Singer 246K42 - Page 12

TO THREAD THE MACHINE
FOR TWO THREAD STITC (TYPES i502 ANIL#503)
(Stitch Type #503, Regular for Machine 246K42)
164196 HERE
fig. 22. Threading the Machine
(Two-Thread .Stitch)
Machine should be equipped with needle
thread controller 164381, Fig. 34, page 18, and
with looper thread take-up 164175 and looper
thread stripper-and-take-up 164091, shown in
Fig. 25.
Needle thread eyelet, shown in Fig. 23, may
be raised or lowered, as required. To change the
position of the eyelet, loosen screw R5, Fig. 23,
move eyelet to desired position and securely re-
tighten screw
R5.
To thread the machine, pass each thread
through threading points in the order shown in
Figs. 22, 23 and 25. Double line indicates needle
thread. Solid line indicates looper thread.
Use threading wire 164196, shown in Fig. 24,
to pass threads through threading tubes, at points
indicated
in Fig. 22. Draw four or more inches of
thread through eyelet in threading wire and pass
threaded wire through required threading tube.
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Fig. 23. Threading Needle
Thread Eyelet
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fig. 24. Threading Wire 164196
NEEDLE THREAD: Before passing needle thread
through its threading tube, turn machine pulley
over away from you until needle is at its lowest
position.
Note method
of threading needle thread eyelet
as shown in Fig. 23.
After threading needle thread eyelet, raise
needle to its highest position and pass thread from
front to
rear through needle eye.
LOOPER THREAD: Before threading looper turn
machine pulley over from you until eye of looper
is directly in line with threading tube underneath
throat pl ate.
Pass looper thread through threading points,
as shown in Figs. 22 and 25.
Draw about two inches of thread throug
needle eye and through looper eye, with which
to'
start sewing.
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