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01-17-2014, 09:30 PM | #16 | |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
I tore it apart top to bottom and cleaned out all the fuzz I could find. Almost didn't get it put back together.. I appreciate any help you can find: Kenmore-Model 385.1551600 / bought in 2001.
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01-18-2014, 02:25 AM | #17 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Free manual here: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...mManualTabPage Shows oiling diagram. Needle threaded from front to back? Is the needle set correctly? Did you remove the feed dog plate and clean under it? If you've had any needles break it may need a tune-up/adjustment. There could be a thread stuck in the tension area... Did you try loosening the bobbin tension? Did you thread the machine with the presser foot up? Using correct needle size for fabric weight? Bobbin area clean and bobbin placed correctly (unwinds clockwise)? Are you using a quality brand needle? Some machines are picky and cheaper needles can cause problems.. If I think of anything else I'll be back!
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01-18-2014, 09:14 AM | #18 | |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
The only thing that I have not been able to look at clearly is the tension wheel. Everything else I have done or tried. I have the manual and now know where to put the oil, thanks. I have torn this thing apart and cleaned it as best I can all except the tension wheel which I suspect may be the problem. Thank you to all you ladies for taking the time to help me . . .Headed to the sewing shop and to my moms, lets hope I come back with great news or at least loner machine..
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01-18-2014, 12:18 PM | #19 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| This machine is worth keeping, even if your SM guy refuses to work on it. I'll be watching for an update... I have a few other resources I haven't checked on yet, but I'll wait to see what happens. It never hurts to have a back-up machine anyway!
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01-18-2014, 12:49 PM | #20 | |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
Keeping my fingers crossed, I'll be back ! Oh yes, very much worth keeping . . although I did see a very nice one that the owner of the sewing shop showed me that I would Love to have but money is an issue at the moment. I had to crawl on the floor and than sit on my butt in order I dragged my moms machine out (all 25 lbs) of it from under her sewing cabinet. Threw my back out in the process and than after all that it was just too heavy for me to lug all the way to my car. So, hoping mine is good to go or I'll be having my DH stop and pick hers up for me. Its an embroidery machine that she says the needles cost $22 each, yikes!
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01-18-2014, 03:58 PM | #21 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Oh dear, I hope you feel better soon. That's the only downfall with sewing machines... moving them around, lol! I've rescued a few machines that look as if they had been soaking in used gritty axel grease. I should own stock in Q-Tips, lol. I degunk with WD40 and or Liquid Wrench (kerosene in a can), and CRC QD Electronic Cleaner (from your fav Auto Parts store) and when the gunk is gone, I do a through oiling with Sewing Machine oil. Older machines like to be oiled often. Oh yeah, it is very possible to have a faulty 'new', straight out of the package needle, so very good thinking of you to change it out again. Good Luck, I hope she stays a'runnin'!
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01-18-2014, 11:52 PM | #22 |
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| Good rule of thumb to remember..... If you have problems with the top thread, the problem is with the bobbin. If you have problems with the bobbin thread, the problem is with your top thread. And it's possible to have old thread, or your machine just not like a particular thread. If I'm having issues, and nothing seems to be fixing them, I try a different thread and different bobbin. If the machine works, it was the thread or bobbin thread. If not, it's a machine issue.
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01-19-2014, 07:38 PM | #23 | ||
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
Thanks, and its better today. Its just my age catching up with me. My Goodness you are quite the little machinist..... good for you rescuing them and giving them a new lease on life !! Quote:
Thanks Michelle; I didn't think that anything was going to work but my lovely mother, bless her heart got her oiled up and got her going for me. Love her !! ♥ Now she's purring like a kitten and I'm getting caught up on my orders. Thanks everyone, very much appreciated.
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01-19-2014, 09:01 PM | #24 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| You'll probably be able to sew even faster now! WooHoo!
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01-20-2014, 01:26 PM | #25 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | LOl Im counting on it . . at least it wont sound like my machine is getting ready to fall apart !!
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