This is great. This feature was built into my Sailrite industrial machine and I love sewing slowly. Now I can upgrade my basic Janome machine as well. Thank you.
@@nikkicovington6090 it looks a little like a horse shoe shaped circle, it has a small rectangular hole in the centre, you use a small flat head screwdriver to turn to the left, and it can slow down the machine a bit, but it also takes longer for the machine to kick in, so you put more pressure on the pedal to get it going, it also isn't the best fix because the stupid think is still too fast imo, but it does slow it a bit. The method in this video slows it down even better. You need a crimping tool for the video method, its not too hard to work out, just as long as you are patient with yourself and keep trying, it took me about 10 tries with the crimping tool to figure it out, (I've never used one before) there are videos on youtube that spell it out for you.) good luck😊
Hi Granny Wheels, I have a singer 834 and the foot pedal has a carbon disk rheostat, not a circuit board that you show. One terminal has a long flat plate type connector and the other a regular female connector. Can this setup be modified with yours?
oh my goodness I have the same one and it's too fast! I bought a new pedal that worked perfectly at the shop, meaning that you could control the speed better, but now it doesn't work either. I'm so annoyed 🙄🙄
The problem with this method is you are undervolting it and thus it cannot do thick fabric on low speed. The solution would be to have a motor that has less rng with a gear reduction method of some sort with full throttle and voltage.
My sewing machine has the same pedal, however I opened it and the machine won’t start near the high end/the start of the slider: it would only start running when the slider reaches near the lower end. I would say only the lower 25% length of the slider actually starts the machine, that gives very little room to control the speed. Any idea why would this be like that? Can it be fixed? I see a potentiometer there inside the pedal, could turning it help on this?
I know what you mean. I also know about the potentiometer. I did once try to play around with the potentiometer but didn't get any meaningful results. But I didn't really investigate it that much. Concerning the slider, I suspect that if you replace that slider (if it's possible at all) with a more sensitive slider that has a bigger range you might get better results.
This slowed my machine down really well, thankyou, using a crimper was a first though, that was insanity inducing, probably an 'easy when you know how, sort of thing, drove me nuts! Anyway, if you felt your ears burning, it was possibly due to me cursing you for breaking my machine, ...until I changed the plug fuse😂
Thank you for your interesting and informative video. With your modification does the footpedal now merely act as an on/off switch and the speed is entirely governed by the slider? Or does the slider set the maximum speed when the pedal is fully down but it can be made to run slower with lighter pressure. I.e the slider acts as a maximum speed limiter.
The foot switch (not the foot pedal) now acts as an on/off switch and the slider entirely governs the speed. The foot pedal is no more as we have taken it apart.
Will there sell machine handle on 19 needle? I'm so canvas sail ⛵️ sailboat You can let me know. Thank you. Where'd you get to switch to slow the motor down? I like that😊
I purchased this machine a few years ago to sew Sunbrella accessories for my sailboat. I just couldn’t justify the cost for a Sailrite machine. Your explanation on not spending money on something to learn can apply to every large purchase whether it’s a sewing machine or sailboat. It’s been a struggle because of the way the machine speeds through the material. I just ordered the foot pedal and can’t wait for my next “learning” session.
In the video, you said that the power of the machine does not allow you to sew leather at very low speed. If you don't use the pedal but use the wheel by hand, can it go through the leather? (like you do for the corners). I ask this because I was wondering if it was possible with any sewing machine to freely hand sew stitch by stitch (and disabling the feeding tooth) so that I could do some sort of hand embroidery?
Basically yes unless the leather is very hard and thick. The Singer Heavy Duty is mostly made of plastic. If you put too much force on the handwheel it will break.
@@grannywheels Thanks for your advices! I was looking for a machine that could handle relatively thin leather and have slow speed, and I'll maybe buy the Brother A16. What do you think about it?
Hello. A question . If you have a sewing material, thick, say 8mm-10mm, can you sew it with this machine? And let him say, you want to mow in zigzag, or other patterns. Can you do that with this sewing machine? I ask out of curiosity. Thank you
Sounds like you will need a stronger machine for something like that. Probably an industrial walking foot machine like the Sailrite Ultrafeed. @@forestdamian5601
@@grannywheels @grannywheels I thought that with a sewing machine like yours it would work. But it seems I was wrong. Thanks for the reply. I like your videos, they are interesting. But now I'm sad. I thought that a sewing machine like yours would be the answer to my problem. I understood your point of view. Thank you.
Its mad, but I've found my hand crank antique sewing machine copes with the toughest fabrics the best, it only does one type of stitch but its incredible for goes through anything!
I have been sewing for about 50 years and tha is the most dangerous thing that I have ver seen someone put on a sewing mcahine ! That is dangerous for so many reasons.
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I bought a Granny Wheel.
It's a great addition and seems to smooth out the action on the foot pedal.
This is great. This feature was built into my Sailrite industrial machine and I love sewing slowly. Now I can upgrade my basic Janome machine as well. Thank you.
@grannywheels did you know that you can dial down the potentiometer top left in the foot pedal to slow it down as well ?
how does one do this? what does the potentiometer look like?
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Maybe this helps you
@@nikkicovington6090 it looks a little like a horse shoe shaped circle, it has a small rectangular hole in the centre, you use a small flat head screwdriver to turn to the left, and it can slow down the machine a bit, but it also takes longer for the machine to kick in, so you put more pressure on the pedal to get it going, it also isn't the best fix because the stupid think is still too fast imo, but it does slow it a bit. The method in this video slows it down even better. You need a crimping tool for the video method, its not too hard to work out, just as long as you are patient with yourself and keep trying, it took me about 10 tries with the crimping tool to figure it out, (I've never used one before) there are videos on youtube that spell it out for you.) good luck😊
Hi Granny Wheels, I have a singer 834 and the foot pedal has a carbon disk rheostat, not a circuit board that you show. One terminal has a long flat plate type connector and the other a regular female connector. Can this setup be modified with yours?
oh my goodness I have the same one and it's too fast! I bought a new pedal that worked perfectly at the shop, meaning that you could control the speed better, but now it doesn't work either. I'm so annoyed 🙄🙄
The problem with this method is you are undervolting it and thus it cannot do thick fabric on low speed. The solution would be to have a motor that has less rng with a gear reduction method of some sort with full throttle and voltage.
I don't seem to be hearing the motor strain.When it's in slow motcan you explain this please
My sewing machine has the same pedal, however I opened it and the machine won’t start near the high end/the start of the slider: it would only start running when the slider reaches near the lower end. I would say only the lower 25% length of the slider actually starts the machine, that gives very little room to control the speed.
Any idea why would this be like that? Can it be fixed? I see a potentiometer there inside the pedal, could turning it help on this?
I know what you mean. I also know about the potentiometer. I did once try to play around with the potentiometer but didn't get any meaningful results. But I didn't really investigate it that much. Concerning the slider, I suspect that if you replace that slider (if it's possible at all) with a more sensitive slider that has a bigger range you might get better results.
Also, when starting the machine make sure the needle is in the air and not inside the fabric. You want zero resistance at take off.
This slowed my machine down really well, thankyou, using a crimper was a first though, that was insanity inducing, probably an 'easy when you know how, sort of thing, drove me nuts! Anyway, if you felt your ears burning, it was possibly due to me cursing you for breaking my machine, ...until I changed the plug fuse😂
Can I purchase a peed controller and plug the sewing machine into it to lower the speed using the out controller?
Thank you for your interesting and informative video. With your modification does the footpedal now merely act as an on/off switch and the speed is entirely governed by the slider?
Or does the slider set the maximum speed when the pedal is fully down but it can be made to run slower with lighter pressure. I.e the slider acts as a maximum speed limiter.
The foot switch (not the foot pedal) now acts as an on/off switch and the slider entirely governs the speed. The foot pedal is no more as we have taken it apart.
@@grannywheels Thank you. All clear now.
Will there sell machine handle on 19 needle? I'm so canvas sail ⛵️ sailboat You can let me know. Thank you. Where'd you get to switch to slow the motor down? I like that😊
Most ingenious! Thanks for showing this modifications
Will this work on sergers also?
What model is your singer? Is it a 4452? Also on the label on the back does it say it was made in Taiwan or Vietnam?
4432, it says in the description
Where did you get the second foot pedal $
www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001609077208.html
I purchased this machine a few years ago to sew Sunbrella accessories for my sailboat. I just couldn’t justify the cost for a Sailrite machine. Your explanation on not spending money on something to learn can apply to every large purchase whether it’s a sewing machine or sailboat. It’s been a struggle because of the way the machine speeds through the material. I just ordered the foot pedal and can’t wait for my next “learning” session.
Thank you very helpful 👍🏾
I have some olderamos and all of them seem to have a hard time turning the sewing machine.The motor sounds like it's in a strain
In the video, you said that the power of the machine does not allow you to sew leather at very low speed. If you don't use the pedal but use the wheel by hand, can it go through the leather? (like you do for the corners). I ask this because I was wondering if it was possible with any sewing machine to freely hand sew stitch by stitch (and disabling the feeding tooth) so that I could do some sort of hand embroidery?
Basically yes unless the leather is very hard and thick. The Singer Heavy Duty is mostly made of plastic. If you put too much force on the handwheel it will break.
@@grannywheels Thanks for your advices! I was looking for a machine that could handle relatively thin leather and have slow speed, and I'll maybe buy the Brother A16. What do you think about it?
Sorry, I wouldn't know. I'm not familiar with that model. Try reading Amazon reviews, that's the best source of info IMHO@@clementlebouc9746
Hello. A question . If you have a sewing material, thick, say 8mm-10mm, can you sew it with this machine? And let him say, you want to mow in zigzag, or other patterns. Can you do that with this sewing machine? I ask out of curiosity. Thank you
Zig zag yes. 8-10mm is very thick. What material is it ? If leather it will not work. If very soft material maybe yes.
@@grannywheels It's not leather. They are thick materials in several layers
Sounds like you will need a stronger machine for something like that. Probably an industrial walking foot machine like the Sailrite Ultrafeed. @@forestdamian5601
@@grannywheels @grannywheels I thought that with a sewing machine like yours it would work. But it seems I was wrong. Thanks for the reply. I like your videos, they are interesting. But now I'm sad. I thought that a sewing machine like yours would be the answer to my problem. I understood your point of view. Thank you.
Its mad, but I've found my hand crank antique sewing machine copes with the toughest fabrics the best, it only does one type of stitch but its incredible for goes through anything!
thank you for this fine trick👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I put your hand wheel in my Amazon "things to buy" list. 🙂
Thank you so much!
You have an idea How to mount an external binder to this Singer Heavy Duty machine??
no need for all this. just use variable current controller to plug machine in.
Hi, do you have a video or any recommendation on how to do this?
Very clever. KISS.
I have been sewing for about 50 years and tha is the most dangerous thing that I have ver seen someone put on a sewing mcahine ! That is dangerous for so many reasons.