ncutt Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I was zinging away on a monster quilt (105 x 105). OK, actually my CQ was zinging and I was putting on a binding. The thread broke and I hit the abort button, obviously not soon enough. The machine stopped but kept buzzing. I had to turn it off and when I turned it back on, same thing. No needle up down. I took the front cover off and thread was wrapped like a rat's nest around the arm. I have removed most of thread and can get the needle up and down using the wheel, but still just buzzing when I turn the machine on. I was on the last row with two thirds done. DRATS!!!! Guess I'll check the fuse in the morning. Hope I have one in my emergency kit. How do you remove all the thread from the moving parts? It was that fine Isacord and it really packed in there. I have the fly wheel cover but that didn't stop it from making it's way in by the slot where the arm comes out. I think I'll go play some Texas Hold Em and unwind.... Thx for listening.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Do you have a pair of hemostats? They work wonders for grabbing threads in tight spots. I usually find that tweezers shred the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm sure that is is not a blown fuse, you have to get all that threat out of the inside. When I did that twice ;-0. I had a sandwich bag full of thread. I use a seam ripper to cut the thread and wd40 to get the last bits out. Hope that will help you. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 You might try using an Xacto knife with a hooked blade, along with the hemostats/tweezers. And don't forget to check around the rocker assembly in that same space, towards the back of the machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Norma, try taking a pin (flower head or corsage) and wriggle around in there to get some thread loosened. If you can safely squirt some WD 40 directly on the wrapped thread area, this could help loosen the fibers enough for you to wriggle in there with your sharp pin and get some of those threads broken free. Good luck! PS: This has never happened to me except for around the bobbin spindle and I used WD 40 in there to help loosen up the threads. It worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncutt Posted February 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Thanks, all! That worked. One piece of thread was really wedged in but I finally got it all loose. Naturally I had a fuse on hand, so that wasn't it. Thanks, again! Quilt done and delivered to customer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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