Does anyone have a JANOME sewing machine?

[fryalot]

And can you tell me how to work it?

I just bought one off a car boot sale. It works (as in there is a noise when I switch it on and press the foot pedal)

I can't get the needle to thread, I can't get it to pick up the cotton from the bottom reel, and I can't get the needle to go up and down more than once (either manually or with the foot pedal)

It is model JF1014, which I suspect probably stopped being produced in 1976 but anyone with a similar one should be able to give me a bit of a hand???

Have looked on the Janome website, and tis not much help.

thanks
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please?

Does the inner wheel of the drive wheel (with the belt around it on the right hand side ) feel loose ? If so tighten it up. I have a rarely used New Home of similar vintage.

what belt?

nothing feels loose, though

I've got it all loosened up, and the needle goes up and down, up and down, up and down.... Have threaded the needle (well, dp did, I can't even see the hole) but still can't get it to pick up the bottom thread.

Please help me

Please, before I throw it out of the window and go back to hand sewing everything

do you know much about sewing machines - is the bobbin threaded correctly?

have you heard that Sam Allardyce has left Bolton? Is he coming to City do you think?

sorry 'bout that!

Can't help with the sewing machine,I am a complete dunce with sewing!

iota: bugger all and I don't know - how can I tell?

lucycat: I hadn't heard that, no.... hmm... I would be happy with Allardyce, I suppose. I just wish that they would keep a manager for more than five minutes.

Twould be interesting to know how many managers we have had whilst that Scottish bloke's been over there

this might be useful for you

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how do I find out about that?

hi squonk is the bottom thread reel inserted properly?

i got a new one from netto's for £50 the other week and i've used it once

see step 9 for bobbin insertion

iota: that's already open on another tab!!!!

if teh thread is not picking up, try inserting teh bobbin in round the other way i ie clockwise instead of anticlockwise or vice versa

hi J20 - come round and do it for me???

have got everything threaded now, I think. Tried to start sewing and it made a big banging noise. I presume it's not supposed to do that?

The big banging noise was the needle snapping.

things not going too well then Squonk ?

And if dp says "I don't think it's supposed to do that" one more time, I will chuck the effing thing at his head

hand sewing everything is starting to look very attractive

ok, how do I change the needle?

yeah sure, be there in 5

borrow mine for a bit if you want?

did you see on another thread that i'm moving?

a proper house with real bricks and everything!

no, I didn't - haven't really looked at any other threads.... do us a link and I'll have a proper nosey

there should be a screw above the needle which you loosen and the needle drops out

needle changed.

Right, I am going to put it away for now and have another look when I am calm