Vhatton Report post Posted March 9, 2020 I recently purchased a Yamata FY 5618 sewing machine from a lady whose husband had passed away a year or so ago and she knew nothing about it. She turned it on and it ran, but that’s all she knew how to do , he was the only one that used it. She said they belonged to a local motorcycle club and he sewed all the chaps, vests, belts, etc with it so I’m hoping it will work for the majority of what I make until I can move up to something a little bigger. how do I find out what type of thread /needles it uses? Is there anything special I need to know about it? I can’t find a user manual online anywhere.. Thank you Veronica Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Veronica, can you post some photos of it? It will help people to try and work out what other machines are similar and hopefully locate a suitable manual. A quick search turned up this - https://www.allbrands.com/products/14450-yamata-fy5618-compound-walking-foot-and-needle-fee Uses standard 135/17 needles and is a Mitsubishi according to the ad. Edited March 9, 2020 by dikman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJN Report post Posted March 9, 2020 Hi, Here is a link to a manual that should work for that machine. http://www.feiyueusa.com/Manual/GC0618.pdf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vhatton Report post Posted March 9, 2020 Thank you guys so much for the help. Here is a picture of it when I picked it up. The thread was not labeled or anything so I don’t know what size it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted March 9, 2020 From the photo..I think the thread is 138 ..polyester by the way it hangs.. Could be wrong..but. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
