Union Special 39500W User Manual

®

INDUSTRIAL

SEWING

F

INEST

STYLES

3

9500W

QUALITY

LEWIS

•

COLUMBIA

MACHINES

CLASS

CATALOG

39500

No.

STREAMLINED

103W

HIGH

SPEED

CHICAGO

OVERSEAMERS

MACHINE

COMPANY

Catalug

No

.

103

W

I~STRU

ADJUSTI~G

LIST

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OF

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Style

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500

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OPER

HTS

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Un'on

Rights

First

Copyri

Special

Reserv

Edition

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by

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ht

M

in

1958

achi

A

ll

MACHINE COMPANY

INDUSTRIAL

Printed

SEWING

CHICAGO

in

MACHINES

U.S.

ne

Co.

Countri

A.

e s

July,

1971

IDENTIFICATION

OF

MACHINE

Each
plate
Style

on

numbers
Example:
only

minor

ard

Style

Styles

which

contains

This
junction
Styles

39 500

This
herein.

39500.
are
ion

Two

All

taken

of

handwheel

Needle,
Trimming
System.

Union

the

machine.

have

"Style

changes

number.

of

machines

no

catalog

therewith.

A, B or P are

catalog

It

can

also

references

from

the

Two

Mechanism

Special

39500

Style

one
are

machine

numbers

or

more

W".

made

Example:

similar

letters.

Example:

APPLICATION

is a supplement

Only

those

illustrated

applies

be

specifically
applied
to

directions,

operator's

is

away

Looper,

from

Four

with

carries a Style

are

letters

Special

Style

in a standard

"Style

39500

in

construction

"Class

to

Catalog

parts

with

which

discretion

such

position

while

operator.

STYLES

Thread,

Spring

Pressed

classified

suffixed,

numbers

machine, a "Z"

WZ".

39500

OF

No. 103 S

are

and

listed

to

the

standard

as
seated

OF

MACHINES

Overseaming

Lower

number

as

standard

but

which

never

contain

are

grouped

".

CATALOG

used
at

the

on

back

Styles

to

some

right

at

and

the

Machine.

Knife,

is

stamped

and

contain

the

is

suffixed

under a Class

and

should

Style

39500

of

the

of

machines

special

left,

front

machine.

Automatic

in

special.

the

letter

letter

be

to

used

W

"Z".

the

and

book.

machines

and

back,

Operating

Differential

Lubricating

the

name

Standard

"Z".

When

stand-

number,

in

con-

not

on

as

listed

in

Class

etc.,

direct-

Feed,

39500

stitch.
wear,
left
inch.

CAUTION!

filled
straight
should

Machine

gauge
when

machine

Machine

main

reservoir

Drain

a

magnetic

have

entered

W

For

ladiee.'

needle

before

mineral

be

used.

on

front

plug

seaming

For

operations

undergarments,

17/64

Oil

beginning

oil

is

filled

of

machine.

is

stationary.

is

automatically
filled.

screw

screw

the

designed

crank

light

to

on

inch,

was

stitch

drained

to

operate.

of a Saybolt

with

oil

at

Red

lubricated.

Check

is

oil

located

to

case.

It

heavy

knitted

pajamas,

and

range 6 to

OILING

from

Oil

viscosity

spring

tip

of

oil

daily

at

before

back
accumulate
should

NEEDLES

and

bathing

similar

machine

capacity

of

cap

in

top

indicator

No

oiling

the

of

machine

possible

be

removed

woven

suits,
articles,
20

per

when

of

90

to

cover.

should

is

morning

and

fabrics

house

standard

inch,

shipped,
Class

125

seconds

Oil

necessary,

start;

near

bottom

foreign

cleaned

with a modified

dresses,

width

standard

so

reservoir

39500

level

show

is

at

100°

is

checked

between

other

add

oil

edge

materials

periodically.

children's

of

seam

setting

six

ounces.

Fahrenheit

gauge

than
as

required.

of

base.

which

safety

from

10

per

must

at

be

sight
lines

keeping

It

is

may

A

Each
notes
number,
in

thousandths

size

number

packaged

the

stamped

and

Union

kind

represent

sold

Special

of

shank,
on

of

an

by

needle

the

needle

inch,

the

Union

has

point,

shank,

midway

complete

Special.

both

length,

between

symbol

type

and

groove,

denotes

which

3

size
finish

largest

shank

is

and

given

number.

and

other

diameter

eye.

Collectively,

on

the

The

of

label

type

details.

blade,

of

number

The

measured

type

all

needles

de-

size

and

NEEDLES

(Continued)

Style

Type
long
032,

154
tapered
036,

To

sample

on

label.

Selection

should

Success

of

needles
putation
more

than

Release

Fig.

1) .

direction

wrench

turn.

Again

39500 W uses

GAS.

It

point,

040, 044,

have

needle

needle,

A

complete

of

pass

freely

in

the

packaged

for

producing

three-quarters

pressure

and

swing

until

No.

needles

21388

turn

curved

is a curved

struck
049, 054,

orders

or

the

type

order

proper

through
operation

under

highest

on

presser

are

AU,

furnished

handwheel

blade

blade,

groove,

060.

promptly

and

size

would

needle

size

needle

of

Union

our

brand

quality

of a century.

CHANGING

presser

arm

(H)

at

their

with

until

needles

needles.

standard

chromium

and

number

read:

is

determined

eye

in

Special

name,~

needles

foot

by

out

lowest

machine,

are

The
length,

plated

accurately

should

"1000

order

Needles,

to

machines

NEEDLES

turning

of

pos:l.tion.

point

at

their

standard

single

in

sizes

filled,

be

forwarded.

Type

by

size

of

produce a good

can

;

which

in

materials

presser

foot

Turn

of

travel.

loosen

high

Using

needle

position;

needle

groove,

an

thread

be

for

shallow

022, 025,

empty

Use

154

GAS,

used.

stitch

secured

is

backed

this

027,

package,

description

Size

formation.

only

and· workmanship

release

handwheel

bushing

in

operating

hexagonal

clamp

nut

about

withdraw

style

spot,

029,

036".

Thread

by

use

by a re-

for

(S,

socket

1/4

needles.

is

a

To

the

left,
rest
is

against

again

position;

After

up

through
able
thread

Then

thread

thread

guide

thread

guide

Only

Parts

It

are

will

threading

Before
direction
turning

replace

insert

stop

at

its

re-lock

threads

back

guide.

wire

parts
placed

simplify

lower

beginning

until

presser

needles,

needles

pin.

low

point

presser

come

eyelets,

Next,

(A),

continues

(B).

involved

in

their

looper

needles

foot

leave

in

Keeping

of

foot

from
then

they

down

between

in

relative

threading

first,

to

thread,

(L)

are

release

needle

holder,

needles

travel;

release

cones

down

are

through

tension

threading

this

upper

swing

at

high

bushing

holder

one

on

each

in

this

then

tighten

bushing

THREAD

on

through

STAND

thread

front

threaded

right

hand

discs

THREADING

are

positions

for

machine

looper

cloth

second

plate

position,

(S);

and

at

high

side

position,

nut.

(S).

stand

eyelets

through

hole

(U),

shown

clarity.

to

follow

and

open,

release

swing

position

of

turn

Return

(Z,

(Y)

each

and

through

in

threading

recommended

needles

turn

pressure

presser

and,

spacer

handwheel

Fig.

and

pair

up

throu

slot

third.

handwheel

arm

with

washer,

presser

1),

they are
throu
of

holes

gh

(T),

diagram

on

presser

(H)

the

until

until

arm

brought

gh

the

in

left hand

and

on

through

(Fig.

sequence

in

operatin

out

of

position.

flats

to

they

holder

(H)

to

adjust­tension

hole.

1).

of

foot

by

g

Be

tension

sure

discs

threads,

(U)

and

as

in

diagonal

they

come

slots

from

(T)

4

the

in

tension

tension

posts

thread

(V).

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