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THREADING THE MACHINE, UPPER THREAD
(See
Fig.
3)
Turn
the hand
wheel
until the
take-up
is two-
thirds
of
the
way
up
in
the takeup
slot
(Fig.
3).
The hand
wheel
should
always
be turned
in
the
same
direction
as
it runs
(clockwise,
looking
at
it
from the cap
side).
Place a spool of
thread
on the
spool
pin
on top
of
the arm. Hold the
end of
the thread in the left hand
between the first
finger
and thumb, then
use the
right
hand
(first finger
and
thumb) to
keep
a
slight
tension
on
the
thread.
Next,
hook
the thread
under hook
(
1) from
back
to front, then
under
hook
(2)
from front to
back,
then
under hook (3) from
Figure
3
back to front. Next,
down-
.
ward
and hook
thread
1
under
point
(~)
from. front to back. Next, upward until
the
lthread hooks mto
spnng eyelet (5).
Next, into the hole
in the
take-up lever
(6)
from back to
front.
Next, downward
and
hook thread into needl
e
clamp thread guide (7) from
right
to left. Next, into the
eye of
needle from left to
right as
you
face the
machine.
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Four
I
TO
WIND A BOBBIN
KENMORE AUTOMATIC BOBBIN WINDER
(See
Fig.
5)
Place
the
bobbin on bobbin
winder spindle as shown.
Hold
the
hand
wheel with the left hand and
turn
the clutch release
counter
clockwise.
This
will release the sewing mechanism of
the
machine. Next,
place a spool of
thread on
the
spool
pin
located on bed of
machine
directly
below
the hand
wheel.
Next,
take the end
of the thread and
pass
it between the
tension
plates on
bobbin winder thread
guide,
and
pull
thread
upward
into eye of guide, then run end
of
thread
through hole
"B" in
bobbin.
Engage the bobbin-winder
pulley with
the hand
wheel
by
pushing
lever
"C"
downward. Hold
end of
thread
until you
have
run
machine
sufficiently
to wind the
thread around
the
Figure
5
Five
bobbin
several
times;
then break
thread off
at
hole
"B" and continue
to
run
machine and
bobbin
winder will
automatically throw
off when
proper
amount of thread
is
wound.
After the bobbin
is
wound
and re-
moved
;
tighten
the
clutch release by
turning it clockwise
while holding
the
hand
wheel
with
your
left hand.
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