Setting The Sewing Foot Pressure - DURKOPP ADLER 281 Operating Manual

Operation
Operating manual 281 Version 06.0 - 05/2013

5.10 Setting the sewing foot pressure

The adjusting wheel (2) on the machine arm determines the
contact pressure of the sewing foot on the material to be sewn.
The pressure can be adjusted continuously by turning the wheel.
The adjusting mark (1) above the wheel indicates the pressure
selected.
• Range for force setting: 10-80 N (10 N=1 kp)
• Factory setting: 40 N (at 4800 st/min.)
Correct setting
The material being sewn does not slip and is correctly transported.
The correct pressure depends on the material to be sewn.
Faults due to incorrectly set sewing foot pressure
• Excessively high pressure: Tearing of the material being
sewn
• Excessively low pressure: Slipping of the material being
sewn
Figure 19: Setting the sewing foot pressure
(1) - Adjusting mark
Setting the sewing foot pressure:
1. Turn the adjusting wheel (2).
• To increase the sewing foot pressure:
Turn the adjusting wheel (2) clockwise.
• To reduce the sewing foot pressure:
Turn the adjusting wheel (2) counterclockwise.
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(2) - Adjusting wheel for the sewing
foot pressure
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