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[gmcttr]

You're welcome. Now we want photos of something you make with it.

[BIG JEFF]

[QUOTE=VictoriaGuy;1104896]Picked up an Elna Supermatic today - $20 because it was making 'a noise'

It was noisy - whump,whump,whump....


Looks like you have the machine addiction. You are lucky the drive wheel turned down they are tough to replace supposed to take special tools. Fun old machine to use and very rare around here. I store mine with the hand wheel removed to prevent the flat spot it comes back fast on old wheels.
Have fun with your collection. JEFF

[Debi Jaytee]

You're welcome. Now we want photos of something you make with it.

I'm working on it! Going pick up some material tomorrow before work, then after work, look out! (wish me luck)

[VictoriaGuy]

Looks like you have the machine addiction.

Who, me???
Some things are hard to resist - those Elnas and Pfaffs (and the Husqvarna) are really cleverly made...well I guess all sewing machines are....
Still looking for a $20 Bernina!

You are lucky the drive wheel turned down they are tough to replace supposed to take special tools.

I actually removed the drive wheel and took it to the local sewing center to compare to a new wheel. The (honest) service guy told me not to buy the new one, just turn down the old one till the flat was gone.

I removed the motor (not very difficult - it drops out the bottom of the machine once the knee control pin is pulled out) so I could support the shaft properly while driving out the pin. You definitely need to make/rent a tool if you want to push out that pin without removing the motor. (No hammering on unsupported shafts!!) Making a tool wouldn't be very difficult - a good-sized machine nut drilled through ('sideways') and threaded on one side (to take the 'pusher') would be a start.

I store mine with the hand wheel removed to prevent the flat spot it comes back fast on old wheels.

That's a very good idea.

[HamMike]

I just picked this up from my aunts house last week. It has been in the basement unused for about 40+ years. It was my grandmothers. It's a Kenmore model 29. Pretty stoked about making some gear. I oiled it up and figured out why it wasn't picking up the bottom thread. The needle that has been in it all these years was inserted with the flat side to the front. I recalled from the manual that it said to place the flat side to the right. Low and behold problem solved, although I couldn't begin to say why that makes a difference. Makes me wonder if it got put away all those years ago because of that.

[gmcttr]

...although I couldn't begin to say why that makes a difference. Makes me wonder if it got put away all those years ago because of that.

I think they frequently get put away by the next generation because of simple mistakes like this and not knowing how important it is to keep the bobbin area clear of bits of thread and lint and simply oiling them.

The reason the needle orientation matters is that the needle to bobbin hook clearance has to be on the money for the stitch to be formed and the needle position effects this gap. The thread path is also changed by rotating the needle and this could potentially prevent a loop in the thread from being formed (edit....would turn the loop in the thread the wrong direction) for the hook to grab.

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[HamMike]

I think they frequently get put away by the next generation because of simple mistakes like this and not knowing how important it is to keep the bobbin area clear of bits of thread and lint and simply oiling them.

The reason the needle orientation matters is that the needle to bobbin hook clearance has to be on the money for the stitch to be formed and the needle position effects this gap. The thread path is also changed by rotating the needle and this could potentially prevent a loop in the thread from being formed for the hook to grab.

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That is a really cool graphic! Explains alot for me. Thanks!

[SCWalker]

My Singer Fashion Mate 237.Heavy duty.Manual says it is capable of doing leather and canvas.My aunt picked it up from one of my other aunts,for a lady that wanted it, and she never came to get it.My aunt said if I gave her $15 for her fuel cost,I could have it.So it's mine.

[swoody126]

that is a really cool graphic! Explains alot for me. Thanks!

DITTO!!!

Thanks

[gmcttr]

My Singer Fashion Mate 237....

SCORE! Nice find, great price.

That is a really cool graphic! Explains alot for me. Thanks!

DITTO!!!

Thanks

Your welcome...it's one of those "a picture is worth a thousand words" things.