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Posted by Ron Anderson on August 10, 2006, 2:22 pm
Model number?
5 hours straight non stop running on most any home machine will cause it
fits. Stop every once in a while and have a chocolate, wine , coffee, or
whatever you like best. All things great and small like a rest now and
again.
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Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.singera1sewing.com
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
> I'm trying to get going on a quilt promised to Gbebe. Last quilt I
> did, after five hours straight of random quilting on the quilt top, my
> machine began showing signs of stress. Stitches got shorter, and seemed
> to slow--although that may have been me slowing-- anyway, after a rest,
> the stitching was back to normal.
> I never could figure that one out. It wasn't the needle, as I managed
> to break a couple of needles during the process, so I was replacing
> them as I went along. Five hours almost non-stop just seems to be the
> limit for this machine, which is a 60's-70's Singer.
> I do know that industrial machines are made to run non-stop during a
> long workday, but they are also getting regular servicing during the
> running time, which leads me to wonder if I should stop in process and
> oil the machine. I do clean the batting fuzz out as I sew.
> Maybe this is a question which Ron can answer?
> Cea
>
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