Contents 1 Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions For Safe Operation 2 Product Description and Machine Specification Product Description Machine Specification Motor, Motor Pulley and V-Belt Specifications Relationship between Zigzag Bight and Maximum Speed Table Cut-Out Drawing Oil Reservoir Installation Belt Cover Installation Lubrication Needle and Thread Inserting the Needle...
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Contents Maintenance Machine Head Cleaning Lubrication Safety Inspection Troubleshooting Parts List Face Plate, Arm Top Cover and Arm Side Cover Components Thread Take-up, Arm Shaft and Handwheel Components Needle Bar, Presser Bar and Needle Plate Components Zigzag Triangular Cam and Hook Advancing Crank Components Bight Amplitude and Bight L-C-R Position Components Arm Shaft (upright) and Rotating Hook Drive Shaft Components Hook and Bobbin Case Components...
• When the machine is in mainte- following items. cations of use should be followed. nance. Read all instructions, Singer will not be held responsible • When the operator is not run- take care of this for any damage caused by unau- ning the machine.
• To avoid the risk of electric shock, • If you machine is equipped with do not open the motor wiring box a servomotor, it does not make and do not touch the components noises while being driven.To avoid For Safe assembled inside the wiring box.
Product Description and Machine Specification Zigzag Sewing Machine 20U series Product Description Zigzag Sewing Machine Instruction Manual and Parts List...
The oil reservoir should be fixed on the side of the machine table groove by using four nails (Figure 2). Oil Reservoir Installation Figure 2 Figure 3 Two hinges ‘1’ fit into the hole in the before the machine head is placed to machine bed, and the machine head the cushions on the four corners of fitted the table hinge’s rubber ‘2’...
The machine belt cover The motor belt cover Install the machine belt cover so Install the motor belt cover so that Belt Cover that the hand wheel and v-belt motor pulley and v-belt will rotate move freely without interference, freely without interference. Installation and then tighten the screw at this position (see Figure 5).
The rotating hook, and the area at Regularly apply one or two drops of the under of the needle plate. oil to the oil hole at the rotating hook (Oiling point at the Figure 6). Lubrication Turn handwheel over toward you until oil hole in the rotating hook Caution appear in sight.
Selection of the proper needle needle and thread sizes to be used depends not only on the machine on the various machine models model, but also on the material and please refer to the table below. Needle and thread used. For selection of proper Thread Caution Table 4 - Needle and Thread...
Follow as shown in Figure 9 1. Open bed slide. Bobbin Case 2. Raise latch ‘1’. Attachment 3. Lift out bobbin case ‘2’. Caution Switch off the machine. Do not operate the machine with throat plate left open. Figure 9 Zigzag Sewing Machine Instruction Manual and Parts List...
Place bobbin on bobbin winder Bobbin spindle ‘3’ and pushing it on as far Thread as it will go. Winding ‘1’ adjustment. ‘+’ direction: Increase tension Caution ‘-‘ direction: Decrease tension Do not guide or Push latch ‘2’ in the direction indi- hold thread cated by arrow ‘A’, then start the when winding...
Hold bobbin case so that bobbin rotates in the direction of the arrow, and put bobbin in the bobbin case. Bobbin Case (Figure 12) Threading and Replacement Note Figure 11 When straight stitching, a better result can be obtained Put thread into notch ’1’, and pull it if bobbin thread under tension spring ‘2’...
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Hold bobbin case by latch ‘1’ and Caution place it on spindle of bobbin case holder ‘2’ so that position finger ‘3’ Switch off the enters notch ‘4’ at right of bobbin machine. case holder (see Figure 12). Do not run Release latch and press bobbin case machine with- firmly in place to assure proper...
3.10 When threading the machine head, Threading the machine in the order the needle bar should be at the shown in the Figure 19. highest point of its stroke. Machine Leave thread approximately 4 cm longer in the needle. Threading Caution Switch off the machine.
3.11 Adjusting the stitch length: Adjusting the reverse stitch length: Turn stitch length dial ‘1’ in the Push feed reverse lever ‘2’ down for Stitch Length direction of the arrow, and align the reverse feed, and release it for desire number to marker dot ‘A’ on forward feed.
3.13 Adjusting the tension of needle tion of the marker ‘+’), the tension thread using tension adjusting nut will increase. Needle ‘1’ according to different sewing Turn the nut ‘1’ counterclockwise (in condition. (Figure 20) direction of the market ‘-‘), the Thread Turn the nut ‘1’...
3.15 Turn the tension adjusting screw ‘1’ clockwise (in direction of the marker ‘+’), the bobbin thread tension will Bobbin increase. Thread Turn the tension adjusting screw ‘1’ Tension counterclockwise (in direction of Adjustment the marker ‘-’), the bobbin thread tension will decrease.
3.17 The width of zigzag stitches is con- trolled with the spring biased stitch width regulating lever ‘1’ (Figure Stitch Width 24). Regulator Maximum zigzag width: Caution 20U-105 / 105C : 9.0 mm Do not make any 20U-125 / 125C: 12.0 mm needle position adjustment while the needle is in...
3.19 When straight stitching, a better When zigzag stitching, be sure the sewing result can be obtained by clamp is released. locking needle frame Needle Bar To release the clamp, turn the knob immovable with clamping ‘1’ counterclockwise as far as it will Frame Clamp device.
3.20 Zigzag stitch Presser Foot ‘1’, Straight Stitch Presser Foot ‘1’, Needle Plate ‘2’ and Feed Dog ‘3’ Needle Plate ‘2’ and Feed Dog ‘3’ are used for straight and zigzag are used for straight stitching only. Straight and stitching. (Figure 27) (Figure 28) Zigzag Stitch Fitting...
3.21 When using a reel type thread spool of spool pin ‘5’, and the tip of the ‘2’, fit the spool cap ‘1’ onto the slotted spigot of the spool cap ’1’. Spool Cap thread spool hole ‘3’, which is sup- The spool cap ’1’...
3.22 When using synthetic threads that from the bottom of cone ‘1’ leaving easily spill off the cone ‘1’, slip the the thread end to hang free at the thread anti-spill net ‘2’ furnished top of thread anti-spill net ‘2’. Thread Anti- with the machine over the thread (Figure 31)
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Caution Knee operating presser foot lift Raise presser foot ‘12’ by presser (Figure 33) foot lifter ‘11’. Then loosen the lock Switch off the nut holding screw ‘14’ and turn machine. Bell cranks ‘1’ is fastened to the screw ‘14’ as required when the underside of the bed, the bell crank Set sewing head knee lifter knee plate ‘5’...
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Caution Knee operating stitch width control arm ‘3’ up or down as required, so that height ‘10’ from its bent end ‘6’ (Figure 34) Switch off the Bell cranks ‘2’ is fastened to the to bracket ‘9’ is 67 mm. machine.
3.24 Buttonhole Foot ‘1’, Needle plate ‘2’ used for buttonhole stitching. (Zigzag stitch) and Feed Dog ‘3’ are (Figure Fittings for 606652(20U-105/105C) Buttonhole 606402(20U-125/125C) Stitching 606688(20U-105/105C) 606502(20U-125/125C) 606692(20U-105/105C/125/125C) Figure 34 3.25 The hem foot ‘1’, needle plate ‘2’ 1. Needle position selector: (Straight stitch) and feed dog ‘3’...
3.26 2. Stitch width regulate: Straight The zipper presser foot ‘1’ is stitch position designed to facilitate the placement of stitching closed to a raised edge Fittings for 3. Needle plate: Straight stitch ‘3’ as the following condition. (Figure Zipper and Zigzag stitch ‘2’...
Maintenance Clean the machine periodically with a soft and dry cloth to remove the excess of dust on the machine Machine Head head. Do not use any kind of Cleaning lacquer thinner to wipe the surface. If the machine was idle for a long time, lubricate the machine accord- Lubrication ing to the instructions of topics 3.4...
Troubleshooting Whenever sewing difficulty is encountered, check and make adjustments as follows. Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions 1. Is machine properly threaded 1. Correct needle threading 2. Are thread guides or tension disc area lint-free 2. Remove lint & fluffin bobbin case & hook 3.
Face Plate, Arm Top Cover and Arm Side Cover Components Part No. Description 105C 125C 554113-383 Thread take-up guard 606407 Take-up guard screw 606395 Face plate assembly 606632 Thread guide 606633 Thread guide screw 606634 Screw Back cover 554118-385 606635 Screw 606433 Arm top cover assembly...
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606602 Arm top cover screw 606398 Eccentric lock 544212-001 Stopper screw J900112-001 Singer 'S' cameo J900112-002 Singer logo resin plate (front) J900112-003 Singer logo resin plate (back) J900020-xxx Model plate R03001 Rivet Zigzag Sewing Machine Instruction Manual and Parts List...
Thread Take-up, Arm Shaft and Handwheel Components Part No. Description 105C 125C 606640 Thread take-up assembly 606475 Thread take-up 606474 Thread take-up eyelet 606641 Thread take-up lever link 606471 Needle bar connecting link cap screw 606642 Needle bar connecting link assembly 606472 Needle bar connecting link 606466...
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Part No. Description 105C 125C Thread 606467 Needle bar connecting hinge pin 606465 Washer Take-up, Arm 606473 Thread take-up crank Shaft and 606643 Hinge stud 606420 Hinge stud set screw Handwheel Guide 606469 Components Screw 606444 606644 Arm shaft and needle bar crank assembly 606484 Arm shaft 606477...
Needle Bar, Presser Bar and Needle Plate Components Zigzag Sewing Machine Instruction Manual and Parts List...
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Part No. Description 105C 125C Needle Bar, Needle bar 606646 Needle bar 606461 Presser Bar and Needle clamp screw 606463 Needle Plate 606647 Needle bar frame assembly 606456 Needle bar frame Components Indicator plate 606458 Indicator plate screw 606459 606457 Eccentric pin set screw 606516 Set screw...
6.10 Presser Bar Lifter and Thread Tension Components Zigzag Sewing Machine Instruction Manual and Parts List...
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6.10 Part No. Description 105C 125C Presser Bar 606598 Hand lifter lever 606597 Hand lifter lever pin Lifter and 606599 Screw Thread 606413 Tension release lever 606412 Tension Tension release lever screw spring 606411 Tension release lever screw Components 410413 Thread retainer 606518 Thread retainer screw...