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18974 (736)
Singer No. 20-2
To Insert a Needle
Turn the hand wheel (Q, Fig. 2) over from
you until the needle bar (M, Fig. 2) moves up
to its highest point. With the screwdriver,
loosen the set screw (G Fig. 2) in the lower
end of the needle bar, take out the old needle
and put the new needle up into the bar as far
as it will go, with its flat side toward the right
and the long groove in the needle at the left,
then firmly tighten the set screw (G).
To Thread the Needle
(SEE FIG. 4)
Turn the hand wheel over away from you until
the needle moves up to its highest point.
Place the spool of thread on the spool pin,
pass the thread from the spool toward you
through the two holes (! and 2) in the thread
pull-off, to the left and down through the hole
(3) in the nipper lever. Draw the thread to the
left under the end of the nipper lever and
pass it over between the tension discs (4), up
though the hole (5) in the machine, from right
to left through the hole (6) near the upper end
of the needle bar, down and from left to right
through the eye of the needle. Draw about
two inches of thread through the eye of the
needle with which to commence sewing.
To Commence Sewing
Raise the presser foot (E Fig 2) by turning up
the presser bar lifter (K, Fig 2). Place the
material beneath the presser foot and lower
the presser foot. Lay the forefinger of the left
hand gently on the end of the thread and turn
the hand wheel (Q, Fig. 2) over from you in
the direction indicated by the two arrows on
the hand wheel, until the first stitch is made.
Then place the end of the thread back under
the presser foot and commence to sew.
FIG. 4 THREADING THE NEEDLE