oh my goodness I have the same one and it's too fast! I bought a new pedal that worked perfectly at the shop, meaning that you could control the speed better, but now it doesn't work either. I'm so annoyed 🙄🙄

how does one do this? what does the potentiometer look like?

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@@nikkicovington6090 it looks a little like a horse shoe shaped circle, it has a small rectangular hole in the centre, you use a small flat head screwdriver to turn to the left, and it can slow down the machine a bit, but it also takes longer for the machine to kick in, so you put more pressure on the pedal to get it going, it also isn't the best fix because the stupid think is still too fast imo, but it does slow it a bit. The method in this video slows it down even better. You need a crimping tool for the video method, its not too hard to work out, just as long as you are patient with yourself and keep trying, it took me about 10 tries with the crimping tool to figure it out, (I've never used one before) there are videos on youtube that spell it out for you.) good luck😊

If they are just heavy duty then why the $1000 price tag?

Industrial sewing machine - can sew continuously without stopping Heavy duty - has a more powerful motor than sewing machines of the same size and will have better quality parts. But the motor will have a duty cycle of 1 hour of "continuous" sewing with a 20 minute cooling period. Don't let this video confuse you, this is not an accurate comparison. The Sailrite machine is designed to sew and repair sails and is a walking foot machine. Whereas the Singer HD is designed to do home domestic sewing projects, sewing denim jackets would be the max for this machine since it has a 1 amp motor. The Singer HD is comparable to the sewing machines that were made back in the 1960's and 70's. The all metal frame sewing machines, but all those machines came with a 0.3 to 0.5 amp motor. Where the Singer HD gets the rating of "heavy duty", it comes with a 1 amp motor, with everything thing else reaming the same. So think of the Singer HD as a vintage sewing machine but with a 1 amp motor. Now let's compare the portable "walking foot" machines that start out around $370.00. Why the $1,000 price tag for the Sailrite machines. These Sailrite machines have a thicker casting, and the parts on the inside are cast with a steal alloy instead of the cheaper cast iron parts. Now the Sailrite machines are assembled to use aboard sailboats and yachts. They come with everything you need to start sewing. You don't have to buy any accessories, just buy thread and needles and start sewing. It also comes with a lifetime warranty if any part should break. The cheaper portable walking foot machines don't come with any accessories and some of the parts inside need to be upgraded. So when it all said and done for how much money you'll need to spend upgrading the cheaper walking foot machine to match the Sailrite machines, the price will end up being the same.

It sounds like your timing is off. There are videos on youtube, you can fix yourself

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​@@silversprout4586 Thank you. It turns out you are right. I did just that about a week ago, and it works beautifully now, just like the one in this video. I'll admit to feeling extremely fearful, and actually sweating from the process. Turns out its a lot simpler that the scary picture I had created in my mind. I hope that encourages someone else, who like me was intimidated. I also oiled the machine properly and now it runs 80% quieter than when I got it new. I'll still be selling it, as in the last week, I decided to rehab (completely disassemble) a 1903 Singer 27-4 treadle machine, on the back of the success of the HD4452), and though its been a LOT of work, the machine literally.... sings. Its so much quieter and respectable to me than the new machines. So, while its fixed, it will be for sale soon :) Thanks for commenting!

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@@grannywheelsthank you very much 😊