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Singer 5070 Mechanical Sewing Machine Questions & Answers
How to wind the bobbin
try youtube for a video
or check with these sites for a manual
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sewvacdoctor.com
a1sewingmachines.com
Needle keeps hitting the plate
That sounds bad, simple thing to check: does it have a straight stitch needle plate on it that is causing this to happen when you use a zig zag stitch?
Or is the foot on it the right one for the machine? It certainly should not be breaking needles like that so something is either out of alignment, timing is out or some item has been incorrectly fitted.
Having rethread the spool it is now stitching but
Did you thread with the presser foot up?
This opens the tension control so the thread can enter.
When the foot is then lowered to begin sewing, the thread will have the correct amount of resistance to form a proper stitch with the bobbin thread.
My Singer 507 sewing machine keeps on jamming up,
If you have the 507 with the grey or black plastic bobbin case you may need to undo the two screws on the right hand side on the silver bit and push it over to the bobbin case so it is tight or enough gap between the bobbin case and the silver bit about a thread width.
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