127-3 & 128-3
To Oil the Machine continued...
On the back of the arm is a round plate or cover, fastened by a thumb screw. Loosen the screw, turn the plate upward and fasten by tightening the screw; turn the balance wheel slowly and oil the moving parts inside, then turn the cover down and fasten it as before.
To reach the parts underneath the bed, the kilt must be thrown off the band wheel on the machine stand. Or this purpose a belt shifter is placed at the front of tile band wheel. By pressing the belt shifter lever to the left and working the treadle meanwhile, the belt is released and the machine can then be turned back on its hinges. The places to be oiled are indicated in Fig. 17, by arrows pointing to the oil holes and bearings.
To oil the stand, put a drop of oil the centres on which the band wheel and treadle work, and both ends of the pitman rod, which con-
FIG. 17. OILING POINTS IN BASE OF MACHINE
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