ELNA Supermatic Service Manual page 2

INTRODUCTION
ELNA technical manuals were originally created for exclusive use by trained ELNA Sales and Technical personnel
only.
My name is Jim Cavanaugh. I have 30 years of experience as a technical writer. I created this service manual
based on my interpretation of the original ELNA Service Manual (Edition February 1954) with additional
information from other ELNA service, training and user manuals as well as every YouTube video I could find.
I have tried to compile a comprehensive source of information for use by other ELNA enthusiasts. I have
enhanced existing illustrations and created new ones where none existed. I acquired my first ELNA Supermatic
(a 1957 Two Tone Green Serial No. 7,883,352 shown below) and began to overhaul and troubleshoot my
machine. I found the available information to be lacking. In addition to this Service Manual I updated three
editions of the ELNA Parts Catalogs. I recommend you reference them in conjunction with this manual. The Parts
Catalogs will help you identify the proper names of components as well as their location and orientation in the
machine. There is a column in the Parts Catalogs that lists the serial numbers for when changes were made to
specific components. Identify the serial number of the machine you are working on to understand which
revision of components applies to your machine. Keep in mind that some of the changes that were made were
done to correct problems or improve performance. It is possible that some components in your machine may
have been updated at some point in the past.
To aid in my comprehension of these machines, I acquired two additional ELNA Supermatic machines for
reference, a 1953 Green, Serial No. 3,571,077 and a 1961 Beige, Serial No. 1,288,854.
I will post this manual in the files of the Facebook groups "Elna Supermatic and the Elna Grasshopper" and
"Vintage Elna Sewing Machines." The aforementioned Parts Catalogs can be found there as well.
I hope you find this information useful. I will continue to expand and update this manual as my knowledge and
understanding of the machine grows. I welcome any comments or information to that end.
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