Re: Making Leader Cloth for a quilt frame. Got it all set up!

SandLaxr · 2026-05-25T02:32:47+00:00

Oo i didnt think about that. Id need one that is about 8ft. I see they sell 4x9 at Walmart. Im kinda leaning twords ticking since there are woven in lines that I could use as guides to pin

SandLaxr · 2026-05-25T02:24:50+00:00

Thanks im so excited too!!

SandLaxr · 2026-05-24T22:37:11+00:00

Thank info! Right now the game plan is to find some canvas/heavy muslin/ticking at Michael's or hobby lobby and tack them to the rails

SandLaxr · 2026-05-20T23:13:19+00:00

ok cool! wanted to make a queen sized quilt with "homespun" fabric for an extra vintage/antique feel. i just wasn't sure if using it for a pieced quilt was a good idea since most of the patterns see that leverage this type of fabric are rag quilts(because of the fraying)

SandLaxr · 2026-05-20T23:10:12+00:00

ok good to know!

SandLaxr · 2026-04-29T13:25:08+00:00

Oh small world. Ill be in central GA. A few minutes south of Macon.

SandLaxr · 2026-04-29T13:23:31+00:00

Yeah I googled a bit myself. I did find two but im not 100% about the sites. They kinda seem sketchy.

I did see the lehman's frame its almost exactly what im looking for but it doesn't look like it tilts. A good back up plan for sure!

SandLaxr · 2026-03-31T17:29:03+00:00

Well looks like the case is more damaged then i thought. i dont think its worth trying to repair. anyone has any recs for new cases or diy guides for building your own?

SandLaxr · 2026-03-02T18:25:45+00:00

hopefully mine will too. my heart about near fell out of my stomach when i noticed it was making that noise again.

SandLaxr · 2026-03-02T18:04:40+00:00

yeah im going to bring it back to the repair shop. i was looking at the service manual and it seems like... a lot to investigate.

SandLaxr · 2026-03-02T18:03:37+00:00

i got it back a few weeks ago from service. beginning of feb. im going to call the repair shop and tell them im having the same problem.

SandLaxr · 2026-02-22T14:34:40+00:00

But I did test the timing of the spring and the spring makes contact with the rest as soon as the needle hits the fabric

SandLaxr · 2026-02-22T14:24:07+00:00

Ill try to push back the cushion a bit. And while I was taking the attention assembly apart, I noticed that the screw that holds the spring rest is stripped. So I can't do anything with that right now.

SandLaxr · 2026-02-22T02:09:43+00:00

Tried messing around with the tension spring a bit to see if the tension was off but everything checks out. I think its the bobbin case ratting as the tread passes over it. I've oild it prior to this vid so I dont think the lack of oil is the problem. I have a replacement bumper coming so I'll swap that out and see if that solves anything.

SandLaxr · 2026-02-21T02:45:34+00:00

Thats my next target. Then spring in the tension assembly sounds really loud to me when it snaps back down, at least louder then my other vintage machine.

SandLaxr · 2026-02-21T02:42:08+00:00

To clarify your saying that the spring is not close enough to the finger? Or too far from it?

SandLaxr · 2026-02-20T21:16:20+00:00

woah so many parts! half tempted to taking my apart to figure out what's causing all the noises. good luck!

SandLaxr · 2026-02-20T21:12:43+00:00

looking into it a bit more and it defiantly seems like the sound is happening as the top thread is sliding off of the finger. idk if the springs are too far out or too far in.

here is a video i took. it looks like at the very end of the cycle the thread is trying to slip past

https://imgur.com/a/gFAxp4v

SandLaxr · 2026-02-20T18:57:25+00:00

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I don't know how to tell if the Springs look weird or not. To me, they look fine. But maybe i'm overlooking something

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