Installing walking foot?

Try moving the needle to the right if you can. Also, it helps to take the screw which holds the foot on out completely before you start.. After a couple of goes you'll wonder why it was hard. Now you need to try this on a Bernina (ask me how I know)..

HH

Got it. Thanks, Helen. I think it helped to move the needle both left

*and* right during the process. Removing the thumbscrew on the shank was, indeed, necessary. The trick that finally got it for me was to start with the needle high while I got the presser foot under the needle while holding up the lever, then lower the needle to get the lever over the needle screw. I do think it will be easier next time.

Thanks again, ep

I haven't yet got a walking foot for the Berninas... Hm... Looks like there's a fun tine on the way!

I've found that the trick to that is to sneak up on it......hold the foot kind of diagonally (bottom of foot toward the right) and swivelled a bit so that it's pointing a bit to the right....

Get just the tip of the shaft in the hole, then rotate the foot to get the bar placed correctly by the screw. Once that's on, straighten the foot up and clip it on the shaft. :)

--pig

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:22:57 -0500, Edna Pearl wrote (in article ):

It's probably best to take the needle clamp screw out completely. Put on the foot and then slip the needle clamp screw into the lever as you screw it back in.

I think these instructions won't make sense. I could show you, but I'm having trouble describing what I do.

Maureen

Actually, that's a very good description, Maureen, and pretty much what I ended up doing! It's working fine, now.

ep