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Remember-uneven,
knotted
or
rough thread impairs the satisfactory sewing
performance
of
your
machine.
Only
left twist thread
is
to
be used
for
the needle. To test
for
twist
hold
<=!
length
of
thread between thumbs and index fingers
of
your
hands. Turn
thread counterclockwise.
If
it
will
twist
tighter,
it
has
a
left
twist.
If
it
unravels,
it
has
a right
twist.
The bobbin can be wound
with
either
left
or
right twist thread.
THREADING
THE
NEEDLE
From
the thread stand lead the thread through hole A in the spool pin on
top
of
the arm and
over
guide B at rear
of
the upper end
of
the face plate.
Now
run
it
downward
and around between the
two
tension discs C from the
back, then
over
the
wire
guide
D,
and
down
again through the
loop
of
the
check spring
E,
straight
upward
through the eye
of
the take-up lever F from the
rear,
down
again through thread guides G and H and from
left
to
right through
the eye
of
the needle. Pull about
two
to
three inches
of
thread through the
needle's eye before you begin
with
sewing.
B
Fig. 3
REMOVING
AND
INSERTING
THE
BOBBIN
CASE
Pull out slide
plate,
lift
latch
of
bobbin
case
with
thumb and forefinger and
take bobbin case
out
of
machine. Bobbin
will
drop
out
when the open end
of
the bobbin case
is
held
downward
and the latch
is
released.
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Fig. 4
Take bobbin case
by
the latch
after
the full bobbin
has
been ·Inserted and
place
it
on the center stud
of
the shuttle.
See
that the finger
of
the bobbin case
is
in line
with
the notch on
top
of
the shuttle race.
Release the
latch and press the bobbin case
into
the shuttle until the latch
catches on the center stud
of
the shuttle. The bobbin thread should hang
down
freely
about four inches.
INSERTING A NEW
NEEDLE
Turn handwheel
toward
you until needle
has
reached the highest point
of
its travel. Loosen the needle set screw about one turn, pull
out
the
old
needle and insert a
new
one.
Push
the needle up
into
the needle bar
as
for
as
it
will
go,
setting its long groove
toward
the
left
with
eye
of
the needle
going from
left
to
right. Tighten needle set screw securely.
WINDING
BOBBINS
The
boobin w1nder
is
mounted on the table top
with
its
pulley
in
front
of
the
driving
belt
so
that the
pulley
will
separate from the
belt
after
the bobbin
has
been
wound
with
sufficient thread.
Push
the bobbin on bobbin
winder
spindle
as
far
as
it
will
go.
Pass
thread
from thread stand
downward
through eye in tension
bracket;
then between and
around the bock
of
the tension discs. Bring thread
forward
toward
bobbin
and
wind
from
below
in clockwise
direction
several times around bobbin.
Push
bobbin
winder
lever
downward
until wheel contacts the
drive
belt
and start
machine.
After
bobbin
is
filled
with
thread, release
will
cause wheel
to
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