I Forgot to Add Serger Looper Adjustment How-to and Serger Cleaning How-to Articles

I will try to get on here tomorrow and add at least one of these how-to's, and the other by the next day. If I forget and you need the info, drop me an email at LaureJ@consultant.com to remind me to get it in gear and get them on here.

These are my planned titles:

• How to Clean a Serger
• How to Adjust the Loopers on a Serger

I might also add a couple of things specific to a Singer MerrittLock Serger; like the other, drop me  a note if you need the info before I get it posted.

Adjusted the Loopers on My Serger Today

Serger

One of the loopers on my serger, the one closest to the body of the serger, was loose and wobbling around like a child's loose tooth. I got the screw tightened but it still would not stitch.

After that, I kept putting it off, thinking I would rather take my serger to my sewing machine mechanic than try to do it myself.

Anyway, today, (soon to be yesterday) I decided I needed my serger and could do it myself. I got out my allen wrench kit and tried different wrenches until I found the right size - it took a size 2 - metric.

I could not get that little screw to turn so I got help to loosen the screw. Then, I just slowly worked the hand crank so I could watch the positioning of the looper as it passed the needle.

When it hit the sweet spot, I tightened the screw with the size 2 allen wrench and rethreaded the beast. It stitched perfectly, and I saved the cost of a trip to the sewing machine repairman and a week without my machine.

The serger in the picture is not mine - it's a MorgueFile picture.