Using the Stitch Master
Stitch Master Sewing Machines arrive tuned and optimized for sewing leather.
Starting to Sew
1.
Plug the machine into an outlet and switch
the Workhorse™ Servo Motor on.
2.
Use the lift lever (
54
) to raise and lower the
presser foot onto the material.
3.
The thread from the needle and the bobbin
should be behind the foot as you start to
sew. Hold them down with your finger to
the bed of the machine.
4.
To mark your starting position, you may
want to rotate the Power Plus Flywheel
towards you until the needle is buried in
the material.
5.
Press the foot treadle to begin sewing and
release the trapped threads after the first
few stitches. If the thread ends are not
held down for the first few stitches, a rats
nest at the beginning of sewing may occur.
6.
Operation is easiest when your foot rests
fully on the treadle. Applying heel pressure
activates the motor brake to stop instantly.
Picking Up Bobbin Thread
After the machine is threaded and the bobbin case (with bobbin) is installed,
pick up the bobbin thread as follows:
1.
Hold the needle thread loosely to the side
(
50
) and rotate the Power Plus™ Flywheel
by hand toward you until the needle
moves down and then back up.
2.
As the needle nears its highest point,
pull the needle thread gently. The bobbin
thread should come up through the needle
hole, with the needle thread, in the form of
a loop (
51
).
3.
Pass a screwdriver under the presser
foot from right to left to pull the thread out
away from the machine (
52
).
NOTE
: If the bobbin thread does not
appear when the needle is lowered and
raised, check to make sure 5 to 6 inches of
bobbin thread is hanging loosely from the
bobbin case and repeat steps 1-3 again.
4.
Completed set-up should look similar to
(
53
). Now you’re ready to sew!
A
Raise
B
Lower
C
Pressure Regulating Thumb Screw
DO NOT
operate the machine when threaded
without material under the presser foot (and
foot lowered). The machine will most likely
“lock up” and be inoperable until the thread
jam is cleared.
A
B
C
50
51
52
53
54
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