Singer 246-3 - To Set the Feed Dogs at Their Correct Height; To Set the Needle Carrier at the Correct Height

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TO
SET
THE
FEED
DOGS
AT
THEIR
CORRECT
HEIGHT
(See
Fig. 1)
To
check
the
hei9ht
of
the
feerl
dogs,
swing
the
presser
foot
K
out
to
the
left.
Place
the
gouoe
J2
over
the
feed
rlogs
and
firmly
resting
upon
the
throat
plate
U2,
m
shown
in
Fig.
I.
Turn the
machine
pulley
over
from
you
until
the
feed
dosis
ore
at
their
highest
roint,
in
which
position
the
feed
dogs
should
just
touch
the botfo111
face
K2
of
the
gouge
J2.
Fig.
1.
Setting
the
Feed
Dogs
To
set
the
feed
dog
B2,
swing
the
cloth
plate
and
the
feed
eccentric
cover
out
to
the
left,
then
loosen
the
adjusting
screw
M2
und
move
th,·
feed
dog
B2
up
or
down,
os
required.
fhen
tighten
the
screw
M2.
To
set the
reur
feed
dog
A2,
loosen
the
adjusting
screw
02
and
move
the
feed
dog
A2
up
or
down,
os
required.
Then
tighten
the
screw
02.
TO
SET
THE
NEEDLE
CARRIER
AT
THE
CORRECT
HEIGHT
(See
Figs. 2
and
3)
Fig.
2
Checking
the
Needle
Carrier Height
To
check
the
height
of
the
needle
cnrrier,
turn the
machine
pulley
over
frorn
you
until
the
needle
corrier
Z
reaches
its
highest
position.
Remove
the
needle
ond
the thrclClt
plote,
swing
the
presser
foot
and
cloth
plote
out
to
the
left
ond
turn the
machine
pulley
over
from
you
until
the
needle
corrier
Z
reaches
its
lowest
position.
Slip
the
"LOW"
end
of
the
gouge
J2
between
the
needle
carrier
and
the
throat
plate
seat,
m
shown
in
Fig. 2.