quiltingtina Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi. Today I was so happy that I was going to have a little time to quilt...DS (2yo) was taking a nap, and other DS (5yo) is at school. I go in and start to warm up the millie. I am very careful to unthread to a point so that thread won't get caught in the flywheel (did that one already...ONCE). I don't have the flywheel cover, but I do have rigged a cover out of a blister pack from a pen or something. Anyway, since I had a few minutes, I went and started a load of laundry. When I got back to mille (in less than 5 minutes), I realized that the thread I had carefully draped over the machine had somehow gone in the flywheel on the other side. Well, an hour and a half later, I've finally unwound it all, and it's back together and ready to go. But now, the little guy is up, and we have to go pick up big brother in a few minutes. Oh well, I'll get back to it later, after I cover up the other side too. The thing that kept me going while getting out that insane amount of thread, was the thought of coming here to tell you all what an idiot I felt like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nora123 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 that happened to me on the tension side while I was quilting. I rigged up a empty plastic core from my Superior thread cut in half the long way and some duck tape.I taped it over the flywheel. Oh and cut the round bottom off too. It was free, my problem was solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Yicks I haven't had that happen from either side, but then I take the thread out of the needle and take it back past my side thread guide on top of the machine.....I don't think Millies have that do they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I got thread caught up in the belts once. The spool was sitting on the table in the back and the end was draped over the side of the table on the cable. I was clueless until the machine wouldn't move. I tackled everything on the head of the machine and later found the thread compacted inside the cover of the end where the belt loops around a spindle. AND once I found a whole bunch wrapped around the axle of one of the wheels. I'm really careful now to keep all excess thread in the cabinet and not lying around on the table. I also clean and vacuum regularly---probably excessively by some standards. At least I haven't had the same problem since. Hope you find the time again soon to continue your project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Yikes, Tina--that's a lot of thread to dig out! Sorry for that, but thanks for sharing. Remember if you cover both sides of the flywheel you won't be able to get to it if you need to bring up the needle by hand. I only use the flywheel when I am oiling--somewhere I was taught to oil the bobbin area with the needle up and then advance until the needle just enters the hole in the needleplate and oil the bobbin area at that point. Was that Dawn that advises that? I can't remember. Anyway, I do need to use the flywheel on occasion so I can't cover both sides unless the cover is easy-off/on. Just a thought. Hope you are now back to quilting happily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingtina Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Linda, I had not thought of that. I'll put the cover on with a tape "hinge" at the top. Thanks! Can't get back to quilting yet...off to guild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 OK, LindaR, your post gave me just a blast from the past. My first Ultimate I did not have Single Stitch. I had to use the flywheel to go down and grab the bobbin thread and bring it up. I hated that....but I had some real strong thumbs. There was dancing in the streets when I found my second APQS Ultimate I had the Single Stitch feature. WooHoo. By a show of hands, who has gotten thread caught in the flywheel. Yeah, there's a lot of us. And Tina, now you are in the club. We're thinking of getting T-shirts made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice pic, Linda C!!! I saw a lot of old pictures today. Went to my Aunt Jessie's funeral today and there were a lot of her and my mom. They were twins and died 35 days apart... how's that for the ultimate twin connection!!! My mom had been very ill for a long time but Aunt Jessie was a shock...altho' she really wasn't the same since mom died last month. I think Aunt Jessie died of a broken heart. Anyway, they had such nice pictures of the two as little girls, they were best friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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