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Title: Give it time guys!
Post by: sofadoc on October 02, 2010, 09:19:53 am
A young man walked into my shop yesterday asking "How do I slow my machine down?" "It just runs away with me".
We get this same question several times a month on this discussion board.
We always have the same answers. Smaller pulley, slower motor, treadle adjustment. Darren had a nice piece about sitting posture.
But, in all likelyhood, they just haven't given themselves enough time to develop a "feel" for the pedal.
Remember the first time you tried to drive a standard transmission? It lunged forward every time you took your foot off the clutch? Kinda the same thing, except you figured the car out a lot quicker than you will the sewing machine.
Hang in there Noobs. You get it!!
Title: Re: Give it time guys!
Post by: Darren Henry on October 02, 2010, 02:48:19 pm
Good point 'Doc.
Title: Re: Give it time guys!
Post by: Gregg @ Keystone Sewing on October 05, 2010, 04:16:11 am
Quote from: sofadoc on October 02, 2010, 09:19:53 am
A young man walked into my shop yesterday asking "How do I slow my machine down?" "It just runs away with me".
We get this same question several times a month on this discussion board.
We always have the same answers. Smaller pulley, slower motor, treadle adjustment. Darren had a nice piece about sitting posture.
But, in all likelyhood, they just haven't given themselves enough time to develop a "feel" for the pedal.
Remember the first time you tried to drive a standard transmission? It lunged forward every time you took your foot off the clutch? Kinda the same thing, except you figured the car out a lot quicker than you will the sewing machine.
Hang in there Noobs. You get it!!


;D
Title: Re: Give it time guys!
Post by: Mike8560 on October 05, 2010, 07:02:18 pm
geeze after 20 years id like to speed mine up again  ;D