10-8. Height of the throat plate
(1) Height of the throat plate
❶
(2) Adjusting the height of the throat plate
The height of the throat plate should be adjusted in the following procedure.
❹
❸
5) After the completion of the throat plate height, return gimp guide ❹ to its home position and tighten screw
❸.
❷
❷
❺
❻
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Install the throat plate at the position where top surface
❷ of the throat plate is 0.4 mm below top surface ❶
of the support plate.
❷
❻
1) Loosen screw ❸ and
shift gimp guide ❹.
2) Loosen throat plate
setscrew ❺ to remove
throat plate ❷.
3) Adjust the height of the
throat plate by turn-
ing screw ❻ located
under the throat plate
to change the screw
height.
4) Adjust the screw height
so that the height of the
throat plate and that
of work clamp support
plate ❶ are adjusted
to 0.4 mm and fix the
throat plate ❷ with
its underside pressed
against screw ❻.