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[raysouth]

Hey Winterbear,

I learned a bit more and suppose I must prepare myself for the events that will surely take place. Murphy, I am sure, is probably hanging around the neighborhood so I assume he will invoke his usual law.

Ray

Hi Helmut. When speaking of sewing machines and timing, timing is the order and speed the various processes of the machine occur. Such as when the feed dogs move, when the bobbin moves, then the needle punches and when it lifts, when gears turn and stop and what direction they turn in, and when each of the threads is looped, moved, pulled, or tightened. Out of time means something is out of whack, so everything goes goofy and the stitches are bunched or not locked, or the durn machine simply won't stitch at all and may even lock up and seize entirely (gee, I seem familiar with this problem, don't I?). When it's out of time, some adjustments are needed to get everything working properly again.

[raysouth]

Hey Jimbob,

I am in Big Swamp, Alabama, commonly known by its modernized name of Opelika, Al., just next to Auburn. Wish I were close to a leathercrafter but haven't been lucky enough to find any in this immediate area.

Thank you for extending an offer and wish I could accept

Ray

Where in the South-East are you located!?

if you would be sorta close, You would be more then wecome

to come to the shop and pratice some on my old

Machines.....as you all mentioned....it is a pain to learn by

trail and error....guess how I know that!!!

There is plenty of help here...Steve, Bob, Wiz and many more....

but nothing beats hands on, sitting down doing it while somebody is beside you....!!!

And for a funny reason, these machines will brake

if you do somehing not-so-smart...haha...

What machine will you be getting!?

Keep us posted

Jimbob

[WinterBear]

YEah, Murphy is always hanging around, and he's got a real mean sense of humor.

Let's just say you'll probably want to know if there is someone nearby who can fix the timing, or where to send it if it jams, and you'll want to know it before your machine does jam up. The good news is, as you become more familiar with your machine, timing issues are usually less of a problem.

Edited January 9, 2012 by WinterBear