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13. Adjustment of Stitch Length (“Transforma”)
Whenthestitchlengthiscorrectlyadjusted,withtheStitchLengthLeversetat"0,"apieceofmediumthickness
clothplacedunderthepresserfootmustnotmovewhenthemachineruns,oratthemostonlyadvancevery
slightly.
Tozeroadjustthestitchlength,proceedasfollows:
Attachpresserfoottopresserbarandinsertneedle.
Placeapieceofclothofmediumthicknessbeneathpresserfootandlowerpresserfootlever.
SettheStitchLengthLeverexactlyatposition"0."
Runthemachineandcheckthatthepieceofclothdoesnot
moveoronlyadvancesveryslightly,inwhichcasethestitch
lengthiscorrectlyadjusted.
Ifthisisnotthecase,adjustthestitchlengthasfollows:
RunthemachineandmovetheStitchLengthLevertotheleft
orrightasthecasemaybe,untilthepieceofclothnolonger
moves.
MeasuretheoffsetoftheStitchLengthLever“Mark”in
relationto"0"ontheStitchLengthScale.
RemovethetwoPhillipsheadCoverScrewsfromthe
TransformaCoverandthenremovethecover.
LoosenbothSetScrewsontheStitchLengthLever.
MovetheStitchLengthLevertotheLeftorRightthedistance
measuredabove.
TemporarilyplacetheTransformaCoveronthemachine,to
confirmthe“Mark”ontheStitchLengthLeverisexactly
alignedwiththe"0"positionontheStitchLengthScale.
TakecarethattheFeedControlShaftdoesnotturnandtheStitchLengthLeverdoesnotgetbumpedbythe
slotintheTransformaCover,whilecheckingthealignmentoftheStitchLengthLever“Mark”to"0."
RemovetheTransformaCoverandtightenbothSetScrews.
InstalltheTransformaCoverandCoverScrews.