Setup and Adjustment

Caution: To properly break-in your new sewing machine, and avoid possible damage to the machine, sew at moderate to slow speeds for the first 15 minutes of use.

Bobbin Winder Operation

The Bobbin Winder assists in winding thread onto the Bobbin. The Bobbin Winder has two positions, ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’:

OFF Position The Bobbin Winder won’t contact the belt.

WARNING: Shut the machine off completely before working around the needle or other moving parts.

ON Position This position is with the Connecting Rod (10-6) pressed, as shown in Figure C. The Shaft on the Bobbin Winder will spin; winding thread onto the Bobbin.

Winding Thread Onto the Bobbin
Winding Thread Onto the Bobbin	Figure C

1.Place a Bobbin onto the Bobbin Winder Shaft (10-3) as shown

at point d in Figure C, right.
at point d in Figure C, right.	d
2. Route the Thread from the			b
			b

Spool (not shown) up through
Spool (not shown) up through		c
the Thread Guide Tube (10-39,		c
the Thread Guide Tube (10-39,

point a), the hole in the Thread

Tension Bracket Assembly (10-15, b), over and under the far side of the Tension Disc (10-17, c), and connect it to the Bobbin (d). - See Figure D, right.

3.While the Connecting Rod (10-6) is pressed (as shown in both Figures C and D) the Bobbin Winder will be in the

‘ON’ position and the Bobbin will fill with thread. When
finished, release the Connecting Rod and the Bobbin
Winder will reset to the ‘OFF’ position.	10-6

Setting the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case

1.Hold the Bobbin so that the thread exit is to the left, and push the Bobbin into its case.

2.Feed the thread through slit “A” and pull the thread in direction “B”. By doing so, the thread will pass under the tension spring and exit at notch “B”.

3.Verify that the Bobbin rotates in the direction of the arrow when thread “C” is pulled.

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