Adjusting And Setting; Stitch Length; Cutting Width; Knife Suspension - Bernina L460 Instruction Manual

Adjusting and Setting

Stitch length

Cutting width

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Knife suspension

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Adjusting and Setting
Turn the Stitch Length dial until the desired length is obtained. The higher the number, the
longer the stitch. The stitch lenght is infinitely variable and can be adjusted from 0.8 - 4.0
mm, even while sewing. Adjustments can be made while sewing.
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1 Stitch Length dial
The knife position and as a consequence thereof the resulting cutting width can be
adjusted between 3 - 9 mm by turning the cutting width dial at the front of the sewing table.
The set cutting width is shown on the cutting width indicator (2). The scale indicates the
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distance of the knife to the left needle (5 - 9 mm). The distance to the right needle is 2 mm
shorter.
⦁
Turn the dial upwards
►
to increase cutting width.
⦁
Turn the dial downwards
►
to decrease cutting width.
1 Cutting width dial
2 Cutting width indicator
Use wide seams on loosely woven fabric, smaller seams on dense fabric.
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A wide range of fabric can be processed on this machine. When
sewing extra heavy weight fabrics or multiple layers of fabric, it is
recommended to secure the knife suspension mechanism as fol-
lowing:
⦁ Open the sewing table and tighten (2) the set screw (1) using
the hex screw driver provided in the accessory storage.
⦁ Before adjusting the cutting width, loosen the screw again by
about 1/4 turn (3). Otherwise the fabric may not be cut properly.
In the factory setting this screw is loose.
1 Set screw
2 Locking
3 Releasing