White 1240 manual Changing, Needle

CHANGING

THE

NEEDLE

Hat

side

• •

Always make		sure needle		is straight.
			of needle, lay needle on a
To check	straightness
			and	parallel	as	shown	in
		straight
that needle is

flat surface		and
above	diagram.

see

Needle

Clamp

Screw

.—

Flat side towards back of machine

• •

• •

Turn hand wheel		toward you			to raise		needle	bar	to its highest posi
tion.							needle	upward as		far as it will
Loosen needle clamp screw and insert
										machine as
go, making sure		flat	side of		needle	is	towards back of
shown	in the above			.
			diagram					.
Tighten	needle clamp screw
					with screwdriver				.
				for insertion of twin
Follow	the same	procedure							needle

•

• •

To make

sure

that

needle

has

been

inserted

correctly,

turn

hand

the

down

through

needle

comes

wheel

toward

you

and see

that

shown

in the

above

center

of the

needle hole

in

the

needle plate as

diagram.

dial

must

be set

in

straight stitch

needle

position

Stitch

selector

.

when checking

needle alignment

incorrectly

inserted.

occur,

needle

may be

If skipped

stitches

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