anyone want to balance my serger for me?

[Mickiswing]

It's driving me crazy!!!!

I just got it in August, and balanced it perfectly without any problems until today and then it turned on me.

The right thread broke, so I followed the instructions in the book, unthreaded both needles threads, and rethreaded it. Since then it's off balanced, and I can't for the life of me get it back to normal! You'd think it would use the same settings as it did before the break. I even had a friend come over to see if she could help. We threaded each one with a different color thread and she can't get it either.

I'm going to try again tonight after the kids go to bed and see if I can figure it out. Otherwise I'm going to bring it in to the dealer and see if they can help me.

[Jes'sBeth]

that sounds super frustrating!

Hope it gets sorted soon. (I'm sure it's a really simple thing and it just needs a smack on the side to remind it who's boss, either that or stick your tongue out at it and see if it gets the idea )

[michellerene]

Ugh! HATE trying to adjust the serger to get the stitch balanced!!! HATE it. Now I understant why folks spend that much on a higher end serger that does it automatically!!! someday...

[Mickiswing]

I finally got it! And it only took me about three hours total. Darn thing!

[Jes'sBeth]

3 hours... hey, not bad!

I bet it'll only take 1 1/2 hrs next time

[Mama~Love]

The same thing happened to me, and I STILL haven't got the tensions right : . I have White 534 Superlock. I can't afford to buy a more expensive one right now. I bought a bunch of MaxiLock Swirls variegated thread to make my pwn prefolds, but I can't do that until I get these darn tensions right!

[michellerene]

Well, whatever you do. write down the tension that worked!!! That way when you're sewing the same fabric/thickness next time, you'll know where to set the dials & won't spend all that time messing with them!

Every time I sit down to try to figure out the damned serger settings, I think ther has go to be a an easier way! Sewing machines are so advanced, but sergers are still in the stone age, unless you have thousands of dollars to spend on one! :

[our3boys]

Originally Posted by michellerene

Well, whatever you do. write down the tension that worked!!! That way when you're sewing the same fabric/thickness next time, you'll know where to set the dials & won't spend all that time messing with them!

I made a little notebook to which I attached samples of the fabrics that I serged. It has the tensions written down with each sample.

Originally Posted by mickiswing

I finally got it! And it only took me about three hours total. Darn thing!

What was the problem after all?