Willcox & Gibbs W542 User Manual

Replacing upper knife
1. Turn the handwheel and bring Upper Knife
© to the highest position. Replace with a
new upper knife.
i— Note:
Set Upper Knife © with Screw ® so that its
edge (a) is flat on Upper Knife Holder ©.
2. Turn the handwheel and bring Upper Knife
© to the lowest position. Make sure that the
overlap of the knives is approximately
0.5mm.
3. Insert a piece of thread between the knives
and make sure that the knives cut sharp.
Replacing lower knife
1. Open the side cover. Loosen Screw © and
remove Lower Knife ©.
2. Shift Upper Knife Holder © to the right.
Insert Lower Knife © into Lower Knife
Holder ®. Be sure that the cutting edge of
Lower Knife is level with the needle plate
surface.
3. Insert a piece of thread between the knives
and make sure that the knives cut sharp.
Position of lower knife holder
The position of Lower Knife Holder ©
determines the trimming position of the knives.
Adjust this so that the excess fabric is trimmed
and the fabric is sewn together with the
elastic/lace neatly.
To adjust, loosen Screws © © and turn
Adjusting Screw ©.
To move Holder © to the left, turn Screw ®
clockwise. To move © to the right, turn ©
counter-clockwise.
f—Note:
Re-adjust the position of Knife Guide © on
the presser foot when the above adjustment
is made.
Adjusting the height of upper knife holder
Set the height of Upper Knife Holder © so
that the overlap of the knives is 0.5mm when
the upper knife is in the lowest position. Fig. 63.
To adjust, loosen Screw © and move Upper
Knife Holder © up or down.
0.5mm
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Willcox & Gibbs W542 Specifications

General

Brand	Willcox & Gibbs
Model	W542
Category	Sewing Machine
Language	English