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I N T R O D U C T I O N Thank you for your purchasing Kansai Special's DFB Series. Read and study this instruction manual carefully before beginning any of the procedures and save it for later use.
C O N T E N T S 1. SPECIFICATIONS 10. ADJUSTING THE PRESSER FOOT ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-1 Stitch type 10-1 Presser foot pressure ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1-2 Model 10-2 Position of the presser foot 2. NEEDLES & THREADING THE MACHINE 11.
【1】SPECIFICATIONS 1 - 1 S t i t c h t y p e JIS401 double chain stitch machines 1 - 2 M o d e l Model DFB1404P,PL,PMD DFB1406P,PL DFB1412P,PL No. of needles 7~12 4 needle threads 6 needle threads 12 needle threads No.
2 - 3 T o t h r e a d t h e m a c h i n e Thread the machine correctly by referring to pages 3 to 11. Incorrect threading may cause skip stitching, thread breakage and/or uneven stitch formation.
【3】MACHINE SPEED 3 - 1 M a c h i n e s p e e d & d i r e c t i o n i n w h i c h t h e m a c h i n e p u l l e y r u n s Refer to the table below for maximum and standard speeds of the Series.
5 - 2 H o w t o i n s t a l l t h e m a c h i n e 【6】TIMING OF THE LOOPER TO THE NEEDLES 6 - 1 A n g l e f o r i n s t a l l i n g t h e l o o p e r a n d p o s i t i o n o f t h e l o o p e r h o l d e r b r a c k e t Insert the looper into the looper holder until bottom A of the looper touches looper holder bracket B.
6 - 2 L o o p e r l e f t - t o - r i g h t m o v e m e n t When the looper passes the needle, the point of the looper, moving to the right, should be 1.5mm above the top of the needle's eye.
6 - 4 N e e d l e h e i g h t When the needle bar is at the top of its stroke, remove plug A on the side cover plate, loosen screw C on needle bar clamp B with a hexagonal wrench and then move the needle bar up or down as required.
7 - 2 T i m i n g o f t h e r e t a i n e r l o o p e r t o t h e n e e d l e When the needle, moving from the top to bottom of its stroke, enters the triangle of the looper thread, the retainer looper should be at the extreme right end of its travel.
9 - 2 S t i t c h l e n g t h The stitch length can be adjusted from 2 to 5mm with no step. The following table shows the stitch length with the number of stitches within 1 inch (25.4mm) and 30mm.
1 0 - 2 P o s i t i o n o f t h e p r e s s e r f o o t Fit the presser foot onto the presser bar so that the needle can drop correctly to the center of the needle drop hole on the presser foot.
【12】ADJUSTING THE FRONT PULLER DEVICE 1 2 - 1 T o i n s e r t e l a s t i c a n d a d j u s t t h e f e e d i n g a m o u n t o f t h e f r o n t p u l l e r Insert elastic by opening/closing small roller C with lever A (see the illustration).
1 3 - 3 A d j u s t i n g t h e n e e d l e t h r e a d g u a r d With the needle bar at the bottom of its stroke, the top surface of needle thread guard A should be level and parallel with the centers of the eyes on needle bar eyelet <...
1 4 - 2 P r o d u c i n g d e c o r a t i v e s t i t c h e s Install cam 1 on the outside to use the lower two spreaders. Install any one of cams No.2 to No.9 on the inside to use the upper spreader.
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1 4 - 3 R e p l a c i n g t h e c a m s To replace outside cam B, remove nut A (note that this nut has a left-hand thread). To replace inside cam H, loosen screws C and D, and remove the collar.
1 4 - 5 A d j u s t i n g t h e s p r e a d e r s The clearance between spreader K,L and M and needles should be 1~1.2mm. Spreader up-and-down adjustment is made with screws Q. Spreader tilt adjustment is made with screws R.
B. Relation with needle bar stroke When the tip of needle reaches at the top surface of needle plate, the retainer should be the position of extreme right end or left end of its stroke. < Adjustment > Set up the tip of needle is located the top surface of needle plate and holding the position, then tighten the screw on the oil pump driving warm gear, when the retainer is located the extreme...
1 7 - 2 A d j u s t i n g t h e r u f f l i n g a r m s e t s The length of the ruffling arm should be about 99.4mm by loosening screw A tighten screw A after that adjustment.
1 7 - 3 A d j u s t i n g t h e t i m i n g o f r u f f l i n g a r m When the ruffing blade get the nearest to needle, the needle be touched the fablic.