When using machine, material is not moving forward. The toothed "pusher" moves up and down in stead of lifting up at the beginning of the cycle, then moving backwards, then dropping down and moving back to the starting position to restart the cycle.
SOURCE: material doesn't move
Are the feed dogs engaged? Janomes usually have a feed dog sliding switch, either on the back of the sewing machine at the bottom, or behind the accessory case. Be sure the check it out. Hope this helps!
SOURCE: won't stitch properly
ever tried adjusting the thread tension control? clean if possible
tighen it more, loose tension adjustment causes loose stitch and tangling of the thread.
SOURCE: Janome RX18S will only run in reverse
Unplug, remove the base and locate the collar on the lower shaft that is attaced to the metal rod and reverse button.
It should move freely but is probably jammed with dust and old oil.
A spray lubricant may work best, jiggle the collar by hand to try and free it,......you may need several applications and some patience, I have had them on the bench for several days in rare cases, some, very few, do not come good.
Have an old rag or tissues surrounding the shaft to catch overspray, and work in a well ventilated area.
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SOURCE: the carriage on my Janome 350E will only move left
When my janome 350e did this I had to take it in to be calibrated and one month later it did it again and I had to take it back it has not given me any problems since but it would be nice to know how to do this myself it only took 5 minutes for this and takes me 3 hours there and 3 hours back. Hope this helps.
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SOURCE: My fabric wasn't moving so
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Turn off the power. Remove the accessory compartment located in front of the machine, if applicable.
Open the hook cover that shields the bobbin area. Please note that you do not need to remove the bobbin case.
Locate the drop feed lever near the bobbin case. Some machines have the lever towards the back of the free arm. Press down on the lever and then move it to the next notch or position. The raised metal feed dogs should be visible through the openings on the needle plate. You may need to rotate the big balance wheel one rotation to engage the mechanism on some machine models. The metal teeth will then spring up.
Close the hook cover. Insert the accessory compartment, if applicable.
Turn on the power. Try test stitching a piece of fabric. The raised feed dogs should help guide the fabric under the presser foot.
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