Singer 246K43 - SETTING THE NEEDLE; PREPARATION FOR THREADING

SETTING THE NEEDLE
Move needle clamp up to its highest position.
Insert needle, as instructed in Steps 1 to 5 in
Fig. 10.
When needle is correctly inserted in needle
clamp, securely tighten needle clamping nut. (See
Step
6, Fig. 1 0.)
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2. Raise ;~
Lever
4. Loosen with
Socket Wrench
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Fig. 10. Needle Correctly Set in Needle Clamp
PREPARATION FOR THREADING
For convenience in threading . . .
. . . Machine 246K42:
Swing edge guide out of
position, as instructed in Step 1, Fig. 11 .
. . .
All Machines: ... Raise bench stand flap
and open front cover plate .
. . .
Swing cloth plate toward left.
... Release presser bar as instructed in Step 5,
Fig. 11 and swing presser bar toward left.
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4. Swing
Cloth Plate
toward LEFT
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Fig. 11. Preparation for Threading
From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC