Landis 3 Knotting Problem

[Goldshot Ron]

Your machine is painted the same color as mine.  The fellow that I bought mine from was rebuilding a second Landis 3.  

[MikeRock]

Did you get it from Don Voss in Cuba?

[DavidMillsSaddlery]

18 hours ago, MikeRock said:

Did you get it from Don Voss in Cuba?

No I bought mine from a man’s wife… He had recently passed. Morgan has been retained by the way she told me that he bought the machine from the King family in Wyoming, they had rebuilt it is there! I found paperwork with a Cuba New Mexico address on it! Give me a couple of minutes and I’ll try to find it and post it!

[DavidMillsSaddlery]

[DavidMillsSaddlery]

4 hours ago, turbotexas said:

No I bought mine from a man’s wife… He had recently passed... she told me that he bought the machine from the King family in Wyoming, they had rebuilt it there! I found paperwork with a Cuba New Mexico address on it! Give me a couple of minutes and I’ll try to find it and post it!

I had to spell check! Voice recognition sucks lol

[Goldshot Ron]

Well guys, I had to look at my receipt for the machine.I bought my machine from Russ Jones in Aztec, NM.  He has a little company called CRJ Ventures.  Nice fellow.

[sbrownn]

Try using Tiger thread, it is pre waxed and the wax adds some friction making the brakes more effective.  I know this is counterintuitive as wax should make it "slicker" but in my experience it doesn't.  I have been running it on my Campbell Randall for the last year or so and it drags enough that I had to completely remove the tension apparatus from my shuttles.

[Goldshot Ron]

Next chapter, same saga....I purchased some polyester thread from Campbell Randall.  Still having problems.  After hours of trail and error, I have the problem down to the needle.  The needle isn't releasing the top thread after the bobbin is shuttled through the loop.  I have cleaned, oiled and adjusted everything in the shuttle/needle assembly.  I had purchased a pack of needles and awls from Weaver a few years ago.  They are tagged for Landis 3, so I hope they are correct.  Any more suggestions from the experts?  

Thanks, Ron

[DavidMillsSaddlery]

 

 

maybe this will help? 

[Goldshot Ron]

My needle catches the top tread and pulls it down, the shuttle makes its pass downward and back up.  During this movement, there is (what I call a stutter step) movement of the needle slightly upward; this should allow for the release of the top thread.  IT doesn't release, and the shuttle is stopped by the thread still attached to the needle.  At this point I cannot figure out any more ways to adjust the machine to properly release the thread from the needle.  The problem has to be something simple that I am too blind to see.