ELNA Supermatic - 7. Adjustment of Needle Bar Height

15

7. Adjustment of Needle Bar Height
Theneedlebarheightiscorrectlyadjustedwhenthepointoftheshuttlehookjusttouchesthelowerendofthe
gaugeNo.607800whilepassingbelowthisgauge.Ifthisisnotthecase,adjustasfollows:
Removeneedle,presserfootandneedleplate,theninsertneedlebarheightgaugeNo.607800.
Stitchwidthknobat"0."
SetCenteringDialatCenterPosition.

Removegaugeandclosefrontcover.Replaceneedleplate,presserfootandneedle.
Itisessentialaftertheaboveadjustmenttocheckalsotheclearancebetweenneedlesandpointofshuttlehook
whenusingthedoubleneedleclamp(topreventskipstitchingandneedlebreaking).


Turnflywheeltowardsyouandcheckwhetherpointofshuttlehookjust
touchesgentlytheflatatthebottomofthegauge.
Ifneedlebarissettoohigh,proceedasfollows:
Lowerpresserfootlevertoopenfrontcover.(Threadtake‐uplevermustbe
inaraisedposition.)
Turnflywheelslowlytowardsyouuntilpointofshuttlehookisjustbelowthe
needlebarheightgauge.
Loosenscrewinneedlebarlinkpinandlowertheneedlebaruntilgauge
restsuponpointofshuttlehook.
Tightenscrewinneedlebarlinkpinafterthisadjustment.
Ifneedlebarissettoolow,followthesameprocedureasabove,butafter
looseningthescrewintheneedlebarlinkpin,raisetheneedlebarabovethe
shuttlehooktobegin.
