Gave up on the antique Singer; bought refurbed Juki!

[horselady21]

Thanks, Wiz. I studied up on my tension/needle theory yesterday until I thought my brain would explode! It really isn't that difficult a concept when you get right down to it, but to get it to actually happen in the material can sometimes (obviously) be a challenge!

[horselady21]

It worked! I adjusted the bobbin tension exactly one quarter of a turn ,verified it has a tiny bit more of a slight resistance, backed out the upper tension nut all the way then back in halfway, stitched a row, and it was just a tiny but still too tight on top, so I backed off one revolution on the top tension, and it is now perfect! Thanks for the help and encouragement!

[Uwe]

I'm glad you got it figured out. Feel free to call me directly if you run into trouble with that machine!

[suzelle]

On 5/23/2016 at 5:20 PM, Wizcrafts said:

Wrong! The Juki LU machines use a double capacity type LU bobbin, which holds about 25% more thread than an M style bobbin.

Okay, I'm sure you are right. Just remember it was big!

[Wizcrafts]

11 hours ago, suzelle said:

Okay, I'm sure you are right. Just remember it was big!

I have a machine that has been retrofitted with a Juki hook, using the large LU bobbins. I also had a machine that used M bobbins, some of which I kept. The M bobbins are smaller and hold less thread.

[horselady21]

18 hours ago, Uwe said:

I'm glad you got it figured out. Feel free to call me directly if you run into trouble with that machine!

Thanks, Uwe! I did get it, and the stitches are beautiful, and I sewed for an hour straight and nothing broke and I was still smiling at the end of it! Such an unusual experience for me! I thought the machine would  be a bit daunting to adjust but your video made it so easy - thank you so much for that. I hope you realize how much you mean to people like me!

[suzelle]

On 5/24/2016 at 8:15 PM, Wizcrafts said:

I have a machine that has been retrofitted with a Juki hook, using the large LU bobbins. I also had a machine that used M bobbins, some of which I kept. The M bobbins are smaller and hold less thread.

Thanks Wiz! I get confused on size of the "M" bobbin vs. the one that is bigger. A friend of mine has so many machines, I sew in her shop sometimes, and help her pattern. She has lots of Juki machines mostly, and a couple Pfaff and Singers, but those don't get used as often as her Juki machines. She seems to have every size bobbin for whatever machine. I would love it if all the machines took the same size bobbin as I seem to spend a lot of time in my own shop sorting things out between bobbins and needles. I have a lot of machines myself. Argh!

I'd also like it if all my machines used the same type of needle. That would be a huge time and money saver, wouldn't it? 

[suzelle]

On 5/22/2016 at 5:37 PM, gottaknow said:

My Juki LU562 does have reverse and uses a "G" sized bobbins, same as the Singer 111's and 211's. Glad you got a good machine. My 562 gets a lot of binding work in a factory, and we don't sew slow. Uwe really sounds like a good egg. I'd love to have him kick around the factory with me some weekend. You too Wiz. 

Regards, Eric 

Eric,

I love to read your posts. I really follow what you say very closely. Thank you for the information you share.

[gottaknow]

42 minutes ago, suzelle said:

Eric,

I love to read your posts. I really follow what you say very closely. Thank you for the information you share.

Thanks Suzelle! Nice to hear someone reads my rambling. I see you're in the Nortwest. If you're ever over by Spokane, the factory is in Post Falls, ID. Give me a heads up and I'll show you around. 

Regards, Eric 

[Wizcrafts]

3 hours ago, suzelle said:

Thanks Wiz! I get confused on size of the "M" bobbin vs. the one that is bigger. A friend of mine has so many machines, I sew in her shop sometimes, and help her pattern. She has lots of Juki machines mostly, and a couple Pfaff and Singers, but those don't get used as often as her Juki machines. She seems to have every size bobbin for whatever machine. I would love it if all the machines took the same size bobbin as I seem to spend a lot of time in my own shop sorting things out between bobbins and needles. I have a lot of machines myself. Argh!

I'd also like it if all my machines used the same type of needle. That would be a huge time and money saver, wouldn't it? 

I placed an M bobbin on top of a Juki LU bobbin to see the difference. It amounts to about 2mm smaller diameter and just about 1mm thinner inside. The LU bobbin probably can hold about 20% more thread.