LUBRICATION
AND
CLEANING
Fig.
2.
Oiling
Ports,
Front
View
Clean
and oil machine thoroughly when
it
is
received
from
factory.
Use
SIHGER* OIL,
"TYPE
B"
or
"TYPE
D".
Use
"TYPE
D"
OIL when an oil
is
desired
which
will produce a minimum of
stain
on
fabrics.
Apply oil
at
each of
the
places
on
the
machine
indicated
by
the
arrows
in
Figs.
2 and
3.
When
machine
is
in
continuous
use,
apply oil
at
least
twice
daily
to
insure
easy
running and
to
prevent
unnecessary
wear.
Machine pulley (loose) should be repacked with
grease,
at
least
once
each
year.
Using
short
bristled
brush (not
point
of
scissors
or
shears)
clean
out
all
lint
or other
waste
from
around
ho~k
area,
and between moving
parts
on
underside
of throat
plate.
Close
all
covers
after
oiling and
cleaning.
Wipe
off
excess
oil
from
surfaces
of machine
that
may
come
in
contact
with material.
NEEDLES
Use
SIHGER*
needles··
•
Catalog
1627 (68x3), for Machines 269w5
and 269w17.
Catalog
3072 (16x100), for Machines 269w7
and 269w14.
Catalog
1628 (68x5), for
all
other
varieties
of
Class
269w Machines.
Size
of
needle
is
determined by weight of
thread
and
type
of material being sewn.
THREAD
Use
only left
twist
thread
in
needle.
Either
right or
left
twist
thread
can
be
used
in
bobbin.
To
determine
twist,
hold
thread
as
shown
in
Fig.
4. Then twirl
thread
over toward you -
if
strands
of
thread
tighten, thread
is
left
twist;
if
strands
unwind,
thread
is
right
twist.
TO
SET
THE
NEEDLE
Set
the
needle,
as
instructed
in
Fig.
5.
Long groove
of
needle
should
face
operator,
with
eye
of
needle
directly
in
line with
cylinder
bed
of
machine.
4
Fig.
3.
Oiling
Point
in
Rcor
HOLD THIS
END
Fig.
4.
Determining
Twist
of
Thread
~S
F~R
AS POSSIBLE
AND TIGHTEN SCREW
Fig,
5.
Setting
the
Needle
PULL
CASE FROM SHUnLE
Fig.
6.
Removing Bobbin
Cose
3.
RELEASE
LATCH
4.
BOBBIN
DROPS
our
Fig,
7.
Removing
Bobbin
TO
REMOVE
THE
BOBBIN
Remove bobbin
case
and bobbin
as
instructe
d"'
in
Figs.
6 and
7.
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