by awesome1 30 Mar 2012

DISASTER STRUCK!

Made this mug rug ITH..and started a quilt with diff bikes for my cycle loving son. Got 4.5 of them finished and my machine screamed bloody murder and froze solid. It's so locked the hand wheel won't move. Is not thread in the bobbin race! Fearing the worst.

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by shirlener88 08 Apr 2012

Too bad you didn't get to finish this - hopefully you will - once your machine is running again.

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by awesome1 31 Mar 2012

UPDATE: Took the end cover off this a.m. It is def threads wrapped around bearing near thread take-up lever. Got soooo much already--don't think I can get the remainder. Repair man may have to take needle bar off to access it. But I will continue trying. Wheel is still frozen. If only it would move things a 'hair', I think I could clean out the rest.

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shirlener88 by shirlener88 08 Apr 2012

when I read this - this is what I figured happened - I hope you can get it - if not it will not take the repair man long.

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by zoefzoef 31 Mar 2012

What a pitty your machine stopped working. This is a nice mug rug. Where did you got he desgin ? i'm sure my sis in law would love to have one too

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awesome1 by awesome1 31 Mar 2012

Bikes came from ATW. 10 or 12--in 2 sizes.

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by muflotex 31 Mar 2012

wild mug rug, keep your motor running,
hope your machine is only missing on oil and can be fixed quickly

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by tippi 31 Mar 2012

Well this one is very nice. Hope by now it has started working again for you

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by christracey 30 Mar 2012

I wonder if there may be thread caught in the fly/hand wheel. Good luck with sorting it out.

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by noah 30 Mar 2012

Walk away for a few hours and when you turn it on it should recalibrate if not check the wheel did thread go round and round in there???Most you turn wheel backwards then forward and wheel comes off to check lol
Let us know how you make out please hugs Carolyn

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by Simplesewer1 30 Mar 2012

Mine did it once ai turned it off and waited till next day itturned it on again and it worked really fast

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by cjmelm 30 Mar 2012

Oh my hope all works out ok...

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by rsehorse 30 Mar 2012

Last fall my SIL bought a Brother 770 because she liked mine so much. The first project or 2 stitched fine. Then she started having problems and called me. It sounded like a tension problem to me. She made an adjustment and went on. A couple days later she called me and said her machine had froze up! She took it to the dealer. The dealer took it apart and said there was not a drop of oil in the machine. It was never oiled at the factory when it was made. So she had to get another machine. My advice, take it to a dealer. Good luck, Susan

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by mysugarfootswife 30 Mar 2012

You know, with a computer if it freezes you just reboot. Wonder if you unplug over night and start fresh tomorrow what would happen..........

But don't forget the helmet!

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awesome1 by awesome1 30 Mar 2012

A friend wondered if my insurance would cover this (motorcycle) crash...no such luck!

cfidl by cfidl 30 Mar 2012

LOL! chuckle. thanks I needed that!

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by oaro 30 Mar 2012

very nice

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by mewchi 30 Mar 2012

Mine did that once and I turned it on its side ..went back to it a couple of hours later and it came on..dont know how that made a difference though..

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by devon 30 Mar 2012

very nice job

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by capoodle 30 Mar 2012

This one mug rug is really nice. As for a locked up machine, I would get the manual and take apart what you can and give it a good clean and oil. A lot of times thread gets in the works and binds it up. Wish you the best that nothing serious is wrong.

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awesome1 by awesome1 30 Mar 2012

I watched my dealer repairman yank the shell off last summer (it's Bro. ULT) and I almost had coronary! No way I would go inside it any more than I have already. I know I have more brains than money, but terrified I'd do something B A D!!

bevintex by bevintex 30 Mar 2012

Do not be tempted to do it yourself. BAD and expensive things happen when you go that route. At least they have for me
Bev

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by mysugarfootswife 30 Mar 2012

Motorcycle Accident????????????? Good looking design, from Sick?

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awesome1 by awesome1 30 Mar 2012

Guess you could say that. Good thing I was wearing a helmet!

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