chickenscratch Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Should the front of the machine drag on the carriage table? I mean, I know it shouldn't, but how do I correct it? It evidently was doing it to Rexann also, because that part of the carriage is scratched up. My old machine has an open carriage, so there was nothing to drag. HELP! I really want to use my new machine tonight. My son said put big mud tires on it, but I don't think that will help. Update: this is temporarily fixed. After many emails and text messages back and forth with Dawn (THANK YOU DAWN) she asked if the carriage could somehow be warped or bent. Well, it is. So, in order to make it work, we just bent it back the other way. (Don't ask how!!). It is not a permanent fix, but until a new carriage arrives in the mail it will allow me to use my Lenni. I finished my customer quilts and now I will work on one of my own. Yay, for Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hi Teresa, Does your machine have spacers between the wheels. There is supposed to be a spacer between the wheel and the housing of the axle. This allows the machine to be lifted up a bit so it doesn't drag on the carriage. That's how my UI came to me and the same on my Milli. If yours doesn't have that, then you will need to the hardware store and get some. Take one of the wheels off and take the bolt with you and find one of the guys there to help you find them. They should slip right down the bolt. You might have to get longer bolts so take the nut and wheel as well. The bolt should be about an inch and a half and have at least half the bolt should be threaded Their about 1/4" thick. If you can wait, then call APQS and get some. Good luck. zeke............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Thanks Zeke. I will have to take a look and see if it has those spacers. Guess I won't get to use it again tonight. BOO HOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 I took the wheel off and I'm really not sure what I'm looking for. There is a bolt with grease on it. There is a silver center to the wheel. These are the black rubber wheels. I'm not sure how the machine could be lifted up any by looking at the wheels and the axle. I wish I could figure out how to post a picture on here from my phone of computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Call me 916-689-4992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Problem solved, at least for the moment. The old wooden wheels are about 1/8" taller than the others. That was just enough height to add to the front to get it off the carriage bed. I will have to ask my husband about those spacer things when he wakes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Cool. Call if you have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Okay, I just asked my husband and he said spacers would raise it if the wheels are horizontal. My wheels are vertical. Will adding spacers still raise the front of the machine? I'm not sure he understands what needs to be done either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 What machine do you have? UI or UII. If your wheels are certs, then spacers will do no good. A picture would help out a lot, because I had a UII for 14 years. Mine never draged and had plenty of clearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Zeke, it is the Lenni. The underbelly of the machine is dragging. My Ultimate II never had this problem either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Teresa: Which table and which carriage are you using? If your using the Lenni carriage and the Ult2 table, or vice versa, they may not be compatible. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 If I read correctly in another posting, teresa is using her lenni on the ult carriage/table. She modified the carriage. Teresa, if you want to email me pics, I can post them for you. If that helps. Kristina (at) doniker (dot) com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimerickson Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Maybe the carriage modification is at the heart of the problem, or maybe the Lenni's wheels are a different diameter than the Ult2. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 It's not the table that's the problem. It's the way the machine rides on the carriage. The Lenni is on the Lenni carriage. It wouldn't fit on the Ultimate II carriage. The former owner also had the problem evidently. Dawn has pictures and is trying to figure it out. Thanks for all the help everybody. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Now that I've figured out how to post a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 The front of my machine is still dragging on the carriage base : ( I haven't heard back from Dawn. I really wanted to practice with it this weekend, but it's impossible to make feathers or do freehand designs very well when it drags every time I push it back or try to pull it forward from the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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