Members oclack Posted November 25, 2013 Members Report Posted November 25, 2013 I can't seem to get my 441 to feed material straight. the material is making a clockwise rotation. While practicing on a belt strip, I had to really fight to keep it stitching straight. I lost the battle a few times. I also noticed that the stitches were so tight, that it put a sever curve int he belt - no way I could send that to a customer. Could this be a tension issue? How should I adjust it? Quote ---------- Odin E. Clack Odin Leather Goods www.OdinLeatherGoods.com www.Instagram.com/odinleather www.Facebook.com/odinleathergoods
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 25, 2013 Moderator Report Posted November 25, 2013 Back off the bobbin tension until there is a smooth, even pull, with a little resistance. Sew a text row of stitches on some same thickness scraps, adjusting the top tension as you sew. When the knots are in the middle, you're ready to go to work. 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 oclack Posted November 25, 2013 Author Members Report Posted November 25, 2013 Wizcraft, I knew you'd have the answer. That said, I'm a bit more remedial... Can you tell me how to adjust those two variables? I'm lacking a manual to go along with my specific machine, so I'm just figuring things out as I go with a lot of help from you guys. I also noticed that pressor feet were not perfectly aligned. I'm not sure if this is an issue, so I took a picture (see below). Can they or should they be aligned better? Could this be the issue? It seems that with with every stitch the material shifts to the left a few millimeters. Quote ---------- Odin E. Clack Odin Leather Goods www.OdinLeatherGoods.com www.Instagram.com/odinleather www.Facebook.com/odinleathergoods
stelmackr Posted November 26, 2013 Report Posted November 26, 2013 Back off the bobbin tension until there is a smooth, even pull, with a little resistance. Sew a text row of stitches on some same thickness scraps, adjusting the top tension as you sew. When the knots are in the middle, you're ready to go to work. I also had a wandering sewing issue. I had the correct tension, but it still pulled to one side and I had to careful guide it. So, I used one of Wizcrafts golden rules: "If it worked OK before, check the thread path, then the first thing is to replace the needle". Sure enough, the replacement needle cured the problem. Seems over the first year of use I had never changed the needle and it had developed defect that pushed the leather, ever-so-slightly off to one side. Quote Bob Stelmack Desert Leathercraft LLC Former Editor of the, RawHide Gazette, for the Puget Sound Leather Artisans Co-Op, 25 years of doing it was enough...
Members SteelcityK9Cop Posted November 27, 2013 Members Report Posted November 27, 2013 oclack... This video is like the 441 owners bible... It was made by Al Bane who I believe is a forum member. Quote
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