DURKOPP ADLER 171 Operating Manual page 27

Operation
Operating manual 171/173 Version 01.0 - 01/2016
Fig. 10: Threading the looper thread - Part 1
(1) - Thread guide
(2) - Thread guide
(3) - Looper thread tensioner
(4) - Thread guide
3. Feed the thread through the thread guide (1) from above
downwards.
4. Guide the thread around the back of the thread guide (1)
and from the rear to the front through the bottom hole.
5. Feed the thread from above downwards through the thread
guide (2) on the looper thread tensioner (3).
6. Guide the thread counterclockwise around the looper thread
tensioner (3).
The thread must always be fed around the relevant tension-
ing disk such that it covers the greater distance from thread
guide (2) to thread guide (4).
By pressing on the tensioner opener (5), the tensioner can be
opened to allow the thread to be fed around.
7. Insert the thread from above downwards through the thread
puller (6).
8. Guide the thread through the thread groove (7). To do this, pull
the thread from the back under the cover plate of the groove.
(5) - Tensioner opener
(6) - Thread puller
(7) - Thread groove
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