And the saga continues... I've checked the replacement belt and there doesn't appear to be any evidence of oil, I'm guessing that the plastic may have been old and that's why it fell apart so quickly. There's no telling how long it's been sitting on the shelf before I received it.
The local shop thought that the belt might have been too tight and that's why it went bad so fast so they gave my son a belt a little larger... too large it turns out, didn't make any tension to the proper parts, so he took it back and got another belt. This belt seemed to be right, but there was some issue with it working, the mechanisms in the machine, not the motor, were not turning. It was funny because I looked down on the floor and found the original belt that I had replaced last March - that I couldn't find two days ago. I compared it to the new belt and noted that while the outside of the belt was the same size, the inside of the belts weren't, so I put the old belt on, and then cleaned out the thread that had gotten wrapped around inside of the upper mechanism and I have a happy sewing machine... with the orignal belt. I think I'm going to take the old belt to some place like an auto supply place because this belt has more in common with those than these plastic teeth things that I've gotten lately. That is, after I sew the waffenrock tonight and have my first costume crisis of the month over with... alex On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Sharon Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like the belt was defective, or maybe had some oil on it . I seem to > remember that oil can break down rubber. Worth looking into, maybe check > that you don't have oil dripping onto the belt inside the machine. > > > Just because I know that most of you will understand I am whining here. > > Earlier this year on my 1952 vinatage Pfaff sewing machine I noted the belt > was separating, not surprising when you consider it was last replaced prior ..... That's when I noticed that > the replacement belt had bits of the outer plastic crumbling off. I > continued through the shirt and found I was having trouble getting the > machine to work, the belt wasn't able to maintain the tension needed to run > the machine. > > uuurggghhhh!!!! Fortunately, the local shop believes they have the belt I > need in stock and my son has the time off to go and take the picture of the > machine and the bad belt in to get the right replacement, so everything > should work out just fine. It's just that I had a belt that lasted for at > least 25 years, probably 55 years and a simple replacement only lasted 8 > months. And those 8 months weren't heavy usuage months either. > > alex > taking a deep breath and getting ready to finish that Waffenrock tonight, so > everything should be fine... > -- "I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you know, having to suddenly make presents for everyone, sickness,flood, injury, mosquito infestations, not enough silk in the house, it's Friday..." ;) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
