Lewis 43-240, 43-250, 43-270 User Manual

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CLASS

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No.

194-13

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INSTRUCTIONS

No.

FOR

194-13

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LIST

43-240

First

AND

OF

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Edition

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PARTS

43-270

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MACHINE COMPANY

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Printed

October.

1969

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the

hand,

(C)

and

is

Repeat

LOOPER

(F,

the

looper

To

machine

for

FEED

there

adjustment,

feed

plate

push

the

in

no

interference

the

OPENER

Fig.

SJlreader

1/32

is

in

make

clearance

(A).

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opener

PLATE

in

operating

the

should

against

down

plunger

operating

adjustments

8)

should

inch

the

left

this

and

bend

Bend

lowest

the

HEIGHT

be

no

loosen

feed

bearing

direction

between

be

point

when

hand

adjustment,

between

looper

to

the

direction

point

play

the

presser

point

the

position

in

the

machine.

AND

of

between

the

screw

until

block

the

if

necessary.

set

so

clears

looper

remove

required

opener

until

its

travel.

the

foot.

there

(D).

to

that

the

and

the

(A,

check

looper

as

feed

Fig.

Then,

is

1/32

Then,

the

preceding

spreader

plate

10) by

inch

retighten

mechanism

Fig.

and

the

and,

holding

clearance

adjustments

10

presser

with

feed

screw

the

link

between

and

foot.

right

(B)

(A).

10

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