Was embroidering and the machine jammed. Said safety device was engaged. No jammed thread or bent needle. Did take apart the bobbin area and blow out lint. Was able to start again, only for it to happen again. any ideas
It was in the up position. I was not able to turn the flywheel by hand either. It was in the up position. I was not able to turn the flywheel by hand either.
I am not familiar with the brother safety device myself. however things i would check might be to first check the manual for the machine. if not available try to turn the machine off if it is electronic in hope that it would reset itself. i would also totally unthread the machine and change the needle. embroidery machines need to have needles changed more often due to their high speeds.What type of fabric were you sewing on? Some of the newer machines are just not made to sew on very heavy fabrics and this might be causing something in side to spring. Try to stitch on a lighter fabric with a stabilizer under it
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If the display reads "Check and rethread upper thread", follow the steps below to resolve the issue:
1. Upper thread may be broken.
2. Upper thread may be caught on the spool on top of the machine.
3. Upper thread spool may have run out of thread.
4. Replace the needle in the machine with a new needle.
5. Your needle could be bent or burred causing the thread to break.
6. Check that you are using the correct size thread.
- If embroidering, use 40/50 machine embroidery thread on top and 60 weight in bobbin only. Turn your machine off and rethread the machine from the start.
The noise is because the machine is trying to raise or lower a needle and can't move. Several things to check. Did the needle break and jam in the bottom thread? Is the needle bent or jam? Did the thread jam in the bobbin area? I had a 'knot' of thread build up on the bottom and it hooked itself into the metal clip on the bobbin so that the needle couldn't raise. If thread jams in the bottom carefully cut the threads until you can free the hoop and material. Then check to make sure all pieces of thread and fuzz has been removed in the bobbin case. If it happens again check to see if the bobbin case or the throat plate is scratched or bent. If you are stitching Free Standing Lace on this machine or a piece with over 20,000 stitches I recommend starting with a new full bobbin and a new needle. As you get toward the bottom of the bobbin, thread seems to have a high likelihood of tangling or looping.
sometimes when a needle gets bent, it can cause the sewing machine to need a adjustment by a technican. sometimes a jam can be caused by the thread coming off the thread take up lever or the bobbin is turned the wrong way in the bobbin case or the bobbin was not thread correctly
I'm going to suggest something. Take your machine to a friends across town and plug it in. See if you still have this issue.
I've had power problems before that all but killed some electronics. And certainly make you and others think you are crazy... You may need to put a power conditioner between the machine an the wall.
Sounds like the bobbin tension is loose. Look at this website on their "repair" page where it explains how to adjust the bottom(bobbin) tension. www.sewusa.com
Marty, it happened to me! I figured it out, if you need help, feel free to email me, it is the bobbin carriage was not put it--not the bobbin spool, but the whole carriage. feel free to email me and I can walk you through it! I just saved myself a trip to the repair! :)
It was in the up position. I was not able to turn the flywheel by hand either.
did the needle jam down in the fabric or in the up posittion?
I have cleared the bobbin carrier but the machine is still jammed
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