Chandler 406RB-1 User Manual

CONTENTS
1. MAIN PARTS NAMES································································· .................................................................. -1
2. SPECIFICATIONS··········································································································································1
3. WORK TABLE AND MOTOR ........................................................................................................................ 2
4.
INSTALLATION·············································································································································3
4-1: Installing the rubber hinge and the corner rubber···· ........ ··········· .... ·· .. ····· .. ··· .. ················ .... · .. ·· .... ······· .. ·· .... ·· ·3
4-2. Installing the oil pan··· ...... · ... ·· .. ······ .... ········· ..... ·············· ..... ··· .. ··················· ...... · .. ··· ... ·············· ... · .. ········· ·3
4--3. Installing
the machine head··············· ... ······ .. ················· .. · .. ······················ .. ·· .. ··· .. · .... ··· .. ················ .. · .. · .. ···· ·3
4-4. installing the spool pin ... ······· .... ···· ... · ..... ··················· .. ···· ... ··· .. ··· .. ·············· ..... ····· .. ······ .. ·· .. ·················· .... -4
4-5. installing the knee lifter assembly·············································································································· -4
4-6. Installing the belt······ .. ···· .. ··· .. ·············· .. ················ .. · .. ····················· .. ·· .. ················································ ·5
4-7. Installing the bobbin winder .. ··················· .. · .. ·············································· .. ····································· .. ··· ·5
4-8. Installing the belt guard{L)· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·6
4-9. Installing the thread stand············ .. ············· .. ················ .. ·········· .. ····· .. ······················ .. ··············· .. ·········· .. ·6
4-1 0. Lubrication··················································· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7
4-11. Checking the machine pulley rotating direction·· .. ··············· .. ·· ... · .. ··· .. ·············· .. ······ ...... ··· .. ·········· .. ·· .. ········· ·8
5. PREPARATION BEFORE SEWING .................................................................................................................. g
5-1. Installing the needle···· .. ·· .. ·· .. ········ .... · .. ·· .. ··· .. ··· ...... ···· ...... ······· .. ···· .. ···· ...... ··· .. ···· .... ·· ...... ···· .. ··················· ·9
5-2. Removing the bobbin case············ ........ ················· .. ····························· .... ······································· .... ···· ·9
5-3. Winding the lower thread················- ....................................................................................................... 10
5-4. Installing the bobbin case· .. · .. ········································ .... ··········· .. ··············· .. ······································· ·1 0
5-5. Threading the upper thread············································· .................. ················································ ······11
5-6. Adjusting the stitch length································· .. ········································ ··························· .. ················11
6. SEWING······················································································································································12
6-1. Sewing················································································································································12
6--2. Backtacking·························································-······· ......................................................................... 12
7 .THREAD TENSION···································· ........ ·········· ...... ·········································································· ·13
7-1. Adjusting the thread tension·· ..... ················ ......... ·········· ..... ··························································· ..... ····· ·13
7-2. Adjusting the presser foot pressure····················· ..................... ···························································· ···13
8.STANDARD ADJUSTMENTS········································ .. ··············································································14
8-1. Adjusting the thread controller spring··················· .. ································ .. ··············································· .. ·14
8-2. Adjusting the height of the feed dog· ..... ········· ...... ······························ ... ········· ... ···································· ···15
8-3. Adjusting the feed dog position (longitudinal)···· .. ··········································································· ···· .. ······15
8-4. Adjusting the positions of the needle and needle hole of the feed dog·················· ... ··············· ... ·········:.· ...... ·· ·16
8-5. Adjusting the timing the needle with feed ................................................................................................... 18
8-6. Adjusting the height of the needle bar····································································································· ·18
8-7. Adjusting the timing between the needle and hook ...................................................................................... -19
8-8. Adjusting the clearance between rotary hook and opener (thread release finger)··············································· ·20
8--9.
Adjusting the clearance between feed forked connection and feed fork collar·················································· ·21
8--10. Adjusting the height of the presser feet····················:··························· ..... ··········································· ···21
s-·11. Adjusting the presser foot movement amount······························································· ............... ··· ·········22
8-12. Adjusting the timing of the vibrating presser foot ... ······· .. ···· .. ····································································· ·23
8-13. Adjusting the L0d regulator···········································-·············· ........................................................ 24
9.SAFETY CLUTCH MECHANISM···· .............................................................................................................. 25
From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

Chandler 406RB-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Chandler
Model	406RB-1
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English