4. Needle Replacement
a. To remove, rotate the handwheel towards you until it reaches its highest point. Using a 5/64 allen
wrench, (provided in the kit), loosen the set screw above the needle and remove needle.
b. To replace, grasp the needle with tweezers, and as viewed from the feed side of the machine,
position needle with the long groove facing left and the notch side facing right. Feed the point into
the lower guide, and then the other end up into the clamp. Assure needle is bottomed in clamp
before tightening set screw. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.
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THREADING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
Replacement needles MUST be of the correct type and installed correctly for proper
machine operation.
Proper needle type for your machine will be indicated by packet of needles enclosed in kit.
The majority of binders are equipped with a “Schmetz No. 22” needle. As an option, the “Schmetz No.
23'' needle can be supplied or substituted. The principle difference is, the No. 23 is slightly larger in
diameter, therefore stiffer and tends to deflect less. Needle to hook spacing may change and the
adjustment should be checked per the adjustment instruction sheet. The diameter increase will result
in a larger penetration hole in the fabric.