Singer 591V Operator’s Guide

SINGER

INDUSTRIAL

PRODUCTS

591V

Operator's

Single Needle High Speed Lockstitch Machine

* A

TrademarkofTHE

OILING

Oil

"A"

is

fabrics

THE

your

or

X'

desired

even

MACHINE

nachlne!

which

For best results,use

Oil.

TYPE

"C"

will produce nitiinuo staining of

after a long period of storage.

SINGER

Oil is

Guide

COMPANY

SINGER

used

whenanoil

TYPE

Introducmg the

591V,

The

most

kind.

This-

single-needle

Withanoil

parts

requiring

canbechecked

cover.

For

best

sewing

to

read

through

machine.

OILING

autoniatlc

it

is

reconun^ded

.dropsofSINGER

TYPEX'oil

applied

two weeks

location

in Flg.3..

NEW

dependable,

machine

lock stitching.

reservoir,apump

oil

easily

results,wesuggest

this

THE

PULLER

oil

be

every

to

shown

SINGER*^

lightest

will

Sewing

running

produce

top

Machine

machines

quality

andaminimumofwicking,

are kept constantly lubricated.

througha"window**onarm

operator's

FffiD.the

wicking

that a

you takea

guideasyou

system,

few

OIL

Wm

few

sitat

THESE

Mode!

of their

straight-line

Oil

moments

your

POINTS

TWO

mm

all

flojv

top"

new

4.

FILL TO

Tip

ervoirasillustrated

{«namachineisNEWorhas been

wedcs,itisadvisable

bearings,and

contact.

tion

to

and continue to lubricate

CAOTION:Correct

tinuous

while

Should

and check the

At least twice each Bonth,check the

reservoir.

LOW

HIGH

MARK'

machine

efficiently

3000

backonits

all

other

The

automatic

after

revolutions per

lubrication

steamofoil

machineisrunning,as

this oil

mark,showninFig.l.

reservoir

Never

flow

allow the

NEVER

Fig.l

FALL

hinges

in

Fig.l.

to oil

parts

lubricating

running the

passing the

become

the

which

minute

all

is

showninFig.2.

erratic,STOP the

oil

level.Fill

oil

and

for

bearings.

oil

level to

ALLOW

BELOW

fill

idle

needle

are in

system

machineat2500

10to15

QILTO

LOW

the

oil

for several

bar,take-up

movable

will

minutes

indicatedbya

flow

window

machine

if

needed.

oil

level in the

drop

below

MARK

r^

func

con

ADJUSTING

Run

machine

oil in

under

the

the

THE

rotating

hook

ondstocheck

should

[showonthe

patternonthe

by

turning

shown

NEEDLES

The

needles

quality,strength

duc^

l)y

to

use

chart.

the

in Flg.4.

you

your

SINGER

ROTATING

for

one

and

oil

flow.Afine

HOOK

OIL

FLOW

minutetoeliminate

hook.

Then

holdapieceofpaper

run

machine

approximately10sec

line of oil

paper.

Dependingonthe

paper^increaseordecrease

oil

flow

regulating

f~:DECREASE

OIL

THIMB

INCREASE

Fig.4

use

haveavery

and

appearance

machine.

needles

Thisiswhyitis

according

direct effectonthe

of the stitching

to the

Fig.3

accumulated

oil

thumb

screw

FLOW

REGUUTING

SCREW

so

following

spray

spray

oil

flow

as

pro-

important

SimD

OILFlilW

Fig.2

SHOW

STEADY

CATALOG

1955-01

A

bent

and

drift

A

hook

blurred

m.

needle

or burr on

away

finish

will

from

and

mm

19,20,21,22,23 and 24

cause

a desired sewing direction.

the

needle point will result in a

may

cut

SIZE

your

the

machine

material.

to skip sti -

INSERTING

Turn

the

til

the

THE

NEEDLE

oachine pulley over toward

needle

bar

novestoits

the

operator un

highest point.

REMOVING

Turn

isachine

thread

take-up

THE

BOBBIN

pulley over

CASE

lever

is at its hi^est

AND

BOBBIN

toward

you until the

point.

After

dle

IIP

structed

The

long

of

the

Securely

THREAD

In

the

ne^le.

in

the

the

thread

by

he

the

thread

the

strands

twist.

loosening the needle clanping screw,insert nee

into

needle

in

Fig.5.

groove of

laachine, as

tighten

Class

591V

Either right to

bobbin.

as

right

hand

wind

unwind

berASFAR^IT

the

needle

shown

in Fig.5.

the

needle clamping screw.

MOVETOHIGHEST

POINT

-LOOSEN

INSERT

AS

FARASPOSSIBLE

LONG

use

ONLY

left

left

twist thread

To

deteraine the thread twist,hold

shown below. Then

over toward you

tighter,the thread

MUST

WILL

face

SCREW

NEEDLE

GROOVE"

twist

roll

the

-if

the

is

left

threadinthe

or separate, the threadisright

HaD

THIS

END

GO,asin

the

left

UP

canbeused

thread

strands of

twist

end

held

;if

Open

as

Releasing the

shown in

(HN

LATCH

Fig.B

WINDING

BUILT-IN

hook

housing

showninFig.8

latch

Fig.9

THE

B(MIN

BIBBIN

WINDER

coverand reoove the

will

allow bobbin

^ /I

///

-|-\BOBBIN

bobbin

re&oval

RELEASE

UTCH

DRCFS

case

as

OUT

THREADING

Fig.7

THE

m':

ROLL

OVER

TAMARD

MACHINE

SINCiB

First,turn

toward

its

needle

stand through the threading

points

Fig.7 (A)-(B)-(C).

Draw

through

whichtostart

YOU

you

highest

thread

in

about

the

oachine pulley over

until ne^le is at

point,then

fnn

the

order

two

inchesofthread

eye of needle with

sewing.

the

shown

Fig.6

pass the

thread

in

Place

bobbinonkindle Aof

it

on as

farasit

the thread stand

in

Fig.10.

Wind

end

of thread

will go and pass thread frba

through

around

bobbin

winder

threading points as

the

bobbinafew

Press latch Bagainst bobbin,pushingdriving

over against

The

bobbin

amcHintofthread

upcMi

the bc^in.

screwCand

threadonbobbin,

screw

C.

When

windingabobbin

sion

shouldbeused.

to

regulate

If

thread

holding pre-tension stirf E and

upordowi,as

machine

wiirfer

swing

pulley,then

will stop autoEatically

for

tdiichitis

For

sore threadonbobbin,

latchBaway

swing

Adjust

the

tensicai..

wirxis

unevailyonbobbin,

required.

start

regulated is

from

latchBtoward

with

fine

thread,a

the

knurled

move.tension

Tighten

the set

the

you

you.

nut

loosen

screw.

Fig.

10

pushing

shown

times.

pulley,

machine.

when

the

wound

loosen

: for less

Tighten

light

ten

D,Fig.lO,

set

screw

bracket

'

TABLE

TOP

PRESS

DOWN

PUSH

PULLEY

AGAINST

BOBBIN

BELT

WINDER

TO

(C

Place

bobbin

itonas far asitwill

threading points as

Wind

end of thread around

Press

down

ai ^indle Cofbobbin

shown

on thuab latch and

%

go

and

in Fig.ll

the

Fig.ll

winder

pass

thread

bobbin a few

start

aachine.

pushing

throu^

tines.

PREPARINGTOSEW

Fig.

15

SEWING

Hold

end of needle thread with

left

hand

very

lightly.

turn the lachine pulley

ward you slowly

moves

down

needle thread and

thread

hole

will

in the throat plate as

until

and up. Pull on the

comeupthrough

the

Then

over

the needle

bobbin

in Fig.15 . Place both threads

under

the presser foot prior to

sewing.

to

the

shown

The

bobbin winder will

threadonthe

less

threadonthe

wise.

h9)en

windingabobbin

tension

regulate

If

and

required. Tighten

Bobbir^ can be

NOTE

f^

showninFig.11

THREADIIAl

should be used. Adjust

the

tension.

thread

^ve

winds

tension

: Oil your

drops

of oil to

THE

PULL

INTO

bobbin,

turn

hot^in,

unevenly on

bracket

screw

wound

(diile the

bobbin

the

BtBBIN

THREAD

SLOT

DRAW

THREAD

DOWN

AND-

UNDER

CASE

stop

autoBatically. For sore

screw

turn

Aclocl^ise ; for

screw A counterclock

with fine thread,a light

the

knurled nut D

boU>in,

loosen screw B

to the left or right,as

B.

machineisstitching!

winder occasionally.

oil

wellinbobbin

SLOT

NEAR

TCP

SPRING

to

Apply

a

win^ras

Place the material

the presser foot.

smoothly and

Stop

the

machine

ed to

come

dowi

presser foot,draw the

easily.

when

for

under

You

l^t

the presser foot

are

now

the

needle

material

work

behind the presser foot

and cut the threads close to the

SETTING

NEEUE

cj

mmmmm

NEEDLE

THREAD

PREFECT

THREAD

TENSION

THREAD

TENSION

Fig.

STITCH

TOO

TIGHT

TOG

LOOSE

16

TENSIONS

Normally, tensi(Ml

e and bobbin

be balancedsothatifyou

—

were

to

-tion

- would

the

ofaline

needle

be

i of the thickness of the

rial

as

Incorrect

duce

the

in

Figs.

and

lower

readytosew-quickly,

bar

has

just start

removal.

work.

lookata

and

lockedinthe

showninFig.l6-A.

settings

conditions

16-B

and

cmi

threads

cross

of

stitching,

bobbin

will pro

16-C.

Raise

the

threads

as

nee-

should

sec-

center

mate

shown

the

mm

THREAD

UP

AND

INTO

DELIVERY'EYE

Fig.

13

REPLACING

REPLACE

ON

STUD

PRESS

FIRMIY INTO

THE

BOBBIN

BOBBIN

Fig.14

4

BOBBIN

CASE

(ASE

PLACE

Hold

the

thread

direction

Hold

the

^own

bobbin

showninFig.13

CASE

After

case
and

ter

er,as

release

case

about

to

threading,

by

place

stud

showninFig.

latch.

firmly

two

hang

free.

Fig.12

bobbin

will

unwindinthe

shown

bobbin

inFig.l2and

into

it

and

take

latch

bobbin

of

bobbin

into

inches

in

left
caseoncen

Press

place,

of

so

that

in Fig.

case

plase the

thread

bobbin

hand

case

14 ,and

bobbin

thread

12.

as

hold-

Allow

as

MORE

TENSION

MORE

TENSION

LESS

Fig.17

,

TENSION

Fig.18

LESS

TENSION

Should

on

remove

as

Regulate

tension

Be

sure

down

justments.

Tension

should be

the

terial.

For average sewing,

on

the

very

the

needle

as

shown

the

presser

when making tension ad

on

the

just

stitch

properlyinthe

See

16-A.

bobbin

light.

regulationofthe

thread

thread

in Fig.17.

foot

needle

thread

enoughtoset

the

tension

should be

is

ma

tension

the bobbin thread be necessary,

the

bobbin

showninFig.18.

case

and

adjust

ADJUSTING

MORE...

<^ESS

ADJUSTING

To obtain

the

thicknessofmaterial

it

maybenecessary

either

Fig.20.

* For

guard

TENSION

Fig.19

Fig.20

perfectly

to the

heavy

to

the

THE

TAKE-UP

,,

®

HIGHER

THE

THREAD

left

material or

right.

SPRING

The

tension and the range

of

movementofthe

springAmay

ent

settings

the

size

rial

used.

material

;

delicate

less

tension.

sent

of

be

increased

rect

thread

Using a

slot

of

ther

over

crease

right

as showninFig.19.

To

height,

and

sesbly

to lower take-up spring and

decrease

toward

spring

nent. Securely

GUARD

locked

t^ion,or

to

set

the

loosen screw C (Fig.20)

turn

either

right

and

stitches

or the

to adjust the

or to the

right,asshown

long

stitches,

require

depending upon

of

thread

Heavier

require

materials require

take-up spring should

control.

large

studBturn

toward

increase tension,

take-up spring

entire

its

movement,or

to

increase

tighten

length

thread

and

thread

more

Also

to

ensure

screinklriver

left

over

tensi(M)

over

toward

raise

its

depending

of stitch,

guard

move

take-up

differ

the

stud

to

take-up

screw C.

thread

» For lightweight materialorshort stitches,fflove

thread

guardtothe

left.

mate

or

tension

move-

cor

in

ei

de

to

as—

left

over

move^

upon

D

in

ADJUSTING

The

presser foot pressure exertedonthe

in front of the

THE

PRESSER

Fig.22

feed

roller

FOOT

PRESSURE

PRESSER

TENSION

REGULATING

PRESSER

is

regulated

presser foot tension regulating nut. (Fig.22)

To

increase

nut

clockwise.

To

decrease

nut

counterclockwise.

ADJUSTING

THE

the

pressure,

the

pressure,

NEEDLE

turn

tension

turn

tension

THROW

The

stitch

regulated by changing

the feed gears for pul

ler

feed

mechanism.

In case of

the

Fig.23

To

regulate

the

amountofneedle

plungerontopofmachine

ley over

notch

depressing

the

opposite the

pluri^r.

cates

toward

in the

nimiber

The

the

maximtffl

you

until the

eccentriconthe

the plunger,turn

indicating the stitch

mark

on the ana.

number

"5"onthe

stitch

stitch

dle

throw should be ad

justedalittle

than

stitch

arm

and

plunger

arm

machine

Then

machine

length. (Fig.23j

lengthofnee

the

puller

length.

throw,depress

turn

shaft. Then,still

pulley

length

release the

FOOT

NUT

FOOT

material

with

regulating

regulating

length

compound

is

shorter

feed

machine

enters the

until

you

want

pulley

indi

the

feed,

the

pul

is

ADJUSTS

MORE

PRESSURE—PRKSURE

FEED

Fig.21

LESS

RdLER

PRESSURE

Correct

sure

properly.

The

should be as

ble,

presser

helps

pressure

(diile

to insure

feed

on

light

still

proper

foot pres

the

work

the

material

as possi

sufficient

feeding.

ADJUSTING

l^e

be

changedtoother

THE

regular

591V

STITCH

200/^

LENGTH

machines

stitch

FEED

with

feed

roller

lengthsbychanging

ROLLER

DRIVEN

the

GEAR

CCWBINATION

are

fitted

feed

with

feed

gearsinaccordance

gears

for8stitches

with

the

following

per

chart.

inch

but

ran

TO

ASSEMBLE

Mount

h^er

engaged

Stitch

7S.P.1.

9S.P.I.

1

OS.P.I.

1

IS.P.l.

1

2S.P.1.

THE

Length

HEMMER

footoncylinder

in the

slotinhenser

HEMMER

SLIDE

Assembly

415705

415705

415710

415718

415723

FOOT

(PART

bed

actuating bracket. ,(Fig.24)

SCREW

No.

N0.415701)

with

two

HEh^R

GUIDE

screws

Upper Gear

415708
415706

415711
415719

415724

Baking

sure

:R

GUIDE

Lower

Gear

415706

4 1 5 7 0 8

415713
415721

415726

the

rolleronendofheamer

SCREW

opening

lever

is

HEMMER

HEMMER

PLUNGER

HEMMER

ACTUATING

HEMMER

ACTUATING

PLUNGER

ACTUATINI

SCREW

HEMMER

HEhm

SLIDE'

SCREW

NUT

BRACKET

OPENING

openim;

LEVER''^

knee

arm

0

Fig.24

STOP

BOLT

ADJUSTING

The

width of

To

adjust,

siide

To

adjust setting of

guidetothe

To

set

your

Adjust

SPECIFICATIONS

THE

WIDTHOFHEM

heiaisadjustedbychanging

remove

screws.

the

materialinthe

left

henmer

or

knee.Toadjust settingof

stop bolt to regulate the

Machine

slide

hesmer

right

guide in relation to the needle location, loosen

as required and

hemmer

the setting of

screws

and

move

tighten

foot,ortoremove

hemmer

amountofopening

2

opening

00A

hemmer

hemmer

the

knee

of the

2 0

hemaer

to the

left

guide screws.

material,

arm,adjust

hemmer.(Fig.24

59

1V

0B

on the

hestmer

slide

or right to desired

hemmer

push

hemmer

hemmer

actuating

)

30

OA

having

width

guide screws and

opening

knee

plunger

many

adjusting holes.

and retighten

armtothe

screw

nut,as

30

0B

hemiei

move

hesner

right

required.

witi

Typeoffeed

Max.Stitch Length

For Sewing

Needle

Hemmer

Note

Bar

Max.Speed

Presser

:♦The

Stroke

*

Bar

Lift

machine

dependingonthe material

Needle feed and

Overcoat , Ladies coat , Jackets ,

MediumtoHeavy

O

shouldbeoperated

being

5,

3

0.

5 0 0

at a

sewn

gear

5

speed

driven

mm

s.p.m.

X

and

puller

3.

1

1.

slower

then

the type of

feed

2

Work

I

the

work

nna

(8

cloihing ,

mm

O

maxiaum

being

S.P.I.)

etc

Heavy

3

6.

5,

0 0 0

reconsended

done.

5

mm

s.p.m.

X

speed

Form U

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