Singer 281-30 - CLEANING AND THREADING GUIDELINES; Machine Cleaning Procedures; Thread Selection and Twist

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CLEANING
Using
a
short
bristle
brush
(not
point
of
scissors
or
other
sharp
instrument),
remove
I
int
and
other
waste
from
around
sewing
hook,
from
between
feed
rows
and
underside
of
throat
plate
and
from
all
other
operating
points.
Tilt
machine
back
on
hinges.
Wrap
clean
rag
around
magnet,
shown
in
Fig.
7,
on
oil
pump
body
and
pull
accumulated
foreign
particles
from
magnet.
Wipe
exterior
of
machine
dry
with
a
soft
cloth.
Fig. 7.
Magnet
on
Oil
Pump
Body
SPEED
Z
Gl-30
Maximum
speed
for
Machines
281-5,
281-6,
.r~
281-22
and
281-23
is
5000
stitches
per
minute.
Maximum
speed
for
Machine
281-24
is
5500
stitches
per
minute.
Left
twist
thread
should
be
used
in
needle.
Either
right
or
left
twist
thread
may
be
used
in
bobbin.
Thread
twist
is
determined
by
holding
thread
as
shown
in
Fig.
8
and
twirling
thread
over
toward
you.
If
left
twist,
strands
will
wind
tighter.
If
right
twist,
strands
will
unwind
or
separate.
Rough
or
uneven
thread,
or
thread
which
posses
through
needle
eye
with
difficulty,
wi
II
interfere
with
successful
operation
of
the
machine.
It
is
advisable
to
operate
new
machines
at
a
speed
500
stitches
less
than
maximum
for
the
first
100
hours
of
operation.
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