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INDUSTRIAL

OPERATING

CONSEW

INDUSTRIAL

SEWING

and

MACHINE

SEWING & CUTTING

INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS

for

MODELS

SEWING

LIST

18

CORP.

and

MACHINES

EQUIPMENT

118

IDA

TED

SEWING

MACHINE

Oiling

must be done

operation NOTE--During

frequently.

to

Oil

at

least

twice

daily

when

assure

free-running

the

breaking-in

and

durability

period a new

of

machine should be

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ports and accessories

Wipe

good

The bed

normal

Consew

in

cloth, upper and layers

Maximum Maximum

on the

To

first several weeks

1

000

unpack machine

machine

grade

"long

plastics, and

of

materi<;~l

type

assure

to 1 200

clean

of

sewing

of

the machine

arm"

Model

lower

feeding

possible stitch length operating

of

material

durability

stitches in

ore

table

18

is

can be fed

of

operation

DIRECTION OF ROTATION

In

operation,

To

avoid

wheel

otherwise.

Always

dog

when running the machine,

The machine

not

pull the

the handwheel

tangled

threads and jamming

be sure that there

will

feed

iabric

as

SEniNG

removed from packing

of

machine

cut-out,

CAPACITY

designed

leather.

mechanisms. As a consequence, upper and

speed

being

and

order

the

this rnay cause damage

UP

THE

MACHINE

fror:1

packing case and make sure that

material.

protective

is

troublefrce

is

material

grease and

oil

!see

below!.

made

to

standard dimensions and requires a

size

19"X7-1/8"

AND

for

sewing

It

is

equipped

slower

or

faster,

is

4 stitches per inch.

1400

stitches per minute, depending

sewn and its thickness.

operation,

the maxin1urn speeJ

to

allow

the parts

AND

of

the machine

of

material particularly

between

without

lubricate

SPEED

light

and

with

as

it

to

OPERATING SUGGESTIONS

always

the sewing hook,

the presser feet and the feed

when the machine

your

to

the needle.

all

oil

medium-weight

independently

the need arises.

is

imperative

is

held to no more than

oecome

assistance.

turns

oropcr!y

toward

do

is

all

holes

materials

adjustable

of

that

broken in.

the

operator.

not turn

fully

threaded.

Therefore,

small

with

lower

course

for

the

hand-

a

do

Consew

cloth

and 1 6 X

thickness needle,

NEEDLE

Model

of

determines the size

I 8 machines use

64

for

the

sewing

leather

thread,

AND

THREAD SELECTION

standard

and plastics

which

of

.the

needle.

-

styles I 6 X

ranging

must pass

2-

in sizes

freely

63

needles

from

through

1 4

the

to

for

25.

eye

sewing

of

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the

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illustration

not

operate

oiled

the machine, even

at

every

spot

indicate

these spots.

OILING

requiring

if

only

for

testing, unless

lubricatio'1. The

1

--

arrows

•

it

on the

has been

follow-

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Remember-uneven,

performance

Only

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length thread counterclockwise. unravels,

The bobbin can be wound

of

your

left twist thread

of

thread between thumbs and index fingers

it

has

machine.

a right

knotted

is

If

twist.

to

it

THREADING

From

the thread stand lead the thread through hole A in the spool pin on

top

of

the arm and

Now

run

it

downward back, then check spring

rear, the eye needle's eye before you begin

over

E,

down

again through thread guides G and H and from

of

the needle. Pull about

over

guide B at rear

and around between the

the

wire

guide

straight

upward

B

or

rough thread impairs the satisfactory sewing

be used

will

with

D, through the eye

with

twist

either

and

two

sewing.

for

the needle. To test

tighter,

left

THE

of

down

to

it

has a left

or

right twist thread.

NEEDLE

the upper end

two

tension discs C from the

again through the

of

the take-up lever F from the

three inches

for

of

your

hands. Turn

twist.

of

the face plate.

loop

left

to

right through

of

thread through the

twist

of

hold

If

the

it

Fig. 4

Take bobbin case

place

it

on the center stud

is

in line

with

Release the catches on the center stud down

freely

about four inches.

Turn handwheel its travel. Loosen the needle set screw about one turn, pull needle and insert a as

it

will

go,

going from

left

by

the latch

the notch on

latch and press the bobbin case

INSERTING A NEW

toward

setting its long groove

to

right. Tighten needle set screw securely.

you until needle

new

one.

after

the full bobbin

of

the shuttle.

top

of

the shuttle. The bobbin thread should hang

See

that the finger

the shuttle race.

into

NEEDLE

has

reached the highest point

Push

the needle up

toward

the

has

been ·Inserted and of

the bobbin case

the shuttle until the latch

out

the

into

left

with

the needle bar

eye

of

as

the needle

of

old

for

Fig. 3

REMOVING

Pull out slide

take bobbin case

of

the bobbin case

plate,

out

AND

lift

latch

of

machine. Bobbin

is

held

downward

INSERTING

of

bobbin

and the latch

3 -

THE

case

will

BOBBIN

with

drop

CASE

thumb and forefinger and

out

when the open end

is

released.

The

boobin w1nder

the

driving

has

been

Push from thread stand around the bock and bobbin

machine.

belt

wound

the bobbin on bobbin

wind

from

winder

lever

After

WINDING

is

mounted on the table top

so

that the

with

downward

of

below

downward

bobbin

pulley

sufficient thread.

winder

through eye in tension

the tension discs. Bring thread

in clockwise

until wheel contacts the

is

filled

BOBBINS

will

separate from the

spindle

direction

with

thread, release

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with

its

pulley

in

front

belt

after

the bobbin

as

far

as

it

will

go.

Pass

bracket;

several times around bobbin.

then between and

forward

drive

will

cause wheel

toward

belt

and start

of

thread

bobbin

Push

to

disengage from

from

winder

Adjustment screw can be turned in

of

thread

When

by

turning the knurled nut on the tension bracket

winder.

belt

and

spindle.

wound

on the

fine thread

Bobbin can be

is

winding

bobbin.

wound

on

while

will

stop.

or

bobbins,

the machine

out

Cut

thread and remove bobbin

to

use

increase

light

at

is

or

decrease the amount

tension.

the rear

sewing.

It

of

is

regulated

the

bobbin

The length

at

front unlock stitch, move it in correct length

of

the machine frame

it

and move

of

ADJUSTING

stitch

is

it

downward

upward

stitch

has

THE

changed

direction.

by

(fig.

to lengthen the stitch. To

been selected.

STITCH

movement

31. Turn this knob

Lock knob turning

LENGTH

of

the knurled knob in the slot

counterclockwise

obtain

it

clockwise

to

a shorter

after

the

THREADING

1.

Hold

bobbin case forefinger in

as

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of

left

hand,

the edge

shown in Fig.

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of

the bobbin case

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Insert bobbin into bobbin case, into in Fig. 6 and then spring and the spring

s .

the slot

as

'LOT

of

the

draw

into

the fork-shaped opening

seen in Fig.

between

so

that the slot

2.

Take the bobbin of from the

Fig.

Fig. 6

bobbin

it

under the tension

7.

THE

BOBBIN

thumb and

is

on

top

Fig. 5

right hand

6.

pull

the thread

case

as

left

shown

of

CASE

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between

so

that the thread on

to

thumb and forefinger

the

right,

as

shown in

top

leads

Turn the balance

moves

down thread. bobbin thread plate.

to the machine.

fabric from the needle

Now

Place both ends

be sewn beneath the presser

Raise

the needle

back and

wheel

and up again

pull the end

will

be

brought

of

thread back under the presser

bar

to

the

REGULATING

For

ordinary

so

equal

If

the tension on stitching than that on the fabric thread, the

stitching, the tension on the upper and

as

to

lock both threads in the center

either

will

be the result.

lower

If the tension on the

lower

thread

SEWING

towards

to

of

TO REMOVE

to

its highest

left.

Cut

thread is stronger than on the

If

there

it

lower

will

lie

PROCEDURE

you

with

the

its highest

the upper thread

up

foot,

THE

the tension on the upper thread is

will

straight

point,

thus catching the

with

it

through the needle hole in the needle

lower

the

foot

THE

WORK

point;

the ends

lift

the presser

of

the threads a

THREAD TENSIONS

of

lie

straight

thread

is

along

greater

along

the underside

right

hand

until

the needle

lower

you

are

holding and the

foot.

Place the material

upon

it

and then start

foot

and

few

inches long

lower

threads should be

the

fabric.

other,

the upper surface

than that on the upper

of

the

(bobbin)

draw

the

imperfect

greater

of

the

fabric

Fig.

7

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A.

Tension

Before adjusting the tension

the presser

of the upper

foot

is

let

down

(Needle)

and not in

thread:

of

the upper (needle) thread, be certain that

lifted

position Turn serrated nut

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ACCESSORIES

BOBBIN KNEE

PRESSER

PARTS

WINDER

LIFTER

FOOT AND

FOR

WIPER

Tne

word

No.

means a

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UPPER

FEED

SEAM

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complete

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at

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the side

set

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of

the porto,

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ports

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on tension to

decrease

B.

Once

it

is require outside Turn this screw and counterclockwise

device

Tension

the tension

rarely

regulation, of

the bobbin case shell on

//

to

it.

of

the

necessary

do

clockwise

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the right

lower (Bobbin) thread:

of

the

to

so

to

\·

•'

to

increase tension and

lower

!bobbin) thread

adjust

it

ever

again.

by

carefully

no more than 1

loosen

For normal sewing mechanism the feed

loosening set screw thumb screw material con be fed foster. Turning the thumb screw

fig.

turning the single screw

top

of

/4

it.

THE

UPPER

is

odju3ted to

dog

"

"P"

cou'1ter

•

to

the

left,

if

you desire

has

been adjusted

However,

the tongue-shaped curved spring .

turn

at

FEEDING

operation

in the bed

"N"

P"

clockwise

it if

one time

MECHANISM

the upper feeding

work

in synchronism

of

the machine.

(fig.

the

will

correctly,

should ever

located

to

tighten tension

8) and turning top

feed

at

Ioyer

the

with

By

of

MODEL

18

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