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Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Placing your machine on the carriage ............3 Remove the packing attached to your machine ...........3 Light Fixture ....................4 Your Thread Stand ..................5 Belt guard ......................6 Attaching your handle bars with controllers ..........7 Connecting your Mega Quilter 18x8 to your carriage assembly (deck) and Controls on the handles ..................8 What is the Tension Release Lever?...............9 How Do I Adjust the Height of the Hopping Foot? ........9...

  • Page 3: Placing Your Machine On The Carriage

    Placing your machine on the carriage. Prior to placing the machine on the carriage ensure that you have the encoders attached to the carriage. You will find a rubber mat shipped with your machine to help keep the machine from slipping on the metal surface.

  • Page 4: Light Fixture

    Light Fixture To add your light fixture to your machine, Step 1. Loosen the nuts so that you can slide the lamp fixture into the space provided on the machine in the lamp support bracket. Step 2. Tighten the nuts on the base of the lamp to secure the lamp to the lamp support bracket on the side of your machine.

  • Page 5: Your Thread Stand

    Your Thread Stand Your Grand Quilter 18.8 comes with a four spool thread stand. Some assembly required. You will need to attach your thread stand to the side of your machine with the two screws provided. On the side of the machine you will see two screws where you will place the base of the thread stand.

  • Page 6: Belt Guard

    Belt guard Your machine comes with a belt guard to prevent damage to your motor sensor and protect you from getting caught in the belt. In the box you will find the plastic cover and attached to the machine are the screws used to hold the belt guard in place.

  • Page 7: Attaching Your Handle Bars With Controllers

    Attaching your handle bars with controllers There are two locations where you can connect your handle bars with controllers to your Mega Quilter 18x8. These photos show the block that will hold the handle bars in place on your Mega Quilter 18x8.

  • Page 8: Controls On The Handles

    Connecting your Grand Quilter 18.8 to your Carriage Assembly (Deck) and Controls on the Handles For one year after the purchase of the Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 longarm sewing machine, we will repair or replace (at our option), without any cost to you for either parts or labor, any machine or part that proves to be defective in materials or workmanship.

  • Page 9: What Is The Tension Release Lever

    What is the Tension Release Lever? The tension release lever raises the hopping foot and releases the tension on the thread. You can watch the tension disc plates open as you lift the lever. NEVER start sewing with the lever up. Because there is no tension on the thread the bottom stitches will be huge loops.
  • Page 10 Next you will adjust the walk by loosing this bolt so that you can move this part up and down. Loosen this bolt here To move this arm up. Note: (Machine is shipped with this in the lowest position.) More Walk (higher) Less Walk (lower) Replace the side cover after you tighten the bolt.

  • Page 11: Routine Cleaning And Oiling

    Routine Cleaning and Oiling Routine cleaning and oiling is very important to the longevity of your quilting machine. Brush out the fuzz from around the hook and foot. Change your needle regularly to avoid thread breakage, tension problems and needle breakage. A worn needle can mean skipped stitches, shredded thread and a weakening of the needle itself.

  • Page 12: Bobbin Winder And Bobbins

    Bobbin Winder and Bobbins A bobbin winder is included with your machine. The thread on a properly wound bobbin should be snug and have even layers of thread. A sloppy or mushy wound bobbin will result in poor stitch quality. Bobbin Thread Bobbin Thread Guide How do I wind a Bobbin?
  • Page 13 5. Wrap the thread around the bobbin clockwise three or four times 6. Push trip mechanism forward until it snaps into position 7. Bobbin winder will start winding the bobbin once you press the start/stop key. You can quilt while your bobbin is winding.
  • Page 14 Check the tension of the bobbin by holding the loaded bobbin case in one hand. With one hand under the bobbin case, hold the tail of thread and watch as the thread flows out of the bobbin case. A slight bounce should cause the bobbin case to slide down the thread.

  • Page 15: Machine Part Names

    Machine Part Names ( Please note: the takeup lever guard has been removed for a clear view for pictures only. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. This guard is not a handle. Do not place your hand in this area, your fingers will get pinched) This is a diagram of the side of your long arm machine.

  • Page 16: The Control Unit

    The Control Unit The control unit is shown here. To activate the Auto Stitch Press the Auto Stitch Button and ensure that the light under the button is on. Now to start press the start/stop button this can be found on either controller. As the machine is moved movement is detected and the speed of the machine will adjust to keep the stitch length constant.

  • Page 17: Threading Overview

    Threading Overview Please note: the takeup lever guard has been removed for a clear view for pictures only. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. This guard is not a handle. Keep your hands clear as you will get pinched if your fingers get in this area.
  • Page 18 3. Thread upper thread guide as shown in picture. Figure 2 4. Weave thread as shown on three hole thread guide. Figure 3 Figure 2 Figure 3 5. Take thread between the two tension discs from back to front all the way around. Up and over the check spring. Be sure the thread is going between the discs and go far enough to catch the check spring.
  • Page 19 6. Thread runs under silver angle bracket. See picture for details. Figure 4 7. Bring the thread up through the thread guide just Takeup lever guard removed for photos only. Never run the machine without the guard in above the check spring. Figure 4 place, extreme head injury may occur.

  • Page 20: How Do I Change The Needle

    How Do I Change the Needle? A 134RSAN needle (size 18) will be installed on your Grand Quilter 18.8 from the factory. When it is time to replace the needle you can easily install one. Be sure the power switch is off on the machine. Remove the bobbin case.

  • Page 21: How Do I Make Adjustments To Make The Perfect Stitch

    How Do I Make Adjustments to Make the Perfect Stitch? Understanding how your long arm machine makes a stitch will help you make the proper adjustments to make the perfect stitch. The technique all long arm machines use to make a stitch is basically opposite of the home sewing machine.

  • Page 22: Tension, Tension, Tension

    Tension, tension, tension… This probably causes more problems than anything else. You need correct tension on the top and bottom threads but you also must have correct tension on the quilt held between the bars. You should be able to gently rock the belly bar where the backing fabric is attached. This allows enough movement of your quilt layers for the needle to penetrate and make good stitches.
  • Page 23 Quilt Top Puckers Is your backing fabric stretched too tight? While the backing fabric needs to lie flat and without wrinkles, stretching it too tight can make the quilt top pucker. After stitching and releasing the backing fabric the top will pucker.

  • Page 24: Check Spring Replacement/Tension Knob

    Check spring replacement/Tension Knob Fig 1: Tension Assembly with Fig 2: Tension Assembly with Fig 3: Screw on inside of machine broken Spring (old tension knob) good spring (new Tension knob) loosen only DO NOT REMOVE Fig 4: Remove assembly from Fig 5: Machine with tension Fig 6: Tension assembly out of machine.
  • Page 25 Fig 14: Insert New Spring Fig 15: Twist while inserting Fig 13: New Spring, This is new spring what was broken Fig 17: Insert the tension Fig 18: Insure that you are all the Fig 16: New spring in place assembly back in barrel way in Fig 19: give the tension assembly...

  • Page 26: Timing Of Your Machine

    Fig 26: Tension assembly back in Fig 25: Tighten screw on your Fig 27: For fine adjustment of place with new check spring at machine. check spring insert screwdriver 11:00 turn clockwise for more tension Timing between needle and rotating hook Remove the two needle plate screws You will also need to remove the three from your machine.
  • Page 27 Turn the hand wheel to locate the needle at it’s Loosen Needle bar connecting screw A. lowest position. Note: correct needle position is This will allow you to raise and lower when you can see a small portion of the eye of needle bar for correct location.

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