Got the Lydia several years ago and with a broken cam-stack and cam-stack gear I just put it in the back
Lydia has the honor of being part of the
MoMA collection; a true exercise in Functional Design.
The failings however were in the new materials that plague many machines in the early plastics replacement days.
So it has the standard cracked cam-stack and cam-stack gear, after talking to a fellow SM enthusiast who used hers for straight stitch only I decided to make mine into a straight stitch too.
The entire cam mechanism is a module that loads from the hand wheel end of the machine so it is not too difficult to remove the broken parts.
Another problem was the bar across the top of the bobbin case was bent up and so the case would not engage but would spin with the hook.
A third problem was also plastics related, the spring tension on the take-up spring is controlled by a set screw in this plastic part which broke out.
The fix was to drill thru the center pin and tap the hole all the way thru. With a screw on the back side the spring is held fast.
Has the original pedal
The removable flat-bed
Case and Manual
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I just bought a Necchi Lydia with a cracked cam stack too. Did you do anything special to make it into straight stitch only?
ReplyDeleteHi I just got this machine but the stitch selector doesn't turn. Any advice on how to work it?
ReplyDeleteI have a Necchi Lydia too, always loved my machine but since I could not find parts to replace the stitch selector, it is sewing strait stitch, no zig zag. Is there somebody that could make that stitch selector by 3D printing ?
ReplyDeleteThere is indeed a cam stack you can 3d print for the Type 544 and it can be found at a site called "Thingiverse" and was created be a user called "bernini" so thank you to him. Please follow this link -https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4574955
ReplyDeletePiese de schimb pentru mașină de cusut NECCHI Lydia unde pot găsi. Aș dori o curea pentru motor. Vă mulțumesc.
ReplyDeleteI'm asking what the cost of my Necchi model 544
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