Buttonhole Feed Balance - Janome 415 Servicing Manual

BUTTONHOLE FEED BALANCE

TO CHECK:
WHEN SEWING A BUTTONHOLE, THE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUTTONHOLE
SHOULD BE OF THE SAME STITCH DENSITY.
A RANGE OF 9–12 STITCHES IN THE "BACKWARD FEEDING" (RIGHT SIDE ROW)
AGAINST 10 STITCHES IN THE "FORWARD FEEDING" (LEFT SIDE ROW) IS CONSIDERED
ACCEPTABLE.
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE:
1. CHECK FEED BALANCE BY SEWING BUTTONHOLES.
2. REMOVE THE TOP COVER (SEE PAGE 4).
3. TURN THE ADJUSTING SCREW IN THE DIRECTION OF (C) IN THE CASE OF (A)
(RIGHT STITCHES ARE SPARSE), OR IN THE DIRECTION OF (D) IN CASE OF (B)
(LEFT STITCHES ARE SPARSE).
4. ATTACH THE TOP COVER.
(A)
FORWARD FEEDING
MECHANICAL ADJUSTMENT
(B)
BACKWARD FEEDING
(D)
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(C)
ADJUSTING SCREW