Janome Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA - Adjusting the Hopping Foot Adaptor; Hopping Foot Functionality; Factory Default Presser Bar Height; Hopping Foot Adaptor Adjustment

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8. Adjusng the Hopping Foot Adaptor
The Quilt Maker Pro 18 VERSA features the “KineQuilt”
hopping mechanism, allowing the hopping foot to move
(hop) up, down and dwell on the fabric when the needle
is in the fabric.
This allows fabric to move through the machine similar
to a normal sewing machine with a feed dog. The dwell
me allows for a longer hesitaon of the hopping foot
on the fabric and compleon of the stch cycle. The
results are beer tension, less needle breakage and
increased hook life.
The factory default for the boom of the presser bar,
without a hopping foot or mount adaptor, should be 1.5”
above the needle plate when the needle is in the lowest
posion.
Check:
With the hopping foot mount adaptor screwed into the
presser bar 13 tuns there will 6 or 7 threads exposed
below the foot adaptor jam nut. Check the number of
exposed threads below the jam nut to conrm it has
about this number. If it does not have 6 or 7 exposed
threads, this will alert you that someone has adjusted
the adaptor in or out. This may cause too much or too
lile tension on the internal presser bar spring.
Important: If there is improper spring tension on the
presser bar the result will be stch problems, including
skipped stches.
Important: Check and adjust this if necessary before
adjusng the presser bar height internally on screw C in
the next secon.
Adjust if Necessary:
Tools required: 8 mm open end wrench
1. Aach the hopping foot to the foot mount adaptor.
This helps you align the foot to the needle in the nal
step. Important: to prevent needle plate damage make
sure the foot does not touch the needle plate when
rotang the foot.
2. Loosen the jam nut with the 8mm open-end wrench.
3. Screw the mount adaptor unl there are 6 or 7
exposed threads below the jam nut when ghtened.
4. While holding the foot rmly, ghten the jam nut
while making sure the hopping foot ring is centered on
the needle.
Figure 8.1
Figure 8.2
Figure 8.3
Shown with front cover o
Screw “C”
Screw “C”
access hole