White 1240 manual Picking-Up, Thread, Pressure, Lower Bobbin, Regulating

PICKING-UP

LOWER

BOBBIN

THREAD

• •

Raise	presser foot.
Holding		upper thread				turn
hand	wheel toward			you
one	rotation.
When take-up lever				is		at its
highest		position, pull			thread
to pick		up loop of	lower
bobbin		thread.

Pull

both upper

and

lower

thread

“to the	left	of’	presser	foot
proximately		6	.
			inches	.
This will
	prevent jamming

ap

REGULATING

PRESSURE

•

•

•

The

amount of

pressure

that is

applied

to

the fabric

by the

presser

foot

is adjusted

by the

pressure

cap

(1).

The upper position

gives the

least

amount

of

pressure

while

the

lowest

position

gives

maximum

pressure.

push down

on the pressure cap

to obtain

To

increase the

pressure,

on

the

the

. To

decrease

the

pressure, press down

desired setting

cap

to return

to its

maximum

snap lock ring

(2> to allow the pressure

height.

Then

reset to

the

.

proper pressure

.

If

the

top

Normally the pressure

cap will

be

in

the lowest position

layer

of

layer of fabric

tends to

push out

further

than the

bottom

on bulky

fabric,

Pressure

should

. This often happens

be decreased

fabrics,

such

as

wools,

and on

knits.

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