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To Thread the Right Hand Looper
!'ass the thread from the unwinder, down through the hole
(A, Fig. 11) in llw tension braekel, from baek to front through the
Flo. 11. TunEADrNG nm llH;I!T IIAND Loorv.n
pull-otT (B, Fig. 11) al the hack of the machine, up through lhe
hole (C, Fig. 11 ), down through the hole (D), through lhe hole
( 1•:), under l)('lwecn the tension discs ( F,. through the hole (C),
from haek to fronl through the take-up (ll), down under the loop
(.1) of llw slaple LiH'n, with the forefinger, slide the thread up
and over the prong ( K), so thal the thread rests in baek of lhe
prong, up and from back to front through the hole (L) in the heel
of the right hand loopPr, and from fronl to back through Lhe eye
(l\1) of Llll' right hand looper.
Note: The pull-off (B, Fig. 11) is only threaded when mak~
ing the three-thread tight stitch.
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To Adjust the Gatlll'ring Ft>Pd
on Machine HI K 7.\
Tlw amount of movcmPn t of the rear feed dog is de! erm i nr·d
by lhe position of lhe lever (A) al the haek of the machine.
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Fw. 12. APJUSTINr. THY. CATIIEHfNr. F~-:1m
For more gathering motion, pr!'ss tiH· latch (I\) ag;tin:.l llw
IPnT (A) and move the IPver upward. For lr•ss g;tl IH·ring tnol ion,
move the lr·vcr downward.
The markings on tlw indicator plalr· aid in dttpli<":tling :tny
parlintlar selling.
To Adjust thl' CathHing Fl'l'd
on l\lachinPs HIK70 and HIK7h
\\'hen Yery elastic materials an• to lw snvn, the l>:wk f(•('d
dog should l'l'main in its raised posit ion only long (•nouglt \ o
permit the work Lo come oul flat.
To adjust the gathering fPPd, loosl'll the slllalll'r sn('w al)(l\'('
llw regulating thumb screw al lhl' back of the machine and turn
the thumb screw outward for more galhl'r and inward fur Je~;s
gather.
From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC