Universal Tension - ELNA Plana Star de Luxe CI. Manual

U ni ve rsal Ten sio n
With t he uni versal tensio n, most of th e usual
sewing j ob s ca n be do ne w i t hout c hangin g the
ten sio n, i.e. :
Fig.
44
Upper ten sio n : R ed num ber "5
H,
faci ng th e
guide mark.
Fig. 45
Lower t ension : Red nu mber "1
H ,
faci ng th e
t ip of th e tensio n leve r.
Fo r cert ai n jobs (nylon th reads, hemstitchi ng,
speci al se ams, etc.), an adju stment can be mad e
by tu rn ing the upper te nsi on regulator kno b.
If t he lower ten sio n has to be altered (nylo n
work), t urn the graduated sc rew with t he screw-
driver. The graduati on marks all ow you to come
back easil y to the universal te nsion.
Fig. 46
Perf ect t en si on : The t hreads are lo cked
bet ween th e tw o layers of clot h.
Fig. 47
U pp er tens ion t o o stron g : T he threa ds are
locked on top of the mat erial. Decreas e t he
te nsion by t urni ng t he knob in th e directi on of
th e arrow.
Fig . 48
Upper t en sio n t o o w eak : The threa ds are
locked on th e underside of the material. In crease
the tension by tu rn ing t he kn ob in th e direction
of t he arrow.