Consew 226 breaking needles
The machine started breaking needles. After taking out the plates to see the actions of the hook and needle, I can see that the hook is making contact with the needle, even grabbing the needle, pulling it in and thus breaking the needle. Is this a problem with the timing ?
Sewing Machines - Consew - 226R-1
Answers & Comments
I posted an answer to this a couple days ago. If the hook's hitting the needle you need to move it away from the needle. There's a small screw in the bottom of the machine that holds the hook mechanism in place. You need to loosen the screw and gently tap the assembly away from the needle. The hook should just pick up the looped thread as the needle bar rises. You can go to www.consew.com and download a pdf file showing the parts of the machine, also an owners manual. You have to click on the 224 machine. The manual's the same for 224, 225, 226. Or you can click on the 226R-3 - that's the same, too.