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CJQ
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Location: Coopersburg, PA - USA
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 Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject: Sewing machine ---poor performance |
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I own two machines A good one Bernina And a crappy one Singer . Unfortunately my wife gets the ---You guessed it the good one .
The poor sewing was all about stiching that was wandering like an S curve road . I always pointed blame on the slipery Ripstop fabric, Not my self ofcorse . When sewing long straight lines I had a heck of a time keeping my fabric going straight thru the pressure foot.
I took the feed dog out of the machine and noted that the teeth on the dog were not wery sharp but rather smooth to the touch . I took a jewlers wedge file to the teeth and gave them a tune-up. Put the dog back in and it now works the nuts. Did take notice that the dog has slots for adjustment,i'm not a machine maven but I would asume that if the machine is squeing left or right the dog con be adjusted to eliminate that problem.
GARY, how about an at-a-boy.
Just wanted to pass this on its a good feeling to learn its the sewer at fault |
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Gary
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Joined: 26 Nov 2003
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Location: Rhode Island, USA
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: Sewing machine ---poor performance |
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| CJQ wrote: | | GARY, how about an at-a-boy. |
Atta Boy, Cliff!
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Dorsal
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Joined: 05 Oct 2003
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Location: Tracy California - 50 miles east of San Francisco
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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I started having a similar problem with my new Simplicity machine. Then I discovered that I had accidentally bumped the "Presser-foot pressure lever" to almost zero pressure. It's inside the flip-open cover where the lightbulb is housed, and I must have bumped it when oiling the machine the last time. 
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Kitesquid
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Cliff....
What is the model number of your Singer machine??????
BTW have you ever noticed that almost all aircraft problems are equipment failures and almost never pilot error?????
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CJQ
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:16 am Post subject: Singer now singing |
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The singer sewing machine that I worker on was purchased at the big K
it was around 150 bucks MOD. #5050C this machine probably has not sewn 75 yards of stiching . now that it functions as the mfg. intended it will get much more use .
PLUS no more fighting over the Bernina (hopefuly) |
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Kitesquid
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:55 am Post subject: |
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The reason I as is that Singer Industraial and some home machine service and parts manuals are on the web, but I could not find yours.
Sorry...
BTW the link is HERE
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