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PRODUCT SPECIFIC SAFETY WARNINGS
The new air lift can be adjusted to fit most
free-arm sewing machines.
How the Sewing Lift Works
Before beginning the installation process, it will help to
understand how to operate the Sewing Machine Lift (because
you will need to raise and lower it during installation).
Three Set Positions
The Sewing Machine Lift has three set positions; the Middle or
Flat-Bed Position can be adjusted slightly by moving the middle
height-adjustment stop, which is secured with 8mm nuts.
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The top
Free-Arm Position
raises the machine all the way
up, allowing access to the free arm on sewing machines with
that functionality to allow the sewer to manipulate fabric more
easily around and under the needle.
• The middle
Flat-Bed Position
sets the sewing machine so
that the top of the free arm or the machine’s bed is between
1/16" and 1/8" above the tabletop surface of the cabinet. An
insert available at sewing machine dealers might be needed
to fill in areas around the free-arm.
• In the bottom
Storage Position,
the machine is fully retracted
into the cabinet.
Operating the Lift
The Sewing Machine Lift has three set positions; the Middle or
Flat-Bed Position can be adjusted slightly by moving the middle
height-adjustment stop, which is secured with 8mm nuts.
• To lower the lift,
place both hands on the sewing machine
and, using your body weight, push the machine downward to
the desired position.
•
To raise the lift,
exert slight downward pressure on the head
of the machine to release the lift and allow it to rise.
It is very difficult to adjust the lift to suit various weights of
sewing machines.
If your sewing machine is light,
then you
will require a little more effort to push the machine to the storage
position, but it should come up quite easily. If it is heavy, then it
will be easy to push to the storage position, but you may need to
assist the lift to raise the machine over the last inch or two.
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The Sewing Machine Lift
MUST
be mounted to solid wood
no less than 3/4” thick in a structurally sound cabinet capable
of supporting its weight and the weight of the sewing machine.
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The Sewing Machine Lift
MUST
be mounted with a
minimum of six #10 screws
(not included) of an
appropriate length for the material to which the lift
is being attached.
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At a minimum, mounting screws
MUST
be driven through
the lift’s four rear-facing mounting holes into the back of
the cabinet and through either the two top-facing holes
into the underside of the tabletop or the two bottom-facing
mounting holes into a support rail.
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Maximum weight capacity: 50 lbs.
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To reduce the chance of injury, keep fingers clear of opening when raising
the platform of the Sewing Lift.
Three Set Positions
19
1
⁄
4
"
9
1
⁄
2
"
2" to 5"
Adjustable
7
1
⁄
2
"
14
1
⁄
2
"
maximum
Free-Arm
Position
Flat-Bed
Position
Storage
Position
