Recently purchased a snap on gathering foot for my Janome 7330...will not snap on...what can I do?
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Most sewing machine feet have 1 bar or pin that snaps the foot onto the presser foot holder of the machine. This Janome gathering foot has 2 bars. One just behind the needle hole (front bar) and one that lines up with the back edge of the foot (back bar). You have to put the back bar on first. Raise the presser foot holder with the lever. If you look at it from the side, you will see a little piece of metal with a slot in it sticking out of the back of the presser foot holder. Put the back bar of the foot in that little slot and push the foot towards the front of the machine until the bar snaps into the slot. You have to push on it pretty firmly on a new machine. Lower the presser foot holder and it will snap over the front bar of the foot by itself. If the back bar isn't snapped into the slot, the front bar won't line up with the presser foot holder when you lower it and it will seem like the foot doesn't fit your machine. If you try to snap the front bar of the foot on first, it doesn't work. Janome's instructions fail to tell you that the back bar has to "snap" into the slot. To remove the foot. Raise the presser foot holder with the lever. Push down on the front of the foot to disengage the front bar. Then push the foot backwards and the back bar will snap out of the slot. Please be aware, the foot usually goes flying backwards when it comes off. This information is for the Janome Gathering Foot #200-315-007.
1946973
Does your machine have a snap on foot? I used it on my Elna and it was fine. I don't know the Brother machine..
2212881
Make sure you follow instructions in using both clips together to get it to snap in. Check You Tube and there are videos showing you how to do it.
867704
Check the site, I have a Janome and the should give you the machines the feet work on.
1870393
I have not had that problem. Push in until it snaps. I had to push a little harder than I originally thought.
470782
Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on the elliptical as I write this and it is an amazing pice of equipment. Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on... » Read More Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on the elliptical as I write this and it is an amazing pice of equipment. « Show Less
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If your machine can accept a snap on foot, it will work on it. Please note that the foot itself is not marked off. Personally I wish that each line were a different color to make it easier to follow, but I find it easier than following a shallow line on the machine itself. Good luck and happy stitiching!
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Make sure the wheels are snapped on...I did this also, but if you give the wheels a solid push, a very definite click sounds and the wheels do not come off. Press hard to be sure they are clicked on, not just put on.
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Check the guild. I installed the one I got and it was very very easy. I saw a how to do it on youtube. When installing push hard to snap in.
731856
It took me a few tries to get mine to click/lock into place. If it really won't then it could be defective. Mine fell flat like that too until I was able to connect them properly.
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The mixer is supposed to snap onto the storage container, however mine does not want to snap on. I will fiddle with it a bit more to see if I can get it to snap on and stay on.
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Just remove the previous tips and push theses ones on. It may require some crutching around to get them all the way on :)
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I had no problem snapping the seat and the lid on mine. I just pulled them off and put it back on with no problem. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
2019109
Suggest checking the lid by the foot pedal and making sure the contacts there touch when the pedal is pressed down. This was an issue the first day with mine.
468728
Probably. In my experience all snap on feet fit all machines that have that feature.
883329
Depends whether you have a low or high shank machine. Should be able to find that info in your user manual. (As stated, this will fit most low shank machines) You simply remove the snap on foot piece and screw this foot on in it's place. One word of warning tho... it's a great foot for fmq, I really loved it. However, I no longer use it as it wore a groove in my needle bar. I don't know if it was just a bad fit with my machine or the foot itself, but something to keep an eye on if you do buy it.
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I remember having the same problem. Try something different for the spacer or cut the spacer in half. Once you get it to snap together, it will be fine. It has been assembled and in heavy use by my 5 year old since I bought it.