My thread injector jammed so bad I had to take it apart on the kitchen table

My old Singer decided to eat a whole spool of thread last Tuesday in the middle of a rush job for a client. The bobbin case was locked up tight and I spent three hours pulling bits of thread out with tweezers. I finally got it running again but now the tension is all wonky and I'm scared to touch it again. Has anyone else had a tension issue after fixing a major jam like this?

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logan70524d ago

Tension all wonky" after a jam usually means you bent the tension disc spring putting the bobbin case back in.

alice_kim24d ago

Wait you're saying people actually bend those springs just by putting the bobbin case back wrong? I've been sewing for years and never knew that was a thing you could mess up so easily. That little spring disc is way more delicate than I realized. Guess I need to be way more careful next time I take the bobbin out.