My new old machine, the Viking 6010 arrived last week. I didn't get a chance to do more than unpack it until Saturday. I was excited that the exterior was pristine, and it was clean inside too. Just dry. So I oiled it and then tried to get the cam out. Seth to the rescue. He has been fixing things since he could hold a screwdriver. He took off the top of the free arm and oiled. But he couldn't get out the cam either. I emailed Debbie Cook who gave me instructions on how to take it out. No luck. Seth managed to get the cover of the cam off so that he could grasp it to take it out and then he could get the back off. It too needed lots of oil and then he noticed that the part that moved the cam wasn't moving. He took that out and the problem was obvious. The black plastic gear that goes on the stack and is how the machine makes zig zag stitches and buttonholes was cracked. So while it makes wonderful straight stitches it does nothing else. Since I wanted it for topstitching that's ok, but it's so beautiful I'd like it to work perfectly. I applied to join the Viking group on Yahoo because, Debbie to the rescue again, said that they have a listing of people who have parts for these older Vikings.
After all the oiling it runs beautifully and it is beautiful so hopefully I'll find the part I need and all of it will work well. That was on Sunday and I still haven't heard from the Vintage Viking group, so if anyone out there knows of a source for vintage Viking parts I, being impatient, would love to hear from you. But, the moral of this story is, ask if the cam can be removed! Well, probably it's also you take your chances and get what you get.
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Sorry to hear that, Nancy. I hope you're able to locate the part. In any case, it should topstitch well for sure.
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing! But the yahoo viking group is very helpful so hopefully all will be well. Your machine is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful machine, for sure! I'm confident you'll be able to get it working properly eventually. Bill, the owner of that group, is out of town until today/tomorrow, I think, so that's probably the reason for the delay. If you still haven't heard from him soon, let me know and I'll download and email you a copy of that vendor list.
ReplyDeleteI have this machine - bought it for $5 at a thrift store in WY. I promptly took it to a dealer to have it cleaned. He said it ran beautifully, so what did I do? Took it home and put it in storage for the next 5 years, of course. I dug it out recently, and now it too only sews a straight stitch. I think the cam does come out since I tried a couple of them with no success. I'll have to check out the straight stitch again one of these days.
ReplyDelete@ BJ in TX - $5 in a thrift store, OMG what a bargain!
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