Brother BAS-341E - 5 Correct Use; Selecting the Needle and Thread; Installing the Needle and Running the Sewing Machine

5. Correct use
5-1. Selecting the needle and thread
Needle Thread
Main application
DP X 5 #9 #100- #60 Knitted wear
DPX5#16 #80- #50 General clothing
DP X 17NY #19
#50- #20
Denim
DP X 17 #21
II
II
DPX17#25
II
Leather • seat belts
5. Correct use
Different needles and threads are used for different sew-
ing applications.
Refer to the table at left for details on which needle.
5-2. Installing the needle and running the sewing machine
A cAUTION
Turn off the power switch before installing the needle, otherwise the machine may operate of the foot
switch is depressed
by mistake and serious injury could result.
• Installing the needle
Loosen the set screw 0, insert the needle 8 as far as it
will go so that the groove is facing toward you and then
tighten the set screw 0.
• To turn the pully by hand
Simply press in on the pulley 0 to tum it by hand. To tum
the pulley, press lever 8 down.
• After turning the pulley by hand, be sure to press the
lever down to return the pulley to the normal operating
position.
BAS-341 E • 342E
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From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC