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THREADTAKE
UP
LEVER
TENSION
DISCS
THREAD
CUTTER
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PRESSER
FOOT
BALANCE
WH EEL
STOP
MOTION
BOBBIN
WINDER
BELT
SH IFTER
LE6
DRESS
TREADLE
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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
OPERATING
THE
MACHINE
Raise
the
presser
foot
to
prevent
injury
to
the.foot
and
feed.
Loosen
the
stop
motion
clamping
screw
which
is
outside
the
balance
wheel
by
holding
the
brtur.e
wheel
with
the
left
hand,
and
with
the
rigtrt,
turn
the
stop
motion
clamping
screw
over
toward
you.
Then
place
your feet
upon
the
treadle,
and
with
the
right
hand
turn
the
uatarrle
wheel
over
toward
you; this
will
start
the
band
wheel,
treadle
and
pitman.
continue
the
motion
thus
begun
by
an
alternate'
pr.**,r*.
of
heel
and
toe,
until
a
regular
and
easy
movement
is
acquired,
and
the
balance
wheel
kept
in
continuous
rotation
by
use
of
the
feet
alone'
when
you
are
thtro,rghly
familiar
with
the
treadle
move-
ment,
and
can
restart
the
irutt
inu
without
turning
the
balance
wheel
in
the
wrong
direction,
tighten
the
stop
motion
screw
whichwill
connect
the
balancewheelwith
the
stitching
mechanism'
place
a
piece
of
cloth
under
the
presser
foot,
let
the
foot
down
upon
it,
and
operate
the
machine
in
this
way
until
you
have
become
accustomed
to
guiding
the
material.
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It
is
neeess
ary
to
understand
the
stop
motion
by
which
the
balanee
wheel
eanbe
released
when
required,
thus
enabling
the
operator
to
become
proficient
in
the
use
of
the
treadle,
and
permitting
the
winding
of bobbins
without
run}ilg
the
stitching
mechanism.
It
also
allows
the
operator
to
wind
bobbins
without
removing
partially
sewn
work
and
without
unthreading
the
machine.
To
Ensure
Perfect
Action
of
the
Machine
The
balance
wheel
must
always
turn
over
toward
you.
Never
run
the
machine
with
the
presser
foot
resting
on
the
feed
without
cloth
between
them'
Do
not
run
the
machine
when
both
bobbin
case
and
needle
are
threaded
unless
there
is
material
under
the
presser
foot.
Do
not
try
to
help
the
machine
by
pulling
tlg
fabric
lest
you
bend
the
needie;
the
machine
feeds
the
work
without
asgistance'
The
slide
over
the
bobbin
case
should
be
kept
closed.
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