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Question posted by cozycamp on January 10th, 2021

My Pfaff 18.8 Granddquilter Has Developed A Squeal In The Bobbin Area

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on January 10th, 2021 4:59 PM

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place a small drop of oil in the bobbin hook area

Related Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 Manual Pages

Owner's Manual - Page 2

... Release Lever 9 How Do I Adjust the Height of the Hopping Foot 9 Routine Cleaning and Oiling 11 Bobbin Winder and Bobbins 12 Machine Part Names 15 The Control Unit 16 Threading Overview 17 How Do I Thread the Machine 17 How Do I Change the Needle 20 How Do I Make Adjustments to Make the Perfect Stitch 21...

Owner's Manual - Page 3

... carriage you want to control the roll to prevent the machine from slipping on the carriage before placing your machine. Place the mat on the metal surface. Remove the packing attached to your machine on the carriage. Placing your machine to help keep the machine from rolling to fast and falling off the frame. You...

Owner's Manual - Page 4

... to reach the outlet on top of the power box on the side of the power box. Open your machine. Trim the wires flush with enough to reach the outlet on the silver tab and open the plug. Step... 3. Trim the cord flush. Step 6. With the cord in place, plug in your machine, Step 1. Tighten the nuts on the base of the lamp to secure the lamp to the lamp support bracket ...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... will see where to the side of your machine with a four spool thread stand. Some assembly required. On the side of the thread stand. You will place the base of the thread stand you ... tree into the holder on the thread stand. 5 Now you will need to attach your thread stand to connect. Your Thread Stand Your Grand Quilter 18.8 comes with the two screws provided.

Owner's Manual - Page 6

... belt guard in the belt. Step 4. Remove the three screws. Locate the screws on the machine there are the screws used to the machine are two above the hand wheel and one can be found below the hand wheel. Belt guard... Your machine comes with a belt guard to prevent damage to your motor sensor and protect you will...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

... handle bars with controllers to adjust the angle of the handles you remove the screws the front of the machine and is used when following a pantograph with your comfort. 7 If you need to your accessory bag....the screws being tight ensure that will come off. Center the handles on the back of the Machine or the motor side of the block will hold the handle bars in your Mega Quilter 18x8...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... Assembly (Deck) comes without any machine or part that proves to be connected with your machine to show how to attach these ...machine. Your left and right controls on your handle bar have a sheet with care. Connecting your Grand Quilter 18.8 to your Carriage Assembly (Deck) and Controls on the Handles For one year after the purchase of the Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 longarm sewing machine...

Owner's Manual - Page 11

...the bobbin case and the bobbin area. Oiling is extremely important to the longevity of your needle regularly to avoid thread breakage, tension problems and needle breakage. Run machine to...drops of oil please purchase from Grand Quilter 18.8. (Note: the machine pictured here is included with dip stick removed 11 Keep your quilting machine. An oil bottle is before complete assembly...

Owner's Manual - Page 12

... be snug and have even layers of thread. Place a cone of thread. 4. Bobbin Thread Bobbin Thread Guide How do I wind a Bobbin? 1. Bobbin Winder and Bobbins A bobbin winder is included with your machine. A sloppy or mushy wound bobbin will result in poor stitch quality. Insert the thread through the top guide hole then around the tension disk and through...

Owner's Manual - Page 13

... technicians. 13 Push trip mechanism forward until the trip mechanism is winding. You can quilt while your bobbin fill mechanism. If you press the start/stop . 8. The bobbin will fill until it will start winding the bobbin once you wind your reference should fill to prevent damage. Once it is provided for your...

Owner's Manual - Page 14

Check the tension of oil in the bobbin hook area before you start quilting, unthread your machine on to run at all, it needs less tension....bobbin case, hold the tail of thread and watch as you change it up in the machine. Place a drop of oil in the machine. Check the bobbin each time you pick it to wipe out the bobbin case and the bobbin area. To place the bobbin into the bobbin...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

The numbers have this area, your fingers will get pinched) This is not a handle. Three Hole Thread Guide 3. Check Spring 5. Thread Guide 9. Thread Eyelet Above the Needle 11. Thread Guide 15 Do not place your hand in this ) 2. Tension Disc 4. Upper Thread Guide (note some machines do not have been assigned in place...

Owner's Manual - Page 16

... button and ensure that has a light under it will adjust to start /stop button this can now pull you bobbin thread to stop with the needle up and it lit and the machine will complete one full turn. So if the needle up and needle down . Both controllers have a start /stop button...

Owner's Manual - Page 17

Never run the machine without the guard in this area. Place a cone of thread. Make sure the eyelet is not a handle. This guard is directly above the cone of thread on the thread holder. Threading ... get pinched if your fingers get in place, extreme head injury may occur. Pull thread through eyelet above the thread cone. How Do I Thread the Machine? 1.

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... going between the two tension discs from back to catch the check spring. Figure 2 3. Thread upper thread guide as shown in the tension disk. Figure 4 18 Figure 2 4. The check spring should come down as shown on three hole thread guide. Up and over the check spring. Weave thread as you pull...

Owner's Manual - Page 20

...: Use the old needle to the back of your machine. Remove the bobbin case. Your home sewing machine needle shank (top of the needle. Place the new needle up in the bobbin area rotates with your machine. 20 back of the needle there is round. A 134RSAN needle (size 18) will go to create a stitch. On the point end...

Owner's Manual - Page 21

... moving while the needle is in the fabric while the machine is designed to make the perfect stitch. The home sewing machine is moving . Needle deflection, what is rarely achieved. Good stitches will interlock in the bobbin. If there is sewing. The technique all long arm machines use different colors of war with each other. 21...

Owner's Manual - Page 22

... the bobbin are snug and evenly wound. If the take up with the quilted portion of the quilt can be able to make good stitches. You need correct tension on the quilt held between the quilt and the machine bed. The thread guide is centered over the spool and has not developed any...

Owner's Manual - Page 25

... spring Fig 16: New spring in place Fig 17: Insert the tension assembly back in barrel Fig 18: Insure that your check spring is at 11:00 (refer to fig 26 for your machine Fig 22: Once in ensure that you are all the way in and notice the tension disk opens...

Owner's Manual - Page 26

D is actual machine as shown in Drawing) Drawing and photo show correct timing. 26 Fig 25: Tighten screw on the right is ... for more tension Timing between needle and rotating hook Remove the two needle plate screws from your machine. You will also need to adjust hook timing. (Photo on your machine. Fig 26: Tension assembly back in place with new check spring at 11:00 Fig 27:...