Sgtwoodson Report post Posted June 18, 2018 My singer 111w153 runs well and seems to be adjusted correctly. I still have random dropped/skipped stitches. Alredy done Verified timing adsusted feet changed and checked timing belt changed take up bell crank cleaned and adjusted tension plate verfied bobbin tension adjusted sewing hook guide latch New belt and adjusted clutchmotor still at a loss as to my problem. Could be: thread/needle size timing not right with needle bar IDK... please help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) Needle bar to high or too low? Hook too far away from needle? Hook tip should meet the center of the needle ~1.6mm above the needle eye. Hook tip should be as close as possible to the needle but should not touch it. Do yo you have a manual? Most standard adjustment procedures are well described in the manual. Singer Class 111 Instructions.pdf Edited June 23, 2018 by Northmount Uploaded file Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgtwoodson Report post Posted June 18, 2018 I have manuals; PDFs from internet. Don’t have the rig marks on the needle bar, but from what I’ve adjusted it seems correct. Your link is not working. i think the hook needle spacing sounds like a good place to check. Changed needle size so seems reasonable thanks and I’ll post results Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted June 18, 2018 when you have a manual already I don´t have to upload it again Nothing new in my PDF. When the machine is correct set you can use #100 - #140 needle (metric) w/o making hook adjustments - at least I don´t have to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgtwoodson Report post Posted June 18, 2018 I cross referenced the spacing with the consew and Juki manual. That is definitely something I have not checked, and that seems like it very easy adjustment. The machine is running great and smooth. It’s just that In about a 10-15 inch run it will skip 1 to 2 stitches. Additionally it’s good information to know that if you change the needle significantly, you need to change the hook position. When I bought the machine it had a very large needle in it probably 20+ I downsize the needle to between 16 and 18 and that could’ve easily thrown that off. I also think that my needle guard washer is not properly Adjusted. I will definitely post results so as to help anyone else Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomG Report post Posted June 18, 2018 8 hours ago, Constabulary said: Needle bar to high or too low? Hook too far away from needle? Hook tip should meet the center of the needle ~1.6mm above the needle eye. Hook tip should be a sclose as possible to the needle but should not touch it. Do yo you have a manual? Most standard adjustment procedures are well described in the manual. Manual is a bit blurry as I had to scale down the file. Singer-Class-111-Instructions.pdf I'd like to see the manual. Is there a way to post it to Dropbox or something so you don't have to scale it down? I could give you a Dropbox folder to put it in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonInReno Report post Posted June 19, 2018 Can you take a video or close up pics of the needle and hook as the hook pics up thread? The gap between needle and hook should be as close to nothing, zero, zilch as possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomG Report post Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, DonInReno said: Can you take a video or close up pics of the needle and hook as the hook pics up thread? The gap between needle and hook should be as close to nothing, zero, zilch as possible. thanks. Is there a link or way to get the entire manual? I have 155 that I need to do a total adjustment to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgtwoodson Report post Posted June 19, 2018 I think I got it!!! I adjusted the hook position, and re adjusted the hook latch. Better but still skipping. Upped the needle size. Still skipped, watched the functions very closely... I had put on a new foot it seemed to contact you the needle. Put on the old center foot VOLA! full 8” runs 20+ times without a hitch may widen the hole on new center foot or it may be too tall, all I know is it’s working great now w/ old center foot and new outer foot Thanks for all y’all help, and I hope this helps someone else too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonInReno Report post Posted June 19, 2018 A quick search should turn up a thread that's full of all sorts of singer manuals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SARK9 Report post Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) The truth is out there.... Edited June 19, 2018 by SARK9 bad link Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe Report post Posted June 23, 2018 I made a video some time ago that illustrates the desired needle guard (aka hook washer) setting, as recommended by our resident expert Eric ( @gottaknow) I check and adjust this detail every time I work on a machine and I consider it an important step in hook adjustment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted June 23, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 5:43 PM, TomG said: I'd like to see the manual. Is there a way to post it to Dropbox or something so you don't have to scale it down? I could give you a Dropbox folder to put it in. File uploaded to Constabulary's post. May not be identical to his. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leecopp Report post Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) On 6/19/2018 at 10:14 AM, SARK9 said: The truth is out there.... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8SsIFb6Bqz7bjBSb2Y2cjlMNGs/view This link seems to work and looks to be the same book Edit: uploaded file since 3rd party files often disappear! SINGER-111W152-111W153-111W154-111W155.pdf Lee Edited June 24, 2018 by Northmount uploaded file Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomG Report post Posted June 24, 2018 Thanks. Much better quality than the other copies that I found. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
