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SEWING MACHINE PARTS 4-5
COMMON SEWING MACHINE FAULTS (CHART) 6-9
THE RIGHT WAY TO,., 11
TAKING CARE OF THE MACH1 NE 18
REPAIRING FAULTS 23
DIFFERENCES IN MACHINES 59
TO GET PARTS AND ADVICE 63
 (NEEDLE BAR)

TAKE-UP LEVER=

FACE PLATE

-NSION REGULATOR

THREAD TAKE-UP SPR I

--.---___ -- ---__ ---B-e em-

NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW - - - - - - - ,EDLE BAR

NEEDLE CLAMP I
COTTON HOLDER

THROAT PLATE
PRESSER FOOT
,Q)

SHUTTLE RACE

BOBBIN CASE
 5
I

BOB1
~OBBIkJ WINDER RUBBER

STITCH \
\
\
\

I WHEEL

J
\DROP FEED KNOB
THE CHART ON THE NEXT PAGES LISTS THE MOST COMMObi PROBLEMS
OF SEWING MACHINES, SHOWING WHAT GOES WRONG MOST OFTEN,
BESIDE EACH PROBLEM, A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE CAUSES OR REASONS
FOR IT ARE GIVEN, BESIDE EACH CAUSE THERE IS A SOLUTION
(WHAT To 1301,

IF YOUR MACHINE HAS ONE OF THESE FAULTS, TRY EACH OF THE

SOLUTIONS GIVEN IN TURN, THE SOLUTIONS ARE DESCRIBED ON
OTHER PAGES IN THIS BOOK.
 COMMON
SEWING FAULTSANDHOWTO FIX THEM
MACHINE

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE WHATTO DO SEEPAGE

THE UPPER THREAD BREAKS A) THE MACHINE IS NOT THREADED THREAD THE MACHINE 11
(NEEDLE THREAD) IN THE RIGHT WAY IN THE RIGHT WAY
-m-r ----------------- ---------e---------- -----we
B) THE TENSION OF THE UPPER LOOSFN THE TENSION 15
THREAD IS TOO TIGHT OF THE UPPER THREAD
W-B -----------e------ ---------L--I------
C) THE NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE
--------------------- - - ,. - - - - ..------D---- -----em
D) THE COTTON IS TOO THICK FOR USE THINNER COTTON cm
THE SIZE OF THE NEEDLE
---_--------------I--- ---- -----------c-I- -- -mm em
E) THE UPPER THREAD IS NOT THE USE THE SAME SIZE OF SEWING 17
SAME SIZE AS THE LOWER THREAD COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER
AND THE LOWER THREAD
-- -------------------. ..------------------. - - --- ---

F) THE THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING PUT IN A NEW THREAD 26

IS BROKEN TAKE-UP SPRING

THE LOWER THREAD BREAKS A) THE TENSION OF THE LOWER LOOSEN THE TENSION OF 15
(BOEBIl’i THREAD) THREAD IS TOO TIGHT THE LOWER THREAD
---------------------- --w---- -----m--w--- -em----
B) DIRT, DUST OR SMALL THREADS CLEAN THE BOBBIN CASE 18
ARE IN THE BOBBIN CASE
 POSSIBLE
CAUSE WHATTO DO SEEPAGE

COTTON GETS CAUGHT THE TENSION OF THE UPPER THREAD TIGHTEN THE TENSION 15
UNDER THE THROAT PLATE IS TOO LOOSE OF THE UPPER THREAD

THE CLOTH PUCKERS OR A) THE TENSIONS ARE WRONG CHANGE THE TENS IONS 15
DOES NOT LIE FLAT .-- -- e---e --w-.-v---- -- t-v---------- ------- -m--.-m
B) THE BOBBIN CASE IS NOT THREAD THE BOBBIN CASE AGAIN 12
ThREADED IN THE RIGHT WAY
--------------------- -- -m--w --e-s B-b-- - - P.s -w-m-

C) THE NEEDLE IS NOT THREADED THREAD THE NEEDLE AGAIN --

IN THE RIGHT WAY

THE UPPER THREAD HAS A) THE TENSION REGULATOR IS FIX THE TENSION REGULATOR 37
NO TENSION NOT WORKING
-------------m --mm- -- -m-m ---b-w-- ----__- -- -- --.

B) THE PIN IN THE TENSION PUT A NEW PIN IN THE 31

REGULATOR IS WORN OUT TENSION REGULATOR
OR BROKEN

THE TENSION REGULATOR THE TENSION REGULATOR GOT MOVED FIX THE TENSION REGULATOR 37
DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, WHEN THE PIN OR SPRING WAS
THAT IS, THE TENSION OF BE I NG CHANGED
THE UPPER THREAD IS TOO
LOOSE OR TOO TIGHT

THE NEEDLE BREAKS A) THE PERSON SEWING WAS DO NOT PULL THE CLOTH WHEN --

PULL1 NG THE CLGTH SEWING -- GUIDE IT GENTLY

--------------------- -- -e-w- -a--_ __ a---- .-- ----
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I
B) THE NEEDLE IS BENT PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE 14
-- m-s L- ----- -- --B-e-. --m-w mm-.-- ---s- -- - - -s-w- -

C) THE NEEDLE TIMING IS WRONG FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING 40

(THE NEEDLE COMES DOWN AT
THE WRONG TIME)

THE STITCHES ARE UNEVEN THE STITCH REGULATOR IS NOT FIX THE STITCH REGULATOR 23
WORKING PROPERLY

THE CLOTH DOES NOT MOVE A) THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG CHANGE THE HEIGHT OF THE 52
ACROSS THE MACHINE IS WRONG FEED DOG
PROPERLY (IT DOES NOT - - -----.. -----------c- -------m-m we- ---I-- --w-v -

“FEED” THROUGH> B) THE FEED TIMING IS WRONG THIS IS DIFFICULT TO FIX, 55

IF POSSIBLE, ASK A SEWING
MACHINE MECHANIC FOR HELP

THE NEEDLE WON’T MOVE A) THE WHEEL NUT IS LOOSE TIGHTEN THE WHEEL NUT 57
UP AND DOWN ------------------_-_ ---.---------- ----- - e-w- -- -

B) THE NEEDLE BAR HAS WORN PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE BAR 46

OUT AND BROKFN, OR IS BENT

THE BOBBIN WINDER A) THE BOBBIN WINDER SCREW TIGHTEN THE BOBBIN WINDER 56
DOES NOT STAY DOWN HAS COME LOOSE SCREW
-- ------------------- --m-w- -
B) THE RUBBER IS WORN PUT IN A NEW RUBBER 58 I
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ITiE RIGHT WAY 70.. .

TO KEEP YCIUR SEWING MACHINE RUNNING WELL, YOU MUST WORK

WITH IT !N THE RIGHT WAY, IF YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN
“3U AKE USING THE MACHINE, IT WILL NOT GO WRONG SO EASILY,

NOTE : THESE ARE NOT COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE

THE MACHINE, BUT STEPS TO TAKE CARE WITH,

THREADTHEMACHINE

1, TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO RAISE THE TAKE-UP LEVER
AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

2, PUT A SPOOL OF SEWING COTTON

ON THE SPOOL PIN,

3, THREAD THE MACHINE LIKE THIS:

SOME MACHINES OTHER MACHINES

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4, MAKE SURE THE COTTON GOES AROUND
THE TENSION REGULATOR LIKE THIS:

SOME MACHINES
OTHER MACHINES OTHER MACHINES

TAKEOUTTHE BOBBINCASE

1, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL

TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE NEEDLE
IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

2, OPEN THE COVER PLATE,

3, USE TWO FINGERS TO PULL

THE LATCH OF THE BOBBIN CASE n

PULL THE BOBBIN CASE OUT OF

THE MACHINE,

WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE LATCH,

THE BOBBIN WILL DROP OUT,

THREADTHE BOBBINCASE

1, MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH

COTTON ON THE BOBBIN,

2, HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE IN ONE HAND,

USE YOUR OTHER HAND TO PUT THE
BOBBIN INTO IT,
PUT Tb!!E BOBBIN IN WITH THE
LOOSE END OF CGTTON HANG1 NG
DOWN IN FRONT (FACING YOU>,
3, PULL THE THREAD INTO THE SLOT
IN THE EDGE OF THE BOBBIN CASE,

-SLOT

4, PULL THE THREAD UNDER

THE TENSION SPRING AND ’ ENSION SPRING
I NT0 THE SMALL HOLE ON
THE SIDE OF THE BOBBIN
CASE,

5, PULL THE LATCH, AND KEEP IT OPEN

SO THE BOBBIN WILL NOT FALL OUT,

PUT BACKTHE BOBBINCASE

1 n HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE BY THE LATCH a

PUT IT IN PLACE, HOLDING IT UP THIS WAY:

2, LET GO OF THE LATCH, AND PRESS

THE BOBBIN CASE IN, UNTIL YOU
HEAR A SMALL ‘CLICK’, THIS
MEANS THE BOBBIN CASE WILL
STAY IN PLACE,
 PUT IN THE NEEDLE

1, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR IS AS HIGH
AS IT WILL GO,

2, LOOSEN THE NEEDLE CLAM? SCREW,

3, HOLD THE NEEDLE WITH THE THICK END

TURN IT SO THE FLAT SIDE IS FACING
TO THE RIGHT,

NOTE : ON A FEW MACHINES, THE FLAT

SIDE OF THE NEEDLE MUST FACE
TO THE BACK, SEE PAGE 61,

4, PUT THE NEEDLE INTO THE HOLE

AT THE’ BOTTOM OF THE NEEDLE* BAR m
PUT IT IN AS FAR AS IT WILL GO,

5, TIGHTEN THE NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW,

CHANGE
THE THREADTENSIONS

1, THE TENSION OF THE UPPER THREAD

SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE RIGHT
TENSION OF THE LOWER THREAD,

BOTH THREADS SHOULD FASTEN TOGETHER

IN THE CENTRE OF THE SEWN CLOTH,
“LOWER THREAD

RIGHT

WHEN BOTH TENSIONS ARE RIGHT,

THE STITCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE SEWN CLOTH ARE THE SAME
SIZE,

FRONT OF CLOTH BACK OF CLOTH

TO GET THE RIGHT TENSIONS, YOU MUST:

I> BE SURE THE PRESSER FOOT IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEW

II> USE THE SAME COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER THREAD
AND THE LOWER THREAD,
------------m_

NOTE : THE THICKNESS OF THE CLOTH YOU ARE SEWING MAY

AFFECT THE TENSIONS, YOU WILL THEN NEED TO
CHANGE THE THREAD TENSIONS, AS SHOWN BELOW,

2, WHEN THE TENSION OF THE

UPPERTHREADIS TOO TIGHT,

OR
WRONG
WHEN THE TENSION OF THE
LOWER
THREADIS TOO LOOSE,
I
THE SEWING LOOKS LIKE THIS:

II
- !“PPER THREAD

LOWER THREAD FRONT OF CLOTH

 TO MAKE THE TENSION OF
THE UPPERTHREADLOOSER,
TURN THE TENSION REGULATOR
SO A LOWER NUMBER IS ON TOP,

(IF THE TENSION REGULATOR

IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE,
TURN IT BACKWARDS OR AWAY FROM YOU,
IF IT IS ON THE FRONT,
TURN IT TO THE LEFT, >

TO MAKE THE TENS ION CF

THE LOWER
THREADTIGHTER:
TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,
F!ND THE SMALL SCREW,
USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER
TO TIGHTEN THE SCRECv,

3, WHEN THE TENSION OF THE

UPPERTHREADIS TOO LOOSE,
OR
WHEN THE TENSION OF THE WRONG
LOWER
THREADIS TOO TIGHT,

THE SEWING LOOKS LIKE THIS:

I
UPPER THREAD
,
BACK Of CLOTH

“LOWER THREAD

TO MAKE THE TENSION OF

THE UPPERTHREADTIGHTER,
TURN THE TENSION REGULATOR
SO A HIGHER NUMBER IS ON TOP,

(IF THE TENSION REGULATOR

IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE,
TURN IT FORWARD OR TOWARDS YOU,
IF IT IS ON THE FRONT,
TURN IT TO THE RIGHT,)
 TO MAKE THE TENSION OF
THE LOWER
THREADLOOSER:
TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,
FIND THE SMALL SCREW,
USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER
TO LOOSEN THE SCREW,
SMALL SCREW

USETHE RIGHTNEEDLE

YOUR SEWING WILL LOOK BETTER AND YOUR MACHINE WILL

WORK BETTER IF YOU USE THE RIGHT SIZE OF NEEDLE,
THIS CHART SHOWS WHICH NEEDLE TO USE WITH DIFFERENT
KINDS OF CLOTH,

KIND OF CLOTH SIZE OF NEEDLE

VERY THIN, SOFT CLOTH 11

--------------- ---------_
ORDINARY CLOTH 14
------------ --- .---m----m-
THI CK c HEAVY CLOTH 16

THE THREAD TENSIONS MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED

WHEN YOU SEW WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF CLOTH,

TO CHANGE THE TENSIONS, SEE PAGE 15,

I
i SEE PAGE 15

NOTE: ALWAYS USE THE SAME KIND OF SEWING COTTON

FOR BOTH THE UPPER THREAD AND THE LOWER THREAD,
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TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE RUNNING WELL, CLEAN IT AND OIL IT

AFTER YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF SEWING, AND OIL IT ONCE MORE
BEFORE’ YOU START SEW1NG AGAIN o

BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL TO CLEAN THE FEED DOG AND THE

SHUTTLE RACE OFTEN,

-TO CLEANTHEMACHINE
WRONG
TO CLEAN THE MACHINE,
OR ANY PARTS,

DONOTUSEWATER,

RIGHT
USE KEROSENE

1, SOAK A CLOTH IN KEROSENE,

2, USE A CLOTH TO CLEAN 19
ALL PARTS OF THE MACH1 NE llLa!?b
AND MAKE THEM SHINY,

3, WIPE AWAY THE KEROSENE

WITH A CLEAN CLOTH,
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20
TO OIL THE MACHINE

DO NOT LET THE OIL ON THE MOVING PARTS GET DRY,

THIS OIL MAKES THE MACHINE RUN SMOOTHLY, AND STOPS IT FRCM RUSTING,

1, OIL THE MACHINE AT ALL THE PLACES SHOWN BY ARROWS,

OR AT ALL THE SMALL HOLES,

USE SEWING MACHINE OIL,

DO NOT USE ANY OTHER KIND OF OIL,

PUT ONLY ONE OR Th’O DROPS OF 01 L

AT EACH HOLE, TOO MUCH OIL WILL
GET ON THE SEWING,
 2, WHEN YOU HAVE PUT OIL IN
ALL THE HOLES, TAKE OUT
THE NEEDLE, AND RUN THE
MACHINE VERY FAST FOR A
FEW MINUTES SO THE OIL
WILL SPREAD TO ALL THE
PLACES IT IS NEEDED,

IMPORTANT:WHEN YOU ARE OILING THE MACHINE, DO NOT LOOSCN

ANY OF THE SCREWS UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE,

TO CLEANTHEFEEDDOG

1, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

2, USE A.SMALL BRUSH TO

CLEAN AWAY DIRT, DUST
AND SMALL THREADS
FROM THE FEED DOG,

OR

CLEAN IT WITH A CLOTH

AND KEROSENE,

3, PUT BACK THE THROAT PLATE AND THE NEEDLE,

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TO CLEANTHESHUTTLERACE

1, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR AS
HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

2, TIP BACK THE MACHINE,

3, TAKE OUT THE BCEB I N CASE,

4, MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

SE,!
i PAGE 00, STEPS 1, 2, 3.

5, TAKE OUT THE SHUTTLE HOOK,

CLEAN IT WITH A CLOTH AND

KEROSENE, OR A SMALL BRUSH,

6, CLEAN THE OTHER PARTS

OF THE SHUTTLE RACE,

7, PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE HOOK o

PUT BACK T!SE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

PUT BACK THE BOBBIN CASE AND THE NEEDLE,

NOTE: DO NOT FORCE SCREWS
THAT WILL NOT LOOSEN
OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THEM,

INSTEAD, HOLD THE SCREWDRiVER

AGAINST THE SCREW, AND GENTLY
KNOCK THE TOP OF THE SCREW-
DRIVER A FEW TIMES WITH A
HAMMER OR SOMETHING HARD,
THIS SHOULD STOP THE SCREW
FROM STICKING,

THEN TRY TO LOOSEN THE SCREW

WITH THE SCREWDRIVER,

TO FIX THESTITCHREGULATOR

1, TAKE OFF THE TWO SCREWS ON

THE STITCH REGULATOR PLATE,

STITCH REGULATOR PLATE

TAKE OFF THE PLATE,

IN SOME MACHINES:

2, PUT THE $TITCH REGULATOR LEVER

UP AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

STITCH REGULATOR
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3, TIP BACK THE MACHINE,

4, USE A LONG SCREWDRIVER

TO REACH THE SCREW
UNDER THE LEVER,

TIGHTEN THE SCREW,

5, TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER,

PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,

PUT BACK THE STITCH REGULATOR PLATE,

TIGHTEN THE SCREWS OF THE PLATE,

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IN OTHER MACHINES: -1

2, PUT THE STITCH REGULATOR LEVER

AS LOW AS IT WILL GO,

S TI TCH REGULA TO

3, TAKE THE ARM SIDE COVER OFF

FROM THE BACK OF THE MACHINE,

COVER

4, USE A SCREWDRIVER TO TIGHTEN

THE SCREW SHOWN,

5, TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER,

PUT BACK THE ARM SIDE COVER,

PUT BACK THE STITCH REGULATOR PLATE,

TIGHTEN THE SCREWS OF THE PLATE,

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TO PUT IN A NEWTHREAD
TAKE-UPSPRING

FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION REGULATOR ON THE SIDE:

1, LOOSEN SCREW A,
DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

2, TAKE OUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

BY PULLING IT AWAY FROM THE
MACHINE,

3, TAKE OFF THE OLD SPRING,

?
(TAIL END1-J
b

4, PUT THE TAIL END OF

THE NEW SPRING INTO
ONE OF THE GROOVES
ON THE TENSION REGULATOR,

PUT IT IN THE RIGHT GROOVE SO THAT THE SPRING IS N THIS POSITION:

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5, PUT THE TENS ION REGULATOR ON TOP
BACK IN THE MACHINE
/
IN THIS WAY:

TIGHTEN SCREW Am

6, MAKE SURE THAT THE SPRING IS

SITTING IN ABOUT THIS POSITION:

CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN

MOVE IT WITH YOUR FINGER SO THAT
IT COMES OVER THE THREAD GUARD
LIKE THIS: THREAD GUARD

7, FIX THE TENSION REGULATOF\

TO MAKE THE TENSION RIGHT,

--i
SEE PAGE 37
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IFOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION REGULATOR ON THE FRONT:J
i
-

1, TAKE OFF THE FACE OLATEI

2, LOOSEN SCREW B,

DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPL

3, TAKE OUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

BY PULLING IT AWAY FROM THE
MACHINE,
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4, TAKE APART THE TENSION REGULATOR BY TAKING OFF THE PARTS
IN THIS ORDER:

PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

5, TAKE AWAY THE OLD SPRING,

6, PUT THE NEW SPRING IN POSITION

AROUND THESE THREE PARTS:

7, FIT THESE PARTS ONTO

PART NUMBER 7,

FIT THE TAIL END 07 THE SPRING

I NT0 ONE OF THE GROOVES IN
PART NUMBER 7, SO THAT IT WILL
BE IN THE POSITION SHOWN,

THREAD GUARD

THE THREAD GUARD

MUST BE ON TOP,
 8, PUT ALL THE OTHER PARTS BACK IN THE RIGHT ORDER,
-ON TOP

MAKE SURE THE THREAD GUARD IS ON TOP,

THREAD GUARD
d
9, WITH THE THREAD GUARD ON TOP,
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
CAN MOVE THE SPRING WITH Yf’UR
FINGER SO THAT IT COMES OVtiR
THE THREAD GUARD,

10, PUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

ON TOP
BACK IN THE MACHINE I
IN THIS WAY:

11, TIGHTEN SCREW B,

PUT BACK THE FACE PLATE,

12, FIX THE TENSION REGULATOR

TO MAKE THE TENSION RIGHT,

SLE PAGE 37
 TO PUT A NEWPIN IN THETENSIONREGULATOR

FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION REGULATOR ON THE SIDE:

1, LOOSEN SCREW A.
DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

2, TAKE OUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

BY PULLING IT AWAY FROM THE
MACHINE,

3, TAKE 4PART THE TENSION REGULATOR BY TAKING OFF THE PARTS

,, IN THIS ORDER:

PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

I 6

4, LET THE OLD PIN DROP OUT

BY HOLDING PART NUMBER 8
UPRIGHT,
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5, CHECK TO SEE IF THE PIN -- WORN DOWN PIN
IS BROKEN OR WORN DOWN
~-3 GOOD PIN
AT THE END,
t-3 BROKEN PIN

6, MAKE : NEW PIN:

USE A NAIL THAT IS THE SAME <-I NAIL

THICKNESS AND THE SAME LENGTH
t-2 GOOD PIN
AS THE PIN WAS,

CUT OFF THE HEAD OF THE NAIL,

USING PLIERS, c I

USE A HAMMER TO FLATTEN

THE CUT END OF THE NAIL,

MAKE SURE THAT THE PIN IS

4 3
THE RIGHT LENGTH BY MEASURING
IT AGAINST THE PIECES OF THE I 3
BROKEN PIN

OR

SEEING THAT IT IS A LITTLE

LONGER THAN THE WORN DOWN PIN,

THIS WILL BE AS GOOD AS A NEW PIN,

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7. PUT IN THE NEW PIN,

8. PUT THE OTHER PARTS BACK IN THE RIGHT ORDER, ,

9, MAKE SURE THAT THE THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING

IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE,

i
SEE PAGE 26, STEP 4

10, PUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

BACK IN THE MACH1 NE i
IN THIS WAY:

TIGHTEN SCREW An
34

11, CHECK THE POSITION

THE THREAD TAKE-UP
OF
SPRING,
m
I
I SEE PAGE
i
27, STEP 6-

12, FIX THE TENSION REGULATOR

TO MAKE THE TENSION RIGHT,

SEE PAGE 37

FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION REGULATOR ON THE FRONT:

1, TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2, LOOSEN SCREW B,
DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

3, TAKE OUT THE TENSION REGULATOR

BY PULLING IT AWAY FROM THE
MACHINE,

4, TAKE APART THE TENSION REGULATOR BY TAKING OFF THE PARTS

IN THIS ORDER:

PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

5, DO STEPS 4, 5, 6 AND 7, PAGES 31-33,

I
--La SEE PAGE 31
6, MFKE SURE THE SPRING
IS IN POSITION AROUND
THESE THREE PARTS:

7, PUT ALL THE OTHER PARTS BACK

IN THE RIGHT OmRDER, AND
CHECK THE POSITION OF THE
THREAD TAKE-UP SPRING,

:
SEE PAGE 29, STEPS 7, 8,

8, PUT THE TENS1 ON REGULATOR

BACK IN THE MACHINE, AND lx
FINISH OFF FOLLOWING STEPS I
10, 11 AND 12, PAGE %
I
I

SEE
i_c_
PAGE 30, STEPS 10, 11,
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TO FIX THE TENSIONREGULATOR

1, WHEN THE NUT ON THE TENSION REGULATOR

IS TURNED AS FAR AS IT WILL GO TO THE
LEFT, THE 0 SHOULD BE ON TOP,
NUT

WHEN THE NUT IS TURNED AS FAR AS IT

WILL GO TO THE RIGHT, THE 9 SHOULD
BE ON TOP,

THE NUT SHOULD MAKE ONLY ONE TURN,

WHEN THE 0 IS ON TOP,

THE DISCS SHOULD BE LOOSE,

DISCS

WHEN THE 9 IS ON TOP,

THE DISCS SHOULD BE
VERY TIGHT,

DISCS

JF YOUR TENSION REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK IN THIS WAY, THEN

FOLLOW THE REST OF THE STEPS,

2, TURN THE NUT UNTIL

THE 0 IS ON TOP,

NUT

3, WITH YOUR FINGERS, PRESS BACK

ON THE NUMBERS DIAL, UNTIL THE
NUT CAN TURN FREELY WITHOUT IT,
38

4, TURN THE NUT A LITTLE

TO THE LEFT, PIN

MAKE SURE THE PIN

IS NEXT TO ONE-i?
THE SMALL HOLES IN
THE NUMBERS DIAL,

5, LET GO nF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TRY TURNING THE NUT TO THE LEFT

AND TO THE RIGHT, TO SEE IF THE
REGULATOR IS NOW TURN1 NG I N THE
RIGHT WAY, AND IF THE DISCS ARE
LOOSE AND TIGHT WHEN THEY SHOULD BE,

6, IF THE REGULATOR IS STILL NOT TURNING PROPERLY:

TURN THE NUT AS FAR AS

IT W!LL GO TO THE LEFT,

PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TURN THE NUMBERS DIAL WITHOUT

TURNING THE NUT,
TURN IT SO THE 2 IS ON TOP,

LET GO OF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TRY TURNING THE NUT TO SEE

IF THE REGULATOR IS NOW
TURNING IN THE RIGHT WAY,
7, IF IT IS STILL NOT RIGHT, KEEP TRYING,

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE NUMBERS DIAL

WILL ONLY GO TO 8 WHEN YOU TURN
THE NUT AS FAR AS IT WILL GO TO
THE RIGHT (THAT IS, 8, NOT 9, IS
ON TOP), THEN:

TURN THE NUT AS FAR AS

IT WILL GO TO THE LEFT,

PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TURN IT WITHOUT TURNING THE NUT,

TURN IT SO THE 1 IS ON TOP,

LET GO OF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

3Y TO TURN THE NUT FROM

0 TO 9,

THE TENSION REGULATOR SHGUtD NOW BE WORKING IN THE RIGHT WAY,

40
TO FIX THE NEEDLETIMING

1, TIP BACK THE MACHINE SO

YOU CAN SEE UNDERNEATH,

2 TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,

3, MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

/SOME MACHINES:1

SPRI LOOSEN THE SCREW,

SHUTTLE RACE
PULL DOWN THE
SPRING,

MOVE THE CLASPS,

-- TAKE OUT THE
LOWER THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,
SHUTTLE RACE RING,

4, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL IT IS
AS LOW AS IT WILL GO,
5, LOOK UNDER THE MACHINE,

THE HOLE OF THE NEEDLE

SHOULD BE BELOW THE ‘OL E
HOOK, AND TO THE RIGHT,

TURN THE WHEEL A LITTLE UNTIL THE HOOK AND THE NEEDLE SEEM TO BE
TOUCHING, THE HOOK SHOULD SEEM TO TOUCH THF NEEDLE AT THE HOLE,

RIGHT WRONG

IF THE NEEDLE AND THE HOOK IF THE HOOK SEEMS TO TOUCH

COME TOGETHER AT THE HOLE THE NEEDLE AT A POINT ABOVE
IN THIS WAY, YOU DO NOT OR BELOW THE HOLE, THEN
NEED TO CHANGE THE NEEDLE FOLLOW THE REST OF THE STEPS,
TIMING,
-- --
4
6J MAKE SURE THE NEED
i AS LOW AS IT WILL GO,
THEN USE A SHORT SCREW-
DRIVER TO LOOSEN THE
NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

#EEDLE BAR SC
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7, TURN THE WHEEL SO THE HOOK
AGAIN SEEMS TO TOUCH ‘THE NEEDLE,

8, HOLDING THE NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW

WITH YOUR FINGERS,
RAISE OR LOWER THE
NEEDLE UNT iL THE HOLE
IS NEXT TO THE POINT
OF THE HOOK,

9, MAKE SURE THE GROOVE ON THE

NEEDLE BAR IS FACING THE LEFT,

NOTE: ON A FEW MACHINES, THE

GROOVE SHOULD FACE THE
FRONT (SEE PAGE 61 > I

--- ----
HOLD THE NEEDLE BAR
FIRMLY IN PLACE WITH
ONE HAND, AND TIGHTEN
THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,
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10, CHECK THE POSITION OF THE NEEDLE, I
I I
AS IN STEP 5,

11, PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

PUT BACK THE BOBBIN CASE,

PUT BACK THE FACE PLATE,

NOTE f i idSOME MACHINES THERE ARE TIMING MARKS ON THE NEEDLE BAR,]

TO CHANGE THE NEEPLE TIMING ON THESE MACHINES, FOLLOW

I THESE STEPS :

1, TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL IT IS
AS LOW AS IT WILL GO,
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3, USE A SHORT SCREWDRIVER
TO LOOSEN THE NEEDLE
BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE BAR SCREW

4, USE YOUR FINGERS TO MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR

UP OR DOWN SO THAT THE TWO TIMING MARKS
ARE HERE:

(THE Top MARK IS EVEN WITH

THE BOTTOM OF THE TUBE,)
TIMING MARK

5, MAKE SURE THAT THE GROOVE ON THE

NEEDLE BAR IS FACING THE LEFT,

HOLD THE NEEDLE BAR

FIRMLY !N PLACE W!?H
ONE HAND, AND TIGHTEN
THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,
6, CHECK THE TIMING:

TIP BACK THE MACHINE,

TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,
MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL THE BOTTOM TIMING MARK
IS EVEN WITH THE BOTTOM OF
THE TUBE,

TIMING

THE HOOK SHOULD NOW SEEM TO

TOUCH THE NEEDLE AT THE HOLE,

IF IT DOES NOT, TRY TO CHANGE THE TIMING AGAIN,

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TO PUT IN A NEWNEEDLEBAR

1, TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE, THE NEEDLE CLAMPc

THE COTTON HOLDER, AND THE PRESSER FOOT,

3, SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR IS AS LOW AS
IT WILL GO,

4. LOOSEN THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE BAR SCREW

 I/ 47
5, PUSH THE NEEDLE BAR UP.
42’
NEEDLE BAR CAP

THE NEEDLE BAR WILL PUSH

n
OUT THE NEEDLE BAD CAP. ‘ml II

PULL THE NEEDLE BAR THE REST

OF THE WAY OUT FROM THE TOP,

6, PUT IN THE NEW NEEDLE BAR, A

PUT BACK THE NEEDLE BAR CAP,

7, PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT, THE COTTON HOLDER

THE NEEDLE CLAMP, AND THE NEEDLE,

8, FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING,

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NOTE: IN SOME MACHINES THERE IS NO HOLE FOR THE NEEDLE BAR
TO COME OUT THE TOP OF THE MACH1NE,

TO PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE BAR IN THESE MACHINES, FOLLOW

THESE STEPS:

TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE, THE NEEDLE CLAMP,

THE COTTON HOLDER AND THE PRESSER FOOT,

3, TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

4, T!P BACK THE MACHINE SO

/ YOU CAN SEE UNDERNEATH,
!
!
5, TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,

6, TAKE aUT THE SHUTTLE RACE,

71 PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO M;OVE THE NEEDLE BAR AS
HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

81 TAKE OFF THE FEED DOG BY

UNSCREWING THE TWO SCREWS SHOWN,

9, TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR IS iS
LOW AS IT WILL GO,
 LOOSEN THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE BAR SCREW’-

10: TIP BACK THE MACHINE,

PULL THE NEEDLE BAR DOWN,

UNTIL IT COMES OUT THE
BOTTOM OF THE MACH1 NE,

11, PUT THE NEW NEEDLE BAR I

FROM THE BOTTOM,
12, PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL THE NUT IS AS LOW AS
IT WILL GO,

TIGHTEN IT,

I
I
I

13, PUT BACK THE FEED DOG,

PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE,

PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT, THE COTTON HOLDER,

THE NEEDLE CLAMP AND THE NEEDLE,

14, FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING,

SEE PAGE 40
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TO CHANGE
THE HEIGHTOF THE FEEDDOG

1, FOR ORDINARY SEWING, THE FEED DOG SHOULD BE SET SO THAT

WHEN IT IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO IT IS IN THIS POSITION:

RIGHT
--
ALL THE TOP POINTS ARE
THROAT PLATE
ABOVE THE THROAT PLATE, TOP POINTS
I
ALL THE BOTTOM POINTS ARE J
FEED DOG
BELOW THE THROAT PLATE,
BOTTOM POINTS

WRONG WRONG

c J t I

TURN THE WHEEL UNTIL THE FEED DOG IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO,
THEN CHECK THE HEIGHT,

IF THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG IS WRONG, THEN FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

2, TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TAKE OFF THE PRESSER FOOT,

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

3, TIP BACK THE MACHINE,

4, LOOSEN THIS SCREW,

5, MOVE THIS PART WITH YOUR FINGERS

TO MAKE THE FEED DOG MOVE UP OR DOWN,

TO MAKE THE FEED DOG MOVE UP,

PUSH IT BACK (AWAY FROM You),

TO MAKE THE FEED DOG MOVE DOWN,

PUSH IT FORWARD ( TOWARDS YOU > ,

6, TIGHTEN THE SCREW,

7, PUT THE THROAT PLATE BACK ON,

8, TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE FEED DOG IS AS HIGH AS IT
WILL GO, THEN CHECK THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG, AS IN STEP 1,

IF THE HEiGHT IS STILL NOT RIGHT, THEN:

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE AGAIN,

LOOSEN THE SCREW UNDERNEATH THE
MACHINE, MOVE THE FEED DOG
AGAIN UNTIL IT IS AT THE RIGHT HEIGHT,

WHEN THE rtEIGHT IS RIGHT,

MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREW
UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE
IS TIGHT,

PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT AND THE NEEDLE,

NOTE: IF YOUR MACHINE HAS NO

DROP FEED KNOB TO LET
YOU DO DARNING, LOWER
THE FEED DOG UNTIL THE
TOP POINTS ARE ALL
BELOW THE THROAT PLATE,

c h I
WHEN YOU HAVE FlNiSHED
YOUR DARNING, PUT THE t
FEED DOG BACK AT THE
RIGHT HEIGHT FOR
ORDINARY SEWING,
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NOTE: IF THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG IS RIGHT,

BUT THE CLOTH IS STILL NOT MOVING THROUGH
PROPERLY, CHECK THE FEED TIMING:

THE FEED TIMING IS RIGHT IF:

A) THE FEED DOG COMES OUT OF i\
THE THROAT PLATE AFTER THE ’ 0
*jl’ THROA T PL A TE
NEEDLE COMES UP ABOVE THE
TOP OF THE THROAT PLATE, t- FEEQ DOG

AND

B) THE FEED DOG STARTS TO

0
MOVE AWAY FROM YOU AT ‘i,
JUST THE SAME TIME AS
THE NEEDLE STARTS TO
MOVE DOWN,

AND

C) THE FEED DOG GOES BELOW

THE THROAT PLATE WHEN
THEN NEEDLE HAS COME
DOWN TO JUST ABOVE THE
THROAT PLATE,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU TO SEE IF THE NEEDLE

AND THE FEED DOG MOVE TOGETHER IN THIS WAYI

IF THEY DO NOT, THEN THE FEED TIMING IS WRONG,

THIS IS DIFFiCULT TO FIX, TRY TO ASK A
SEWING MACHINE MECHANIC FOR HELP,
 TO TIGHTENTHE BOBBINWINDERSCREWS

IF THE BOBBIN WINDER DOES NOT STAY DOWN

WHEN YOU WANT TO WIND THE BOBBIN,
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

1, TAKE OFF THE HANDLE,

2, LOOSEN THIS SCREW,

THEN LOOSEN THE WHEEL NUT.

NUT

3, TAKE OFF THE WASHER,

THEN TAKE OFF THE WHEEL,

 4, TIGHTEN THESE TWO SCREWS,

SCRE

5, PUT BACK THE WHEEL,

PUT BACK THE WASHER,

6, PUT BACK THE WHEEL NUT

AND TIGHTEN IT,

TIGHTEN THE SCREW,

7, PUT BACK THE HANDLE,

TO PUT IN A NEWBOBBINWINDERRUBBER

1, IF TtiE RUBBER IS WORN,

TAKE IT OFF THE BOBBIN WINDER
BY PULLING IT TOWARDS THE WHEEL,

2, PUT A NEW RUBBER ONTO THE

BOBBIN WINDER BY PUSHING
:T GENTLY OVER TiiE EDGE
AND INTO THE GROOVE,
DIFFERENT KINDS AND MODELS OF SEWING MACHINES ARE BUILT IN DIFFERENT
WAYS, YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND THAT PARTS OF YOUR MACHINE DO NOT LOOK
EXACTLY LIKE THE DRAWINGS IN THIS BOOK, TO HELP YOU FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS ANYWAY, HERE IS A LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
AMONG SEWING MACHINES. BESIDE EACH DIFFERENCE IS THE PAGE NUMBER OF
THE STEP FOR WHICH IT IS IMPORTANT,
SEE
SOMEMACHINES OTHERMACHINES )AGE

11
26
28
31
34

THE TENSION REGULATOR IS ON THE

THE TENSION REGULATOR IS 3N FRONT OF THE MACHINE, IT IS
THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE, IT ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE
IS ATTACHED TO THE FACE PLATE, MACHINE,

FACE PLATE

11
26
28
51
34

SCREW
SCREW I
II

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TENSION ro FIND THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE
REGULATOR FROM THE BACK OF THE I-ENSION REGtiLATOR IN PLACE, YOU
MACHINE, YOU CAN SEE THE SCREW IUST TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE AND
THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE n .OOK AT THE MACHINE FROM THE SIDL
 SEE
OTHERMACHINES ‘AGE
THREAD GUARD
(THREAD GUARD

12
27
29

FACE PLATE THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TEN-

\
SION REGULATOR IS A PART OF THE
THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TEN- TENSION REGULATOR ITSELF, IT IS
SION REGULATOR IS A BAR ATTACHE1 A BAR OR CURVED PIECE THAT
TO THE FACE PLATE, AND NOT A STICKS OUT FROM ONE OF THE
PART OF THE TENSION REGULATOR, PIECES OF THE TENS I ON REGULATOR

29
31
35

IN THESE MACH1NES THE TENS ION IN THESE MACHINES THE TENSION

REGULATOR HAS 10 PIECES, REGULATOR HAS 11 PIECES,

‘2
‘3
IO
I9

THE SHUTTLE RACE LIES FLAT ‘HE SHUTTLE RACE STANDS STRAIGHT
UNDER THE COVER PLATE, THE fP UNDER THE THROAT PLATE, YOU
BOBBIN CASE IS ATTACHED TO THE :AN TAKE THE BOBBIN CASE OUT OF
SHUTTLE RACE--YOU CANNOT TAKE ‘HE MACHINE,
IT OUT OF THE MACHINE,
 61 SEE
SOMEMACHINES OTHERMACHINES ‘AGE

THE BOBBIN IS LONZ AND FITS THE BOBBIN IS ROUND AND FITS
INTO A LONG BOBBIN CASE, INTO A ROUND BOBBIN CASE,

IN MOST MACHINES THE GROOVE IN IN A FEW MACHINES THE GROOVE

THE NEEDLE BAR FACES LEFT (WHEN IN THE NEEDLE BAR FACES TO THE
YOU ARE LOOKiNG AT THE FRONT OF FRONT AND THE FLAT SIDE OF THE
THE MACHINE), AND THE FLAT SIDE NEEDLE FACES TO THE BACK TO
OF THE NEEDLE FACES TO THE RIGHT FIT INTO THE GROOVE,
TO FIT INT3 THE GROOVE,

E RACE SIlU T TL E RACE

ASP

- SHUTTLE RACE RING

SHUTTLE RACE RING

(0
THE SHUTTLE RACE RING IS HELD IN
IHE SHUTTLE RACE RING IS HELD THE SHUTTLE RACE WITH A SCREW
IN THE SHUTTLE RACE WITH CLASPS, AND A SPRING, THE SHUTTLE RACE
THE SHUTTLE RACE RING IS RING IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE
ATTACHED TO THE SHUTTLE RACE, SHUTTLE RACE,
_‘i_ _

SEE
i2 SOMEMACHINES OTHERMACHINES PAGE
--

40
43

THE NEEDLE BAR HAS NO TIMING

THE NEEDLE BAR HAS TIMING MARKS,
MARKS, TO FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING
THESE MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER
YOU MUST CHANGE THE POSITION OF
TO FIX THE NEEDLE TIMING,
THE NEEDLE BY SIGHT,

46
48
\ --

/
THE NEEDLE BAR CANNOT COME OUT
THE TOP OF THE MACH1 NE, YOU THE NEEDLE BAR CAN BE TAKEN OUT
MUST TAKE IT OUT FROM THE BOTTOM FROM THE TOP OF THE MACHINE,
BOTTOM,

t -=
54

TURNING THE DROP FEED KNOB TO

THERE IS NO DROP FEED KNOB, THE LEFT LOWERS THE FEED DOG SO
INSTEAD, YOU CAN CHANGE THE YOU CAN DO DARNING, IT MOVES
HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG FROM THE FEED DOG OUT OF THE WAY SO
UNDER THE MACHINE, THE CLOTH WILL NOT CATCH ON IT,
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QUESTIUVNAIRE:

1s HAVE YaJ REPAIRED A SEWINGMACHINE USING THIS !4ANUAl?

WHATWASWRONGWITH ME MACHINE?

DID THE MANUALTELL YOU CLEARLY H0’4 TO FIX IT?

IF NOT, WHAT STEPS WERENOT CLEAR?

2, ARE THE DRAWINGSCLEAR?

WICH ONES SHUULDBE MADE CLEARER?

ARETHEREENCtJGliLABELSONTHE ItGS?
3, ARE THE PRINTED INsTRucTIoNs CLEAR?

WHICHONESStWLD BE MADECLEARER?

4, ARE THERE
THERE ANY IWORTANT
IWORTANT SEWINGMACHINEFAULTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT?

ARE lHERE ANY INSlRUCTIClNSTHAT SHOULDBE CHANGU)IN ANY WAY?

5, WHATKIM:
KIM: OF SEW&
SEW& l’MC.HfNE
l’MC.HfNE DO YOU HAVE?
HAVE?

ARE THE PARTS [IF YOURf44CHINE NEARLY THE SAME AS, OR VERY DIWEREW FRCM TM!
PARTS SHOWNIN THE MANUAL?

6, AN OTHER aFMMs
AI@ ~FMNTs OR sUGGEsTIONS?
SBEST~ONS?