11.
Counter blade on the needle blade and cutting test
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Requirement
The clearance between the knife blade and the edge of the needle hole must be 1 mm.
Fig. 11 - 22
Adjust knife 1 (screws 2) in accordance with the requirement.
Tighten screws 2 and screw on the needle plate.
To check the cut, insert a double thread through the needle hole and activate the lifting
lever by hand. Both threads must be cut perfectly.
1
2
If this is not the case, remove the needle plate and align the knife so that the
left edge of the knife blade (seen from the front) is a little higher than the right
blade so that a scissor effect is guaranteed between the fixed and the moving
knife when the needle plate is screwed on.
1
1 mm
Adjustment
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