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From: jo.
Date: 09-27-2005, 07:25 AM (1 of 8)
| I have a singer overlocker a few years old(14u234B) , the looper stitches are behaving erratically,sews perfect for a few stitches then the left looper appears on top but not always in the same position.I have re thread and adjusted the tension numerous time but just when I think I've got it ,it does it again. |
User: jo.
Member since: 09-27-2005 Total posts: 4 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 09-27-2005, 09:15 AM (2 of 8)
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I was occasionally having tension problems that no adjustment was helping. I would rethread and rethread, I thought the same way every time (and it was the same). My problems were BEFORE the thread even got to the tension disks. The little deck the thread sits on wasn't pulled out enough and some of the thread was being held tight against the machine after a few stitches. So I had too much tension before it even got started! Just an idea. Sometimes it is just the simple things. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: jo.
Date: 09-27-2005, 09:27 AM (3 of 8)
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Thanks Dorothy I'll give that a try tommorrow as its late now.I would love to train to be machine repair and save all this fustration. Thanks again Jo |
User: jo.
Member since: 09-27-2005 Total posts: 4 |
From: sewingrandma
Date: 09-27-2005, 03:40 PM (4 of 8)
I also was having some problems with my serger not long ago. We stopped talking for a few days because of it. Went back and tried everything all over again, new needles, different thread, adjusted tensions. Read and reread all my serger books, compared pics etc all without sucess. DH came in and off handed said "why don't you clean it"  I took my trusty vacuum with it's mini attachments and took it apart where I could and cleaned it of all the lint and threads and cat hairs, then I took some dental floss to the tension dials and it worked like a charm afterwards. Just a thought.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
Member since: 03-06-2003 Total posts: 432 |
From: jo.
Date: 09-27-2005, 09:08 PM (5 of 8)
| thankyou very much, pulled machine apart yet again and I was very excited to find a peice of cotton caught in tension dial. Thanks very much. |
User: jo.
Member since: 09-27-2005 Total posts: 4 |
From: patti2
Date: 09-28-2005, 07:31 AM (6 of 8)
| I keep a can of compressed air next to my serger. Everytime I finish using it I clean it out. I have few problems since I started being obsessive about it!! |
User: patti2
Member since: 05-28-2005 Total posts: 78 |
From: jo.
Date: 09-29-2005, 10:00 PM (7 of 8)
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Great idea I known the stuff your talking about. thanks |
User: jo.
Member since: 09-27-2005 Total posts: 4 |
From: sewingrandma
Date: 09-30-2005, 09:08 AM (8 of 8)
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I was told by my dealer to be very careful using compressed air for cleaning any machine. It can actually make moving parts very brittle and they can break if you use you machine after cleaning. My dealer suggested letting the machine set at least 6 hours after cleaning with the compressed air. He also mentioned that the air can force lint in deeper into you machine where only a repairman can get to it.
Brockie
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User: sewingrandma
Member since: 03-06-2003 Total posts: 432 |
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