Singer 281-30 - NEEDLE GUARD ADJUSTMENT; Correct Needle Guard Relationship; Adjusting Needle Guard for Large Needles

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STRINGING
THE
NEEDLE
GUARD
Fig.
51.
Needle
Guard
at
Loop-Taking
Time
GUARD
Incorrect
Too
Much
Metal
The
needle
guard
on
the
bobbin
case
holder,
shown
in
Figs.
51
and
54,
should
prevent
needle
from
con•
tacting
hook
or
bobbin
case
at
any
time.
See
Fig.
51
(A)
for
correct
relationship.
When
large
needles
(size
20
or
larger)
are
used,
needle
guard
may
deflect
needle
too
for
toward
left
resulting
in
damage
'to
needle.
See
Fig.
51
(B).
To
ovoid
this,
it may
be
necessary
to
string
the
needle
guard
in
accordance
with
the
follow-
ing
instructions.
,,.
MACHINE 281-5:
Remove
bed-raising
plate.
t'
;
HOOK
POINT
HOOK
SECTION
Fig.
52.
Hook
Section
ALL
MACHINES:
Remove
needle,
slide
plate,
throat
plate
and
bobbin
case
from
machine
'
'
HOOK
POSITION
FINGER
~~~
SLOT
ON
THREAD
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GUARD
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BODY
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~:
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• I
BOBBIN
CASE
\
~
HOLDER
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.
Fig. 53. Bobbin
Case
Holder
,.-
Fig. 54. Stringing
Needle
Guard
20
Turn
machine
pulley
until
feed
bar,
Fig.
52,
is
at
its
highest
point.
Remove
position
finger
shown
in
Fig.
52.
Turn
hook
body
to
position
shown
in
Fig.
52
and
remove
three
small
screws
and
hook
section
shown
.
Turn
bobbin
case
holder
until
position
finger
slot
on
thread
guard
is
at
location
shown
in
Fig.
53.
Slip
bobbin
case
holder
out
ofhook
body.
Remove
a
slight
amount
of
metal
from
needle
guard
by
rubbing
needle
guard
along
a
1/8
inch
strip
of
very
fine
emery
cloth,
as
shown
in
Fig.
54.
EXTREME
CARE
should
be
token
to
ovoid
removal
of
too
much
metal
as
this
may
permit
needle
to
strike
hook.
See
Fig.
51
(C).
Bobbin
case
holder
will
then
need
replacement.
Cleon
bobbin
case
holder
thoroughly
before
re•
placing
it
in
hook
body.
Rep
lace
al I
ports
in
reverse
order
instructed
for
removal.
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