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Through the wonder of freecycle, I have recently acquired my first ever sewing machine - a PFAFF 1027 sewing machine. I am a complete novice and have never owned or used a machine before but I am keen to learn.
Trouble is, I don't know where to start - ideally I could do with a manual for my machine.
I have searched the internet high and low but it seems a manual is nowhere to be found. I've also emailed PFAFF themselves to ask for some assistance but they say the manual is obsolete.
I have found a manual on ebay but it is in the US - $21.99 plus $19 approx for P+P - not the money saving start I had in mind! :eek:
Anyboday got any ideas how I can learn how to use this machine?
TIA
This looks promising, a free download, though compressed in .rar format, not .zip, so you'll need to download a prog to uncompress it.
But it might be worth a look.
Mine is working fine but is very noisy & dances about when making bread - I have to stand there with one hand on it to stop it walking off the worksurface lol - not fun when making pasta the other day - boy does that take some kneading -granted 'babysitting' the kenwood was easier than the traditional way tho:rotfl:
I think it just needs a bit of TLC & I'm sure I've seen something similar here but I just cant find it
(bet Squeaky finds it in 2 seconds flat lol)
Penny. x
http://www.kenwoodservice.co.uk/instructions/A701instructions.htm
In my experience jumping about the work surface is caused by the stuff being mixed not being evenly distributed around the bowl. If mine starts dancing when mixing a bread dough I stop it, lift the head and break the mixture up with a spatula. It sometimes takes 2 or 3 goes, though.
Other thoughts
1. Are you overloading it?
2. How are the feet? The ones on the 701 that I got second hand were all flattened and broken. I bought some new ones through eBay and matters improved considerably. If you are using it with broken feet the dancing around may actually be scratching your worktop.
You aren't alone: My Kenwood Chef is trying to run away!
If you have a look through The Complete Kenwood Chef Collection there are some references to people servicing their kenwood chefs but the only link to a service manual for the A701 that I could find, is now obsolete I'm afraid.
Pink
:rotfl: that 1st link really made me grin...so glad I'm not alone then !
think I'll try the tea-towel trick !
that & a bit of oil should do it - its just 3-1 oil isnt it ?.....
She did :rotfl:
had a look through there first but didnt find anything useful really but Pink found me a link to others who have to babysit too - so a bit relieved now anyway
Something makes me think it was a thread where people were boasting/comparing their Kenwoods if that rings any bells for anyone. There were other links to show the differences in models too if I remember rightly.......
Addiscomber - I will check the feet - hadnt thought of that - thanks
I have a Magimix Compact 3 Automatic 100 Multi Cuve that DH bought me back in 2003 and I never used (was in my 20's then with no kids, now early 30's with 2 in tow and with a serious need of batch cooking to save money...).
Does anyone have the manual for this, or know where I could get one?
Many thanks in advance.
We all make mistakes - that's why they put rubbers on the end of pencils