Nelco manual

[Colt W Knight]

Anyone have any information they care to share about this Nelco machine? Nelco N-250-B-3

A friend gave it to me, and I thought I would keep it around for cloth. 

I have no idea how to thread it, where to find a manual or where to find the missing cover plate. I don't know how to wind the bobbin either. 

[Wizcrafts]

I resembles a couple of Singer domestics I have worked on. They thread from front to back, with the scarf of the needle facing to the back. Try that, using a system HAx1 standard domestic sewing needle.

[Colt W Knight]

Thanks Whiz, that's kinda what I thought, but want sure. Any idea how to wind the bobbin? I can't get the built in bobbin winder to work. I don't know if it's broke or I'm doing it wrong. 

Bob Kovar told me the parts are proprietary and unavailable. I was really hoping to get this rocking because it does a really nice job feeding and switching from straight to zigzag zag. 

[shoepatcher]

Colt W Knight,

I found a few places on the net that has copies of the manual for this machine.  Cost would be $10.00 plus shipping.  Something to consider.  I can get you the places if you want.  JUst PM me. 

glenn

[Colt W Knight]

That would be great if you want to share some links. I found some online manuals for the 250B, but they were different than the 250b-3

 

[Colt W Knight]

Ive got the bobbin winder figured out. The plastic tire got dry rotted and broke off into a bunch of pieces. 

I put a Singer tire on it. 

 

and now I got it to sew

But I am not real sure how to thread it though. It has few thingymabobs on it that were on my old Singers or industrial machine. Ive got the tension as light as it will go, and its still pulling the bobbin knot to the top. 

 

 

[CowboyBob]

Try to tighten the bobbin tension screw 1/4 turn @ a time & keep test sewing each time & it'll get better.

[Colt W Knight]

Thanks Bob, that bobbin screw had backed out to the point it had no tension at all. 

I don't know if I am threading it right or not, but she seems to be running like a well oiled machine right. I would like to know the proper path for winding the bobbin thread. The way I am doing it now just doesn't feel right. 

Really neat machine though. It feeds material better than my old Singer 66, and it has all those cool knobs to change needle position, stitch length, and zig zag stitching. 

Also which I knew how the buttonhole function worked.