How to Remove the Cover of the Singer Serger & Service the Overlocker

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Service centres don't always clean the machine properly for you. I have had dozens of machines given to me for a service, where the owner has just paid someone else, only discover that there is no way the machine has been fully opened! Your overlocker will work well for you for years to come if only you knew how to open, clean and oil the machine yourself. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to open your machine.
00:00 Introduction
01:10 The Weekly Clean
01:30 General Clean Looper Area
01:45 Remove Knife
01:53 Remove Needles
01:58 Remove Foot
02:08 Remove Needle Plate
02:18 About the Feed Dogs
02:40 Oil The Looper Area
03:00 Clean the Tension Discs
03:15 The Deeper Clean
03:38 Remove Light Bulb Cover
03:52 Remove Pulley Cover
04:04 Remove Top Cover
04:15 Remove Handle
04:30 Remove Front Cover
05:08 Remove Cloth Plate
05:48 Remove Base PLate
06:45 Oil Inside
07:50 Put it all Back Together
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@noalias317 29 күн бұрын

Great video with very useful instruction. Thank you very much! Greetings from Switzerland

@ellellbee 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I service vintage sewing machines and it is helpful to know that sergers are still just sewing machines after all in spite of the fact that they may seem more intimidating. Keeping them clean and oiled is very simple. I would make one more suggestion - Keep the screws for each section with the piece they came out of in case they are different lengths or sizes. Easier to keep track that way for when putting it back together.

@AbisDen 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. 👍🏽 I encourage taking pictures / videos too x

@mariosufave8863 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video. My wife's machine hasn't been working for 5 months and through watching your video I was able to clean her machine and get it working again. Thanks again.

@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏽

@leedavis5958 2 жыл бұрын

Great to have you back with a live show.😊👍

@rebeccagonzalez9953 Жыл бұрын

WOW! This video explained this process so clearly we had no problem following along. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Rebecca✨😊

@julieottaway177 2 жыл бұрын

you have saved me a fortune with all of your knowledge thank you so much xx

@kueichenglee7583 6 ай бұрын

WHAT a sweet action taking girl you are!!!!

@AbisDen 5 ай бұрын

💃🏼🙌🏽 💪🏽 haha. Thank you

@thefoodiechannelcookingfro1822 8 ай бұрын

I'd back screw on reassembly as you'll feel the screw drop in the thread. This is important because self cutting screws will cut a new thread and eventually the screw has nothing to bite on

@meilin357 2 жыл бұрын

I did it!! It was scary AF, but I followed your guidance slowly and it wasn’t so bad! Saved me the effort of looking up a place to get it serviced and pay for it. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽well done!! Not really bad. It’s just a plastic box around a bit of machinery. What’s the worst that’ll happen? Blokes make a drama out of so much but it’s easy peasy. Well done for having a go !

@meilin357 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbisDen yea, I’m normally scared to taken anything mechanical/electrical apart, but I’ve had my serger for almost a decade and it’s been sitting in the box for at least 5 years now. I’ve NEVER oiled it, so I figured I should try to give it some TLC since you made it look manageable. I figured if I botched it, I would buy a new serger 😅

@immerBeginner 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much for this Video - have been looking for this for a long time, as I wouldn't know where to start. Your Video and instructions are always clear and encouraging. Thanks again!

@josephclarke8338 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is such a life saver! Thank you so much!

@markpearson22 11 ай бұрын

I bought a Brother 4 thread serger on Ebay and I was unable to use it because it was so stiff and hard to turn. I didn't want to pay the money to have it serviced, so I decided to do it myself. Your video showed me everything I needed to do to get it working. Now it works beautifully. Thank you so much for your wonderful video, it saved me a ton of time and money!

@AbisDen 11 ай бұрын

Amazing!!! Well done 👏🏽 Thanks Mark!

@lesleybourke8816 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I inherited my Mum’s Singer Overlocker and couldn’t get it to do a thing. This gave me the confidence to take it apart and see what was going on. Turned out that the front needle guard was loose and interfering with the left needle. Cleaned the machine, tightened the needle guard and overlocker worked perfectly. I’ve never used one before but I’m now looking forward to my first project.😊

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Amazing. This made me so pleased. Knowing individuals are feeling empowered to open and work on their own machines is lovely. It’s not too difficult, it’s just having the confidence and control. Well done 👍🏽 your mum would be so proud of you! ✨🌷🪡

@billminckler6550 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic job! Thank you. ! I like to LIGHTLY oil moving parts to PREVENT problems. This was so very helpful. Thank you!

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill. The number of times people drench their machines in oil hoping it’ll fix things actually makes machines worse. I have found that my friends at the local mill do the same and don’t appreciate that over piling causes as many problems as neglecting to oil.

@janjacobnordvang Жыл бұрын

very good information

@MN-om5di 3 ай бұрын

Great video thank you ❤

@audreyh3809 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video 👍❤️

@novembermoodtutorials 2 жыл бұрын

*OH MY GOD* Thank you so much for this video! My overlocker suddenly started making strange squeaking sounds mid sewing. The thread went all out of wack and no matter what I do its not improving. I will follow your video and give my poor machine a deep clean tonight. Thank you so so much for your video! I never knew that a deep clean is so doable. Let's hope that will fix the problem 👀😳

@christophermaurer1271 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Abi. I subscribed. I have a Singer Differential Feed 14SH654 that I purchased second hand for $80 AU . It has worked well with three threads , with the left needle ,but the right needle is hitting and breaking. Your tutorial has given me the confidence to pull this apart and see what the issue is . Cheers from Australia.

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Fab! Good luck! 💪🏾

@lorenzosousa1949 2 жыл бұрын

What a videoooo i love it and the best part is it’s the same machine as mine thanks abi ❤️

@rgbtvuk 4 ай бұрын

Superb

@apriltheInvincible Жыл бұрын

Subscribed! Cheers from Nova Scotia!

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@user-nv9eu1bw7l Жыл бұрын

It is a very useful video Thank you so much Can you please tell how to replace a stuck motor ?

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Will try

@paolasavarese9699 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! I have a "new home my lock 234d". Are you planning a video to service this old model or something similar? I bought a service manual, but nothing about how to open the front cover and fix the tension dial unit. Thanks for your videos. I am learning a lot from you. Have a nice week.

@nanamania6085 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Can you pls show how to change the Underknife of the serger pls?

@fouziaboumajd3 Күн бұрын

😮👍

@lolana4841 13 күн бұрын

how I can close de front cover. It is stoock on the botton

@HJay 2 жыл бұрын

I may have hit a pin when overlocking 🙈 The fabric now tears instead of cuts 😳 I’ve fiddled around with adjusting the height of the top and bottom blades by loosening the screws that hold them in place. It’s better but not perfect. How do you adjust the heights of the top and bottom blades to get them in exactly the right place? I have the Singer S14-78 Thanks in advance 🙂

@leefernandez9351 Жыл бұрын

Hi do you know how to change upper blade of you over lock

@ysodora8030 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I just found this video while looking for photos and instructions for disassembling singer overlock machines. Without much forethought I took apart serger to do a deep clean(it’s from 1988), and have been trying to reassemble her. I have unfortunately left the machine half assembled for two days, where I have now forgotten where two of the metal pieces go. All the diagrams I’ve found only show the loopers so I haven’t been able to figure out where they went. Do you think there is a place I can look to find high quality photo or video of a partially disassembled singer machine? I’m pretty stumped and don’t know where else to look. Sorry for the long comment. And thanks. :)

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry I can’t help you, without the machine in front of me, it’s difficult to confirm which pieces you are referring to. I don’t have any access to service manuals but the manufacturer may help you if you ask.

@PFSacramento Жыл бұрын

Any ideas as to why my serger which is barely used and only a few months old would stop in the middle of sewing? I tried retreading but that didn’t work. The light works so it’s getting power.

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Occasionally, if the power lead slips out of the machine a little, the light stays on but the machine won’t work. Other than that, the machine may have frozen. This has been noted on many Brother models

@outnumberedby3boys84 4 ай бұрын

I have the singer hd0405s and i have to have the tensions set to 9,7,7,7 otherwises it not working. Going by your other videos the cant seem to calibrate the discs, is it not possible for this overlocker

@AbisDen 4 ай бұрын

You can recalibrate it yourself. It’s very easy to do. The machine isn’t anything special but I suspect you’re not managing to get threads in between the discs if you’re hitting those high numbers. The singer is as good as a brother so it will work. X

@AbisDen 4 ай бұрын

And I swear down - I love your name - I have three boys but my daughter is the scary one !!! 😳😊

@victoriaibezimako5714 2 жыл бұрын

I need a fairly used serger. How can i get one?

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

Have you had luck - Thrift shops and eBay are good places to try

@janozard1646 Жыл бұрын

My balance wheel doesn’t want to turn. It’s really tight , seized up. I haven’t used the machine for a long time.

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

It needs a service. If you can open it up to oil the parts, that’d fix it 😊 hopefully! Good luck 🪡🧵💪🏾

@sangeethamanmathan8297 2 жыл бұрын

Sititch size change round roller start serger 1634d vibration round roller size automatic change very so many time remove but not clear solution

@samkelisiwesamkehh5534 Жыл бұрын

Hey gys please help me i have machine but i struggle to use it my machine is empisal 760c

@thatsfunny2051 Жыл бұрын

I really would like to get under the hood of my overlocker but some of the screws are so tight that there is absolutely no way I'll be able to remove them.

@AbisDen Жыл бұрын

You could try a long handled screwdriver or apply a drop of oil at each screw point to help ease it out.

@thatsfunny2051 Жыл бұрын

@@AbisDen good idea about the oil

@user-nv9eu1bw7l 8 ай бұрын

Hi Abi I am Meera from India . My Singer serger 14 SH 754 is not stitching at all. I tried timing the loopers needle bar etc . But still the loops are not forming. Can you help me ? In which country are you living?

@AbisDen 8 ай бұрын

Oh no meera. I’m in the UK. I’m so sorry.

@user-nv9eu1bw7l 8 ай бұрын

@@AbisDen Oh…thank you for the reply.