Willcox & Gibbs W562 - Thread Guides and Guards

ADJUSTING NEEDLE THREAD GUARD
Set Needle Thread Guard
its elongated hole.
To adjust, loosen Screw
at the center of
ADJUSTING THREAD GUIDE
The standard position of Thread Guide ® is
as shown in Table 4.
To adjust, loosen Screw ® and move Thread
Guide ® up or down.
Note:
To tighten the thread, raise Thread Guide ®.
To loosen the thread, lower ®.
Adjust according to the type of thread used.
Lower Thread Guide ® when weak synthetic
threads are used.
ADJUSTING NEEDLE GUARD (FRONT)
As the looper passes behind the needles. Needle
Guard (Front) ® passes in front of the needles.
Set Needle Guard (Front) (D as close as possible
to the needle but only one piece of thread passes
through the gap (a) smoothly.
To adjust, loosen Screw ® and move Needle
Guard (Front) ^ back and forth.
SETTING POSITIONS OF THREAD GUIDE
Table 4
Needle
thread
Polyester
spun
Polyester
spun
Wooly
(H type)
Looper
thread
Polyester
spun
Wooly
(G type)
Wooly
(G type)
Position
of ®
Lowest
Lowest
Center
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