SINGER W816 User Manual

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«nd Parts ................................................

Windir>o the Bobbin

yw>er Threading...................................

Sotting the Needle

Threading the Bobbin Case

Stitch Ungth Chart ....................................

Sewing in Reverse

Adjusting the Tensions......................................... It

Adiusting Pressure and Feed ...................................... \ f

General Sewing ............................................ 15

Light Weight Fabrics

Darning and Mending......................................................... jf

Preparit^ to sew

Se*novir^ the Work

Straight Stitchhig ........................................................ 11

Changing of Needle Plate Sotting Needle Position

Twin Needle

Sewif>g on Buttons Stretch Stitch —

Multiple Zigzag stitch - 29

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Blind Stitch Hem........................................

Manual Opeiation How to use Accessories Narrow Hemmer Lace Trimmed Hem

Seam Gauge or Cloth Guide..........................................

Care and Mamtenance of your Machine It

How to replace the light bub ~ .........

Trouble Chart

Attachments ............................................................... 39-41

Attachment Foot Edgestitcher

Binder

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Hemmer.......................................................................... A6

Rüffler ..............................................

Sewing in Zipper

! Portable Case

To Assemble Le^ on Cabinets

^talli^ Sewing Head ni Cabmet

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Fig. 1

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FEATURES AND PARTS

(Front View)

CD Take up Lever

® Pressure Release (Darning)

(D Arm Thread Guides

® Zigzag Stitch Width Control

d) Needle Position Control' (©Pattern Selector Dial ® Hand Wheel

CD Stitch Length Control

(Q)Push Button Rovers®

(©Drop Feed Control

©Reverse Stitch Adjustment Lever (©Needle Clamp Screw ® Needle Plate

©Cover Plate

(©Presser Foot

©Attachment and Foot Thumb Screw

® Thread Guide © Tension @Sew Lite Switch

©Bobbin Winder Tension ©Presser Bar Lifter ©Thread Cutter

Fig. 2

©Head Hinge Mounting Holes

©Spool Pins

needle-thread-fabric-stitching guide

Fabric

Very sheer chiffon, batiste, lace, organdy, ninon, net, iharquisette, etc.

Needle

Machine Stitches Per Inch

16 to 20

Cotton Thread

100 to

ISO 50

Mercerized

Thread

Silk or

Nylon

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WINDING THE BOBBIN

Fig. 4

Disengage the hand wheel (1, Fig. 4) from the stitching mechanism by turning the clutch (2, Fig. 4) toward you or counter clockwise. Place a spool of thread on one of the spool pins and lead thread through the arm thread guide (3, Fig. 3). Run end of thread through a hole in the bobbin edge and place bobbin on spindle of bobbin winder (4, Fig. 3) fitting the notch on bobbin over small pin on spindle. Push bobbin winder (5, Fig. 3) to the right, and hold thread end loosely then start machine slowly.

Bobbin will stop winding when it is filled. Turn clutch away from you until sewing

rn-chanlsn is again erigaged so that needle moves when you turn the hand wheel. Break off loose thread end used to start the winding.

Fig. 6

UPPER THREADING

1. Turn the hand wheel toward you to raise the

take-up lever to its highest position.

2. Place a spool of thread on the spool pin.

3. Lead the thread through the upper arm thread guides.

4. Down and between tension discs from right to

Left.

5. Draw the thread up through the check spring

and with a slight tug into the hook, (See insert Fig. 6 ) ’

6. Then up through the eye of the take-up lever

from right to left.

7. Lead thread down, through the thread guide 19 and face plate guides then through the needle

bar guide.

8. Thread needle FROM front to back, drawing it through about 3 or 4 inches. Hold the end of the upper thread loosely and turn the hand wheel toward you until the needle goes all the way

down and comes back up. A loop (Fig. 7 ) will be formed over the upper thread which then can be pulled out straight. Place both thread

ends under the presser foot and draw toward

of the machine, leaving both threads

^ thr#e'VOr^*four:*inches.,'long. ■ ■

Fig. 7

SETTIMG THE

See Fig. 8. Raise the needle bar (A) to it«s ^ you fay hand. Loosen needle clamp screw (B) and^t^" ’ ^

NEEDLE

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THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Step 1 (illustrated in Fig. 9). Hold bobbin case between thumb and forefinger of left hand, so that the slot In the edge of the bobbin case is on top, take the bobbin between thumb and forefinger of right hand so that the thread on top leads from left to right. Step 2 Insert bobbin into bobbin case, pull the thread into the slot of the bobbin case as shown in Fig. 10, and draw it under the tension spring and into the fork-shaped open

ing of the spring as shown in Fig. 11.

TENSION SPRC-

Fig. 10

Fig. 11

'PIJ\CJMG BOBBIN

Fig. 12

Raise needle bar to highest

„ , , powiuof), and (ifi hinaed cover plate. (See 16 Fig. l ) Hold th»

latch (D io) ^ ^ bobbin case

of the left hand, with at least three inches of thread

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11 latch catches on the center post of the shuttle, en release the bobbin case latch, (D). Press bob

bin case again after latch has been released to make

suf-s the bobbin case is locked securely. Close the cover plate.

ch (D Fig. 12), between the thumb and forefinger

running from the top of the bobbin case to the right

Insert and center the bobbin case on the stud of the

s uttle body, (C). Be sure the bobbin case finger (E)

opposite the shuttle race notch; (A). Press the

5 *5,^ .

SETTING THE STITCH LENGTH

Fig. 13-A

STITCH LENGTH CHART (Approximate)

The length of the stitch is regulated by the dial shown in Fig. 13-A. Near O is the shortest stitch and 5 is

the longest, but the control may be set at any spot between the markings for a variety of lengths. Turn the dial to the right to lengthen and to the left to shorten the stitch. The number stitch length you choose appears over the indicator.

Figures on indicator Number of stitches per inch

No Feeding

30 25

3 4

5 6

aiEVERSE

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-press In the button (A Fig *!* ‘«reads at the beginning or end of

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‘ ^ yrtfe TENSIONS

When h is ™in,d^?Гn"г«sПhe“oпeto' nn " "’* “ '•'=“=»«

right, io decrease, turn to the left. d'st (Fig. 13) to tii®

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Chine „ 'Hreaded p,„;e;rWh'’e'™:;^;“: the bobbin tension, turn emaiieereri” ,1^

of the bobbin case clockwiaa to tinhten °" Clockwise to loosen. ^

Ptei fPCii Siitcri will be formed with k„»L

'-'hsions are properiv beianced a

iocklnsin fabric (Fig «"»•«c inter-

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on" ba fab^ ? g """" " too ioosa, the uppJr thread , " lower thread lying flat on the Xte 1 "r"

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ADJUSTING PRESSURE AND FEEDING OF FABRIC

General Sewing. Usually for normal sewing the pressure bar cap or

darner release, (B, Fig. 18) is at its lowest position and the drop

feed knob is turned to. "High” position, Fig. 19.

Sewing Thin or Light Weight Fabrics. When lighter pressure is re

quired to sew satisfactorily on thin silk or flimsy material, the pres

sure cap should be about halfway down. Release ail the way by

pressing the snap lock, (A, Fig. 20), and then press cap (B) down

again to halfway spot. Lower the feed slightly by turning the black i&i on t’:S Itnols to "Low” position. " ' ' ^ ^ ^ ^

Fig. 18

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rection for darning, and mending relea*'- »-.*

'limMM hw "«'"ii. reiea*,,^ ,...j proseure cap S eoic-

>.«tely by pressing down on the snap look, (A, Fig. 20).

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° ""i'*' drops the feed „ell

be_ the needle plate. To return feed to normal, return knob to

■ PREPAHI^^fn TO SEW

Have take-up lever at highest point before starting to sew Do nor tie 'I T T *his may’deflect

the needle and cause it to break. ^ aeTiect

-dar the presser foot. Fig. 20

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Turn the hand wheel toward you until the neowiaa ■ a ■ .

ready to begin sewing. By having the neeHi ♦ ■ ^ '** highest point. You are now touch the hand wheeT to start the mach’ '** Po«nt, it is not necessary to

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the control. ® ^"’ount of pressure exerted on

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REMOVING THE WORK

Be sure to stop the machine when the thread take-up lever and needle bar are at the

highest position. Now raise the presser foot and draw the fabric back and to the left. Fig. 21-A and B, and pass the threads over the thread cutter. Pull down slightly, holding thread in both hands, so as not to bend the needle. Leave the ends of thread under the

presser foot.

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Fig. 21-A

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Fig. 21-B

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