20
Changing Needles
CAUTION:
Always make sure to turn the power switch off and
disconnect the machine from the power supply before
changing the needle.
Raise the needle by pressing the needle up/down position
button and lower the presser foot.
Turn the power switch off.
Loosen the needle clamp screw and remove the needle
from the clamp.
1 Needle clamp screw
Insert a new needle into the needle clamp with the flat
side of the needle to the rear.
When inserting the needle into the needle clamp, push it
up against the stopper pin and tighten the needle clamp
screw firmly with a screwdriver.
2 Flat side
3 Stopper pin
To check needle straightness, place the flat side of the
needle onto something flat (a needle plate, glass etc.)
The gap between the needle and the flat surface should
be consistent.
Never use a blunt needle.
4 Gap
Fabric
Light
Thread
Needle
Medium
Heavy
Lawn
Georgette
Tricot
Wool
Polyester
Cotton
Polyester
Fine jersey
Wool
Denim
Jersey
Coating
Quilting
Silk #80-100
Cotton #80-100
Synthetic #80-100
Silk #50
Cotton #60-80
Synthetic #50-80
Cotton #50
Silk #50
Cotton #40-50
Synthetic #40-50
Silk #30
Cotton #50
#9/65–11/75
#11/75–14/90
#14/90
#14/90–16/
100
#16/100
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2
3
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