Service - How Often
If you are a sewing machine user, the last thing you want is to start a project and find your machine is not working properly. Most of...
DC Motors
Unlike AC motors, DC motors provide instant response, make no sound, and provide consistent operations. Two common types are used in...
Carbon Buildup
Over time and especially when the user has a pattern of sewing very slowly, the carbon from the brushes gradually rubs off onto the...
Carbon Brushes
AC motors use pieces of carbon called carbon brushes to rub against the armature of the motor causing the motor shaft to move when the...
AC Motors
During the late 1889's AC motors began to be added to the back of sewing machines. Today mechanical machines commonly have the AC motor...
Belt Adjustment
How do you set belts? Whether it is the power drive belt or a timing belt, the rule remains the same. Measure the width of the belt...
Famous Last Words
Certain phrases can have serious unintended consequences. A customer brings in her machine and proudly announces, "My machine has worked...
Computerized Sewing Machine
After one hundred and thirty years of mechanical sewing machines a revolutionary change came during the 1990's. The modern computerized...
Mechanical Sewing Machine
Prior to 1980's all sewing machines were mechanical sewing machines. We classify them as such because they form stitches using gears and...
SMR Profits
How much money can I make...? That depends on you. A full time business is about 20 machines per week or 1,000 per year. (At $100 per...
