127-3 & 128-3 with VIBRATING SHUTTLE Copyright, U. S. A., 1915, 1923, 1929, 1932, 1935 and 1940, by The Singer Manufacturing Company All Rights Reserved for all Countries *A Trade Mark of THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Table of Contents...
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Main Parts Instructions for Operating the Machines To Remove the Shuttle To Wind the Bobbin To Thread the Shuttle To Replace the Shuttle To set the Needle To Thread the Needle To Prepare for Sewing To Commence Sewing To Remove the Work Tensions To Regulate the Tensions To Turn a Corner...
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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The improper placing or renewal of the TradeMark "SINGER" or any other of the Trade Marks of The Singer Manufacturing Company (all of which are duly Registered Trade Marks) on any machine that has been repaired, rebuilt, reconditioned, or altered in any way whatsoever outside a SINGER factory or an authorized SINGER agency is forbidden.
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Instructions for Operating the Machines Raise the presser foot (B, Fig. 3) by means of the presser bar lifter (C, Fig 3) to prevent injury to the foot (B, Fig. 3) and feed (A, Fig. FIG 3. FRONT VIEW OF THE MACHINE It is necessary to understand the stop motion (E, Fig.
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To Ensure Perfect Action of the Machine The balance wheel must always turn over toward the operator. Do not run the machine with the presser foot resting on the feed without cloth under the presser foot. Do not run the machine when both shuttle and needle are threaded unless there is material under the presser foot.
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To Wind the Bobbin Release the balance wheel (D, Fig. 3) by turning the stop motion screw (E, Fig. 3) over toward you. Draw to the left the knob (A, Fig. 6, page 7) and place the bobbin between the cups (B and C, Fig.
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To Thread the Shuttle Hold the shuttle between the thumb and fin- gers of the left hand as shown in Fig. 7. Place the bobbin into the shuttle with the thread drawing toward the right from the side of the bobbin nearest you, as shown in Fig. 7. Place the forefinger of the left hand on the end of the bobbin and draw the thread down- ward into the long slot in the shuttle as far as...
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127-3 & 128-3 To Replace the Shuttle After threading, take the shuttle in the right hand with the point toward you and the ten- sion adjusting screw (1, Fig. 7, page 8) upwards. Put the point of the shuttle into the front end of the shuttle carrier as shown in Fig.
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To Thread the Needle SEE FIG. 11 Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the thread take-up lever (4) is raised to its highest point. Place the spool of thread on the spool pin at the top of the machine, lead the thread into the thread guide (1) at the top of the face plate, down under and from right to left between the tension discs (2), into the...
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To Prepare for Sewing With the left hand hold the end of the needle thread, leaving it slack from the hand to the needle. Turn the balance wheel over toward you until the needle moves down and up again to its highest point thus catching the bobbin thread, draw up the needle thread and the bobbin thread will come up with it through the hole in the throat plate (see Fig.
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Tensions For ordinary stitching the needle and the bob- bin threads should be locked in the centre of the thickness of the material, thus: FIG. 13. PERFECT STITCH If the tension on the needle thread is too tight, or if that on the bobbin thread is too loose, the needle thread will lie straight along the upper surface of the material, thus: FIG.
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To Turn a Corner Stop the machine with the needle at its low- est point. Raise the presser foot and turn the work as desired, using the needle as a pivot. To Regulate the Length of Stitch The length of stitch is regulated by the large thumb screw (E, Fig.
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The Belt See that the belt is not too tight; it should always be tight enough not to slip. If too loose remove the hook at one end, shorten the belt and rejoin. Machine Working Heavily. If the machine runs hard after standing idle for some time use a little kerosene in the oil- ing places, run the machine rapidly, then wipe clean and oil.
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To Oil the Machine To ensure easy running, the machine requires oiling and if used continuously it should be oiled each day. With moderate use all occa- sional oiling is sufficient. Oil should he applied at each of the places shown by arrows in Figs.
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To Oil the Machine continued... On the back of the arm is a round plate or cover, fastened by a thumb screw. Loosen the screw, turn the plate upward and fasten by tightening the screw; turn the balance wheel slowly and oil the moving parts inside, then turn the cover down and fasten it as before.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ATTACHMENTS FOOT HEMMER -- Hemming Raise the needle to its highest point. Remove the presser foot and attach the foot hemmer in its place (see Fig. 18). Clip off the right hand corner of the cloth, so that it will take the roll easily, turn up the edge about a quar- ter of an inch, insert it in the mouth of the hemmer and draw or push it along until under...
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FOOT HEMMER -- Felling The two pieces of cloth to be felled should be laid one over the other, right sides together, the edge of the under piece being a little far- ther to the right than the upper piece. Stitch them together, using the hemmer as a press- er foot, the front end of the hemmer forming a guide for the edges of both pieces, the upper...
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ADJUSTABLE HEMMER -- Hemming Remove the presser foot and attach the adjustable hemmer in its place as shown in Fig. 22. This hemmer will turn hems from 3/16 inch to 15/16 in. wide The adjustment is made by loosening the thumb screw on the hemmer and moving the scale to the right or left until the hem turned is of the desired width.
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BINDER -- Binding Remove the presser foot and attach the binder in its place. Pass the binding through the scroll of the binder and draw it back under the needle. Place the edge of the goods to be bound between the scrolls of the binder and draw it under the needle.
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TUCKER Remove the presser foot and attach the tuck- er in its place. The width of the tuck is deter- mined by the scale of figures nearest the needle, which shows in eighths and six- teenths of an inch the distance of the edge of the fold from the line of stitching.
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FIG. 26. THE RUFFLER AND ITS PARTS Ruffler Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and .5 shown in Fig. 26 indi- cate where the material is to be placed for various operations, as follows: Line 1 -- the correct position for the material to which the ruffled material is applied.
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Ruffler -- Principal Parts continued... H -- RUFFLING BLADE--the upper blue steel blade with the teeth at the end to push the material in plaits up to the needle. J -- SEPARATOR BLADE--the lower blue steel blade without teeth, which pre- vents the teeth of the ruffling blade coming into contact with the feed of the machine, or the material to which ruf-...
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To Make a Ruffle and Sew it to a Garment in One Operation Insert the material to be ruffled between the two blue blades, as shown in Fig. 28, follow- ing the line 2, in Fig. 26. Place the garment to which the ruffle is to be attached, under the separator blade, following the line 1, in Fig.
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Piping a Ruffle Insert the material to be ruffled between the two blue blades, following the line 2, in Fig. 26. This material must not be over 1 1/4 inch- es wide, as it is carried through the ruffler with the finished edge of the ruffle to the right of the attachment as shown In Fig.
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If the ruf- fler does not plait evenly, a drop of oil may remedy the trouble. SINGER Needles should be used in SINGER Machines. These Needles and their Containers are marked with the Company's Trade Mark "SIMANCO"*...
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RELATIVE SIZES OF NEEDLES AND THREAD (Class and Variety of Needles Used, 15x1) CLASSES OF WORK SIZES OF Georgette, chiffon, net, light weight synthetic, NEEDLES fabrics, fine dimity, lawn, batiste, and other feath- erweight or sheer fabrics. For infants' clothes and for dainty lingerie;...
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