Adjusting The Cutting Pressure / Clamping Pressure - DURKOPP ADLER 580 Operating Instructions Manual

22.3 Adjusting the cutting pressure / clamping pressure

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A
6 7
9 8
2
Standard checking
The cutting pressure has to be set so that the looper thread is
precisely cut and clamped.
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Loosen screw 7.
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Remove throat plate 3 and aspiration 6.
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Open the slide 2 of the throat plate manually so that the slide is in
the position according to fig. B.
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Guide the thread 1 through the center of the needle hole.
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Move the slide 2 manually to the position according to fig. A.
A slight pressure has to be felt when pushing.
The thread has to be cut totally.
The thread must be clamped after cutting.
Attention!
A too high cutting pressure results in increased knife wear
and intensely contracted stitches at the seam beginning.
3
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Loosen screw 8.
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Shift the spring sheet 9.
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Tighten screw 8.
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Reinsert throat plate 3 as well as aspiration 6 and tighten with
screw 7.
B
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