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PAGE SEWING MACHINE PARTS COMMON SEWING MACHINE FAULTS (CHART) THE RIGHT WAY TO,., TAKING CARE OF THE MACH1 NE REPAIRING FAULTS IN MACHINES
4-5 6-9 11 18 23 59 63
DIFFERENCES
(NEEDLE BAR)
TAKE-UP
LEVER=
FACE PLATE
-NSION
REGULATOR SPR I
THREAD TAKE-UP
--.---___
--
---__
---B-e
- - - - - - -
em-
,EDLE BAR I
THROAT PLATE
5 I
BOB1
STITCH
\ \ \
WHEEL
\DROP
FEED KNOB
BESIDE
FOR IT
BESIDE
(WHAT To 1301, IF YOUR MACHINE SOLUTIONS GIVEN HAS ONE OF THESE FAULTS, IN TURN, BOOK. THE SOLUTIONS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
A) THE MACHINE IS NOT THREADED IN THE RIGHT WAY -----------------
WHAT DO TO
THREAD THE MACHINE IN THE RIGHT WAY ---------e---------LOOSFN THE TENSION OF THE UPPER THREAD ---------L--I-----PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE - - ,. - - - - ..------D---USE THINNER COTTON --------------c-I-
SEEPAGE 11 -----we 15
C) THE NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL --------------------D) THE COTTON IS TOO THICK THE SIZE ---_--------------I--OF THE NEEDLE FOR
-----em cm -- -mm em 17
- - -----
E) THE UPPER THREAD IS NOT THE SAME SIZE AS THE LOWER THREAD -- -------------------. F) THE THREAD TAKE-UP IS BROKEN THE LOWER THREAD BREAKS (BOEBIli THREAD) A) THE TENSION OF THE LOWER THREAD IS TOO TIGHT ---------------------B) DIRT, DUST OR SMALL THREADS ARE IN THE BOBBIN CASE SPRING
USE THE SAME SIZE OF SEWING COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER AND THE LOWER THREAD ..------------------. PUT IN A NEW THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING
26 15 -em---18
LOOSEN THE TENSION OF THE LOWER THREAD --w--------m--w--CLEAN THE BOBBIN CASE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
COTTON GETS CAUGHT UNDER THE THROAT PLATE THE CLOTH PUCKERS OR DOES NOT LIE FLAT .-THE TENSION IS TOO LOOSE A) THE TENSIONS ARE WRONG --w-.-v----- e---e B) THE BOBBIN CASE IS NOT ThREADED IN THE RIGHT WAY --------------------C) THE NEEDLE IS NOT THREADED IN THE RIGHT WAY THE UPPER THREAD HAS NO TENSION A) THE TENSION NOT WORKING -------------m B) THE PIN REGULATOR IS --mm--m-m
WHAT DO TO
TIGHTEN THE TENSION
SEEPAGE 15 15 -m--.-m 12
P.s -w-m-
------CASE AGAIN
B-b--
--
FIX
THE TENSION
---b-w--
REGULATOR
----__-
37
----.
IN THE TENSION
IN THE
31
REGULATOR IS WORN OUT OR BROKEN THE TENSION THAT IS, REGULATOR OF THE TENSION REGULATOR GOT MOVED
REGULATOR
REGULATOR
37
DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, THE TENSION THE UPPER THREAD IS TOO LOOSE OR TOO TIGHT THE NEEDLE BREAKS
DO NOT PULL THE CLOTH WHEN SEWING -- GUIDE -- -e-w-a--_ IT GENTLY __ a---.--
--
----
B) --
14
--s-w-
C) THE NEEDLE TIMING THE WRONG TIME) THE STITCHES ARE UNEVEN THE STITCH
40
REGULATOR IS NOT
FIX
THE STITCH
REGULATOR
23 52
--w-v -
WORKING PROPERLY THE CLOTH DOES NOT MOVE ACROSS THE MACHINE PROPERLY (IT FEED DOES NOT THROUGH> A) THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG CHANGE THE HEIGHT FEED DOG -------m-m IS WRONG THIS weOF THE ---I-TO FIX,
IS DIFFICULT
55
IF POSSIBLE,
ASK A SEWING
MACHINE MECHANIC FOR HELP THE NEEDLE WONT MOVE UP AND DOWN A) THE WHEEL NUT IS LOOSE ------------------_-_ B) THE NEEDLE BAR HAS WORN OUT AND BROKFN, THE BOBBIN WINDER -OR IS BENT TIGHTEN SCREW --m-wPUT IN A NEW RUBBER I THE BOBBIN WINDER TIGHTEN ---.---------THE WHEEL NUT -----
57
e-w--
46 56
A) THE BOBBIN WINDER SCREW HAS COME LOOSE ------------------B) THE RUBBER IS WORN
58
11
ITiE RIGHT WAY 70.. .
TO KEEP YCIUR SEWING MACHINE RUNNING WELL, WITH IT 3U !N THE RIGHT WAY, AKE USING THE MACHINE, IT WILL
IF YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN NOT GO WRONG SO EASILY, ON HOW TO USE
NOTE :
2,
3,
THIS:
SOME
MACHINES
OTHER
MACHINES
12
4,
MAKE SURE THE COTTON GOES AROUND THE TENSION SOME MACHINES REGULATOR LIKE THIS:
MACHINES OTHER MACHINES
OTHER
TAKEOUTTHE BOBBINCASE
1, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE NEEDLE GO, IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL
2,
3,
TO PULL
THE LATCH OF THE BOBBIN CASE n PULL THE BOBBIN CASE OUT OF THE MACHINE, WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE LATCH, THE BOBBIN WILL DROP OUT,
2,
HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE IN ONE HAND, USE YOUR OTHER HAND TO PUT THE
3,
PULL THE THREAD INTO THE SLOT IN THE EDGE OF THE BOBBIN CASE,
-SLOT
4,
5,
IN PLACE,
HOLDING
IT UP THIS WAY:
2,
LET GO OF THE LATCH, THE BOBBIN CASE IN, HEAR A SMALL CLICK, STAY IN PLACE,
2,
3,
HOLD THE NEEDLE WITH THE THICK TURN IT SO THE FLAT SIDE TO THE RIGHT, NOTE : ON A FEW MACHINES, SIDE TO THE BACK,
END
IS FACING
THE FLAT
4,
PUT THE NEEDLE INTO THE HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEEDLE* BAR m PUT IT IN AS FAR AS IT WILL GO,
5,
TIGHTEN
RIGHT
RIGHT
ARE RIGHT,
SIZE,
FRONT
OF
CLOTH
BACK
OF
CLOTH
TENSIONS,
YOU MUST:
I> BE SURE THE PRESSER FOOT IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEW II> USE THE SAME COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER THREAD AND THE LOWER THREAD,
------------m_
NOTE :
THE THICKNESS
OF THE CLOTH YOU ARE SEWING MAY YOU WILL THEN NEED TO AS SHOWN BELOW,
2,
UPPER THREAD IS
OR
WHEN THE TENSION
WRONG
OF THE TOO LOOSE, I
!PPER THREAD
LOWER THREAD IS
LOWER
THREAD
FRONT
II
OF
CLOTH
OF
IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, TURN IT BACKWARDS OR AWAY FROM YOU, IF IT IS ON THE FRONT, TURN IT TO THE LEFT, >
TO MAKE THE TENS ION CF THE
3,
OF THE
UPPER THREAD IS
OR
WHEN THE TENSION
TOO LOOSE,
WRONG
LOWER THREAD IS
THIS: I
UPPER THREAD
,
BACK Of CLOTH
LOWER
THREAD
IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, TURN IT FORWARD OR TOWARDS YOU, IF IT IS ON THE FRONT, TURN IT TO THE RIGHT,)
OF
USETHE RIGHTNEEDLE
YOUR SEWING WILL THIS KINDS LOOK BETTER AND YOUR MACHINE WILL SIZE OF NEEDLE,
KIND OF CLOTH
SIZE OF NEEDLE 11
SOFT CLOTH
---------_
---
14 .---m----m16
SEE PAGE
15,
I i
NOTE:
ALWAYS USE THE SAME KIND
SEE PAGE 15
OF SEWING COTTON
18
TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE RUNNING WELL, BEFORE YOU START SEW1NG AGAIN o BE ESPECIALLY
IT
IT ONCE MORE
TO THEMACHINE - CLEAN
TO CLEAN THE MACHINE, OR ANY PARTS,
WRONG
DONOTUSEWATER,
RIGHT
USE KEROSENE
1,
2,
USE A CLOTH TO
CLEAN llLa!?b
19
3,
THIS OIL MAKES THE MACHINE RUN SMOOTHLY, AND STOPS IT FRCM RUSTING,
1,
OIL
USE SEWING MACHINE OIL, DO NOT USE ANY OTHER KIND OF OIL,
PUT ONLY ONE OR ThO DROPS OF 01 L AT EACH HOLE, TOO MUCH OIL WILL GET ON THE SEWING,
2,
WHEN YOU HAVE PUT OIL ALL THE HOLES, THE NEEDLE, FEW MINUTES WILL PLACES IT
IN
TAKE OUT
IMPORTANT:WHEN YOU
ARE OILING
THE MACHINE,
DO NOT LOOSCN
TO CLEAN THEFEEDDOG
1, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE, TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,
2,
USE A.SMALL
BRUSH TO DUST
3,
2, 3, 4,
TIP
TAKE OUT THE BCEB I N CASE, MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,
SE,!
PAGE
00,
STEPS
1,
2,
3.
5,
TAKE OUT THE SHUTTLE HOOK, CLEAN IT WITH A CLOTH AND KEROSENE, OR A SMALL BRUSH,
6,
7,
PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE HOOK o PUT BACK T!SE SHUTTLE RACE RING, PUT BACK THE BOBBIN CASE AND THE NEEDLE,
NOTE:
DO NOT FORCE SCREWS THAT WILL NOT LOOSEN OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THEM, INSTEAD, AGAINST DRIVER THIS HOLD THE SCREWDRiVER THE SCREW, AND GENTLY A FEW TIMES WITH A
KNOCK THE TOP OF THE SCREWHAMMER OR SOMETHING HARD, SHOULD STOP THE SCREW FROM STICKING, THEN TRY TO LOOSEN THE SCREW WITH THE SCREWDRIVER,
TO FIX THESTITCHREGULATOR
1, TAKE OFF THE TWO SCREWS ON THE STITCH REGULATOR PLATE,
STITCH REGULATOR PLATE
IN SOME MACHINES:
2,
UP AS HIGH AS IT WILL
STITCH
REGULATOR
3,
TIP
4,
USE A LONG SCREWDRIVER TO REACH THE SCREW UNDER THE LEVER, TIGHTEN THE SCREW,
5,
TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER, PUT THE MACHINE DOWN, PUT BACK THE STITCH TIGHTEN REGULATOR PLATE,
25
IN OTHER MACHINES: -1
2,
AS LOW AS IT WILL
3,
COVER OFF
4,
5,
TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER, PUT BACK THE ARM SIDE PUT BACK THE STITCH TIGHTEN COVER,
REGULATOR PLATE,
A,
2,
REGULATOR
3,
4,
PUT IT
IN THE RIGHT
IS
N THIS
POSITION:
27 5,
PUT THE TENS ION REGULATOR BACK IN THE MACHINE
/
ON TOP
IN THIS WAY:
TIGHTEN
SCREW
Am
6,
IS
IN ABOUT THIS
POSITION:
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN MOVE IT WITH YOUR FINGER LIKE THIS: SO THAT
THREAD GUARD
7,
REGULATOF\ RIGHT,
--i
SEE PAGE 37
28
IFOR 1,
2,
3,
REGULATOR
4,
REGULATOR BY TAKING
29
IN THIS ORDER:
5,
6,
IN POSITION
7,
FIT
PART NUMBER
7,
FIT
THE TAIL
7,
BE IN THE POSITION
8,
ORDER,
d
9, WITH THE THREAD GUARD ON TOP, CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN MOVE THE SPRING WITH YfUR FINGER SO THAT IT COMES OVtiR THE THREAD GUARD, 10, PUT THE TENSION IN THIS WAY: REGULATOR
THREAD
GUARD
ON
TOP
11,
TIGHTEN
SCREW
B,
12,
FIX
THE TENSION
REGULATOR RIGHT,
SLE
PAGE
37
A.
2,
REGULATOR
3, ,,
REGULATOR BY TAKING
I
4,
LET THE OLD PIN UPRIGHT, DROP OUT
32
5,
-~-3 t-3
PIN
6,
MAKE : NEW PIN: USE A NAIL THICKNESS THAT IS THE SAME AND THE SAME LENGTH
t-2 GOOD PIN
<-I
NAIL
AS THE PIN WAS, CUT OFF THE HEAD OF THE NAIL, USING PLIERS,
MAKE SURE THAT THE PIN THE RIGHT IT AGAINST BROKEN PIN OR SEEING THAT IT THE PIECES
IS 4 I 3 3 OF THE
LENGTH BY MEASURING
IS A LITTLE
THIS
WILL
7.
33
PUT IN THE NEW PIN,
8.
9,
SPRING
i
SEE PAGE 26, STEP 4
10,
REGULATOR i
TIGHTEN
SCREW
An
34
11, CHECK THE POSITION THE THREAD TAKE-UP OF SPRING,
I
12,
FIX THE TENSION REGULATOR RIGHT, TO MAKE THE TENSION
I
i
PAGE 27, STEP 6-
SEE
SEE
PAGE
37
1,
2,
LOOSEN SCREW
B,
3,
REGULATOR
4,
REGULATOR BY TAKING
5,
DO STEPS
4, 5, 6
AND
7,
PAGES
31-33,
I --La
SEE PAGE
31
6,
7,
PUT ALL THE OTHER PARTS BACK IN THE RIGHT OmRDER, AND CHECK THE POSITION THREAD TAKE-UP OF THE SPRING,
:
SEE PAGE 29, STEPS 7, 8,
8,
PUT THE TENS1 ON REGULATOR BACK IN THE MACHINE, FINISH 10, 11 AND AND OFF FOLLOWING STEPS
lx I
12,
PAGE %
SEE
i_c_
PAGE 30, STEPS 10,
I I
11,
37
WHEN THE NUT IS TURNED AS FAR AS IT WILL GO TO THE RIGHT, THE 9 SHOULD BE ON TOP,
DISCS
JF YOUR TENSION
WAY, THEN
2,
3,
38
4,
TURN THE NUT A LITTLE TO THE LEFT, MAKE SURE THE PIN
PIN
IS NEXT TO ONE-i?
THE SMALL HOLES IN THE NUMBERS DIAL,
5,
LET GO nF THE NUMBERS DIAL, TRY TURNING THE NUT TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, TO SEE IF THE REGULATOR IS NOW TURN1 NG I N THE RIGHT WAY, AND IF THE DISCS ARE LOOSE AND TIGHT WHEN THEY SHOULD BE,
6,
PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL, TURN THE NUMBERS DIAL TURNING THE NUT, TURN IT SO THE WITHOUT
IS ON TOP,
7,
IF
IT
IS STILL
NOT RIGHT,
KEEP TRYING,
IS,
8,
NOT
9,
IS
PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL, TURN IT WITHOUT TURNING THE NUT, TURN IT SO THE 1 IS ON TOP,
0 TO 9,
THE TENSION
40
3,
4,
SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL AS LOW AS IT WILL GO, IT
IS
5,
LOOK UNDER THE MACHINE, THE HOLE OF THE NEEDLE SHOULD BE BELOW THE HOOK, AND TO THE RIGHT,
OL E
UNTIL
RIGHT
WRONG
IF THE NEEDLE AND THE HOOK COME TOGETHER AT THE HOLE IN THIS TIMING,
--
IF THE HOOK SEEMS TO TOUCH THE NEEDLE AT A POINT OR BELOW THE HOLE, ABOVE THEN
6J
MAKE SURE THE NEED GO, THEN USE A SHORT SCREWDRIVER TO LOOSEN THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,
#EEDLE BAR SC
i AS LOW AS IT WILL
42
7,
TURN THE WHEEL SO THE HOOK AGAIN SEEMS TO TOUCH THE NEEDLE,
8,
HOLDING RAISE
WITH YOUR FINGERS, OR LOWER THE THE HOLE NEEDLE UNT iL OF THE HOOK,
9,
MAKE SURE THE GROOVE ON THE NEEDLE BAR IS FACING NOTE: THE LEFT, THE
61 > I
---
----
HOLD THE NEEDLE BAR FIRMLY IN PLACE WITH AND TIGHTEN ONE HAND,
43
10, CHECK THE POSITION AS IN STEP OF THE NEEDLE, I I
5,
11,
PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE RING, PUT BACK THE BOBBIN CASE,
NOTE
idSOME MACHINES
ON THESE MACHINES,
I
1,
2,
SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL AS LOW AS IT WILL GO, IT IS
44
3,
NEEDLE
BAR
SCREW
4,
TO MOVE THE
NEEDLE
BAR
MARKS
IS EVEN WITH
TIMING MARK
5,
IS FACING
THE LEFT,
!N PLACE W!?H
BAR SCREW,
6,
CHECK TIP
THE TIMING: BACK THE MACHINE, RACE RING, TOWARDS YOU TIMING BOTTOM MARK OF
TAKE
MOVE THE
THE WHEEL
TIMING
THE
TOUCH
IF IT DOES NOT,
TRY
TO CHANGE
THE
TIMING AGAIN,
2,
3,
SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR IS AS LOW AS GO, IT WILL
4.
NEEDLE
BAR
SCREW
5,
PUSH THE NEEDLE BAR UP. THE NEEDLE BAR WILL PUSH ml
I/ 42 NEEDLE
n
47
BAR CAP
II
PULL THE NEEDLE BAR THE REST OF THE WAY OUT FROM THE TOP,
6,
7, 8,
48
NOTE:
IN SOME MACHINES THERE IS NO HOLE FOR THE NEEDLE BAR TO COME OUT THE TOP OF THE MACH1NE, TO PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE BAR IN THESE MACHINES, THESE STEPS: FOLLOW
2,
3,
4,
T!P
5,
6,
71
PUT THE MACHINE DOWN, TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU ;OVE THE NEEDLE BAR AS TO M HIGH AS IT WILL GO,
81
TAKE OFF THE FEED DOG BY UNSCREWING THE TWO SCREWS SHOWN,
9,
TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR IS iS GO, LOW AS IT WILL
NEEDLE
BAR
SCREW-
10:
TIP
PULL THE NEEDLE BAR DOWN, UNTIL IT COMES OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE MACH1 NE,
11,
12,
PUT THE MACHINE DOWN, TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE NUT IS AS LOW AS GO, IT, I I I IT WILL TIGHTEN
13,
PUT BACK THE FEED DOG, PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE, PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT, THE COTTON HOLDER,
14,
FIX
SEE
PAGE
40
IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO IT
IS IN THIS POSITION:
RIGHT -ALL THE TOP POINTS ARE ABOVE THE THROAT PLATE, ALL THE BOTTOM POINTS ARE BELOW THE THROAT PLATE,
THROAT PLATE TOP FEED DOG BOTTOM POINTS POINTS
WRONG c
J t
WRONG
I
IF THE HEIGHT
2,
3,
TIP
BACK
THE MACHINE,
4,
LOOSEN
THIS
SCREW,
5,
MOVE THIS
PART
WITH
YOUR FINGERS
TO MAKE THE
FEED
FEED
(AWAY FEED
6,
TIGHTEN
THE
SCREW,
7,
8,
TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL WILL GO, THEN CHECK THE HEIGHT IS STILL
IF THE HEiGHT
NOT RIGHT,
TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE AGAIN, LOOSEN THE SCREW UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE, AGAIN MOVE THE FEED DOG IT IS AT THE RIGHT HEIGHT, IS RIGHT, UNTIL
NOTE:
IF YOUR MACHINE HAS NO DROP FEED KNOB TO LET YOU DO DARNING, TOP POINTS LOWER THE THE FEED DOG UNTIL ARE ALL
WHEN YOU HAVE FlNiSHED YOUR DARNING, RIGHT HEIGHT PUT THE FOR t FEED DOG BACK AT THE ORDINARY SEWING,
55 NOTE:
IF THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG IS RIGHT, BUT THE CLOTH IS STILL NOT MOVING THROUGH PROPERLY, CHECK THE FEED TIMING: IS
RIGHT IF:
0
THROA T PL A TE FEEQ DOG
A) THE FEED DOG COMES OUT OF i\ THE THROAT PLATE AFTER THE NEEDLE COMES UP ABOVE THE TOP OF THE THROAT PLATE, AND B) THE FEED DOG STARTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM YOU AT JUST THE SAME TIME MOVE DOWN, AND C) THE FEED DOG GOES BELOW THE THROAT PLATE WHEN THEN NEEDLE HAS COME DOWN TO JUST ABOVE THE THROAT PLATE, AS THE NEEDLE STARTS TO i, 0
t-
*jl
TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU TO SEE IF THE NEEDLE AND THE FEED DOG MOVE TOGETHER IN THIS IF THEY DO NOT, THIS IS DIFFiCULT THEN THE FEED TIMING TO FIX, WAYI
IS WRONG,
TRY TO ASK A
2,
LOOSEN THIS
SCREW,
3,
4,
TIGHTEN
THESE
TWO SCREWS,
SCRE
5,
PUT BACK
THE WHEEL,
PUT BACK
THE WASHER,
6,
PUT BACK
7,
PUT BACK
THE
HANDLE,
TAKE
THE BOBBIN IT
BY PULLING
2,
PUT
ONTO THE
BOBBIN :T
BY PUSHING EDGE
GENTLY
AND INTO
DIFFERENT WAYS,
KINDS
IN
DIFFERENT
YOU WILL
THAT PARTS OF YOUR MACHINE DO NOT LOOK TO HELP YOU FOLLOW THE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IS THE PAGE NUMBER OF
EACH DIFFERENCE
IS IMPORTANT,
SEE
SOME MACHINES
OTHER MACHINES
)AGE
11 26 28 31 34
REGULATOR IS ON THE IT IS
IT
FACE
PLATE
11
26 28 51 34 SCREW SCREW I II
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TENSION REGULATOR FROM THE BACK OF THE MACHINE, YOU CAN SEE THE SCREW IN PLACE n THAT HOLDS IT
ro
FIND
HOLDS
I-ENSION IUST
PLACE, PLATE
TAKE
FACE
FROM THE
OTHER MACHINES
THREAD (THREAD GUARD GUARD
SEE AGE
12 27 29
FACE
PLATE
THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TENSION REGULATOR IS A PART OF THE TENSION STICKS PIECES REGULATOR ITSELF, THAT OUT FROM ONE OF THE OF THE TENS I ON REGULATOR IT IS A BAR OR CURVED PIECE
THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TENSION REGULATOR IS A BAR ATTACHE1 TO THE FACE PLATE, PART OF THE TENSION AND NOT A REGULATOR,
29 31 35
IN THESE MACHINES
THE TENSION
2 3 IO I9
FLAT
HE SHUTTLE
SOME MACHINES
61
OTHER MACHINES
SEE AGE
A LONG BOBBIN
A ROUND BOBBIN
IN
MOST MACHINES
IN
IN IN
THE
THE NEEDLE
BAR FACES
(WHEN OF
SIDE
RIGHT
TO THE BACK
THE
GROOVE,
E RACE
SIlU T TL E RACE
ASP
SHUTTLE
RACE
RING (0
SHUTTLE
RACE
RING
THE SHUTTLE IHE SHUTTLE RACE RING IS HELD CLASPS, THE SHUTTLE AND A SPRING, RING RACE,
IS HELD
A SCREW RACE
IN
IN THE SHUTTLE
THE SHUTTLE ATTACHED TO THE
THE SHUTTLE
RACE
IS
IS NOT ATTACHED
RACE,
TO THE
SHUTTLE
_i_
i2
SOME MACHINES
OTHER MACHINES
SEE PAGE --
40 43
THE NEEDLE BAR HAS NO TIMING MARKS, TO FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING OF
THE NEEDLE THESE TO FIX MAKE THE BAR HAS TIMING IT A LITTLE TIMING, MARKS,
EASIER
NEEDLE
46 48
--
THE NEEDLE BAR CANNOT COME OUT YOU MUST TAKE IT OUT FROM THE BOTTOM BOTTOM,
t -=
54
THE NEEDLE BAR CAN BE TAKEN OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE MACHINE,
TURNING
THE
DROP FEED
KNOB TO DOG SO
THERE IS NO DROP FEED KNOB, INSTEAD, HEIGHT YOU CAN CHANGE THE OF THE FEED DOG FROM
THE LEFT
LOWERS
THE FEED IT
MOVES
63
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TO THE USERSOF THIS MANUN: THIS IS THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS MANUAL, A SECOMI EDITION WILL BE PRINTED IF IT IS FOUND THAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE IN THE MAMJAL, TO HELP US DECIDE WHAT STIONNA~ I PLEASE RE WRITE YOUR N/V% AND ADDRESS THE END OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, SO THAT WE CAN SEND AT YOU THE SECONDEDITIONS IF MERE IS OElE, CHANGES MIGHT BE NEECED, WE ARE ASKING YOLJ FILL TO IN THIS
QUESTIUVNAIRE: 1s HAVE YaJ REPAIRED A SEWINGMACHINE USING THIS !4ANUAl? WHATWASWRONG WITH ME MACHINE?
2,
ARETHEREENCtJGliLABELSONTHE
ItGS?
3,
4,
ARE THEREANY IWORTANTSEWING THERE IWORTANT MACHINEFAULTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT?
5,
ARE THE PARTS [IF YOURf44CHINE NEARLY THE SAME AS, OR VERY DIWEREW FRCM TM! PARTS SHOWNIN THE MANUAL?
6,
OR sUGGEsTIONS? SBEST~ONS?