DON’T! ! DESTROY YOUR JANOME MACHINE BY STICKING ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS IN TO THE MECHANISMS (video478)

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@Susietacoma Ай бұрын

Wow. What a nice sewing machine. If I had that, I would be extremely careful. “Don’t stick anything n your sewing machine or in your ear.”

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@Susietacoma absolutely correct. Sometimes the “ hacks” on the internet, aren’t so grand. 😎👍

@robeng6231 28 күн бұрын

While watching the segment of this video about the automatic needle threader it reminded me about mentioning the best needle threading device I've ever found. It's the combined plunger style needle threader and needle inserter. The basic design is used by various companies, and the first one I tried was a Janome branded version. It was quite expensive, and I was a little dubious, but the guy at my local sewing machine store showed me how it worked, and I was "wowed" by how easy it was. The design is quite ingenious, but it's not intuitive, so someone needs to explain how it works. The best part of all is that it can be used with any machine, and it uses "feel" rather than vision. This means you don't need to put on your reading glasses to thread a needle in your machine. It's a very simple plastic device. The main barrel has a "D" shaped hole at one end that can be used to hold a needle to insert it into the needle bar. The other end has the "Magic" that inserts the thread in the needle. It's just a long thin steel blade that has a v-notch at the end. This blade is fixed to the other end of the main body. There is also a spring loaded cylindrical plastic plunger that also mounts on the same end of the main body. This plastic plunger can retract into the main barrel, and it also supports the thin steel blade to keep it from bending. The design makes use of the fact that every needle has a groove down it's length on one side. The thin steel blade engages with this groove, and you guide the blade down the groove until it goes into the needle hole. The trick is that the plastic plunger that supports the blade also has V-notches. The plunger has a horizontal and vertical V-notch. The horizontal V-notch holds the thread, and the vertical V-notch engages with needle, and keeps the steel blade in position as it guides down the needle. It's pure genius, but very hard to describe in words. There are good KZbin videos to show how this works. Once you "Get it" about how it works, you won't use any other method. I have at least one of these by every machine I own now, even if it has it's own built in threader. It works on any machine with a needle groove, which is anything from the last 100 years or more, including industrial machines. The good news is that you can shop around for cheaper versions of the same design. My first was a Janome, but there is also a version made by Dritz that is readily available. In Canada, where I'm located, you can by them at Walmart under the Unique Creativ brand for about $6, but Walmart US doesn't seem to carry them. I've also bought cheap ones from China from Amazon for less than $2 a piece. Those ones were defective. The plastic plunger has two halves that are snapped together. The snaps were poorly molded and separate easily, causing them to jam. The good news is that I was able to solder them together using a small tip on a soldering iron. They now work as well as any of the others, but unfortunately, this is not for the average user who doesn't have the tools or the know-how.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 28 күн бұрын

@@robeng6231 I’ve seen those and they’re very clever. 😎👍

@begonial6151 Ай бұрын

Looks like my Elna 680+. Great machine. I use a simple brush for lint regularly.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@begonial6151 you just have to be careful, that’s all there is to it. If you keep it cleaned out fairly regularly, it will always just be on the surface, and it’s easily cleaned. 😎👍🏼

@preacherman9018 Ай бұрын

Randy the Certified Forensic Research Magician! 😂 When you were a kid, I doubt if you had such aspirations. 🧙‍♂️

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@preacherman9018 the best I could wish for was a cool bike. A go cart would’ve been the ultimate adventure. Anything with wheels, a seat, and maybe a motor, would certainly fill the bill. 👍🏼😎

@ScarlettGraceDesigns Ай бұрын

Looks just like the MC9900 that I have. After looking at her and being afraid of this beauty for a few years, I gave my DIL my other daily driver and decided it was time to learn. I love this machine

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@ScarlettGraceDesigns it’s one that I recommend for all the reasons I listed. Janome makes good stuff at that level. 😎👍🏼

@apiecemaker1163 Ай бұрын

I have a Janome like this. I’ve had it about 10 years and I still love it. I’ve never had it serviced because there isn’t any service men close. It still runs beautifully though I’m sure it needs the inside cleaned and oiled. I’m too afraid to do it myself.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@apiecemaker1163 blast it out occasionally with some compressed air (in the cans that you can get at Walmart) for cleaning keyboards and such. Just blow it out to the left and use your tweezers to pick out the chunks that won’t let go. Put some oil in the center wick on your hook assembly. I have a video showing how it’s done. 😎👍

@apiecemaker1163 Ай бұрын

@ thank you so much! I will definitely look up that video and I believe I have some compressed air. I appreciate you responding to me. My next favorite machine is my 301a. Such different machines but man I love them both!

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@apiecemaker1163 I agree on the 301. It’s one of Singers masterpieces for sure. 👍🏼😎

@DianaSmithMB Ай бұрын

I love your videos. I have a Janome 3160 QDC and I have a problem of the bobbin cashing breaking. I have replaced the thing twice this month. Not the first 2 times either. It does have a thread cutter. I thought that was the culprit. But I was just sewing and I heard a big crunch and sure enough it shifted again and broke the little finger off at the top. It sews great when it is sewing. I have taken it in and they said it was fine. I have paid more in repairs then I did for the machine and it was not one of the cheap one. What do you think may be wrong with it.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@DianaSmithMB the position bracket isn’t set properly or the thread is too heavy. Just a long distance guess. The thread could be jumping out of the tension discs in the assembly. You might check between the discs for lint or fuzz. Good luck 🍀.

@cyncyn747 Ай бұрын

Hmm, todays’s episode “screw talks” 😂

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@cyncyn747 😎👍🏼

@dallasj22266 Ай бұрын

Yep, got told the same thing.

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@dallasj22266 solid advice. 😎👍

@Xeno_Ice Ай бұрын

Wanted to ask since it’s also janome, I was torn between buying a janome dc2010 or a brother vx 587 both used and well maintained. Did you have any advice? Thank you

@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Ай бұрын

@@Xeno_Ice if the brother is the front load, 15 class bobbin machine, I would pick that one over the Janome with a top loading bobbin.