Singer 281-30 - FACE PLATE AND NEEDLE POSITIONING (Model 281-5); Face Plate Removal and Replacement; Positioning Needle in Throat Plate; Setting the Trimming Margin

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THE
FACE
PLATE
(MACHINE 281-5)
TRIMMER
RELEASE
LEVER
Fig.
35.
Removing
the
Face
Plate
(Machine
281-5)
KNIFE
BAR
CRANK
POSITIOl~ING
t~EEDLE
CORRECTLY
~--
~-
IN
NEEDLE
HOLE
OF
THROAT
PLATE
r_.-~.
CUTTING
BAR (MACHINE 281-5)
b_
•¼-_
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----"'
.-
~
,..__r,-
-----.
,.._._,._
~-•
-,
~-
·,.
----
·•<-"--'
_
_.._.._¼-~
Turn
machine
pulley
until
needle
point
rises
just
above
needle
hole
in
throat
plate
cutting
bar.
Loosen
the
two
screws
B,
Fig.
36
and
locate
throat
plate
so
that
needle
will
rise
and
fall
in
center
of
needle
hole
in
throat
plate
cutting
bar.
14
Tighten
the
two
screws
B.
A
BAR
B
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_,-
' •
~~
\
UPPER
~
KNIFE
TH:OAT
~~
SLIDE
PLATE~SCREW
A
Fig.
36.
Need(
e
Loc~tion
in
Throat
Plate
Cutting
Ber
(Machine
281-5)
The
specialized
face
plate
on
machine
281-5
re-
quires
a
small
amount
of
manipulation
to
be
safely
removed
and
replaced.
When
correctly
placed
the
trim-
mer
release
lever
is
hooked
under
the
knife
bar
crank
shown
in
Fig.
35.
Face
plate
may
be
removed
by
loosening
its
four
screws
and
gently
pulling
face
plate
outward
to
sepa-
rate
gasket
from
casting.
Then
draw
face
plate
down-
ward
to
disengage
release
lever
from
knife
bar
crank
shown
in
Fig.
35.
Replace
face
plate
with
an
upward
motion
so
that
release
lever
is
engaged
beneath
knife
bar
crank.
Make
certain
that
screw
holes
in
gasket
align
with
their
respective
screw
holes
in
face
plate.
Securely
tighten
the
four
face
plate
screws.
.
.
SETTING
THE
TRIMMING
MARGIN
(MACHINE
281-5)
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.-
--
~-
•--~-•-••..._-.
....
-.
&L
• - C
•••
¼
-•~·--•-
..
T.
•,-•-••-••---•
The
distance
from
the
trimmed
edge
to
the
line
of
stitching
is
determined
by
the
throat
plate
cutting
bar
used.
Each
throat
plate
cutting
bar
is
designed
for
but
one
trimming
margin.
(See
"DESCRIPTION"
on
page
3.)
The
trimming
margin
is
measured
from
the
center
of
the
needle
hole
to
the
cutting
edge
of
the
throat
plate
cutting
bar.
To
change
trimming
margin:
Loosen
slide
screw
and
move
throat
plate
slide,
shown
in
Fig.
36,
toward
the
right.
Remove
two
screws
A,
Fig.
36
and
presser
foot
screw.
Change
throat
plate
cutting
bar
and
presser
foot
as
required,
fastening
cutting
bar
with
two
screws
A.
Return
throat
plate
slide
to
its
normal
position
(toward
the
left
against
cutting
bar)
and
tighten
slide
screw.
After
changing
trimmer
parts,
always
check
knife
adjustment,
as
instructed
on
page
15.
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