Sitting in a charity shop where I have just spotted one of these machines, so while my wife looks at clothes I found and very much enjoyed this video, Thanks and Best Wishes, Richard
Thank you. I didn't knew about the Elna Supermatic Grasshopper, I just googled it and you're right. They're both really similar, thanks for showing me another cool sewing machine.
I agree and she absolutely loves it. She use it once or twice a month, not so frequently but its her favorite by far. I will refurb more sewing machines in the near future. I'm planning my next one for this summer.
Yes indeed! I have both the Elna grasshopper and the Bernina 125s and cannot help thinking Bernina had the grasshopper in mind when they designed the 125. 👍
Well done ! I just saw one this morning with the same problems at the ressourcerie. I was strong, I didn't buy it ! I already have a Bernina 700 and several Singer, my wife would kill me ;)
You have a strong will! It's always nice to hear about other peoples collection :) . I think these problems develop when they dont use the sewing machine for years or decades. Anyway, thank you for the kind words and good luck with your existing projects ;).
I have also an 125 Bernina but not the jubilae model. Only problem that i have is that for winding the bobbin it not stops when the spoel is full. What can cause that problem ? Thanks for the great video.
Hi. First of all I would inspect the tension discs for your bobbin winding problem. Usually some dirt causing this at the tension discs or there's something in your bobbin. The fault with pawl can be a few things, try lubricating it with a few drops of oil then move it by hand if possible. If this doesn't help you try tracking the movement further. Did your Bernina 125 was out of order for a long period of time? Do these problems gradually increased? I'm glad you liked the video and if a few pictures could help you I will shoot some for you when I visit my mother.
Refurbishing one from my grandmother, has not been using in 50+years. Where did you source your motor brushes? I am troubleshooting high watt draw at the moment, just oiled it up and will recheck but thinking of other causes? At mid throttle it starts drawing 80+ watts when it looks rated for 75? It is a 220v model 125.
You will have some work with it then. I sourced my motor brushes locally in shop that exclusively sells motor brushes. They didn't had the correct one either so I bought the closest one in size. Originally its for a 70's Russian vaacum cleaner. I wouldn't be concernd about the 80+ draw. When I checkd my mothers it did the same thing if memory serves right. My best bet is that they rated the wattage on a lower average across all the machines. God luck with fixing your grandmothers sewing machine.
Nice to see. I have my grandmother's Bernina Jubilae. My only problem has finding replacement belts for the motor. I think the ones in your machine may not be original. Were they replaced?
It's a wierd one. When I went to buy it, the guy told me its in working condition, obviously it wasen't but it had these rubber belts in it's box. The guy put them on when he tried fixing it on the spot. I left them on and started filming the video. I still have the original green cloth like belts but they're stretched out. Never wonderd about how hard could it be to find belts for it.
And the pawl in the motor spindle does not release the sewing mechanism when inserting a bobbin. How can i fix this , or can you please show soms pictures in detail of the pawl and the motor spindle ? Thanks.
If you're talking about the settings on it then yes. All the main parts where perfectly setup. All it needed was some manual moving and oil. Probably it was not in use in the past 20 years and everything with oil on it stuck together shut.
