Members Sledzep01 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Wizcrafts said: I don't recall seeing anybody mention this before, including me, but, are you inserting the needle all the way up in the clamp, with the ribbed side on the left and the cutout scarf over the eye on the right? Yes I am doing it that way Quote Remember, Whether you think you can, or think you can't. You're Right! Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins
Members Sledzep01 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) PROGRESS!! If you are reading this consider it that it was YOUR advice that did it. I have done so much I do not know who helped the most but thank you all. I actually stitched a few inches (runaway train style) before the needle came out and broke. The top was out... needle broke. I think that is too much leather but at least there are stitches!! not perfect yet. The Bobbin is now a lot tighter to pull, I re timed it (not great, again in AM) I still believe that the new tensioner assembly will help. even with the foot up... and BEFORE threading the needle sometime it will get very tight to pull, and then loosen again. I think it is the dirt/rust look on the shaft and plates. I may polish them tomorrow to see. But not before testing the current set up on something lighter. It may have been me panicking that broke the needle (third one today, the other 2 I was just trying to pull thread through it!) Tan pic is the top side, brown the bottom. Edited January 24, 2018 by Sledzep01 Spelling Quote Remember, Whether you think you can, or think you can't. You're Right! Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins
Members Sledzep01 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 24, 2018 I am still fraying/breaking the top thread while it looks too loose on the bottom. I sewed some light material (a microfiber rag single thickness) and it still happened. Sled Quote Remember, Whether you think you can, or think you can't. You're Right! Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins
Members Sledzep01 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Members Report Posted January 25, 2018 5 hours ago, Sledzep01 said: I am still fraying/breaking the top thread while it looks too loose on the bottom. I sewed some light material (a microfiber rag single thickness) and it still happened. Sled Would a broken Needle Bar Thread Guard do this?? I just realized there was supposed to be some sort of guie there, not a jagged broken piece of wire.... Ordered from Singer parts Sled Quote Remember, Whether you think you can, or think you can't. You're Right! Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins
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