A Happy Outcome for the Seized Bernina 117L

As seen in the previous video - • This Beautiful BERNINA... - this beautiful Bernina 117L was seized.
Today I have a happy outcome for this lovely Bernina.
Thanks to a viewer's comment which jogged my memory as to the fact that I had accidentally only checked two of the three gear backlash settings.
It happened to be that the one set of gears I had failed to check and they were tight. This was contributing to the tightness in the machine, along with a seizing bearing.
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[@mjremy2605]

So glad this machine is working again, hurrah!!! Great explanation and visuals for helping others understand the problem. These machines weight 33 - 35 lbs so very heavy and almost impossible to mail out for repairs.

[@ladoguerie]

Thank you to take time to show us nice video!

[@bonniebartlow5631]

Thanks for your throughly working on these machines, and showing us how you fix them.

[@r.duroucher225]

Thank you for posting this. I now know how to check the gears for binding.

[@martinstock-mechanischemirakel]

Now, YOU made MY day, which happens to be my birthday 😃! Glad to see and hear how that beauty is up an running again! Please don't stop filming and posting these delightfully educating and entertaining videos! Cheers to the gears! Martin

[@InStitches]

Well Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a great day. Cheers, Gary.

[@andrewmandywilsontatham49]

Wow! I'm thrilled to see not one, but TWO of these beauties on your desk. I have recently acquired a 117K, and in the last couple of weeks I also bought a 217...would love to see more. Congratulations on your fix!

[@manusholm3536]

im in the prosess of buying such a 117. i will probably pester you for advice soon.

[@marksmale827]

These first-generation semi-industrial are absolute classics. Great for heavier fabrics. Met someone in the Hutt some years ago who uses them commercially to make Roman blinds.

[@InStitches]

Hi Mark. Thanks for the comment.

[@neway518]

I have the 530-2 and a Pfaff 260, after watching your video, I am considering getting 1 (or may be a second one as donor spare) since there are 3 advertised online locally. These are mechanical marvels!

[@451mijo]

I have Pfaff 130-15 and Pfaff 260, but when I decided to join Bernina 117, I could not resist acquiring twin sisters soon after. Now, all three are in perfect working condition and I have no heart to separate them.

[@nordine4392]

Hello, I have a BERNINA 117K, the needle position is Stucked at the left how to fix it?

[@jonathanmoeg1202]

Very glad to see the old girl running again. Is that a 411g in the background?

[@InStitches]

Yep. Good spotting.

[@jdhtyler]

The snake skin decal and bright metal embossed pattern is interesting. I have a few German Haid und Neu Sewing machines, some had that snake skin pattern. One f the machines is like a Singer 28k hand wind but will go in reverse it has the original paint ? Hamerite Green very odd and the name on the machine in big letters is TORPEDO I bought it in a Charity shop in 2017 near Cardiff UK I guess it is post WW1 and possibly before 1938 and before 1958 when Singer took over the factory. Quite interesting that is where they made the Singer 215G & 218G I have seen a few other machines with the same name "torpedo" I just guess it is poor marketing / branding Serial number 3,419,nnn I would link a picture but YT will delete my comment soon after saving with no warning. Vey please you fixed the Bernina all the best

[@manuelcorbelle6257]

Hello. I have 2 like that. Are you going to make a video about adjustments of this machine? Do you have the workshop manual? Regards from Spain. Thank you

[@manuelcorbelle6257]

Do you have the workshop manual? = Service Manual ... :)

[@manuelcorbelle6257]

Well, actually the ones I have are 2 "REFREY CL 317", which are the Spanish sisters of the Bernina KL 317, manufactured under Bernina patent and improved by Refrey. You can also search in Google the second evolution, the Refrey 417...

[@InStitches]

I may do when I get a machine in that needs adjusting. I don't have the service manual for it sorry. Thanks.

[@rndea100]

nice work !!! i own a singer 306 319 an 320k i would love to know how to service these machines if yu could make a video of how it would be done i would be grateful im sure my 306 has a different hook to the other ones awesome channel great content !

[@InStitches]

Thanks. I have this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PUhmWfbL5mi5I - on setting hook timing on a 320K. I'm sure I produced another video on the 320K as well.

[@rndea100]

@@InStitches I have seen both of them, nice work man great content ive watch both of them a couple couple times haha i think its to do with the stiches per inch mine seems off it moves when sewing on my 320k singer lever creps up or down ?? i read the manuel it doesnt say how to fix it if your not getting the write stiches per inch

[@InStitches]

@@rndea100 If the stitch length lever is creeping, that can point to the feed mechanism being tight. Make sure that mechanism is free to move and that your feed dogs are clean.

[@rndea100]

it may be sumit to do with the feed regulator i duno i have a broken base on my 306 singer can i swap the head to a new cast iron bed/base or weld / glue it ??

[@rndea100]

@@InStitches 320k the feed dogs hit the back of the cover plate wen the stich is set to the longest stich . witch makes the stiches jump up any idea how to adjust them as im sure thats the problem

[@SuperKarbalai]

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