I've been sewing in this machine a good bit. Even today. All of the sudden the feeder stopped feeding. Any sujestions. I thought it might need some oil but I don't see where to oil it. Thanks for any help.
I've been sewing in this machine a good bit. Even today. All of the sudden the feeder stopped feeding. Any sujestions. I thought it might need some oil but I don't see where to oil it. Thanks for any help.
Happened to me 2 days ago, now how's your bobin, is it still perfectly round? Mine was oblong and so had to get new ones (didnt know they ware out). Once I put in the new bobin everything went back to normal! Might be the problem?
What machine is it?
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It sounds to me like something other than a need for oiling. That should not cause a sudden stop. It might be something fairly simple or it could be more complex. So let's start simple.
Many machines have a mechanism to lower the feed dogs to allow the4 fabric to be moved around at will. This is used mostly for embroidery, or in the case of an older machine, to approximate darning. If you can locate that mechanism check and see if it has been tripped and the feed dogs have been lowered. If so... just reverse the setting. In older machines it is often a lever on the bed of the machine. Sometimes the identifying labels have been worn off. So you might have to guess. Particularly if you are doing wide widths of fabric liks in a flat felled seam the extra fabric can catch on that lever. Or you can hit it accidentally without being aware of it.
The worse situation is that some linkage broke or came loose. If the feed dog lever does not appear to be the problem that is where I would look next. There are some folks who are far better internet mechanics than I am... so I'll yield to their expertise.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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Singer 4617.
Rev. The feeder will move some but will stop when there is pressure in it.
I have taken the bobbin out and it still will not work. I have also played with the stitch length and the tension.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
It is reall sluggish without pressure on it. That is why I thought it may need oiling. I have the manual but I don't see anywhere about oiling
Found it. If you can tell, the teeth are broken off the gear.
I know you have not seen me sew anything but is this a result of the operator or just age?
Last edited by Bamaboy2132; 05-24-2012 at 17:48.
Probably age. I had to replace a plastic gear in an old singer I got from my Mom. I can guarantee that machine had never been abused.
Either take it to a local sewing machine repair shop or start your internet search for a parts diagram to figure out the correct gear.
I'm probably going to have to search. Not much for repair shops around hear. Maybe an hour away in Tuscaloosa. My granddad was telling me where one was there. This machine was my grandmothers. I too know it wasn't abused. I asked that question because I taught myself how to sew and thought maybe it could have been my technique.
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