jmidgley 0 #1 June 13, 2006 Hi I'm not convinced I'm threading my 20u correctly, and my machine doesn't match the only manual I've found to download. Can some kind soul either post a picture of a threaded 20u (just around the tension assembly) or describe it in words? My machine has a slanted strip with 3 holes that I guess guides the thread down to the tension disks - then there's a spring on the tension disks. The odd bit is another fixed strip of metal like an inverted finger to the left of the tension disks. When does the thread go round this bit? It kind of works the way I've done it, but I'd sooner it was right. Cheers John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #2 June 13, 2006 Try this. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eUrNiCc 0 #3 June 13, 2006 I have the Tacsew version of the 20u and it has the exact same routing. Good luck!Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmidgley 0 #4 June 13, 2006 Shiny! Just to be clear - up through the check spring before it goes down to that finger-thing? Many thanks John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #5 June 13, 2006 Yep! It goes through the three hole guide, down in between the tension discs, over the check spring catch, down and around the finger pivot, back up through the guides and takeup lever, back down through more thread guides, and finally into the needle. MEL PS: Make sure that on the bobbin case, the thread is routed throgh the "Pigs Tail" to center the bobbin thread on the bobbin case.Skyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
