I'd probably know what is the trouble, I'd say the bobbin is in the wrong position. This happens if the thread stucks in the machine and you move the bobbin here and there to get the thread out. Especially Pfaff is very sensitive to this - if you force too much, the bobbin will move permanently. This is done on purpose, as otherwise you'd damage a little tooth wheel in the machine. To repair this, you have to take the machine to parts to get to the inside, unscrew certain components and move the bobbin. You have to know how the exact position of the bobbin and needle should be. It's a work of tenths of millimeters. I have a diagram as how it should be, but it would be very difficult to explain. I think it will be safer to go to a sewing machine service or get a professional that repairs them.
Zuzana ___________________________ Sartor...custom-made costumes www.sartor.cz --- On Tue, 6/24/08, Susan C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Susan C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] old pfaff industrial To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 2:03 AM Hi, A non-profit sailing place I frequent had an old industrial pfaff sewing machine donated. They can't figure out how to get it to work as the upper thread isn't catching the bobbin thread. I took a look at it and think that the upper thread isn't getting low enough to catch the bobbin thread. I'm not sure how to fix this. I did tell them to check the needle, but the needles in the drawer were the right ones for the machine. Any advise where I can get more help? I did find that the pfaff has a bunch of manuals up, but I didn't see a model number on the machine (but I may have been looking at the wrong spot). And this is an old one and I am not sure their manuals go back that far. I'd love to get them up and running with this as then they may let me use it from time to time ;-) thanks, Susan in Seattle _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
