Bernina Q 24 Manual page 56

Quilting frame assembly
• 2x countersunk screws M8x14 (S8)
• Allen key no. 5 (T1)
> Guide the dead bar through the neck of the machine with the rounded off side facing backward.
> Carry out the following tasks on both sides.
> Position the dead bar behind the pre-fitted rail support bracket so that the slot nut in the dead bar sits
> Insert the countersunk screw (S8) into the screw hole and tighten it.
Checking/adjusting the height of the dead bar
The dead bar must be attached at the correct height relative to the machine.
If the dead bar is attached too low, the machine will brush when moving. If it is attached too high, the
distance between the material and the BSR sensors is too great. The sensors cannot measure the movement
of the machine correctly and the stitch length is not adjusted correctly.
The dead bar is attached at the optimal height when a no. 6 (T1) Allen key just fits between the dead bar
and the machine.
Required parts and tools:
• Allen key no. 5 (T1)
• Allen key no. 6 (T1)
> To check the height of the dead bar, first move the machine to the left-hand edge of the quilting frame.
> Place Allen key no. 6 (T1) between the machine and the dead bar.
> If the distance between the dead bar and the Allen key is too great or too small, adjust the height of the
> To adjust the height of the dead bar, undo the countersunk screw on the pre-fitted bracket in the rail
> Move the bracket so that the dead bar just touches the no. 6 Allen key (T1) on the machine.
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precisely behind the screw hole in the bracket.
dead bar.
support until the bracket can be moved.