Stupid mistake on my Consew 206

[Colt W Knight]

I am sewing along on my Consew 206, and run out of bobbin thread. So I stop what I am doing and wind a new bobbin. Put it in the machine, and get in close so I can stitch over my last three stitches. Wham- breaks the thread immediately. I did everything to fix this. re threaded, rewound a bobbin, new neddle, everything I could think of and it still cut the thread first or second stitch. Then, it started stitching into the same hole. WTF????

Turns out, I got in close to the table to see what I was doing, and my knee was pressing the damn presser foot lift. Im getting rid of that lever. This isn't the first time I have done something like this, and its always in the way. I am a fairly big guy, and the lever isn't positioned in a way that I can use it easily anyway.

[RockyAussie]

Had a similar problem once trying to work out why my tension at times varied and stitch length was all over the place. They can be adjusted further out of the way but you still gotta sit like a chick a bit for some reason or other.

[brmax]

Must be hump day again, sewing along on a canvas repair earlier, ran out of bobbin thread and none loaded I even get up and look in my stash, nope! well I commenced to wind 4 and so finished and loaded one up. Started stitching gnnnnhh hh Bling! bobbin case hit the foot, hits the floor, takes a run clear under the table only when 28" canvas wants to slide off the other side, omg

I suppose that gremlin unlatched the bobbin, because I know I latched it (roll eyes) anyhoo cleared that gob a birds nest and rocked on!

Tomorrows another day my friend

Floyd

Edited August 12, 2016 by brmax