Members Nate88 Posted July 17, 2020 Author Members Report Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) **update on the skipped stitches situation. I took Northmount’s advice and went back to the basics. I mentioned earlier that I bought this machine in rough shape. The table it came on was broken from a move, so I had to make a new table. After setting up the machine on my new table, I noticed the fit wasn’t perfect but figured it wouldn’t matter too much. well before messing with the settings on my machine, I decided to put shims in the spaces where there were gaps between the table and the machine head. Now the machine sits really snug and doesn’t not move or vibrate at all while running. And....no more skipped stitches. Another factor is that the fly wheel is a little bent so the machine rocks a bit from that wobble. Maybe that was contributing to the problems I was having. I tried to straighten the shaft by taking off the flywheel, using a pipe, and attempting to bend the shaft. I had no success with that. Anyway, the journey continues, and I can finally start working on projects again. pic shows gap , now I have this space fitting more snug using shims Edited July 17, 2020 by Nate88 Quote
Members Bert51 Posted July 18, 2020 Members Report Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) I have had good luck doing the main shaft like you have done, with a piece of pipe, but I used a dial gauge to fine tune it and I think you could get within tolerances with a gauge. Bert. Edited July 18, 2020 by Bert51 Quote
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