Adjustment Ot Cutting Width; Changing Needle; Adjustment Of Foot Pressure - Kenmore Sears 16642 Owner's Manual

Changing Needle
on the right
C) Disconnect the machine from the power
supply.
Raise the needle to its highest position.
Then loosen the needle clamp screw for
the needle you are going to remove.
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needle ba_ Edge ol
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To Attach the needle on the right
insert new needle into the needle clamp with the
flat side to the back until the top of needle
touches the stopper pin, then tighten the needle
clamp screw on the right.
Refer to page 24 for changing the needle
for three-thread serging.
To attach the needle on the teft
Insert new needle into the needle clamp with the
flat side to the back until the top el needle
touches the edge of needle bar, then tighten the
needle clamp screw on the left.
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* When the needles are set correctly, the left
needle is higher than the right one.
* Do not use any needle which is bent or blunt.
Adjustment of Foot Pressure
< Standard Setting Position >
Top/olt_
Adjusting
ease
It is not necessary to adjust the pressure br normal
sewing.
When you sew heavy or lightweight fabrics, turn the
adjusting screw to:
-- clockwise lor heavyweight fabric.
-- counter-clockwise!or lightweight fabric.
* For normal sewing, set the adjusting screw so that
it positions above the top of the machine by 2 mm.
See illustration.
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