Singer 66-18 - Needle and Upper Threading

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To Set
the
Needle
Turn the
balance l'heel
over
toward
you
until
the
needle bar
moves up to
its
highest
position,
loosen the
thumb scrcu-
(V,
Fig. 3)
in the
needle
clamp
(Y,
Fig. 3) and
put
the
needle up
into
the
clamp
as far as
it rvill
go,
u'ith its flat
side tou'ard
the
right; then tighten
the
thumb screw.
To
sclect
the correct
needle, see
page
60.
Upper
Threading
Spp
Frc. 10 oN TEE
Forrorvtrc
Paco
Turn the
balance l-heel over
tos'ard
you
until the
throad
takc-up
lcver
(5)
is raiscd
to
its highest
position. Place tlre
spool of thread
on the
spool
pin
at thc
top of tire
machine,
Iead
thc thread
into
the
thrcad
guide (1)
at the
left,
down,
under and
fl'om
right to
left betrvccn the
tcnsion
discs
(2),
into the
small
x'ire spring
(3),
under
the thread
regulator
(4)
at
thc
lcft
(not
through
the eye
in the
thread
regulator),
up and
from
right
to
left through the
hole
in
the
end of thc thrcad
take-up
lever
(5),
dou'n
into thc eyelet
(6),
into the lor,'er
rvire
guide
(7),
then from
left to
right
through
the eye of the
nccdle
(8).
Drarv about tl,r.o
inches of thread
through the
eye
of the
necdle
rvith
u'hich to commence
sel'ing.
Instructions for threading
the
machine for clarning
and
for embroidery
arc
given
on
pages
56 and 57.