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Problem: broken needle fell into machine
Molliefran   Advanced TX USA Member since 4/28/07 Posts: 40	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/24/12 8:16 AM How can I get a piece of needle out easily? Surely don't want to take it in to repair shop when I need to sew Christmas gifts. ------ "This is the day that The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!" Building my stable one machine at a time: Viking circa 1975, Viking Sapphire 870, Bernina 1130, Huskylock 905 Most prized possession: Grandmother's Singer treadle machine with the drawers filled with her things, just like she left them.
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 6998	Login to reply to this post In reply to Molliefran << Like this post Date: 11/24/12 8:24 AM Is your machine computerized? Can you take the feed dog cover off? Can you take the bottom cover off? Sometimes needles will drop to the bottom of the machine, in the black hole is what I call it, and you'll be looking for them forever, until you realized. If all else fails and your machine isn't computerized, whack the pointed end of your scissors on a hard surface and use the tips as a magnet to find the needle. It won't stay magnetized for long, but it might work long enough. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
jannw   Intermediate WA USA Member since 9/3/06 Posts: 7392	Login to reply to this post In reply to Molliefran << Like this post Date: 11/24/12 8:38 AM Try taking your cleaning brush and brush out under the needle plate, the bobbin case and all other spots you can reach. If the tip is there, it will likely fall to the bottom of the case or machine and can be picked out fairly easily. That usually works for me ------ 2009-113.25 yds 2010-115.5 2011-80.25+30+donated 2012 86.3 yds.. 2013 21.0 Everyone who sews seriously has a stockpile of fabrics, because it is natural to purchase more than can be sewn in any one season" Singer, Timesaving Sewing, 1987
Changma   Advanced Beginner NY USA Member since 2/20/12 Posts: 413	Login to reply to this post In reply to Molliefran << Like this post Date: 11/24/12 9:00 AM Vacuum cleaner with a small attachment- I used the little computer vacuum attachment and it worked great, but I would think any small attachment will do.
annlittle1 Intermediate OK USA Member since 7/30/06 Posts: 6	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/24/12 9:13 AM If all else fails, place a tea towel or another piece of fabric on a bed and turn your sewing machine upside down over it and shake gently. I had a needle fall straight down inside my machine and after trying everything I could think of, I called the store. The repair man happened to be there and turning it upside down and gently shaking it is what he told me to do. Worked like a charm. The needle fell right out. Phylly ------ Ann "If someone took a rolling pin and rolled me out I'd be six feet tall". My mother, Nina Little
dscheidt Member since 6/8/09 Posts: 250	Login to reply to this post In reply to Miss Fairchild << 1 member likes this. Date: 11/24/12 12:44 PM Quote: Miss Fairchild Is your machine computerized? Can you take the feed dog cover off? Can you take the bottom cover off? Sometimes needles will drop to the bottom of the machine, in the black hole is what I call it, and you'll be looking for them forever, until you realized. If all else fails and your machine isn't computerized, whack the pointed end of your scissors on a hard surface and use the tips as a magnet to find the needle. It won't stay magnetized for long, but it might work long enough. a magnet isn't going to hurt a computerized machine.
Brine   Intermediate IL USA Member since 11/21/04 Posts: 129	Login to reply to this post In reply to Molliefran << 1 member likes this. Date: 11/25/12 3:34 PM This has happened to me more often than I care to admitFirst rule is "don't panic". I usually find that using a magnifying glass (and sometimes a small flashlight as well) help me locate the offending needle part. Once I have found the location I either tip the machine over if the part is loose or use the needle-nosed tweezers which came with my serger to lift it out. ------ Brine
Molliefran   Advanced TX USA Member since 4/28/07 Posts: 40	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 11/25/12 7:22 PM Yes it is computerized. I'll go with the upside shaking first. It's not even the tip. It's a center section of needle. I failed to reposition the needle to the center and attached ruffler. Thanks for the Advice ------ "This is the day that The Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!" Building my stable one machine at a time: Viking circa 1975, Viking Sapphire 870, Bernina 1130, Huskylock 905 Most prized possession: Grandmother's Singer treadle machine with the drawers filled with her things, just like she left them.

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