Frister Rossmann 503 - Threading and Material Handling; Threading Upper Machine; Inserting and Removing Material

Changing
the
presser
foot
The various
attachment
feet available
for
certain kinds
of
work
are
to be
fastened to
the
presser
bar.
To attach the
foot, raise the
presser
bar to its
highest
position
by raising
the
presser
foot lever.
Drop
feed
dog.
loosen
the
presser
foot
thumb
screw, choose
the
proper
foot
and insert from
the front.
Tighten
the
screw
using the large
screw
driver
and make sure
that the
foot is secure.
Installing
flat
table
For
all normal sewing,
us€ the flat
table
provided
with the
machine,
To install
flat table, slide
the table
towards right along
the free arm,
pulling
the
latch levers
outwards.
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You can set the table on the machino
easily by aligning
the
red
dot on
the
table
with that on tha
free arm.
Inserting
and removing
the
material
For
all kinds of
sewing,
consult
chart
page
5.
Before
plachg
the material
on
the
machine
see
that:
The
presser
foot and
needle
clamp
screws are
both
tight.
The
sizes of
the needle
and thread
suit the
kind
of work to
be done.
The needle
is
at its
highest
position.
The
ends of
threads have been drawn
about 4
inches
to the rear of the
machine.
The feed dogs
are up.
Place material
under
the
presser
foot,
insert
the
needle
into the material
by
turning
the handwheel toward
you,
lower
presser
foot and
start
sewing.
Experiment
by
sewing of the fabric
to be
used to determine
tension
adjustment and
correct stitch
settings.
To remove
the
work, f irst turn
the
handwheel
toward
you
until the needle
is at its highest
position,
then
raise
the
presser
foot,
draw
materials
to
the
rear
and cut off excess thread
with the
thread
cutter located on
the
presser
bar. To
avoid sewing off
the
end of the material,
back
tack each
seam.
See
page
1
5.
IMPORTANT:
Always
turn the
handwheel toward
you
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When the
machine is
not being used,
place
a
piece
of material
over the
feed dog
and
lower the
presser
foot.
Always
have
fabric under the
presser
foot
when operating
the machine.
Operating threaded machine
without
fabric will cause it to
jam
by forcing
lint into the shuttle.
See
page
33.
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