My singer 252 seems to be locked. I can’t move the hand wheel on the side - help please

SOURCE: hand wheel is stuck

hi there,
well,stuck up hand wheel, is due to mechanical obstruction inside machine,bushing on shafting need to oil,and on handwheel bushing near clutch there is oil port there. since hand wheel are connected to cam shaft with set of gears and pulley is coupled to motor pulley,and other linkage under bobbins,shuttle race etc,broken gears are most common causes of stuck up handwheel,we can consider also the brush carbon,when worn out and damage the rotor commutator brush.if you can open the cover of motor below side of handwheel,you can see the pulley and motor assembly.also on top of machine there an opening to see the top gear assembly,this should be done by service technician.try to bring to nearest service center if still under warranty claim this for lesser maintenance cost.have a nice day,don't forget to rate me.thank's.

SOURCE: I just rec' a singer 1120 and the thing seems to be bound up

Look in your manual and find the "Bobbin stopper". It has two positions. One of these positions locks up the machine. Just push it to the side and your machine will free up. This drove me nuts finding it. After I found it, my wife said, "oh yeah, now I remember"!

SOURCE: machine locked up and makes a beeping sound

There may be thread caught in the bobbin area.

Turn off the power and check the manual for maintenance.

Once the area is clean and the bobbin case back in place, turn the machine back on.

If this does not resolve the issue, the machine will need an authorized sewing machine tech to repair it.

SOURCE: Singer 401a - hand wheel will not move needle

Make sure the lock is tight. If it is even slightly loose, the wheel will spin without moving the needle.

SOURCE: I've just bought a Pfaff

Do you have a bunch of material and thread stuck in the feed dog? Sounds like. This will sometimes happen. I'm afraid the only thing you can do is carefully work with a seam ripper or small scissors to get it all out. Be careful working. You will damage this part of your fabric, but you can take the seam allowance in a small bit. You will probably have to remove fabric & thread from underneath, through the bobbin area, too.

Once you have all of this cleared, the needle and wheel will turn. I suggest you try and take the needle out of the shaft and try pulling it out of the fabric before you start your work, too. That way, you won't risk breaking it and have a piece fly off at you.

It's frustrating and will probably make you curse at the machine-it's happened to everyone who sews at one time or another, and will happen again, I'm afraid.