Kenmore 1430 Sewing Machine
Kenmore 1430 is another excellent machine with a great selection of built in stitches, the built in cams are metal, so a sturdy strong model.
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| 1430 flatbed with buttonholer and accessories |
1430 Features
14 built in stitches, metal camstack
Stretch stitches are white, you must turn the lever above the stitch selector to the white exclamation mark, to engage the 2 forward stitches, one stitch back. Angling the lever to point at the ! top, middle, or bottom, adjust the amount of reverse built into these stitches.
Feed dog drop for darning or freestyle embroidery
Low shank presser feet - zigzag foot, satin stitch foot, adjustable zipper foot
Center homing needle - this makes it easier to find quilting and edgestitch presser feet, a walking foot, a ruffler, a low shank buttonholer, if preferred over the flat plastic lollipop dial a cam buttonholer it came with.
Flatbed
Buttonholer is a flat plastic lollipop dial a size, with the geared bobbin coverplate. The screw for attaching this buttonholer to the machine bed, is the fattest screw, of this style of buttonholers.
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| Rear view of 1430 |
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| Power cord opening in carry case |
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| Stitch length knob has a metal plate insert. Do not remove knobs if they are frozen, and don't turn. The mechanism inside needs cleaned and oiled, the knob itself is not the problem. Never force a knob, unless you have freed up the mechanism behind it, inside the machine. |
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| Stitch length dial is calibrated with the number of stitches per inch |
Video - how 1430 camstack and stitch selector mechanisms work and how they should move, when functioning properly. Seeing what moves, and how, can help you know where to clean with rubbing alcohol, applies with a Qtip, toothbrush, or paintbrush, or injector, then oil those areas with sewing machine oil, or Tri Flow oil.
1430 does have a type of camstack unit which makes it a bigger problem to access all areas for cleaning, if it has frozen up.
I did have to part out one 1430 due to corrosion damage, one of the few Kenmores we were not able to fix completely.
