226 255, Juki 562, 563, Singer 111W, and so on), the belt timing is critical. On the bottom of these machines there are timing marks. Bob at Toledo has the pictures. This timing adjustment is the FIRST thing that you check. If the belt timing is off, then it doesn't matter about any other timing, (hook timing or feed timing), it will not sew correctly. Please make sure the the belt timing is correct before you proceed with any other adjustments. Steve