Members piddler Posted November 10, 2013 Author Members Report Posted November 10, 2013 Replaced tension spring with a lighter one, ground the bottom of the presser foot down just a hair in the corners of the bottom in front and back, and polished it all with a dremel and jewelers rouge. Its still not perfect, but wayyyy better than it was. Quote Old Guy that can't see too well anymore.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 10, 2013 Moderator Report Posted November 10, 2013 The amount of lift in the alternating feet is adjusted on the back of the head, via the sliding crank arm sticking out the back, that moves up and down inside a curved slot. Loosen the screw that locks the position and move the arm down for more lift during operation. When you get the amount of lift you want, lock the screw back down. There is also an adjustment for the moment that the inside foot hits the throat plate. It is done via the large hex head screw on the crank on the left end of the same assembly that sets the lift. You can fine tune the lift of either foot, in relation to the other, using that crank. Note: the moment that the inside foot makes contact with the material, relative to the needle, is important and may affect the reverse stitch length. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members piddler Posted November 10, 2013 Author Members Report Posted November 10, 2013 Thanks Wiz, but if you look earlier in this post we already did all that. Hopefully it will help others tho. Quote Old Guy that can't see too well anymore.
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