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Page 2: ...ry and observe the sewing area continuously while sewing B When leaving the machine chan ging parts or accessories the ma chine must be disconnected from the power source C The maximum approved wattag...
Page 3: ...4 Checking and adjusting thread tension 15 16 4 thread safety stitch seam 17 2 thread chainstitch seam 17 2 thread overedge seam 17 Adjustment of the machine for two thread chainstitch seam 18 19 Thre...
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Page 5: ...knife 10 Knife guard 11 Presser foot lifter lever 12 Hand wheel 13 Looper cover 26 14 Looper cover lever 15 Work support 16 Stitch length setting dial 17 Needle plate 18 Presser foot 19 Needle bar 20...
Page 6: ...ies are illustrated on page 28 Electrical connection Use this machine only on a flat surface or on a special sewing table Attaching the foot control Insert the plug of the control into the machine plu...
Page 7: ...tching off Press switch again Machine and sewing light are switched off Foot control The speed of the Hobbylock is regulated as follows When pressing the foot control gently the machine will run at lo...
Page 8: ...t and tighten it y Adjustment of thread guides Pull up the thread guide bar and align it so that the thread guides are directly above the reel stand __A Carrying handle and thread guide bar behind it...
Page 9: ...right until it locks A threading diagram is affixed to the machine A Threading procedure Threading must be done correctly to obtain a well formed seam Thread the machine in the following sequence 1 L...
Page 10: ...ing the left looper Turn the handwheel towards you until the left looper is in its farthest right position see illustration below Thread the left looper in sequence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and pull approximat...
Page 11: ...el towards you until the right looper is in its farthest right position see illustration below Thread the right looper in sequence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and pull approxima tely 10 cm 4 of thread through the...
Page 12: ...pull approximately 10 cm 4 thread through the needle eye the thread path is marked green Thread the left needle in sequence 1 2 lJ 3 4 5 6 7 8 and pull approximately 10 cm 4 thread through the eye of...
Page 13: ...dle down 2 and close the looper cover 3 Inserting the lint box Insert the tabs of the lint box into the slots 4 of the front cover if Push the lint box up against the front cover until it snaps in pla...
Page 14: ...ower presser foot Hold thread ends with your left hand while turning hand wheel counter clock wise with your right hand Make sure that threads have interlocked correctly After threading a test sample...
Page 15: ...he machine has been re threaded Sew the first stitches slowly Since the fabric is fed automatically do not pull or push the fabric Use your hand for guiding the fabric only Finishing seam Sew approxim...
Page 16: ...oot Flip fabri over Lower presser foot and sew over the seam approximately 2 cm 1 2 without cutting the chain Sewing very heavy fabrics and differeni thicknesses of fabric This machine will sew throug...
Page 17: ...amine the seam and make the necessary tension adjustments Adjusting thread tension Set all thread tension dials to N standard setting See illustration below Sew a test sample to be sure that the corre...
Page 18: ...thread tension The left needle thread is too loose blue thread tension The right needle thread is too tight green thread tension or the right overedge looper thread is too loose red thread tension The...
Page 19: ...dle JL x 1 and the left chainstitch looper are threaded The right overedge looper is disen gaged and the right needle removed see pages 18 19 Application Seaming materials By sewing the two thread cha...
Page 20: ...ounter clockwise to set the knife in the highest position Push the knife holder to the far right and turn the knob clockwise until it locks Disengaging the right overedge looper Turn the hand wheel co...
Page 21: ...follows Open the looper cover Open the work support and remove the fabric guide plate Turn the hand wheel counter clockwise until the needle is in the lowest position Press the looper disengaging lev...
Page 22: ...3 mm Cotton medium Synthetics Medium knits linen Size 70 1 40 fabrics satin dress fabrics etc Cotton Size 60 100 Overedge Silk 3 4 mm stitch Size 50 1 00 Synthetics Size 70 1 40 Cotton Size 40 60 Chai...
Page 23: ...gth is N A The red mark on the dial is the setting mark Sewing foot pressure Position N of the foot pressure dial is the standard sewing foot pressure It is normally reset only for very thin or heavy...
Page 24: ...ife To disengage upper knife open looper cover Push upper knife holder 1 to the far right Turn knurled knob clockwise 2 until it clicks Choose the required seam width by turning the stitch width dial...
Page 25: ...e clamp screw Notes Use only System JL x 1 black needles for the left needle and System DB x 1 or 1738 for the right needle Although the correct needle size depends on the fabric and thread used a siz...
Page 26: ...knife Insert a new knife into the groove of the lower knife holder with the cutting edge facing right Set the knife so that the cutting edge aligns with the surface of the needle plate Tighten the low...
Page 27: ...knife retaining screw and remove the upper knife To replace the upper knife insert the retaining screw through cutout 1 of the knife Screw it into threaded hole 2 of the knife holder Tighten slightly...
Page 28: ...e bulb in direction 1 and remove it Insert the new bulb with into slots 3 Push bulb up and turr in direction 2 Replace cover Caution Use a 15 watt bulb only Cleaning thread tensions Flip the tension c...
Page 29: ...he machine of lint and dust prior to oiling Use only one to two drops of good quality sewing machine oil at the places indicated Fig 1 Since the bushings are oil impregnated they need to be oiled only...
Page 30: ...m width Stitch length 1 5 mm Sewing foot Lubrication Needle system Dimensions Weight This machine is easy to operate and there are no difficult adjustments to be made Problems similar to the ones desc...
Page 31: ...t needle correctly see page 23 Use recommended needle see page 23 Thread machine correctly see pages 7 11 Increase sewing foot pressure useS0 Turn sewing foot pressure screw clockwise to increase pres...
Page 32: ...ser foot will snap out Place the rolled hem foot under the presser foot holder so that crosspiece B of the rolled hem foot engages in groove C of the holder Fig 2 Push the presser foot lever down and...
