How to Remove the Cover of the Singer Serger & Service the Overlocker

[@skylarbieber5212]

I love you just saved my sewing life

[@mariosufave8863]

Thank you so much for your video. My wife's machine hasn't been working for 5 months and through watching your video I was able to clean her machine and get it working again. Thanks again.

[@AbisDen]

🙌🏽

[@sixthinkingcats1243]

Thank you for this video - after a lot of tangles last weekend I pulled the machine apart today and have hopefully got the problem sorted!

[@AbisDen]

Did it work?

[@meilin357]

I did it!! It was scary AF, but I followed your guidance slowly and it wasn’t so bad! Saved me the effort of looking up a place to get it serviced and pay for it. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@AbisDen]

🙌🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽well done!! Not really bad. It’s just a plastic box around a bit of machinery. What’s the worst that’ll happen? Blokes make a drama out of so much but it’s easy peasy. Well done for having a go !

[@meilin357]

@@AbisDen yea, I’m normally scared to taken anything mechanical/electrical apart, but I’ve had my serger for almost a decade and it’s been sitting in the box for at least 5 years now. I’ve NEVER oiled it, so I figured I should try to give it some TLC since you made it look manageable. I figured if I botched it, I would buy a new serger 😅

[@leedavis5958]

Great to have you back with a live show.😊👍

[@markpearson22]

I bought a Brother 4 thread serger on Ebay and I was unable to use it because it was so stiff and hard to turn. I didn't want to pay the money to have it serviced, so I decided to do it myself. Your video showed me everything I needed to do to get it working. Now it works beautifully. Thank you so much for your wonderful video, it saved me a ton of time and money!

[@AbisDen]

Amazing!!! Well done 👏🏽 Thanks Mark!

[@lesleybourke8816]

Thank you so much for this video. I inherited my Mum’s Singer Overlocker and couldn’t get it to do a thing. This gave me the confidence to take it apart and see what was going on. Turned out that the front needle guard was loose and interfering with the left needle. Cleaned the machine, tightened the needle guard and overlocker worked perfectly. I’ve never used one before but I’m now looking forward to my first project.😊

[@AbisDen]

Amazing. This made me so pleased. Knowing individuals are feeling empowered to open and work on their own machines is lovely. It’s not too difficult, it’s just having the confidence and control. Well done 👍🏽 your mum would be so proud of you! ✨🌷🪡

[@rebeccagonzalez9953]

WOW! This video explained this process so clearly we had no problem following along. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@AbisDen]

Brilliant Rebecca✨😊

[@julieottaway177]

you have saved me a fortune with all of your knowledge thank you so much xx

[@ellellbee]

Thank you for this. I service vintage sewing machines and it is helpful to know that sergers are still just sewing machines after all in spite of the fact that they may seem more intimidating. Keeping them clean and oiled is very simple. I would make one more suggestion - Keep the screws for each section with the piece they came out of in case they are different lengths or sizes. Easier to keep track that way for when putting it back together.

[@immerBeginner]

Thank you so so much for this Video - have been looking for this for a long time, as I wouldn't know where to start. Your Video and instructions are always clear and encouraging. Thanks again!

[@UniversalEngineer]

Fantastic job! Thank you. ! I like to LIGHTLY oil moving parts to PREVENT problems. This was so very helpful. Thank you!

[@AbisDen]

Thanks Bill. The number of times people drench their machines in oil hoping it’ll fix things actually makes machines worse. I have found that my friends at the local mill do the same and don’t appreciate that over piling causes as many problems as neglecting to oil.

[@josephclarke8338]

Your channel is such a life saver! Thank you so much!

[@MeeraChandyph2]

It is a very useful video Thank you so much Can you please tell how to replace a stuck motor ?

[@AbisDen]

Will try

[@melevans3799]

Brilliant video, you really helped me clean and oil and fix my overloacker

[@christophermaurer1271]

Thanks Abi. I subscribed. I have a Singer Differential Feed 14SH654 that I purchased second hand for $80 AU . It has worked well with three threads , with the left needle ,but the right needle is hitting and breaking. Your tutorial has given me the confidence to pull this apart and see what the issue is . Cheers from Australia.

[@AbisDen]

Fab! Good luck! 💪🏾

[@paulamendes5907]

Thank you so much! I had been looking for this for a long time 😊

[@AbisDen]

Glad I could help!

[@noalias317]

Great video with very useful instruction. Thank you very much! Greetings from Switzerland

[@novembermoodtutorials]

*OH MY GOD* Thank you so much for this video! My overlocker suddenly started making strange squeaking sounds mid sewing. The thread went all out of wack and no matter what I do its not improving. I will follow your video and give my poor machine a deep clean tonight. Thank you so so much for your video! I never knew that a deep clean is so doable. Let's hope that will fix the problem 👀😳

[@kathleenmeaney4130]

Abis thank you so much for this video I just wanted to ask you how you got the free arm off so easy I brought the singer from Lidl and love it but no matter how hard I pull at it it won't move I'm scared of snaping it x

[@HJay]

I may have hit a pin when overlocking 🙈 The fabric now tears instead of cuts 😳 I’ve fiddled around with adjusting the height of the top and bottom blades by loosening the screws that hold them in place. It’s better but not perfect. How do you adjust the heights of the top and bottom blades to get them in exactly the right place? I have the Singer S14-78 Thanks in advance 🙂

[@thefoodiechannelcookingfro1822]

I'd back screw on reassembly as you'll feel the screw drop in the thread. This is important because self cutting screws will cut a new thread and eventually the screw has nothing to bite on

[@nanamania6085]

Thanks for this video. Can you pls show how to change the Underknife of the serger pls?

[@leefernandez9351]

Hi do you know how to change upper blade of you over lock

[@janjacobnordvang]

very good information

[@lolana4841]

how I can close de front cover. It is stoock on the botton

[@apriltheInvincible]

Subscribed! Cheers from Nova Scotia!

[@AbisDen]

Welcome aboard!

[@paolasavarese9699]

Hi! I have a "new home my lock 234d". Are you planning a video to service this old model or something similar? I bought a service manual, but nothing about how to open the front cover and fix the tension dial unit. Thanks for your videos. I am learning a lot from you. Have a nice week.

[@kueichenglee7583]

WHAT a sweet action taking girl you are!!!!

[@AbisDen]

💃🏼🙌🏽 💪🏽 haha. Thank you

[@MN-om5di]

Great video thank you ❤

[@ysodora8030]

Hello, I just found this video while looking for photos and instructions for disassembling singer overlock machines. Without much forethought I took apart serger to do a deep clean(it’s from 1988), and have been trying to reassemble her. I have unfortunately left the machine half assembled for two days, where I have now forgotten where two of the metal pieces go. All the diagrams I’ve found only show the loopers so I haven’t been able to figure out where they went. Do you think there is a place I can look to find high quality photo or video of a partially disassembled singer machine? I’m pretty stumped and don’t know where else to look. Sorry for the long comment. And thanks. :)

[@AbisDen]

I’m sorry I can’t help you, without the machine in front of me, it’s difficult to confirm which pieces you are referring to. I don’t have any access to service manuals but the manufacturer may help you if you ask.

[@victoriaibezimako5714]

I need a fairly used serger. How can i get one?

[@AbisDen]

Have you had luck - Thrift shops and eBay are good places to try

[@audreyforget3840]

Hello, I am having an issue with the front door panel. My overlocker is the same singer. The sensor plastic piece broke off, and now my machine isn't working. I noticed you didn't have one either, so how does your machine still work? Is there a way to override the sensor. My machine is new, and the door is so hard to open and close with the spring-loaded motion that the small plastic piece broke off as I tried to close the door. I'm so frustrated that now my machine is no longer working. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. 🤞

[@AbisDen]

There’s a springy switch on the machine look for it. I can’t recall exactly where. I didn’t want to show it as it’s a safety feature. I think it’s bottom right. Looks like a peg. Just press things and you’ll find it. 🧸🪄🗝️

[@audreyh3809]

Another great video 👍❤️

[@PFSacramento]

Any ideas as to why my serger which is barely used and only a few months old would stop in the middle of sewing? I tried retreading but that didn’t work. The light works so it’s getting power.

[@AbisDen]

Occasionally, if the power lead slips out of the machine a little, the light stays on but the machine won’t work. Other than that, the machine may have frozen. This has been noted on many Brother models

[@lorenzosousa1949]

What a videoooo i love it and the best part is it’s the same machine as mine thanks abi ❤️

[@AngelAngel-nj6ef]

How do you do the needel timing for this please

[@AbisDen]

Hey! If you follow the method of the Janome you should be fine

[@outnumberedby3boys84]

I have the singer hd0405s and i have to have the tensions set to 9,7,7,7 otherwises it not working. Going by your other videos the cant seem to calibrate the discs, is it not possible for this overlocker

[@AbisDen]

You can recalibrate it yourself. It’s very easy to do. The machine isn’t anything special but I suspect you’re not managing to get threads in between the discs if you’re hitting those high numbers. The singer is as good as a brother so it will work. X

[@AbisDen]

And I swear down - I love your name - I have three boys but my daughter is the scary one !!! 😳😊

[@rgbtvuk]

Superb

[@MeeraChandyph2]

Hi Abi I am Meera from India . My Singer serger 14 SH 754 is not stitching at all. I tried timing the loopers needle bar etc . But still the loops are not forming. Can you help me ? In which country are you living?

[@AbisDen]

Oh no meera. I’m in the UK. I’m so sorry.

[@MeeraChandyph2]

@@AbisDen Oh…thank you for the reply.

[@janozard1646]

My balance wheel doesn’t want to turn. It’s really tight , seized up. I haven’t used the machine for a long time.

[@AbisDen]

It needs a service. If you can open it up to oil the parts, that’d fix it 😊 hopefully! Good luck 🪡🧵💪🏾

[@rsmrsm2000]

The best

[@AbisDen]

Thank you ☺️

[@thatsfunny2051]

I really would like to get under the hood of my overlocker but some of the screws are so tight that there is absolutely no way I'll be able to remove them.

[@AbisDen]

You could try a long handled screwdriver or apply a drop of oil at each screw point to help ease it out.

[@thatsfunny2051]

@@AbisDen good idea about the oil

[@fouziaboumajd3]

😮👍

[@sangeethamanmathan8297]

Sititch size change round roller start serger 1634d vibration round roller size automatic change very so many time remove but not clear solution

[@samkelisiwesamkehh5534]

Hey gys please help me i have machine but i struggle to use it my machine is empisal 760c