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Adjusting the thread guide base
Thicker toward downside
Loosen the screw of the thread
guide base to make adjust-
ment.
Loosens
Tightens
Move up
Thicker toward upside
Move down
Good
Thread unevenly wound around the bobbin would badly affect the bobbin thread tension.
Checking the needle
Attaching the needle
Check the needle for its straightness occasionally. Any defective needle
would cause needle breakage, stitch skipping, thread breakage or
damage to materials.
Parallel
Flat plate
Tightens
Loosens
Needle clamp screw
Needle with
a round shank
Scarf
Due to the position of the machine in both the frame and sit
down table, the scarf goes to the back and the groove to the
front.
Attaching the needle
1. Turn OFF the power switch.
2. Lower the presser foot.
3. Move the needle bar up to the highest position of its
stroke.
4. Holding a needle with its long groove faced to the
left, insert the needle into the needle bar until it will
go no further. Then, tighten the needle clamp screw.
CAUTION
Turn OFF the power switch.