Singer 270 - Threading the Machine; Setting the Needle; Stitching Troubles; Needles

NEEDLES
U se SINGER* needle- Catalog 2173.
Ot h er needles, determined by size of thr ead and type of ma te ria l to be sewn, ore available .
NEEDLE
CLAMPING
SCREW
Fig . 7. Setting the Needle
SETTING THE NEEDLE
Wi th m ach i ne in '' s top" po sit i on loosen needle
clampi ng screw s ho wn in Fig. 7.
In ser t needle up i nto needle bar as for os it will
go making certa in rhot the single co nt inuous groove
of the . ne edle fa ces owoy from tho hook (facing
t he ope rat or) os shown.
Secur ely tid'Jten need le clamping screw.
THREAD t/4
CUTTE R
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Stitch ing Troubles
Check needle ofttn to make sure th ese defects
or e not present.
• Wrong need le for 1hreod and material in use ---
o cause of thread breakage.
• Bent need l e, c logged needle eye or dirty needle
groove -- . a cause of skipped stitc he s.
THREADING THE MACHINE
The correct threading procedure for Machi nes
of Closs 270 is show n in Fig: 8.
Th r ead posses through need le eye from front to
r~or.
Draw t hread up into cutt~r in face pl ate ond
snip th1cod end off as shown .
Fig. 8. Th rea ding the Machine
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