The Artisan TORO 3000 Video Is Now Available !

[esantoro]

Does anyone actually thread his or her 3000 or 4000 the way shown in the video, twice through the pigtail near the top tensioning discs and then twice through the eylet near the lower tensioning discs?

My 441 is not an Artisan. Instead of the eyelet above the lower discs, I have an L-bar, which the thread goes over and then through the eye-spring. I'd like to try an eyelet above the lower discs and I do have one hole where it could go.

If it's possible could someone take a close-up picture of this eyelet on the 3000. and/or 4000?

[skipj]

Does the video apply to the 4000 in general? I have a 4000 but it doesn't have the opening on the back farthest from the hand wheel. An additional video showing any differences in adjusting the 4000 would be great for those of us with no previous sewing machine experience.

SkipJ

[rdb]

I just want to thank Artisan for making this video. The manual just never did anything for me, I need to see it...

I have followed the threading to a tee, and there is a big improvement in stitching, and changing tensions to match leather weight. Before it was hit or miss, now it's just a quick turn of the tension to get the knot in the middle.

After I downloaded the video, I finished watching the section about the settings, and wow, that made things much easier ( especially since I was leery of actually doing anything to the machine). I've disassembled the bobbin area to clean it out, it was a snap.

Thanx Dave and Artisan

[skipj]

esantoro is this what you wanted to see?

SkipJ

[esantoro]

esantoro is this what you wanted to see?

SkipJ

Thanks, Skip. That's exactly what I wanted to see. Do you also run the thread twice through the eyelet near the top tensioning discs?

Ed

[skipj]

Yes twice thru each eyelet. Only once around the top tensioner.

SkipJ

[esantoro]

esantoro is this what you wanted to see?

SkipJ

Thanks, Skip. That's exactly what I wanted to see.

Do you also run the thread twice through the eyelet near the top tensioning discs?

Ed

[Shorts]

It's great to see the 3000 in action.

Coming from a handstitcher, you lost me

The entire process will make more sense as I become familiar with stitching with a machine. The 3000 is on my list. I appreciate you taking the time to get a video together.

[skipj]

Thanks, Skip. That's exactly what I wanted to see.

Do you also run the thread twice through the eyelet near the top tensioning discs?

Ed

Yes I do.

SkipJ

[Mike Craw]

I agree with rdb, this was a great idea! As I told Artisan in an email, I couldn't tell some of the small parts in the line drawing in the manual, and watching Carlos and me trying to figure out what we were doing would have made a good TV show! Two border-line senile 60-somethings trying to play "Stump-the-Chump" with something with that many moving parts would have attracted a huge audience (OK, with the language, maybe on HBO). They need a lot more close-ups, but SEEING somebody, who know what he's doing, makes it a lot more clear!!

Mike