Improving control of clutch motor

[RWL2]

1 hour ago, sandmanred said:

Did it work?

I'm assuming you mean the greasing of the cork rather than whether the steel wool took off the rust.  The grease made a minimal difference.  There's no discernable slack between the clutch beginning to engage and the brake holding back the machine.  I think a bigger gap there would help but I haven't explored how to make those settings wider.

[Wizcrafts]

1 hour ago, RWL2 said:

There's no discernable slack between the clutch beginning to engage and the brake holding back the machine.  I think a bigger gap there would help but I haven't explored how to make those settings wider.

You adjust the slack by turning the big hex head bolt on the pulley end in or out. In reduces the slack and out increases the free motion. My guess is yours is already all the way in.

[RWL2]

I don't know if it was all the way in or not when I started since I began by backing it out.  ....and kept going till the brake shoe fell off the bolt.  Doh!!  I had difficulty detecting much difference except at the two extremes.  When too loose the machine would coast a stitch or two beyond where I wanted it to stop.  Too tight and I had trouble being able to feather the clutch, plus the clutch lever started to move down toward engagement with each turn of the bolt.  I backed it out until I could control it again and then backed it out slightly more.  A servo no doubt is the way to go.  I just don't want to spend the money at this point.