Wednesday 21 November 2012

Brother Electronic Super Ace III - an auction find!

Brother Super Ace III 
Bought this recently at Auction ......in a dirty cardboard box - discovered when I got it home it would not sew nor did it have a foot pedal 
It came with one of those silly serger machines that are rather toy-like and never work! 
Anyway 
I fiddled , faddled...lots cursing - thinking I had wasted my money ............ checked web and found a blog  (internet is a wonderful thing) that said it was as a super machine as worked without a foot pedal - so back n checked all its buttons n bits ....and lo it worked (after a fashion) then cleaned out bobbin race (full of yuck n threads - ditto the bobbin wonder was a real mess) 
BUT then discovered wrong bobbin in  machine - tried a different one and sewed smoothly 
And yo ho ho it worked - a treat with the button ...............so ordered via the web and the Brother web site (very helpful peeps there) a manual and a new foot pedal that arrived this week and yes it works with foot pedal as well - yee haaaa 
So now a happy bunny - so gave it a good clean getting rid of lots dust n dirt 

But - yes another big BUT - I only have 1 bobbin that fits .......why oh why didn't I check and order a couple of boxes of bobbins to fit! It needs really thin bobbins all mine are too thick or wrong shape and the plastic bobbins are also too high - so the thread loops around the bobbin = a real thread snarl! 

So now have to order some bobbins .............


Look at teh nifty bobbin thread control - you pull it through it cuts and no fuss in pulling up bobbin thread - does it all automatically 

Also comes with I think 40 stitches and looks like a good sturdy modern machine - think about 10 years old - not sure - but really pleased with my auction find! 

3 comments:

  1. Hey ive just picked one of these up for dirt cheap as not working. (easy fix belt had come off) It has no bobbin with it though and wondered if you knew which bobbins it takes so I can order some. My janome bobbins seem not to fit and cause the top thread to become entangled around the bobbin

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  2. Hey ive just picked one of these up for dirt cheap as not working. (easy fix belt had come off) It has no bobbin with it though and wondered if you knew which bobbins it takes so I can order some. My janome bobbins seem not to fit and cause the top thread to become entangled around the bobbin

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    1. You can easily order the bobbins - I did off the web - just search for Bother and make sure the bobbins are for a Super Ace III - as the bobbins are thinner than the standard bobbin - I got a pack of ten for c £5-6.

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