Adjustment
2-12
2.15 Knife to needle clearance
Requirement
The distance between the front edge of the knife 1 and the needle should be 4 mm.
Fig. 2 - 11
4 mm
1
1
2
2 - 12
● On needle-feed machines set the stitch length to "O".
● Position the needle bar at b.d.c
● Push knife 1 under the safety plate and align in accordance with the requirement.
● Tighten screw 2 slightly.
● Activate the engaging lever manually.
● Turn the hand wheel until the cutting point in the thread catcher is positioned
immediately in front of the knife blade.
● Adjust knife 1 so that the right edge of the knife does not protrude over the right edge
of the thread catcher (see arrow).
● Tighten screw 2 firmly.
To Next Page
Loading...
