SINGER W511 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL 511-F SEWING MACHINE

FEATURES AND PARTS

1. Thread Take-up Lever

2. Pressure Release (Darning)

3. Top Plate Thread Guide

4. Tension Regulator

5. Top Plate

6. Handle

7. Needle Position and

Pattern Selector Dial

8. Zigzag Width Control Dial

9. Bobbin Winder

10. Fly Wheel Clutch

11. Flywheel

12. Stitch Length Control Dial

13. Reverse Button

14. Drop Feed (under Shuttle Cover)

15. Shuttle Race Cover

16. Feed Dog

17. Needle Plate

18. Thread Guide

19. Thread Guide

20. Face Plate

21. Thread Cutter

22. Needle Clamp

23. Presser Foot Thumb Screw

24. Presser Foot

25. Spool Pins

26. Light Switch

27. Presser Bar Lifter

28. Motor and Belt Cover

Button

Foot

Needles

Fetts

Bobbins

Seam Rippßt

screw Drivers

Oiler

USING THE FOOT CONTROL

TO CONNECT THE FOOT CONTROL WIRES:

• Connect special plug to block on machine as

shown in diagram above.

• Connect outlet plug to electrical outlet.

• When sewing, keep children’s hands away from

foot control.and wiring.

• After sewing, disconnect plug from electrical

outlet.

TO USE THE FOOT PEDAL:

• Begin sewing by turning the hand wheel toward
you and apply gradually increasing pressure to
foot pedal.

• Sewing at a constant speed will give best results.

USING THE EXTENSION PLATE

Extension Plate

Fig. 2

TO ATTACH AND REMOVE THE EXTENSION PLATE:

• By sliding extension plate on tubular bed, as
shown in Fig. 2, engage fittings on plate with pin

on tubular bed, and pull to the left to remove the

extension plate.

LEVELING THE MACHINE
Level your sewing machine

when you use it on the table or

install it into the cabinet.
UP: Counter-Clockwise

DOWN: Clockwise

FREE ARM FEATURES

TUBULAR SEWING

• The free arm design
simplifies the sewing of

tubular items such as
pant cuffs, shirt and
blouse cuffs and socks.

Simply position these items

over the tubular bed of

the machine and sew.

FLAT BED SEWING

• When the extension plate is attached, you have
all the advantages of a flat bed machine for
sewing flat items, and for sewing large tubular

items such as flared pant legs.

CHANGING THE NEEDLE

Flat side

Always make sure needle is
straight.

To check straightness of

needle, lay needle on a flat
surface and see that needle is
straight and parallel as shown
in above diagram.

• Needle

Clamp Screw

Flat side towards
back of machine

• Turn hand wheel toward you to
raise needle bar to its highest
position.

• Loosen needle clamp screw
and insert needle upward as
far as it will go, making sure
flat side of needle is towards
back of machine as shown
in the above diagram.

• Tighten needle clamp screw

with screwdriver.

• Follow the same procedure for

insertion of twin needle.

To make sure that needle has
been inserted correctly, turn
hand wheel toward you and

see that needle comes down
through the center of the
needle hole in the needle plate
as shown in the above diagram.

Stitch selector dial must be set
in straight stitch needle posi

tion when checking needle
alignment.

If skipped stitches occur, needle
may be incorrectly inserted.

CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT

Raise needle lis'

position and raise presser tooi

as shown. .
The extra lift for heavy fabric

makes it easier to place fabric
under the presser foot.

TO REMOVE THE PRESSER FOOT.

. Press button '

foot shank and foot wiH drop
from shank as shown above.

I It is not necessary to loosen

the thumb screw to change

presser foot.

TO ATTACH
THE PRESSER FOOT.

• Align desired presser foot to

shank as shown above.

• Lower presser p

shank will automatically attacn
to foot as shown above.

WINDING THE BOBBIN

TO DISENGAGE THE HAND WHEEL:

• Hold the hand wheel (1) with left hand, turn

clutch (2) counterclockwise with right hand to
disengage as shown.

TO WIND THREAD ONTO BOBBIN:

• Lead thread through spring thread guide (4) and
through the hole in your bobbin from the inside
out.

• Place the bobbin onto the bobbin winder shaft

(3).

• Push the bobbin winder to the right.

• Hold loose end of thread firmly and turn hand
wheel to make thread tight. Apply gradual
pressure on foot pedal until automatic shut off
disengages bobbin winder.

• Cut off loose end of thread.

CHANGING BOBBINS

TO REMOVE THE ”e°rpoStoii, Bobbin

With two fingers ana I

. ieCvfbobbln 1,0. bobbin case by releasing

Satch.

Notch

Latch

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TO ATTACH THt . from bobbin.

Finget

. Pull thread at least 3 inches i

, Thread bobbin as highest

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THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Pull thread at least 3 inches from
bobbin. Insert bobbin in bobbin
case so that thread will unravel

clockwise.

■ Tension Spring

Fig. 3

Draw thread under the tension
spring and into the fork-shaped
opening of the spring as shown

in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5

TO ADJUST BOBBIN TENSION:

• Turn screw on side of bobbin
case clockwise to increase

tension.

• Turn screw on side of bobbin

case counterclockwise to
decrease tension.

Pull thread into slot of bobbin
case as shown in Fig. 2.

Pull thread through hole in

bobbin case finger as shown in

Fig. 4. (Recommended for

zigzag sewing only)

UPPER THREADING

Raise needle batto its highest position.

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