Chandler/Yakumo tdu n62 threading diagram

Here's my threading diagram for the Chandler/Yakumo tdu n62 walking foot industrial sewing machine. I don't have a manual but someone who just bought the same machine asked me about it, so I thought I'd make a diagram.

Ron sent me the following information on this machine:

http://www.proleptic.net/

 

here is link for a book on your machine,this machine was made under many different names,

chandler tdu-n62

nakijima tdu-n62

national 26-188

rex 26-188

if you go to this site,go to page 10 ,get the books on the rex 26-188,it cost 16.00 plus s&h,this package contains owners manual and parts list,I know this because I just received mine in the mail.

Sewing Machine Bloopers

I mentioned that I bought a Yakumo industrial walking foot sewing machine. I wonder how many previous owners this machine has had? I think I'll engrave my name on it somewhere when it's time to pass this one on.

It's a great machine, but learning to drive it I've encountered many speed bumps. It didn't come with a manual. I had it threaded wrong at one point. If I start up too fast the thread breaks.  Sometimes it goes too fast; I'm still learning to fine-tune my foot pedalling.

The particular vexing thread situation shown in the picture was, I think, a bobbin tension problem.  There were a lot of losses this week with my sewing machine, and my vinyl cutter skipping, ruining several cut jobs.

The good thing is, once you solve those four-dozen or more things that can go wrong, the machine starts cooperating. Or more appropriately, the operator starts cooperating.

My 1948 Singer sewing machine

My repairman said that my domestic sewing machine was like trying to use a volkswagen to pull a trailer when it came to sewing billboard vinyl. He recommended an industrial machine. Then I noticed that some older sewing machines were being sold as "industrial strength" machines on Ebay. When one came up for sale on Kijiji for a very reasonable price, I decided to go for it. An elderly woman was wanting it taken to the dump! All it needed was a bit of oil, some cleaning and adjusting, and it's working just great. It was a bit of a trick to figure out the bullet-shaped bobbin case, but I found a tutorial online. Consider these older machines when you want to sew heavy materials like canvas, denim or leather.