Wow young man I have had this sewing machine for about a year and I have had a lot of trouble making it work right. I followed everything you said and now this thing works like a singer machine. You are gifted young man. Thank you.
You’re a freakin STUD! Thank you so much for making this video! Really wanting to make mine work and I’m much more confident these changes will help!!!!
Outstanding video. Anyone just getting one of these beasts will do themselves a favor watching this video. Some very good tips not seen in other videos.
Awesome video, man!!! Best one I’ve seen so far!! This machine is like wild horse and you tamed the hell out of it!! Hats off, kid. Can’t wait to see what cool things you’ll put together with it.
Watch all of Mainely Acres videos. He has a lot of experience with this machines and he will answer your questions if you write to him. For parts for these machines he recommends Bantam Saddle and Tack store. They stock parts and improved parts for these machines. I noticed that at the three o’clock position your bobbin action bar shows thru past the bobbin well. That may be one of your problems with breakage of thread. At the three o’clock position the bar should stop right at the end before it goes past the bobbin well.
Thanks for the good video. I’ve got one the same I have been using for a while. I noticed that the tension plate is missing from your bobbin tensioner. Possible you removed it or it’s just missing. It was a quick shot and hard to confirm. Let me know if you want me to send a pic of my one. Cheers
My assumption is that you have installed the needle correctly, and that the top thread is correctly threaded from the reel through the machine to the needle eye. In addition, the bobbin is correctly wound and inserted in the shuttle so that it rotates counterclockwise when the thread is pulled. If this assumption is correct, there are two likely reasons for thread breakage. 1. The needle position at the point of maximum downward stroke. 2. The timing of the shuttle carrier (This carries the shuttle and bobbin). Needle position Before the next step NOTE the position of the handwheel (12 o’clock) and the shuttle carrier (the tongue or side piece will be at 3 o’clock) Take out the bobbin, shuttle, and shuttle carrier (the piece with the gear/pinion on the underside). Turn the hand wheel clockwise until the needle is at its lowest position (handwheel at 3 o’clock). At this position, the top of the needle eye should be level with the bottom of the recess that shuttle carrier sits in. This can be difficult to see. A good light and even a magnifier may be helpful. If the needle eye is higher than this, drop the needle shaft lower. This is done by first locating the connection link at the top of the needle shaft. You will see a screw that passes through the pivot. This screw locks the link to the needle shaft. Slacken this screw and move the needle shaft down so that the needle eye is in the correct position. Tighten the screw, but before doing so make sure that the needle shaft has not rotated. The needle eye needs to face along the bed or arm of the machine. The maximum downward position of the needle is important as it is part of the movement that forms a loop in the thread that the shuttle hook picks up. If the needle eye is too high, a satisfactory loop is not formed, and may cause the thread to jam between the shuttle and shuttle wall which breaks the thread. Re-assemble the shuttle carrier in the original position. It may be necessary to slight “rock” the handwheel until the gear/pinion on the shuttle carrier engages with the rack. then insert the shuttle with bobbin. Timing or position of the Shuttle Carrier My timing setup differs from the video. It followed the study of the machine movements and the reason for thread breakage. Since, I have found that other owners use the same approach. Also, after resolving the problem, I was able to decipher the Chinese instructions to understand that they use the same timing marks. To check the timing, open the bobbin cover plate and look down on the shuttle and shuttle carrier. NOTE it is preferable that the needle is not threaded for this check. Rotate the handwheel to the 9 o’clock position. Be accurate with this position. Then visually note the position of the shuttle carrier. You are looking to see if the upright edge of the shuttle carrier is just covering the needle slot. This setting is critical to the functioning of the machine. There is a little latitude in this setting but not more than just beginning to cover the slot to almost fully covering the slot. A wrong position can lead to either the hook not picking up the bobbin thread, or the top thread being trapped below the shuttle and breaking. The rotational position of the shuttle is adjusted by slackening the two nuts on the bar that moves the rack, which rotates the shuttle carrier. Once the nuts are loosened, the bar can be moved laterally. The bar only needs moving slightly (either way) to rotate the shuttle carrier to the correct position. Re-tighten the nuts, then rotate the handwheel a couple of times. Re-check the alignment of the shuttle carrier with the needle slot. Re-adjust if necessary. You may need to do this a few time to get it right! When the alignment is correct, the hook on the shuttle will pass through the loop formed by the needle. Now repeat the routine for picking up the bobbin thread. If the needle stroke position is now correct and the shuttle carrier aligns with the needle slot, the machine should collect the bobbin thread, and importantly, sew without breaking the thread … assuming the threading and tensions are correct.
Hello. Perhaps you can help. I bought the Chinese shoe patch machine in October of 2022. I spent a month watching videos, etc. For some reason I could not get the machine to pick up the bobbin thread. So frustrated I put in the closet for a year. Pulled it out recently, and finally fixed the bobbin thread issue. Once the bobbin pickup worked, then I had an issue of the upper thread breaking. Watched some more videos, and did some intense sanding of all the bobbin parts. That stopped the breaking. Now, the thread is too loose. Before I just immediately tighten the bobbin spring, can you tell what would be causing the bottom thread to be too loose on my finished tests? In fact it was your video that encouraged me to sand everything down and that worked for the breaking.
That is a really good video. I've had mine working for a while and it does a great job. A problem I had that you didn't mention is the needle wasn't set deep enough and kept breaking the thread.
@@munfrosty The rod that holds the needle can move up and down. It is held in place by a set screw just below the top of the rod. turn the handle until the needle is at it's lowest position. at that point you should be able to feel the needle below the arm that holds the bobbin. If you can't, loosen that set screw and advance the needle untin you can feel it and tighten the set screw..If you still break thread, advance the needle holder about 1/16" amd try it again. You shouldn't have any problem after that. Good luck.
Thank you for this video. Ive been searching for helpful videos so i can figure out what my machine is doing wrong. would you be able to film you polishing the areas you suggested. Id iike to see your technique so i can be sure im doing it correctly.
Alfonso… thank you for this video and thanks for the encouragement to keep working the problems. I’ve watched all of the Mainly Acres videos as well, but my machine will not pick up the thread… any other thoughts? I have made all of the modifications you have mentioned…
Another video (of the many I have viewed) had the owner setting the handle at 12 0' clock position and then the bobbin cup was placed into its well with its "wall" centered at the 3 0'clock position. It looked like your index mark was one tooth out (towards you,) when you dropped the cup into the well judging by the index marks you had made. This may have led you to trim that wall to make it work. Just sayin! Hope I'm wrong!
Please, I need help. I have a brand new one like yours but the handle refuses to turn beyond about one third of a revolution. It came with a sample of stitched fabric, so it must have been working before it was sent. It stops with a clunk.
Hello, I have recently received my machine and I have put the wooden base like yours. I put the wheel on but it only moves between 11:00 and 7:00 and I have not managed to put it at 12:00. It's locked and I don't want to force anything. What I can do. Thank you in advance for your time and help. 🇨🇦
I'm thinking he would have to..the teeth on those things are so coarse and sharp they can actually leave a little series of cuts in the top grain of good leather. I threw my chinese mistake in the garbage and bought a Cowboy Outlaw..been smiling (and stitching) ever since.
Remove parts until you find the issue, start with the bobbin, the needle, check the bearing, and also to be sure behind the wheels the legs are in the right track
Thank you for making this video. I am wondering if you would be able to help me with my machine breaking needles and the bobbin winder doesn't work. Please let me know if you are able to advise me or not. Thank you so much.
I see you have some modifications on that machine do you have any videos looks like you have that copper tubing on the backside of it for the lifting arm and that real how does that work
How come you didnt buy a real singer 29K or patent elastic or adler? They are real machines and made since the 1800s. And also they can be bought for the same price as that chinese version.
