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Posted by on February 28, 2009, 1:47 pm
I bought a used serger (14U85) off of Craigslist and got it Thursday.
It worked yesterday. Then, I tried to disable the cutting thing
yesterday, and now I think I may have messed up the timing. When I
put the cutting blade back it either doesn't move (and therefore
doesn't cut) or it takes about 3 stitches and then grrrrrs like it's
caught. If I move the cutter thing to the back where its' supposed to
go when it's disabled, it grrrrs again.
I'd so so love any advice.
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Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on February 28, 2009, 4:16 pm
caraafaus@gmail.com wrote:
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> I bought a used serger (14U85) off of Craigslist and got it Thursday.
> It worked yesterday. Then, I tried to disable the cutting thing
> yesterday, and now I think I may have messed up the timing. When I
> put the cutting blade back it either doesn't move (and therefore
> doesn't cut) or it takes about 3 stitches and then grrrrrs like it's
> caught. If I move the cutter thing to the back where its' supposed to
> go when it's disabled, it grrrrs again.
>
> I'd so so love any advice.
I'm not familiar with this serger but have you tried turning the hand
wheel and watching to see if you can figure out why it's not working?
One of my sergers is very picky about having the blades lined up and
meshing correctly.
I'm sure someone will come along who will be able to help you more than
I can.
Judie
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Posted by IMS on March 1, 2009, 9:46 am
I'm wondering if the knife isn't getting 'set' all the way when you
reposition it. Did you get the manual with it?
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>caraafaus@gmail.com wrote:
>> I bought a used serger (14U85) off of Craigslist and got it Thursday.
>> It worked yesterday. Then, I tried to disable the cutting thing
>> yesterday, and now I think I may have messed up the timing. When I
>> put the cutting blade back it either doesn't move (and therefore
>> doesn't cut) or it takes about 3 stitches and then grrrrrs like it's
>> caught. If I move the cutter thing to the back where its' supposed to
>> go when it's disabled, it grrrrs again.
>>
>> I'd so so love any advice.
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Posted by Sharon Hays on February 28, 2009, 6:59 pm
caraafaus@gmail.com wrote:
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> I bought a used serger (14U85) off of Craigslist and got it Thursday.
> It worked yesterday. Then, I tried to disable the cutting thing
> yesterday, and now I think I may have messed up the timing. When I
> put the cutting blade back it either doesn't move (and therefore
> doesn't cut) or it takes about 3 stitches and then grrrrrs like it's
> caught. If I move the cutter thing to the back where its' supposed to
> go when it's disabled, it grrrrs again.
>
> I'd so so love any advice.
It really sounds to me like the blades are misaligned and hitting. That
will stop it from serging properly. Recheck that you have the top blade
exactly where it's supposed to be.
HTH
Sharon
--
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.
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Posted by on February 28, 2009, 7:27 pm
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> It really sounds to me like the blades are misaligned and hitting. =A0Tha=
t
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> will stop it from serging properly. =A0Recheck that you have the top blad=
e
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> exactly where it's supposed to be.
Thanks. I'll start with that, I was thinking that but afraid to loosen
the screw and mess it up more.
~~
<I'm not familiar with this serger but have you tried turning the hand
<wheel and watching to see if you can figure out why it's not working?
<One of my sergers is very picky about having the blades lined up and
<meshing correctly.
Yeah, I've tried that and different things get caught at different
times. I'll see if I can figure out what to call what if it's still
doing it after I mess with the blades.
Thanks for your help~
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> It worked yesterday. Then, I tried to disable the cutting thing
> yesterday, and now I think I may have messed up the timing. When I
> put the cutting blade back it either doesn't move (and therefore
> doesn't cut) or it takes about 3 stitches and then grrrrrs like it's
> caught. If I move the cutter thing to the back where its' supposed to
> go when it's disabled, it grrrrs again.
>
> I'd so so love any advice.