Singer 211G166 - Stitch Length, Pressure, and Safety Clutch Adjustments; Setting the Stitch Length; Adjusting Presser Foot Pressure; Resetting the Safety Clutch

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ADJUSTMENT
OF
THE
STITCH
LENGTH (Figure
22)
1.
With
machine
OFF,
depress
button
shown on
bed
surface.
NEVER
DEPRESS
BUTTON
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WHEN MACHINE
IS
ON.
2.
Turn
machine
pulley
over
toward you slowly
until
button
drops (snaps)
into
position.·
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3.
With
button
down,
turn
machine
pulley
until
desired
stitch
length
is
opposite
mark
on arm
as
shown.
4.
Release
button.
NEVER
START
MACHINE UNTIL BUTTON
IS
RELEASED.
BUTTON
Figure 22
PRESSER
FOOT
PRESSURE
(Figure 23)
Pressure
of
presser foot on
material
should
be
as
light
as
possible
while
being
suffi-
ci~nt
to insure
correct
feeding.
MARK
TU
RN
TO
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ADJUST
RESSURE
Pressure is
regulated
by screw shown
at
rear
of
machine
arm.
Turn screw
down-
ward
to
increase
pressure
or
upward to
decrease
pressure.
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Figure 23
REENGAGEMENT
OF
SAFETY
CLUTCH (Figure
22)
A
safety
clutch
to
prevent
any
overload
and
damage
to
the
hook is
installed
in
the
lower
belt
pulley.
If
it
is
disengaged,
open
the
bed
slide
and
check
the
hook.
Remove
all
thread
and foreign
matter
from
the
hook
by
carefully
turning
the
machine
pulley
forward
and
backward until
the
machine
turns
freely.
By
pressing
the
stitch
length
regulator
button Figure
22,
and
at
the
same time turning
the
machine
pulley,
the
hook
driving shaft
is
locked until
the
safety
clutch
is
reengaged.
Reset
the
stitch
length and
the
machine
is
reedy
for sewing.