Wire won't feed, motor runs and it grips the wire. I can pull it through by hand but it is hard to do .Is something in the line restricting the wire?

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Check that the stitch length is set to make ~10 stitches per inch. This stitch is long enough to actually move the fabric. If the stitch length is set too short, the fabric will stay barely move and the needle will stitch almost in place.

Check that the feed dogs have not been dropped for darning or free motion quilting. In this position, they do not rise and are, therefore, unable to contact the fabric to pull it through the machine.

With the presser foot raised and using no fabric, hand rotate the handwheel and watch if the feed dogs actually drop down below the needle plate, move toward the front of the machine, then rise above the needle plate, and move toward the back of the machine. If the feed dogs are moving in this manner, then they are functioning properly.

Is there lint or gunk stuck in the feed dogs? This will restrict the ability of the feed dogs to grip the fabric.

Are the feed dogs worn? Are the little teeth worn so there are no sharp points?

What type fabric are you using? If it is very light-weight or slick fabric, the feed dogs will have a difficult time gripping the fabric. Most machines have a presser foot pressure adjustment so that more pressure is applied between the presser foot and the feed dogs. Consult your Owner's Manual. The adjustment is usually a dial either on the left side of the machine, on the front of the machine located above the needle bar, or on vintage machines it is usually a skrew located under the top lid above the needle bar.

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You just need to turn blade with some tool which has a good grip ..I just did it with "Pincers"and now its working..Hope this help.

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With regards to your concern, here is my suggestion,If you can't even roll it in by hand, there is something stuck on the paper pan. if it just won't feed when you hit the RETURN button, then the paper feed motor (plastic) gear is probably broken, there is a motor with a metal gear available but its hard to get the case off without breaking it, and to have it done costs almost as much as a new machine.


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Sound like you have a bad trigger on the gun. Does gas spray when you pull the trigger? Check the wire plug that goes from the pistol to the unit. It should be under the liner hose where it connects to the machine. Then use a voltage meter on the wires going to the drive feed motor, and see if you get current when you pull the trigger. If gas doesn't spray neither, sounds like you got a bad trigger switch

First take our the spool of wire, then without any wire restriction, disconnect the gun from the machine and bridge the trigger connection, if the solenoid valve opens then the motor shoulod run. If it does, then check the trigger on your gun, take it off and bridge the cables, if it runs then your trigger switch is faulty.

1) Use a pair of vise grips to open the wheel on the bottom of the feede;
2) Remove the wheel, taking care not to lose the screw inside it;
3) Remove the outside wheel, feed line into one of the interior wheels and wind it around until the wheel is full following the direction of the arrow on the outside. Leave enough line (4 - 6") to feed out the holes;
4) Repeat for other wheel;
5) Replace wheel, feeding excess line into outside wheel holes on wheel frame still attached to weedeater;
6) Hold wheel together tightly and reattach wheel hub. Hand tighten only as it will tighten itself with use and require vise grips to remove again.


Hope this helps.

Check button on the handle to see if it has current running to it. Check the motor that spins the wire to see if the coil inside is continuous using a multimeter, when unplugged.

Check that the wire is routed on to serrated grips of the wheel(s) that rotates to feed the wire.

You could have a couple of things wrong. A bad trigger switch is very common. That is about 99% of the time. Next are connections to the box.Not too common but they can corrode or get loose. Then you can have drive motor issues or something annoying like a pinched or galled liner stopping the wire.

To rule out most things we need to know if the wire feeder is working or trying to. All we need to do is press the trigger and listen for the feeder motor. We want to do this with the top open so we can see it as well. If it doesn't do anything then we need to look at the switch, connections or the motor itself.

If it sounds/looks like it wants to work then we might have something simple like the wire drive or pickup being out of adjustment or worn or the wrong size or type for the wire you are using. If you lay the lines out straight and then try to manually move the wire it should be stiff but smooth. Use pliers at the pistol to pull on the wire, and loosen off the driver wheel tension. If the liner has a kink or was damaged then the wire will not feed or will be very hard to move.

My bet would be on the switch.

Check the tension on the drive wheel, you also might need a liner, they are fairly inexpensive