Table Of Contents; Cleaning Upper Knife Area - Sears Kenmore 385.16641 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. KNOW YOUR MACHINE
Locate and identify the parts ..................................... 8 - 10
Standard accessories ...................................................... 10
Available accessories and attachments .................... 12
SECTION 2. PREPARE YOUR MACHINE FOR SEWING
Plug in the machine and switch on the power ...... 14
Foot control use ................................................................. 14
How to turn handwheel .................................................. 16
Opening and closing the side cover ......................... 16
Opening and closing the looper cover .......................... 16
The position of telescoping thread guide bar .........18
Raising or lowering the presser foot ....................... 18
Threading the machine .........................................20 -36
o Threading the lower looper ...........................22 - 24
° Threading the upper looper ............................... 26 - 28
o Threading the needle on the right .................. 30 - 32
• Threading the needle on the left ................... 3 4- 36
SECTION 3. LEARN THE STITCHES
Starting to sew ................................................................. 38
Finishing to sew ................................................................. 38
Sewing continuously ................................................... 38
Securing ends .............................................................. 40 - 42
Thread tension (4 threads) .................................... 4 4 - 48
Threading the machine (3 threads),
wide/narrow stitch ........................................................ 50
Thread tension (3 threads) ....................................... 50 - 54
Adjustment of stitch length ............................................... 56
Adjustment of differential feed ratio ...........................56
Removing the presser foot ............................................. 58
Attaching the presser foot .............................................. 58
Changing needle .............................................................. 60
To disengage the upper knife ........................................... 62
To engage the upper knife .............................................. 62
Types of needle plates ......................................................... 64
Changing a needle plate ................................................. 64
Thread and needle chart ................................................... 66
Rolled hemming, picot edging and
narrow hemming ........................................................ 68 - 76
Decorative overedging ........................................................ 78
Pin tucking .................................................................. 80 - 82
Gathering .......................................................................... 8 4
SECTION 4, CARE FOR YOUR MACHINE
Cleaning upper knife area ............................................. 8 6
Cleaning the feed dog ....................................................... 86
Replacing the light bulb ........................................... 88
Oiling the machine ............................................................. 90
Replacing the upper knife ............................................. 92
SECTION 5. PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS CHART
Troubleshooting ............................................................... 94
CONTENIDO
SECCION 1. CONOZCA SU MAQUINA
LocaJJzaciSn e identificaei6n de Jaspartes ........... 9 - 11
Accesorios estfindar .......................................................... 11
Accesorios y refacciones disponibles ........................ 13
SECCION 2. PREPARE SU MAQUINA PARA COSER
Para conectar y Fender la mfiquina ........................... 15
El uso del pedal .................................................. 15
Come girar el volante
................................................. 17
Paia abrir y cerrar la tapa lateral .............................. 17
Para abrir y cerrat la cubierta de los ganehos ............ 17
I.a posici6n de la barra del gufa-hilo .......................... 19
Para levantar o bajar el prensatelas .................................19
Para enhebrar la mfiquina ...................................... 21 - 37
= Para enhebrar el gancho infelior .................. 23 - 25
° Para enhebrar el gancho superior .................. 27 - 29
• Para enhebrar la aguja derecha ...................... 31 -33
• Para enhebr ar la aguja izquierda .......................35-37
SECCION 3. APRENDA LAS PUNTADAS
Para empezar a coser ......................................................... 39
Para terminar de cosei ............................................. 39
Para coser continuamente ....................................... 39
Para asegurar los extremos de la costura .......... 41 - 43
La tensi6n del hilo (4 hilos) .................................... 45 - 49
Para enhebrar la m_iquina (3 hilos) ............................. 51
I_a tensi6n del hilo (3 hilos) .................................... 51 - 55
Para ajustar el largo de puntada ..................................... 57
Para ajustar la alimentaci6n diferencial .................... 57
Para quitar el pie prensatelas ..................................... 59
Para colocar el pie prensatelas .................................. 59
Para cambiar la aguja ....................................................... 61
Para desengranar la cuchilla superior ....................... 63
Para engranar la cuchilla superior .................................. 63
Tipos de placa de aguja ............................................ 65
Para cambiar la placa de aguja .............................. 65
Tabla de hilos y agujas ....................................................... 67
Costura redonda, borde de picot y dobladillo
estrecho
..................................................... 69 - 77
Puntada decorativa de sobrehilado .............................. 79
Afforzas ............................................................. 81 - 83
Fruncido .............................................................. 85
SECCION 4. MANTEN1MIENTO DE LA MAQUINA
Para limpiar el drea de la cuchilia superior .................. 87
Para limpiar el impelente ................................................. 87
Para cambiar la bombilla ................................................ 89
/ubricacidn de la mfiquina ....................................... 91
Para cambial la cuchilla superior ............................ 93
SECCION 5, TABLA DE PROBLEMAS
Que hace y cuando .............................................. 95
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