White 1066 - Threading the Machine; Setting the Needle

6. THREADING
THE MACHINE
Place a
spool of thread
on spool
pin and raise
the
take-up
lever to its
highest point Refer to(Fig.
8)
Pull thread
through slot of
upper thread
guide
(1)
down
through
tension discus(2)up
into thread check
spring
(3)
and
i4)
and on up into
the
eye
of the takeup lever
(5)
from right
to
left.
Return
thread through
middle
thread guide
(6)
down through
lower
thread
guide
(7)
and
into needle
bar thread
guide
(8)
Thread
needle from
left
to
right,
pulling
about four inches
of
thread
through needle.
7.
SETTING THE NEEDLE
1.
Turn the
balance
wheel towards
you, raising needle
bar
to its
highest position, and loosen the needle
clamp screw.
2.
Hold
the needle in
the left hand
with the point down
and
insert
the needle up into the
needle clamp as for
as
it will go
with its flat surface to th right
ther1retight
en
the
clamp screw (Fig.
9).
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Fig
8
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bar
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Need’e
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head
guide
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Thread
Fig 9