Sewing In Reverse (Back-Tacking) - DURKOPP ADLER 838 Instruction Manual

6.11 Sewing in reverse (bartacking)
Using the hand lever to sew backwards
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Press the stitch regulator lever (1) downwards.
The machine will sew backwards as long as the stitch regulator
lever (1) is pressed down.
Using the button to sew backwards
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Press button (2) or move lever (3).
The machine will sew backwards as long as the button (2) or the
lever (3) remains depressed.
Automatic seam bartacking
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For machines equipped with positioning drives, the number of tack
stitches at the seam start and seam end can be programmed.
At seam start (after a previous thread cut), the machine
automatically sews the selected start bartack. At seam end and
pedal position -2, the selected final bartack is sewn and then
thread cutting is begun.
Tack programming is described in chapters 7, 8, and 9.
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