Short thread cutter (KFA)
Service Manual 867 Version 02.0 - 04/2015 79
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Throat plate slide ( 3.3.5 Opening and closing the throat plate slide, 
S. 15)
Setting the cutting pressure
The shape of the thread-pulling knife automatically creates the required 
cutting pressure as soon as both cutting edges are on top of one another.
Fig. 64: Setting the cutting pressure
Setting steps
1. Swing out the thread-pulling knife (1) until the marking (2) is next to 
the cutting edge of the counter-blade (5).
2. Loosen the screw (6).
3. Place the counter-blade (5) in position against the thread-pulling knife 
(1).
4. Tighten the screw (6).
(1) - Thread-pulling knife
(2) - Marking
(5) - Counter-blade
(6) - Screw
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