Help with Sewing Machine, Please!!!

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  1. sam_champloo

    sam_champloo New Seed

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    Hello! I'm trying to sell this old sewing machine at home, and I have a potential buyer who's asking me if it has stitch adjustment for zigzag stitches... how do I find out if it does?

    I'd appreciate any help!
     
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    If you can put a pic of all the knobs on the front I might be able to tell you witch one. I could be wrong but if it is new enough to have a zigzag it has an adjustment button.
     
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    Hi teddybear, thanks for the quick reply. Here are the pictures. (Hope they show correctly):


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    I'm so sorry but that is the back. Do you happen to have one of the front? Just a guess but I would still say that it does. It is old but not that old.
     



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    These are the only pics i have with me right now, but i'll post a picture of the front side first chance i get. is the stitch adjustment, like, a knob with numbers or stuff on it? thanks so much for your help!
     
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    Yes!!! But look for two ways to adjust one makes your stichs longer one wider, maybe two knobs or one that does both. Can you sew w/ it? You could try it out, paper will work you don't need thread just look at the holes. I still say yes.
     
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    Thanks so much. I'll check it out. I actually don't know how to use it. I tried to thread it before, but it was a complete disaster. :oops:
     
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    Dont worry about thread just run paper through, play with the knobs and then compair the holes. :-D Any thing that old would need adjusting anyway so dont worry your not going to mess it up.
     
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    what is the make and model number of the machine?
     
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    Hi. The sewing machine is a portable HITACHI HSG-F. It was manufactured in Japan and is relatively old.

    I was able to take a photo of its front side, but it's rather blurry because I used a low resolution camera phone. Here it is, though:

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    Thanks for all the help!
     
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    Thanks again to everyone who tried to help me out with my question. I think you're right, teddybear, about the machine having a stitch adjustment knob.
    :-D

    I have a new, bigger problem now, though. I tried to test the machine, and the good news is that the motor is running fine. However, the needle won't move up and down like it's supposed to. At first, it began to move really slowly, then it stopped altogether, although it does move when you turn the inner wheel by hand. The machine wasn't threaded when I tested it, but could it be possible that a piece of stuck thread somewhere could be causing the problem?

    Again, thanks for all the help.
     
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    It may be a bunch of thread at the bobbin area under the needle.
     
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    I would look for thread too.
     
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    I'll check for thread, then, and keep you updated. Thanks, y'all!
     

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