Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted July 21, 2017 Members Report Posted July 21, 2017 Will you be refitting the pedal foot lift, or a knee lift. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members dikman Posted July 21, 2017 Members Report Posted July 21, 2017 If you can find a larger pulley to replace the handwheel you'll slow it down even more. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Chayse Posted July 21, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 21, 2017 @LumpenDoodle2..I will retro fit the presser foot pedal, as the previous owner had it 'jerry-rigged'...I will definitely come up with a better system! @dikman--right now, I can get it to sew a single stitch at a time, so it is slow enough..just have to get accustomed to that small pedal. The pedal on my tig welder is 2x the size, so just need to get comfortable with it. I will update as things progress! Thanks for Quote
Members Chayse Posted July 22, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) So after class today, I set out to correct a mistake I made when it comes to my table and machine....failing to plan for properly allowing enough room for my bobbin winder. I briefly thought about a standalone but figured I could come up with something if I just sat back and looked at it for a bit. For my bobbin winder to fit on the table, I would have to modify it...so after positioning it here and there, I found a good spot and then modified the bracket by cutting off a corner. Then I removed the OEM wheel that would normally make contact with the belt and replaced it with a shaft collar. I then found that the set screw made contact with the belt and didn't allow for a smooth rotation...hmmm? I sifted through my odds and ends and found a 1/2" vacuum line cap...wedged it on and cut off the excess. This allowed for a smoother rotation and it was now rubber-on-rubber. Due to modifying the corner of the bracket, I lost the ability for the new 'wheel' to come in contact with the 'brake' to stop it after it had disengaged. So, back to the odds and ends drawer! I found a bracket of some sort and made a couple of bends to bring it up to the proper level to engage the new wheel. Long story short, this is what I ended up doing to allow the bobbin winder to be mounted back on that table. I will add a tension assembly in front of the winder, so that it will feed and fill the bobbin as it should. The pics are in order of what I have tried to describe up above! Edited July 22, 2017 by Chayse Quote
Members dikman Posted July 22, 2017 Members Report Posted July 22, 2017 Nice bit of fettling. As an aside, my 31K20 came with the winder in two parts, I assume you have the other bit to feed the thread? Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Chayse Posted July 22, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 22, 2017 Thanks @dikman..unfortunately I do not have the second half of the winder...was not on the table when I bought it. So...I will have to re-create the second half that is in your picture..looks easy enough to do. I will run up to my friends sewing machine repair shop and source all of the parts (tension assembly, thread guide) and come up with something that is close to what is in your picture. Sooner or later I will be able to use this thing!! Still waiting on thread, as NO ONE has it locally, so had to be ordered. After that, I will move it inside out of the garage to it's new home! Quote
Members Chayse Posted July 22, 2017 Author Members Report Posted July 22, 2017 I am mistaken @dikman..looking at the pictures I posted above..I do have it...or parts of it! I am now on a mission to find what I may have done with it.......? Thanks for the picture, as I would have totally forgotten about that piece if you had not of mentioned it!!! Quote
Members dikman Posted July 23, 2017 Members Report Posted July 23, 2017 No worries, glad I could contribute something useful. I figure the post on the front part of mine is for small spools. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members LumpenDoodle2 Posted July 23, 2017 Members Report Posted July 23, 2017 How would any of us survive without our 'odds and ends' drawer. Quote “Equality? Political correctness gone mad, I tell you, gone mad!!!! Next they'll be wanting the vote!!!!! “. Anger and intolerance are the enemy of correct understanding
Members dikman Posted July 24, 2017 Members Report Posted July 24, 2017 Drawer? Mine goes well beyond a "drawer"! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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