Singer 111W155: Inside Presser Foot Not Inline With Needle

[spenzher]

So, kind of an interesting issue I'm having, I was hoping some of you may have seen it before. I noticed when I got a new pair of feet that the needle was almost scraping the very left edge of the inside presser foot. At first I thought maybe the presser bar was bent, but I was able to slide the bar out with no issues when I disassembled, and there isn't any play between bar and rockshaft. I've replaced the needle, and the needle is dead square in the feed dog hole. Ive made sure the back presser bar/foot is straight. To get the feed dog hole and the inside presser foot to line up I would have to rotate the presser foot left (see pictures). Is there a bushing or something that is worn? Are the feet faulty? Thoughts?

Pictures are here:

http://imgur.com/a/FRsQ0

Edited February 16, 2016 by spenzher

[TZBrown]

All was centered before you changed to the new foot, correct?

Possibly poor reproduction parts?

[spenzher]

All was centered before you changed to the new foot, correct?

Possibly poor reproduction parts?

It seems worse with this foot, I have another that fits better, but they both sit left. I have a feeling it was like that and I've just noticed. I think this foot I just got is worse than the others.

[Uwe]

The needle bar and inner presser foot bar are running inside one solid piece of metal. I don't see how they could get out of alignment other than falling off the truck. Are you saying your needle bar is not aligned front-to-back with the inner presser foot bar? Can you post pictures that show side and frontal views of the full length of the exposed needle bar area?

Edited February 17, 2016 by Uwe

[spenzher]

That's why it doesn't make any sense. I would expect resistance from the bar, something wrong, but nothing really is besides this alignment. I'm specifically talking about the side-to-side alignment, not front to back. I have that properly adjusted to fit in the feed dog hole squarely. I'll take more pics when I get home. I'm thinking I just have a bunch of bunk presser feet.

[Uwe]

We're talking about the same thing. When you look at the needle bar from the front, the inner presser foot bar should be perfectly aligned directly behind the needle bar with no sideways offset or twist in any way.

Perhaps the mounting hole drilled into the presser foot that slides onto the presser bar is not drilled perfectly straight or at an angle. That might cause the bottom of the foot to point to the right a little, which you have to correct for by rotating it to the left to make the needle holes line up.

I'm curious to see more pictures that would illuminate this little mystery.

Edited February 17, 2016 by Uwe

[spenzher]

We're talking about the same thing. When you look at the needle bar from the front, the inner presser foot bar should be perfectly aligned directly behind the needle bar with no sideways offset or twist in any way.

Perhaps the mounting hole drilled into the presser foot that slides onto the presser bar is not drilled perfectly straight or at an angle. That might cause the bottom of the foot to point to the right a little, which you have to correct for by rotating it to the left to make the needle holes line up.

I'm curious to see more pictures that would illuminate this little mystery.

Here's more pics, I don't know if I got the angles you asked for:

http://imgur.com/a/ys1UZ

[Constabulary]

poorly manufactured after market foot or your original foot & feed dog combination were manufactured for a special sewing purpose and the two only work together but not with other feet (you never know).

[spenzher]

Okay update. I bought the foot at a local store that works on the industrial machines, so I brought in the head and asked them what was up. They ended up telling me that it was OK that the needle was rubbing the side of the foot. I was livid. I was not about to run my machine with a needle that was practically bending, and I couldn't believe that the store would disregard the integrity of the machine like that. Anyways, I returned it. I think it was a faulty foot, but I have yet to try it out on another foot, however I have one coming in the mail in a few days. Disgruntled but determined to find the fix.

[Wizcrafts]

FWIIW

About a half year ago I bought a set of 4 spring edge guide presser feet for my Singer 31-15 straight stitch machine. When I took them out of the bag and tried them for fit, one was facing slightly sideways, so the needle would hit metal rather than the hole, and another was actually on an angle along the bottom plane, not laying flat on the feeders. All were made in China. I sent them back and got replacements. Even then, one had a slight sideways alignment. But at least they all now sit flat on the bottom. It does require a slight rotation of the needle bar to align the one that is off center.

I am guessing that your now returned presser foot was similarly cast on an angle. It is a crap shoot to get properly made parts from Asia.