SECTION IV. CARING FOR YOUR MACHINE

Replacing the Upper Knife

To remove:

1.Turn off the power switch and unplug the machine.

2.Open the looper cover and side cover.

3.Deactivate the upper knife.

4.Remove the hexagonal bolt, and remove the upper knife.

(_ Upper knife

(_) Hexagonal bolt Stopper pin

(_ Lower knife

To attach:

.....

1.Insert a new upper knife into the groove of holder and stopper pin, then tighten the

 

hexagonal

bolt

slightly

 

.........

2.

Turn

the

upper

knife holder

 

.....

3.

Turn

the

handwheel toward

 

 

 

knife

comes

to

its lowest PQii

-

.....

 

Loosen the hexagonal bolt, _ _ _djust the

 

position

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at:_heedge

 

 

upper

kn

 

1

 

 

 

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Then

tig6

be hex

 

........

4.

Close

 

 

 

cover

cover.

 

Cleaning Upper Knife Area

1.Turn off the power switch and unplug the machine.

2.Open the looper cover.

Remove the waste pieces to the front with a lint brush.

*You may use a vacuum cleaner to clean the upper knife area or feed dog.

*The lower knife should last for one year in normal use. However, if you run over a pin or a hard object, it may be required to replace both upper and lower knives at the same time.

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