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6. Looper Position
The distance between the looper point and center of
the right needle should be 1.8–2.2 mm when the looper
is at its rightmost position.
z
Remove the free arm cover and needle plate.
x
Replace the right needle with the short test pin
(28.8 mm long)
q
.
c
Turn the handwheel toward you to bring the looper
w
to its rightmost position.
v
Loosen the setscrew
e
and move the looper to the
left or right to adjust the distance between the test
pin and looper point to 2.0 mm.
NOTES:
Do not move the looper up or down, otherwise the
looper height will change.
Use a stem
r
of the regular needle to check if there is a
proper gap between the looper point and test pin
n
Tighten the setscrew
e
firmly.
m
Replace the test pin with a regular needle.
Attach the needle plate and free arm cover.
q
w
e
r
1.8–2.2 mm
