Fixing Sewing Machine Stitch Tension. Jones VX 810

[@MarkMcCluney]

Good to see you back in front of the camera Ben. Now to actually watch the video...

[@BensWorkshop]

You are very kind Mark, many thanks for watching!

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Great video. 👋👋👍🏻👍🏻

[@BensWorkshop]

Thank you and thank you for watching!

[@LS-td3dz]

Good to see you back Ben. When are you going to insulate your workshop. That would be a good video to watch, as all of your videos are.

[@BensWorkshop]

You are very kind. Not sure when I would insulate the workshop or exactly how. Still thinking about it. Many thanks for watching!

[@MrFactotum]

Hi Ben nice one sewing machine mechanic!! i know where to send my Mrs machines too now for repair👍👍😉😉👍👍👍👍 atb Kev

[@BensWorkshop]

You'll like the next video Kev, will remind you of steam engines! Many thanks for wacthing!

[@KensSmallEngineRepair]

Cool stuff Ben! Thanks for sharing!

[@BensWorkshop]

You are very welcome Ken. They are interesting machines but like all machines they are a collection of simple machines. If you now how one machine works you can work out how another one works.

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Ben, Good to see you back filming... clearly you are a man of many talents...See you on the next one. Take care. Paul,,

[@BensWorkshop]

I will be getting it running at speed next. Many thanks for watching!

[@mr1pearl]

How to get that old machine run so good and quite the tight stitch as well !

[@BensWorkshop]

Yes, now I just need to get it up to speed. Many thanks for watching Bill!

[@MarkMcCluney]

I like sewing machines and I wish I had enough room (and money) for a big collection, but correct tension is often a frustration. Thanks for showing us this bobbin tension adjustment, that's completely new to me. Thanks again Ben, an education as always.

[@BensWorkshop]

You are welcome! You don't need to fiddle with it usually but it is there. You can always get the bobbin carrier out, but the how depends on the style of machine, whether the bobbin is horizontal on the plate or vertical as in this example. You only need the tinyist of adjustments though. Many thanks for watching again!

[@GrumpyTim]

Sewing machines have some lovely engineering lurking beneath those rather plain covers, and we all like a bit of good old engineering. Nice to see the tension sorted Ben.

[@BensWorkshop]

There is indeed and that is where I suspect the source of the machine being tired lays. The motor seems fine which is just as well as I would have to make a tool to open it. I suspect it just lacks sewing machine oil. Many thanks for watching!

[@GrumpyTim]

That would make sense, dried oil (or a lack of oil) seems to be the source of most issues on equipment like this.

[@BensWorkshop]

Very much so. Even with a 60 Watt motor.

[@NickandMildred]

Nice to see you back Ben . I’ve got into sewing simple things like covers for machinery and a dog bed . I’ve an old Singer that I can’t get the tension working ok . You’ve inspired me to have another go at it .

[@BensWorkshop]

I am please to hear it! There is only 2 places to set tension, top (easy) and bottom a little trickier. Another issue can be using to heavy or light a thread for the material being sewn.

[@NickandMildred]

@@BensWorkshop Thanks for that Ben , it infuriated me for a while so I gave up on it - but I’ll give it another go . :-)

[@BensWorkshop]

What sort of bobbin carrier have you got?

[@NickandMildred]

@@BensWorkshop sorry , just seen your reply … It’s one of the old black Singer machines . The bobbin carrier is under a shiny sliding plate that has a button to angle one side up to make it easer to remove the bobbin .

[@BensWorkshop]

Ah. An old manual machine. Not sure how you get the bobbin carrier out but they do come out. That is where the tension will be set for the bottom.

[@LyndaStory]

Great job 👏👍❤️

[@AngbisayasaAlemanya]

New friend in here .. fr Ali

[@Codywiththeracks]

Great ❤

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks and thanls for watching!

[@phatoumakwangwani-vr1en]

Good luck

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks and thank you for watching! Please like, share and if you like the channel, subscribe!

[@enginelover1]

Recently I teared up a trousers and a sawing machine came to mind to try repair it, but unfortunately time is always against me

[@BensWorkshop]

Yes. There are many things that press on our time!

[@chucky2316]

You in devon brother

[@BensWorkshop]

No, I am in the middle of Sussex. I presume you are in Devon though. Many thanks for watching please like share and if you like the channel subscribe!

[@chucky2316]

@BensWorkshop yeah I'm down here in sunny Devon. thanks for the videos i purchased one of these machines yesterday they look good is youres still going strong sorry I meant the lidil 4 in 1 petrol machine

[@BensWorkshop]

Ah. I have a follow up video of getting it running better. In this video it was slow. I have got it running faster.

[@BensWorkshop]

Just re read your comment. Yes the 4 in 1 is still going strong!

[@chucky2316]

@BensWorkshop good to hear thanks I might have to re watch the videos if i get stuck

[@michaelhutin5451]

I don't mind the fixing, but I hope this channel doesn't start doing sewing videos.

[@BensWorkshop]

Don't panic! It isn't going to change in to a sewing channel! Though there might be a video involving sewing but only if I think it might be of interest to enough of the channels viewers. There is one more fixing video on this one to come though. Many thanks for watching!

[@michaelhutin5451]

@@BensWorkshopBrilliant.