Members lovetocreate Posted January 7, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 7, 2019 Thank you everyone for the suggestions! I ordered rosin from amazon, should be here in 2 days. I didn't make it out to the store today to purchase sandpaper, plan on going tomorrow. Is there a special type grit of sandpaper you would recommend? Quote Consew 227R, Singer 29-4, quite a few embroidery machines and older domestic sewing machines (Bernina, Baby Lock, Brother, Pfaff and Viking)
Members catskin Posted January 8, 2019 Members Report Posted January 8, 2019 With the rosin you may not need to sand paper the pulley. Just rib it on the belt. What I do is hold the rosin in my hand or warm it up a bit and run the belt through my hand. Its best to crush it a bit to a powder. It can be bought at most tack shops cheap. I bought about 1/2 lbs. for a couple dollars a few years ago. Quote
Members lovetocreate Posted January 8, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks everyone! I found some sandpaper and lightly sanded the pulley and the belt as it was new (I didn't see catskin's message above - LOL) It's working better and only slipped when I tried more than 2 layers of leather (upholstery). I'll experiment with different size needles. Here is a sample of the stitch out. Quote Consew 227R, Singer 29-4, quite a few embroidery machines and older domestic sewing machines (Bernina, Baby Lock, Brother, Pfaff and Viking)
Members trash treasure Posted January 8, 2019 Members Report Posted January 8, 2019 If you ever do get the belt to grab better (by shortening it, treating it, etc), one thing you should do, is that when you're not using the machine, slip the belt off the pulley, and leave it slack - It won't get so stretched out that way - This is a good practice with any leather belt treadle machine. Quote The model number giveth, and the subclass taketh away ......... Sometimes
Members lovetocreate Posted January 8, 2019 Author Members Report Posted January 8, 2019 Thank you for the suggestion about slipping the belt off. Will make that a habit along with regular oiling Quote Consew 227R, Singer 29-4, quite a few embroidery machines and older domestic sewing machines (Bernina, Baby Lock, Brother, Pfaff and Viking)
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