SOURCE: New singer 8280 needle hits overcasting foot and breaks
so, it sews for a while? It sounds to me like the screw that holds the needle in place is loose. As the needle moves up and down the screw loosens until that one fateful stitch, it comes out completely. Try to tighten with a screw driver.
the other possibility is that it breaks if you are sewing over a bulky seam, like a flat fell. as the presser foot "toes up" to go over the lump, the needle hits and there you are.
holler if that doesn't help.
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If you are not able to free this easily, you really should consider taking it to a service technician to look at it in case you do more damage to the needle bar and elsewhere trying to fix it yourself.
SOURCE: I have lost my manual for my Singer 8280 machine.
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SOURCE: Demo for Singer 8280 sewing machine
Your machine can be found on the Singer web site here: http://new.singerco.com/products/detail/1337
There are links to instruction manuals and accessories on that page. You can also post in the Reviews and Question/Answers section on the bottom of the page to solicit feedback and help from Singer experts and other users.
Hope that helps!
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