Singer 246-3 - To Set the Left Looper in Relation to the Needle; To Set the Right Looper in Relation to the Needle

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At this setting, the needle currier Z should just touch the top surface Q2
Oil the "LOW" end of the gouge J2.
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Fig. 3. Adjusting the Needle Carrier
To set the needle c0rrier cit the correct height, remove the IClp frome
cover crnd loosen the cloll1pillg screw T2 und the two crdjustins, screws X
ond Y. Move the needle currier Z up or down, as rc,quired. Then first
securely ti\7hten the screw T2. Neld tighten tlw tv,u screws X cmd Y, crnd
reµluce the top frome cover 011 the machine.
TO SET THE LEFT LOOPER IN RELATION TO THE NEEDLE
(See Figs. 4 and 5)
l,l ir1stull the left looper, 1e111ove thu throcil plute U2, fig. 2 u11d tl1e
chip siuwd. L_oose11 tl1e se:I screw W2 111 tl1e ldt lllop<-,r hc,lclPr C3, crnd
set the loope1 oll the wc,y dow11 iritu its hold,,r. l hen s,,curely tighll'n
the sci screw W2.
·r o set tlw l,,lt loopi;r th,, Ctlrrect cl1st,111c,_, tc,
the l1;lt ot thee r•fcecllt:, tur11 tl1,a mncl1111e; pullc;y
over from you until tl1e ni:edle; ccrrrie,r Z, ulkr
rerrcl1i11u its lowest rositirnr, rises sulficiPntly to
per,nit the "HIGH" end of the ,1ouu" J2 tu pms
betwroe11 the neudle, corri,,r c111d !l1<0 throcil plut,,
secil, us shown i11 fig. 4. At tl11S setting the 11e:edlte
corrier Z should Iust touch the top surlucc, U4 Oil
the "HIGH" encl of the gnuqu und the tip (If the
left loop,,r Z2 should just tou( I, the lelt sid,, ol
the needle. If the left loopPr cl,H;, 1101 recrch th.,
needle ot tl1is setting, lom,,11 the; 1 iuht ud1llslilllJ
screw B3, uncl tisJhten th,, lc:lt ocl1usli11q scrc,w A3,
until the tip of th,, lc-dt lu,;1)c
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1 111c,c;ts ti,,, 11,,,,dl,'.
Fig. 4
Setting the Left Looper
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If the left loorer passes the needle ot the above setting, loosen the left
odjusting screw A3 and tighten the right adjusting screw B3 until the tip of
the left looper Z2 returns to the correct position. Then tighten the screw
A3 and recheck the sidewise position of the left looper in relation to the
needle, os described crbove.
I he ldt looper must rub li(Jhtly on the
needle, us it pusses behind the needle in its
rnove111ent towmcl the right. 10 set the left
looper correctly bel1ind the needle, remove
the throat plate U2, Fig. 2 ond tire chip guord
and turn the nrochine pulley over from you
until the point of the left looper just pmse,s
the needle. Loosen the cidjust111sJ screw Y2
and the set screw X2 oncl mov,, tl1c, luopu1
holder C3 until the, l,,lt loupe,r Z2 olnrost
touches the rwedle from the recur. T i£ililen
the set screw X2 crnd then slowly tiqhten tl1e,
ml1llsl111q sc ri,w Y2 1rntil !hi, 1,,lt l<1clftt:I Z2
actuully I libs uI1 the needle. I l1e11 1 ,;pluce
the tl1rout plute U2, Fig. 2, rnrd chip £Jumd.
Fig. 5. Left Looper
TO SET THE RIGHT LOOPER IN RELATION TO THE NEEDLE
(See Figs. 6 and 7)
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Fig. 6. Setting the Right Looper