02/10/2015
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HQ Fusion User Manual | 11
Inserting or Changing the Needle
1.
Move the needle bar to the highest position by
turning the front or rear hand wheel or pressing
the needle up/down control on the handles.
Then turn off the power.
2.
Loosen the needle-bar-clamp thumb-screw
3.
With the scarf (small ground-out section/dip
on the back side of the needle just above the
needle eye) facing toward the back hand-wheel
side of the machine, and the long groove down
the front of the needle facing the bobbin case
side, push the needle all the way up into the
needlebar, until it can go no farther.
4.
Carefully tighten the needle bar clamp screw.
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CAUTION
: Over-tightening the needle-clamp screw will result in damaged threads stripping the
hole. Stripped holes and damaged threads are not covered under warranty. Another side effect
of damaged threads is that the needle may be very tight when inserted up into the needle bar. To
avoid over tightening the screw, finger tighten only.
NOTE
: Changing the needle is recommended for each new quilt loaded on the machine or any
time the needle becomes bent, dull or burred.
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CAUTION
: Check the needle to confirm it is fully inserted. The needle bar has a stop/sight hole
above the needle bar clamp screw. Make sure the needle is touching the top of the stop/sight
hole. If it is not, the machine timing will be off and it may be possible for the needle to collide
with internal parts causing damage not covered by warranty.
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CAUTION:
Your Handi Quilter machine stitches at a much faster speed than your home sewing
machine. Therefore it is essential that the needle is firmly seated in the needle bar and fully
tightened (but not over tightened). Check often that the needle has not become loose. If the
needle comes loose, it could break in the machine causing damage, throw off the machine’s
timing, or worse, cause bodily harm.
