MadMorbius Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Posted November 26, 2013 I do have some 200 needles, I will give that a try as well. The gusset on that piece is about 3/8 inch and I'm using the left side pressor foot. Can't wait to see some roi... Quote
MadMorbius Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Posted December 2, 2013 Hey folks, here's where we are. After all the suggestions above, I finally got to a point where machine makes a decent stitch (mostly... more on that in a minute). I finally wind up Increasing the needle size to a 200, and going through two holes on the thread post, which allowed me to actually back off the tension knobs and pull the knot down (where it was previously way too low). The stitch seems OK when I do a test stitch. When I try to do anything on the actual production leather ( both test and final are 8oz WC bridle) ie the gusset on a formed piece, it seems to miss stitches randomly. Banging my head here...so close. Quote
MadMorbius Posted December 3, 2013 Author Report Posted December 3, 2013 And now my thead is fraying and snapping occaisonally as well...and I've started drinking to cope with this expensive pain in the ass. Quote
MadMorbius Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Ok, it's been awhile since I posted here. I've had varying degrees of success, and while troubleshooting with Mike from Raphael, I think we've identified part of the problem. It appears that when the stirrup plate is on, the wedge that is supposed to open and close the primary tensioner (attached to the long black arm that attaches to the pedal lift mechanism) doesn't move out from between the disks. With the regular plate, it seems to move out of the way...so in other words, it makes no difference how much tension I put on the top thread because the wedge is always holding the discs open. Note the placement of the wedge in the photo below - this is where it stays. It doesn't move under machine operation, and will only disengage when I step down on the lifter pedal or lower the manual lift lever: Note that the earlier problem with the outer presser foot failing to descend all the way down has returned; I definitely believe these are related issues. I opened up the side cover and took some video of the machine cycling. Please, someone tell me I'm not crazy and there's in fact something wrong here and not just a user failure... Oh...did I mention the iron filings in the bottom of the compartment? Pretty sure that isn't supposed to be there...And those two little cams attached to the manual lifter bar and the lifter mechanism...I don't suppose those are supposed to move independantly of each other? Coz they are... Videos are uploading, I'll post links once they're up. Edited December 12, 2013 by MadMorbius Quote
MadMorbius Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Posted December 12, 2013 OK, here's a short video I put together. Quote
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