Cutting Width Adjustment - Bernina 1200DA Owner's Manual

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• Owner's manual pg.___
• Fold the fabric in half to be 3" x 6".
• Divide and mark the fabric into three equal sections along the folded edge.
• Adjust the stitch length dial to 2.5 (normal).
• Thread the serger for a 4-thread overlock stitch.
• Adjust as indicated on the LCD screen. Fine tune as needed.
• Rotate the upper knife up.
• Adjust cutting width to 4.
• Rotate the upper knife down into cutting position.
• Serge to the first mark on the fabric, stopping when the knife edge is on the mark.
• Adjust cutting width to 3mm and serge to the second mark.
• Adjust the cutting width to 2mm and serge to the end of the fabric.
• Mark the cutting width settings on the sample.
• Rotate the upper knife up.
• Adjust cutting width to 3mm (normal).
• Rotate the upper knife down into cutting position.
• Compare the cutting width sample to the balanced 4-thread sample to see how cutting width
affects the balance of the overlock stitch.
• Trim and mount the sample.
• Return the thread tension settings to normal.
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CUTTING WIDTH ADJUSTMENT

Fabric:
Needle:
Thread:
Presser Foot:
Stitch:
4mm
6/01/02
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BERNINA
Firm fabric, 6" x 6"
80/12 Universal
4 cones of serger thread
(yellow, red, green, blue)
Standard
#1 (4-thread overlock)
3mm
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1200DA/1300DC
2mm
1200DA/1300DC/11