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(7) Adjusting the height and clearance of the needle guard
WARNING :
Turn OFF the power before starting the work so as to prevent accidents caused by abrupt start of the
sewing machine.
Standard adjustment
1) For 1-needle or 2-needle overlock machine
Make the needle guard
❸
lightly come in contact with the top end of needle
❷
(bend needle
❷
by 0 to
0.05 mm) when the needle
❷
(left needle for the 2-needle model) is at the lowest point of its stroke.
The clearance between needle guard
❹
and the needle
❷
is 0.1 to 0.2 mm when the needle
❷
is at
the lowest point of its stroke.
Needle guard
❸
❶
❷
❷
❸
❺
❸
Lightly touches
Needle guard
❹
❹
Throat plate
❷
0.1 to 0.2 mm
(0.5mm)
❻
❹
2) For safely stitch machine
The safely stitch machine has four needle guards,
❸
,
❹
,
❾
and
. The needle guards
❸
and
❹
are
positioned in the same manner as those for the overlock machine.
❷
❷
❹
❾
❻
❸
❺
❷
❾
0.1 to 0.2 mm
Lightly
touches
❽
