Sailrite ULTRAFEED LS - Getting Started Sewing; Picking Up Bobbin Thread; Starting to Sew

Picking Up Bobbin Thread
1� With the needle threaded and the thread passed through the center foot, hold the needle thread loosely to the right (25)�
Grab the top of the balance wheel and rotate toward the front of the machine (30) until the needle moves down and then
back up�
2� As the needle nears its highest point, pull the needle thread gently� The bobbin thread should come up through the needle
hole, with the needle thread, in the form of a loop (26)�
3� Pass a small instrument (pen, seam ripper, screwdriver, etc�) under the presser foot from right to left to pull the thread out
away from the machine (27 and 28)�
NOTE: If the bobbin thread does not appear when the needle is lowered and raised, check to make sure 5 to 6 inches of
bobbin thread is hanging loosely from the bobbin case and repeat steps 1-3 again�
25 26
27 28
Using the Ultrafeed
Ultrafeed Sewing Machines arrive tuned and optimized for sewing heavy materials like
marine canvas and vinyl�
Starting to Sew
1� Plug the machine into a grounded outlet and switch on
the WorkerB
®
Power Pack�
2� Insert the Posi-Pin
®
Safety Shear into a hole in the
balance wheel� Maintain light pressure on the Posi-Pin
and rotate the balance wheel toward you until the
Posi-Pin locks into a mating hole in the balance wheel
bushing (30)�
3� Push the Posi-Pin all the way in until the shoulder is
ush against the balance wheel face.
4� Use the lift lever (29) to raise (A) and lower (B) the
presser foot onto the material�
5� The thread ends from the needle and the bobbin
should be behind the foot as you start to sew� Hold
them down with your nger for the rst few stitches for
proper tension�
6� To mark your starting position, you may want to rotate
the balance wheel by hand (C) until the needle is
buried in the material�
NOTE: Always rotate the balance wheel
by grabbing the top of the wheel and
rotating down toward you (30)�
7� Press the foot control pedal to begin sewing and
release the trapped threads after the rst few stitches.
A Raise B Lower
DO NOT operate the machine when threaded without
material under the presser foot (and foot lowered)� The
machine will most likely “lock up” and be inoperable until the
resulting thread jam is cleared�
30
A
B
C
29
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