Members plinkercases Posted August 31, 2018 Members Report Posted August 31, 2018 Singer 95k. I think this spring is out of alignment and rather the keeping the thread centred on the discs it is pulling the thread across the inner disc. I think this is a cuase of fraying i get sometimes. Help? Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
CowboyBob Posted August 31, 2018 Report Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) You have too much travel on the take up spring ,loosen the screw that holds the tension on & turn the whole tension approx. 1/4" to the left or so you have 1/2 of the travel you have now. Edited August 31, 2018 by CowboyBob Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members plinkercases Posted August 31, 2018 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2018 Thanks Bob. Just to be clear i am to loosen the screw in the casting and rotate the whole upper tension assembly...OR back the tension thum screw way off and rotate the disc and spring? Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted August 31, 2018 Moderator Report Posted August 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, plinkercases said: Thanks Bob. Just to be clear i am to loosen the screw in the casting and rotate the whole upper tension assembly...OR back the tension thum screw way off and rotate the disc and spring? Your top tension disks have an integral check spring. The check spring is currently set for too much up/down travel. You need to locate a set screw on the head where the entire tension assembly goes in and loosen the screw, allowing you to rotate the entire assembly counterclockwise. Don't mess with the thumbscrew for this adjustment. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members plinkercases Posted August 31, 2018 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2018 Like this? Any further counter clock and it comes off the thread. Further clock wise and it starts to pull the thread over the disc again. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted August 31, 2018 Moderator Report Posted August 31, 2018 Yep, there is a sweet spot on these tensioner/check spring units. Plus, they allow you to add or subtract spring tension independently of the travel. To do that you have to loosen the set screw that holds the unit in place (or a second screw in the casing), then use a flat bade screwdriver to rotate the split shaft left or right. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members plinkercases Posted August 31, 2018 Author Members Report Posted August 31, 2018 Thanks Wiz and Bob It is all set up and is making excellent stitcjes top and bottom with both 69 and 92. I installed a teflon presser foot and the previously mentioned reducer and am very happy with the whole machine now. Time to set up the pfaff 335. Waiting on my new old pfaff 1245. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
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