Members subgirl Posted September 27, 2014 Members Report Posted September 27, 2014 I've recently bought a second hand pfaff 335-h2 cylinder bed sewing machine & I'm having some issues with the presser foot. It isn't feeding the fabric through properly. The vibrating presser foot is working fine, but the fabric is just bunching up between the two feet & jamming. I've adjusted the tension on both feet and I did seem to get it all working for one very short test run, but now - nothing! What I'm noticing is that while the vibrating presser lifts between stitches, the presser foot doesn't. I've looked at the adjustment manual, the user manual, and the adjustment manual for the Pfaff 145 which is a similar, though flatbed, machine. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! Quote
Members subgirl Posted October 16, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 Just to clarify - having gone through the manual and found as much information as I can online the issue is the other way round, I mistook my feet the presser foot is working and I've managed to get a handle on how to adjust it using the manual - the problem is the vibrating presser, which none of the manuals seem to elaborate on and I can't work out how to adjust. It's currently not lifting off the needle plate at all. Quote
Northmount Posted October 17, 2014 Report Posted October 17, 2014 I'm moving your post to sewing machines Tom Quote
Members thesergeant Posted October 17, 2014 Members Report Posted October 17, 2014 You need to match the stroke of the inner and outer foot. Here's a link to the procedure: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/121969/Pfaff-1245.html?page=51#manualYour machine may not be 7mm, it might be less. I use a stack of playing cards as a spacer, adding/removing them until both feet raise to the same height. Then I tape the stack together, write the thickness and throw it in my "adjustment tools" drawer. Quote
Members imawalkingfoot Posted November 29, 2020 Members Report Posted November 29, 2020 On 10/16/2014 at 10:25 PM, thesergeant said: You need to match the stroke of the inner and outer foot. Here's a link to the procedure: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/121969/Pfaff-1245.html?page=51#manual Your machine may not be 7mm, it might be less. I use a stack of playing cards as a spacer, adding/removing them until both feet raise to the same height. Then I tape the stack together, write the thickness and throw it in my "adjustment tools" drawer. Can you explain this as I am going through the same problem as on my pfaff 335 and I look at that manual and my presser foot is not lifiting or even adjusting at all. Thank you. Quote
Members shoepatcher Posted November 29, 2020 Members Report Posted November 29, 2020 The walk of the feet is off. That has to be equalized for the feet to work properly glenn. Quote
Members TheMortgageGuy Posted January 20, 2022 Members Report Posted January 20, 2022 On 11/28/2020 at 8:28 PM, imawalkingfoot said: Can you explain this as I am going through the same problem as on my pfaff 335 and I look at that manual and my presser foot is not lifiting or even adjusting at all. Thank you. Did you get this fixed? Was it the needle bar rocker shaft being out of time? Quote
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