02/10/2015
16 | HQ Fusion User Manual
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NOTE
: To test that the machine is threaded correctly and the tension is correct, carefully pull the
needle thread, taking care to not bend the needle. It should pull smoothly with light to medium
tension.
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IMPORTANT
: The HQ Fusion quilting machine does not have a presser foot lever or top tension
release like a home sewing machine. On a home sewing machine the top tension is released when
the presser foot is raised allowing the thread to come freely out of the machine. When a home
machine is threaded the tension discs are released and open for the thread to easily fall between
the tension discs. This is not the case with the HQ Fusion where the top tension is always tight and
the tension discs are never open. Therefore, the thread must be pulled up, or
flossed
, between
the tension discs or it will stay outside the discs and float without tension, causing serious tension
problems and/or thread nests. It is also possible to bend the needle while it is threaded if care is
not taken while moving the machine around the quilt because the top tension is never released.
Optional Horizontal Spool Holder
An optional horizontal spool holder is available for
metallic and specialty threads wound on a spool
(not a cone). The horizontal spool holder mounts
on the laser stylus guide post on the top of the
machine. When using threads on the Horizontal
Spool Holder, skip thread guides A and B. Thread
the top hole only of the three-hole thread guide C,
back to front. Continue threading the machine as
described in steps 3 through 7 above
Bobbin and Thread Tension Adjustments
To insert the bobbin
Place the bobbin in the bobbin case so that
the thread pulls off clockwise when viewing
the open side.
