Old Navy Report post Posted April 16, 2012 Hi,I havent asked a question in quite a while.I have a 206 R consew.I oiled it good,took the belts off,left the top off,and the front cover so I can see what my problem is.There is no thread on the machine.I have a monster wheel on it.Iam turning the wheel in the right direction.and it goes smoothly for awhile and then I hear a thunk and it stops..I can back up for a couple of inches and it goes smooth a gain.Can you help?thanks,old navy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted April 17, 2012 Hi,I havent asked a question in quite a while.I have a 206 R consew.I oiled it good,took the belts off,left the top off,and the front cover so I can see what my problem is.There is no thread on the machine.I have a monster wheel on it.Iam turning the wheel in the right direction.and it goes smoothly for awhile and then I hear a thunk and it stops..I can back up for a couple of inches and it goes smooth a gain.Can you help?thanks,old navy Sounds to me as if your needle is flexing but not breaking. Meaning the needle flexes hits either the needle plate or some internal part which stops the machine. Change your needle. Are you sewing at the max thickness for your machine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluesman Report post Posted April 17, 2012 Can you count the number of times the needle goes up and down before it goes dead? Repeat the process and see if the number is the same or close. If it is, its a timing problem. Something is rotating and every time it gets to that spot it stops. Find the frequency of the failure and then look for a mechanical componant which coincides with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Navy Report post Posted April 17, 2012 Sounds to me as if your needle is flexing but not breaking. Meaning the needle flexes hits either the needle plate or some internal part which stops the machine. Change your needle. Are you sewing at the max thickness for your machine? Hi,thanks for replying.I knew it might be the needle,so Iam turning it by hand without a needle.My leather is 2 plys of thin pieces.It has me baffled.navy Can you count the number of times the needle goes up and down before it goes dead? Repeat the process and see if the number is the same or close. If it is, its a timing problem. Something is rotating and every time it gets to that spot it stops. Find the frequency of the failure and then look for a mechanical componant which coincides with it. Hi,thanks for the idea.I did not think of that.navy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Navy Report post Posted April 17, 2012 Hi,thanks for replying.I knew it might be the needle,so Iam turning it by hand without a needle.My leather is 2 plys of thin pieces.It has me baffled.navy Hi,thanks for the idea.I did not think of that.navy I finely found the cause.It was a washer in the monsterwheel that was turned the wrong way.My thanks to the 2 people that tried to help me.navy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Navy Report post Posted April 21, 2012 I finely found the cause.It was a washer in the monsterwheel that was turned the wrong way.My thanks to the 2 people that tried to help me.navy Hi,well after a visit from the industrial sewing machine mechanic,my machine had a loose screw in the top of the machine.I would be there forever trying to find the cause.So Iam75.00 lighter but it works fine.Well worth the money.When I dont know what Iam doing,I will call the man who does.Navy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
