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From: icebrug
Date: 05-08-2003, 08:35 PM (1 of 13)
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I hope someone can tell me if is possible to slow the speed down on a brothers sewing machine and if it is how would i go about doing that it really would make my life easier. Thank You. charlotte |
User: icebrug
Member since: 04-28-2003 Total posts: 11 
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From: pennypins
Date: 05-09-2003, 06:10 AM (2 of 13)
Some sewing machines have a fast-slow switch on them; I'm guessing that yours doesn't! If that's the case, you'll just have to practice how to control that foot pedal, like driving the rush hour traffic  And do use the handwheel for stitching those couple of stitches that need to end in a specific place.Penny http://community.webshots.com/user/pennypins
was "plcp" at SWN since Jan/01 |
User: pennypins
Member since: 02-25-2003 Total posts: 39 |
From: icebrug
Date: 05-09-2003, 12:20 PM (3 of 13)
| So what you are telling me is that i need to learn how to get the lead out of my foot. You by chance could'nt tell me wish machine has speed control? incase i can't learn to ease up on the peddle. |
User: icebrug
Member since: 04-28-2003 Total posts: 11
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From: Sherri
Date: 05-09-2003, 01:00 PM (4 of 13)
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Some people say if you can take your foot pedal apart and put a sponge in it it will help. Sherri My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
From: wghmch
Date: 05-09-2003, 01:34 PM (5 of 13)
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"Some people say if you can take your foot pedal apart and put a sponge in it it will help." It will help keep the fire department busy! Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: icebrug
Date: 05-09-2003, 02:50 PM (6 of 13)
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Originally posted by wghmch "Some people say if you can take your foot pedal apart and put a sponge in it it will help." It will help keep the fire department busy! Bill Holman Thank You for replys. Will it really keep the fire department busy? |
User: icebrug
Member since: 04-28-2003 Total posts: 11
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From: wghmch
Date: 05-09-2003, 06:43 PM (7 of 13)
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"Will it really keep the fire department busy?" Putting anything flammable in a piece of electrical equipment would be foolish. On all the non-electronic controllers, they slow the machine down by turning the excess current into heat. On these, it would be many times more dangerous. There is no way that anyone can tell you what the problem is with the Brother without seeing it. Most controllers have some type of resistance to use up the extra current, and eventually they bypass the resistance and supply full current for full speed. It is not uncommon, (especially on cheap controllers) for something to go wrong with the resistance, and all that is left is full speed. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: Bama
Date: 05-09-2003, 11:55 PM (8 of 13)
| You don't have to put the sponge inside the pedal. Just put it between the pedal and bottom part that the pedal meets. It won't touch any electrical parts. It takes a little more pressure to push it, slowing it down a little. A thick fluffy sponge is best. I did that when my daughter was learning to use the sewing machine and tended to start out too fast. |
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116 
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From: wghmch
Date: 05-10-2003, 12:18 AM (9 of 13)
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Sorry! Putting something like a sponge on a device that is designed to get hot is foolish and could be dangerous. If you want to do it, fine, but it should not be suggested to others. Bill Holman |
User: wghmch
Member since: 03-04-2003 Total posts: 249 |
From: Bama
Date: 05-10-2003, 02:26 AM (10 of 13)
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I was just sharing an idea that was shared with me when we had this same problem. It worked for us. (As well as for others when we had this same topic here about 3 years ago) By all means, don't anyone try it if you have any safety concerns about it. I'm just saying it worked for us. I ALWAYS unplug the sewing machine when it's not in use. I usually sew in bare feet  and have never noticed any heat from the foot petal for my machine (I'm not saying that none of them get hot, just that the one my daughter used never has), and I always removed the sponge from the foot pedal immediately after my daughter finished sewing.By the way, now my daughter can control the pedal without the help of the sponge to slow it down. |
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: icebrug
Date: 05-10-2003, 03:44 PM (11 of 13)
| Well thank you all for the advice i will try sewing bear foot first and see if that help if not then i might go by one of the speed control sewing machines. |
User: icebrug
Member since: 04-28-2003 Total posts: 11
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From: Bama
Date: 05-10-2003, 06:07 PM (12 of 13)
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icebrug, I purshased a Brother PC6000 machine a few months ago. It has the option to use it with the foot pedal or without it and use the start/stop button instead. I haven't used the foot pedal with that machine since I first got it. (Tho my dd likes a foot pedal, she's 11yo ) It didn't take long for me to get used to the start/stop button. Now I don't think I'd like it without it. |
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000 Total posts: 2116
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From: icebrug
Date: 05-11-2003, 05:59 PM (13 of 13)
| Well i tried the advice that Bama gave me about sewing bare foot and it worked. Thank You agian for that great and mind saving tip i thought i would go crazy trying to find a way to slow it down. |
User: icebrug
Member since: 04-28-2003 Total posts: 11
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