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To change the hopping foot
1. Remove the foot that is on the mount by using
the 2.5mm hex wrench to loosen the mounting
screw far enough that you can slide the foot off
of the mount.
2. Slide the desired foot onto the mount. Note
that the opening on the side of the foot is lined
up with the screw hole. Push the foot up as far
as it will go.
3. Fully tighten the screw with the 2.5mm hex
wrench.
NOTE
: Before threading the needle, test that the machine is threaded properly and the tension is
correct by carefully pulling the top thread. It should pull smoothly with light to medium tension. If
thread pulls freely with no tension, rethread the machine, ensuring that the thread is flossed into
the tension discs.
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IMPORTANT
: The Infinity 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 to allow the thread to easily fall between the tension discs.
This isn’t the case with the Infinity quilting machine. 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.
Optional Accessory: Couching Feet
ONLINE
: For information about using the optional couching feet, watch the video
Using the
Couching Feet
at:
http://www.handiquilter.com/videos/hq-infinity/224/
.
Bobbin and Bobbin Tension
The Infinity quilting machine uses M-class bobbins that are larger than sewing machine L-class bobbins.
The larger bobbins enable you to quilt for a longer time between bobbin changes.
The Infinity also has a low-bobbin alarm. For more information about the low-bobbin alarm, see
To configure the low-bobbin alarm settings
in the
Toolbar Options
section of this manual.
