How to Set the needle bar height on front load 15 class Zig Zag that’s jamming

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Still jamming after polishing the hook. Set the needle bar height on front load Zig Zag.

Komentáře • 57

  • @DayneJo
    @DayneJo Před rokem +4

    Can’t thank you enough!! Finally a video that clearly shows everything as you explain. I can stop beating my head against a brick wall now 🎉😁

  • @karenfloyd4256
    @karenfloyd4256 Před 6 dny

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!! FINALLY working properly! So appreciated!

  • @maryprescott7720
    @maryprescott7720 Před 4 lety +1

    It looks like it might work for me after watching you this morning. Thank you

  • @vanessalanch9704
    @vanessalanch9704 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you very much! This was very helpful.

  • @erikmattson8629
    @erikmattson8629 Před 4 lety +1

    "I don't know what you're sewing with--you don't either..." lol 👍😀

  • @andreashaberkost9702
    @andreashaberkost9702 Před rokem

    Very well explained machine sews again 👍👍

  • @Catsaresupergreat
    @Catsaresupergreat Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thanks for this!! Somehow my dog feed dropped while I was doing this. Do you know how I can raise them again?

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 6 měsíci +1

      If your machine has a feed drop lever, it will be on the lower part of the machines perimeter.
      It will be either in the back, behind the feed mechanism, or in the front on the right side.
      Your instruction manual will help with that, if you have one.

    • @Catsaresupergreat
      @Catsaresupergreat Před 6 měsíci

      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Thanks Randy, I will take a look today. Could be it.

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 6 měsíci

      @@Catsaresupergreat you’re welcome. 😎😎

  • @aquamarina6770
    @aquamarina6770 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you very much ❤

  • @carrieevans1647
    @carrieevans1647 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a janome SUV1122 and I just don’t know what I’m doing wrong with this machine everytime I go to use it the needle is always getting jammed and most the time breaks … no matter how many times I change the needle or re thread it still gets jammed! I’m not sure if you can help me with this but if you can thanks very much

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 2 lety +1

      Look for burrs and scratches on your shuttle hook. That’s almost always the problem when those issues occur. I have a video on that. Polish the scratches out and that may eliminate the problem.

  • @sandradalton4786
    @sandradalton4786 Před 7 měsíci

    I have a brothers lx3014 the needle willl not pick up the bobbin thread .

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 7 měsíci

      Most likely the needle is bent or not installed properly. Turn it around and see if that helps. If it doesn’t, it may be out of time. 😎👍🏼

  • @amaraleigh453
    @amaraleigh453 Před 4 lety

    My bobbin shell is not reaching the highest point ( I believe you call it a hook, I’m talking about the half moon on the left hand side) how can I fix this.

  • @lex_official8260
    @lex_official8260 Před 3 lety

    Hello, how are you? I have a sewing machine from the brand FINESSE and it is zig zag but the zig zag is not working, I have been trying for a long time and I can't find a solution, I don't know if I can send the photos to be able to help me.

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 3 lety

      I believe it’s made in Poland at the same factory that made the Singer Stylist in the seventies. It’s a good little machine if the composite components are still intact. If the zig zag cam is on the cam stack and is turning, the problem could be that the needle bar plunger needs oil. You will find it located on the needle bar about half way up on the right side of the needle bar. Oil that mechanism and work the needle bar left and right.( make sure that the zig zag width is set at its widest) If the needle bar is in the right side of the swing, it should move left and right if you move it manually.

  • @geetasingh8889
    @geetasingh8889 Před 7 měsíci

    Hi i. Have singer 247 its picking up the thread both for the straight stitch and zig zig yet its not sewing no thread at all on either sides of cloth. Kindly help.

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 7 měsíci

      Needle in backward?
      Wrong needle?
      Bent needle?
      Sewing on woven fabric with incorrect needle?
      Broken upper bevel gear?
      Hook timing off?
      Oversized thread?
      Threaded improperly?
      Or something else?
      😎👍🏼

    • @geetasingh8889
      @geetasingh8889 Před 7 měsíci

      @@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 what is the upper bevel gear and how can that be fixed

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 7 měsíci

      @@geetasingh8889 it is on top of the vertical shaft just under the main top horizontal drive shaft.
      I replace them quite often.
      The cost is around $150.

  • @poopazoo1975
    @poopazoo1975 Před 9 měsíci

    I understand where the needle is supposed to meet underneath but the needle is moving around on the bar. I think I need to see how to fix that. Where is it supposed to sit? There are no notches on bar. It’s a Brother vx-1120 circa 1990s

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 9 měsíci

      I don’t know what moving around on the bar means.
      When you loosen the needle bar set screw, the needle bar usually is just lowered about a millimeter or two.
      If you loosen it too much, you loose your point of reference, and the needle bar will slide up and down and rotate 360 degrees.
      You want the needle clamp screw to be on the right side.
      Your needle will be inserted with the flat side to the rear and pushed all the way up to the stop point.
      Set the machine to zig zag and the eye of the needle will be just under the point of the hook as the needle rises on the right hand swing of the zig zag.

    • @poopazoo1975
      @poopazoo1975 Před 9 měsíci

      The whole bar that moves the needle up and down is loose and can be moved easily. There are no guides to show placement of the bar within the bushings (?). And wow!!! Thanks for commenting so fast!

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 9 měsíci

      @@poopazoo1975 Singers were good about machining accurate timing lines on their needle bars for years.
      They don’t any more, and I don’t think many other manufacturers ever did.
      You just have to eyeball it and set it.

    • @poopazoo1975
      @poopazoo1975 Před 9 měsíci

      Probably I loosened it some time ago with the intent to fix it 🤔 now it’s loose and I’ve been fighting it for hours. I have a newish brother and a babyloc Anna. Both of those are messed up. I think the tensions. My kid is rough on the machines. Not sure how she manages to sew her costumes

    • @poopazoo1975
      @poopazoo1975 Před 9 měsíci

      I think I’m going to try again with the tension problem. I don’t think we’ve screwed those up too much. Thanks so much. I’ll be looking at your other videos. Maybe the old lady brother can be resuscitated

  • @hustlingwithsade
    @hustlingwithsade Před 5 měsíci

    PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ME. too

  • @04missbusdriver
    @04missbusdriver Před 3 lety

    My needle is hitting the bobbin case,any recommendations

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 3 lety

      Replace the needle with a brand new one and place it all the way up to the stop point being sure that the flat side is to the rear.

    • @04missbusdriver
      @04missbusdriver Před 3 lety

      @@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 itching I got ut

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před 3 lety

      @@04missbusdriver did that help?

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před rokem

      @@brownr749 the long groove on the needle will be facing to the front.
      The flat side of the needle will be facing away from you. (To the rear)
      I’m assuming we are talking about a front load machine, where the bobbin case snaps in from the front., or drops in, in front of the needle.

    • @randyyoursewingmachineman9954
      @randyyoursewingmachineman9954  Před rokem +1

      @@brownr749 you load the bobbin turning counterclockwise. Slide the thread in the notch at the 5:00 position and pull it to the left under the flat tension spring and leave it laying to the left with about six inches of the thread extended.
      After you thread the needle, put the upper thread to the rear with your left hand and turn the hand wheel towards you with your right hand.
      When you turn the hand wheel towards you it will pick up the bobbin thread.
      Put both threads to the rear and lower the presser foot onto the fabric.
      Hold both threads to the rear tightly until the machine has sewn a couple stitches. That will keep the machine from jamming.
      Good luck. 🍀