Union Special 43500D, 43500F, 43500L User Manual

INDUSTRIAL

SEWING

F

INE

ST

QUALITY

ST

YLES

435 000
435 00 F
435 00 L

®

C 0 L U M 8 I A®

MACHINES

CATALOG

No.

134M

Second
Edition

CLASS

HI-STYLED

S

INGLE

PLAIN

CURVED

FEED

43500

HIGH

UNION SPECIAL

C H

ICAGO

SPEED

NEEDLE

MACHINE

S

CORPORATION

C a t a 1 o g

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

No.

1 3 4 M

ADJUSTING

43500

Union

Rights

LIST

CLASS

D

Second

Special

Reserved

AND

OF

Styles

43500

@

1969

By

OPERATING

PARTS

43500

F

Edition

Corporation

in

All

43500L

Countries

UNION SPECIAL

INDUSTRIAL

CHICAGO

Printed

CORPORATION

SEWING

in

2

MACHINES

U.S.

A.

March,

1976

IDENTIFICATION

OF

MACHINES

Each

on

the
Style
Example:
minor
Style

which
43500".

herein.
Class
given
of

Hi-Styled
machine,

43500

numbers

changes

number.

Styles

differs

This

43500.

from

handwheel

D
on
range 6 to
R.P.M.

UNION

machine.

"Style

of

machines

from

catalog

It

can

also

References

the

is

High

with

For

seaming

medium

SPECIAL

Style

have

Example:

operator's

Single

43500

are

applies

be

away

Speed

to

heavy

12

per

one

F".

made

the

applied

from

Plain

Enclosed

canton
inch.

machine

numbers

or

more
Special

in a standard

''Style

similar
Style

specnically
to

position

weight

43500

in

number

APPLICATION

with

directions,

operator.

STYLES

Feed

Reservoir

flannel

materials.

Cam

is

identified

are

classified

letters

Style

construction

discretion

while

Single

adjusted

FZ".

in

to

OF

and

that

suffixed,

numbers

machine,

the

such

seated

for

jersey

feed.

by a Style

as

standard

but

contain

a ''Z"

are

grouped

it

contains

OF

CATALOG

Standard
to

some

as

right,

at

the

MACHINES

Curved

Seam

Needle,

Automatic

cloth

specification

Maximum

number

never

the

is

suffixed

no

letters.

Styles

Special

left,

machine.

Medium

Lubrication.

gloves

recommended

on a name

and

special.

contain

letter

under a Class

of
Styles

front,

Operating

and

the

letter
"Z".
to

the

Example:

machines

of

machines

back,

to

Heavy

similar

401-SSa-1.

operations

speed

When

plat

Standard

"Z".
only

Standard

number

"Class

as

listed

etc.,

direction

are

Duty

Stitch

6500

e

in

43500

43500

filled
straight
should

sight
tween

main

It

may

F

For

Seam

feed.

L

For

presser

Cam

CAUTION!

before

mineral

be

Machine

gauge

gauge

Machine

reservoir

The

oil

is a magnetic

have

seaming
specification
Maximum

side

foot.

adjusted

beginning

used.

is

on

lines
is

drain

entered

feed.

Oil

was

oil

filled

front

when

automatically

filled.

plug

screw

the

trousers,

401-SSa-1.

recommended

seaming

Seam

specification

Maximum

drained

to

operate.

of a Saybolt

with

of

Check

screw

crank

oil

machine.

machine

designed

case.

coats,

trousers,

from

Oil

viscosity

at

spring

Red

is

stationary.

lubricated.

oil

daily

is

located

to

It

jackets,

Stitch

speed

recommended

OILING

machine

bulb

before

at

accumulate

should

NEEDLE

range 8 to

6500

etc.,

401-SSa-1.

capacity

of

cap

on

No

back

with

when

90

in
oil

oiling
the

of

be

dresses

R.

P.M.

yielding

Stitch

speed

shipped,

of

Class

to

125

top

cover.

level

is

necessary,

morning

machine

possible

removed

and

14

per

section

range

6500

43500

seconds

Oil

indicator

start;

near

foreign

and

cleaned

similar

inch.

8

R.

P.

so

reservoir

is

at

level

should

other

add

bottom

materials

garments.

Cam

on

left

to

14

per

M.

six

ounces.

1000

oil

Fahrenheit

is

checked

show

than

as

required.

edge

periodically.

adjusted

side

inch.

must

be-

keeping

of

base
which

of

be

A

at

•

Each
denotes
number,
in

thousandths
size
needles

UNION

the

stamped

number

packaged

SPECIAL

kind

of

of

represent

shank,

on

the

an
and

needle

inch,

sold

needle
point,

midway

the

complete

by

has

length,

shank,

Union

both

groove,

denotes

between

symbol

Special.

3

type

shank

and

finish

largest

and

which

size

number.

and

other

diameter

eye.

is

Collectively,

given

The

details.

of

blade,

on

the

type

measur

label

number

The

size

type

of all

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and

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Needle-----

Only

as

indicated.

It

the

looper

No

oil

gauge

top

cover.

Looper

Thre

a d E y

Looper

Thread

Pull-off

THREADING

parts

will

involved

simplify

first

oiling

on

is

the

elet

DIAGRAM

the

and

the

necessary

front

of

AND

in

threading

threading

needle

other

the

machine.

OILING

are

to

second.

than

shown

follow

keeping

Machine

INSTRUCTIONS

in

the

above

the

recommended

the

red

bulb

is

filled

with

FOR

CLASS

diagram.

sequence

between

oil

at

Thread

the

the

spring

Fig.

43500

machine

of

threading

lines

1

on
cap

the

in

A

renheit

straight

should

mineral

be

used.

oil

of

aSaybolt

viscosity

of

4

90

to

125

seconds

at

100°

Fah-

NEEDLE

(Continued)

Class

needle

is

mended

Type

157

sample
on

No.

GJS

To

label.

have
needle,

Selection

should

pass

Success

use

of

needles

reputation

more

than

43500

Type

157

needle.

Round

A.

chromium
100/040. 110/044. 125/049.

needle

or

A

complete

of

proper

freely

in

the

packaged

for

producing

three-quarters

G

machines

GJS.

Below

shank.

double

orders

the

type

order

needle

through

operation

A

use a curved

is

the

round
groove.
plated

promptly
and

size

would

read:

size

needle

under

highest

of

UNION

our

quality

eye

of a century.

blade

description

Description

point.

struck

and

is

available

and

accurately

number

''1.000

is

determined

in

order

SPECIAL

brand

name,

needles

Release

ing

presser

swing

needle

presser

at

withdraw

needle.

and

curved

groove.

should
Needles,

to

~

in

pressure

foot

high

needle.

The

standard

and

sizes

available

Sizes

blade.

be

by

flat

long

in

spot.

sizes

filled,

forwarded.

Type

size

157 GJS,

of

tapered

an

thread

produce a good
machines

can

which

materials

CHANGING

release

arm

(B)

position.

and

NEEDLE

on

presser

bushing

out

loosen

recommended

of

the

blade.

government

080/032.

empty

Use

package.
description

Size

used.

stitch

be

formation

secured

is

backed

workmanship

foot

(A.

Fig.

of

position.

screw

recom-

Class

point.

090/036.

100/040".

Thread

only

by

by

for

by

turn-

2)

and

With

(C)

and

a

•

a

it

be

necessary

lock

nut

(E.

thread.
pressure
presser
face

(F).

so

adjusting

foot

is

approximately

Set

cap

The

feed
proximately
the

eccentric

will

be

noted

43500 F and

Style

number

the

43500

of

machine

stitches

Fig.

to

increase

Fig.

2)

and

tightening

screw

resting

(H)

against

eccentric

10

stitches

has

been

that

the

L.

while

D.

Minor

produced

will

be

shipped

2

turn

increases

on

throat

1/32

locking

used

per

selected

part

the

numbers

or

decrease

adjusting

(F)

has

plate.

inch

nut

FEED

in

inch

number
part

number

when

with

high
the
against

screw
and

work

pressure.

been

position

to

1/16

(G).

these

on

Styles

to

produce

of

the

of

the

using

above

To

replace

position

needle

(C).

re-lock

the

and

in

the

needle

return

presser

PRESSER

Sufficient

uniformly

amount

screw

of

(F).

Adjusting

loosening

properly

locking

inch

from

the

ECCENTRICS

machines

have

43500 F and

approximately

feed

eccentric

of

the

feed

part

that

symbol

eccentric.

eccentric.

needle,

with
needle

thread

presser

presser

should

pressure

decreases

set.

tighten

nut

top

been

L,

is

eccentric

indicates

Unless

leave

the

flat

holder

foot

release

FOOT

foot

be

on

screw

(G)

so

surface

selected

while

8

stitches

No.

39540

is
otherwise

needle

to

the

left.

until

eyelet

arm

(D).

(B)

it

to

bushing

PRESSURE

pressure

maintained.

presser

foot,

has a right

pressure.

lock

that

of

adjusting

to

on

nut

its

under

produce

Style

(E).

per

B-10

No.

39540

approximately

specified,

holder

insert

bottoms

Tighten

position

(A) •

to

feed
Should
loosen

hand

When

With

sur-

screw

43500

inch.

on

Styles

B-8

at

ap-

D

It

on

the

5

The

- 5, - 6, - 7,

-

34,-36,

may

be

ordered

number

11

39540

suffixed

B-10".

following

-8,

-9,-

-

40.

Only

separately.

stitch

FEED

number

ECCENTRICS

feed

eccentrics

(Continued)

are

available

under

10,-11,-12,-13,-14,-15,-16,-18,-20,-22.-24,-26,-28,-30,-32,

one

to

indicate

eccentric

is

supplied

To

order

an

approximately

with

each

eccentric,

the

number

machine.

use

No.

of

stitches

Additional

39540 B with a minor

No.

desired.

39540

B-4,

eccentrics

Example:

SETTING

With
assembled
(B)

should
enters
throat
point
inch
plate

lished
tion

and

throat

plate

of

above

(Fig.

by

needle

retighten

plate.

SETTING

The

contacts

with

the

·

the

in

be

the

center

and

the

needle

the

3).

loosening

driving

looper
the

looper

looper

THE

throat
position,

set

so

of

at

high

should

top

surface

This

screw

screw.

THE

(A,

Fig.

bar

bar.

NEEDLE

plate

the

that

the

(A,
needle

the

slot

position,

be

of

can

be
(C),

a;rm

as

Remove

LOOPER

4)

(C)

Tighten

Fig.

needle

in

set

the

throat

accomp-

reposi-

required

should
and

should

screw

3)

arm

the
the

7/

16

the

be

(D).
on
is
needle
tion
clear

left.

(

C,

and

inserted

be

set

The

the

looper

5/64

inch

when

(Fig.

the

This

Fig.

retighten

in

so

the

looper

bar

to

the

5).

The

back

can

5),

reposition

screw.

the

looper

flat

side

holder

(B)

so

the

right

looper

point

of

the

be

accomplished

Fig.

holder

of

(A,

that

of

is

at

of

the

needle

looper

3

the

Fig.

the

the

its

as

(B)

until

blade

5)

point

centerline

extreme

looper

it

passes

by

loosening

holder

its

is

should

of

the

right

must

as

required

shank

parallel

be

set

looper

of

the

posi-

barely

to

the

screw

looper
inch.
needle

and

This

guard

The

interfering

the

point

clear

can

rear

of

Fig.

(D)

needle

with

con

4

the

closest

be

accomplished

as

required

guard

the

needle

tact.

contacting

and

SETTING

(F,

Fig.

thread

The

the

looper
setting
maximum

looper.

skipping,
holder

4)

and

the

needle

screws.

The

set

as

by

loosening

retighten

REAR

5)

loop

needle

on

as

outlined

amount

To

decrease

loosen

to

the

move

as

SETTING

front

high

as

surface

screws

screws.

NEEDLE

should

and

deflect

6

must

the

rear

looper

it

FRONT

needle

possible

of

the

GUARD

be

set

also

downstroke

in

the

first

of

needle

the

clearance

screw

and

moves

then

point

(c.

loosen

forward

to

NEEDLE

guard

without

needle

(E.

as

the

by

Fig.

high

needle • 002

clear

of

the

the

needle.

paragraph

clearance

and

Fig.

5)

screw

to

the

left.

GUARD

(D.

Fig.

5)

interfering

approximately

5),

reposition

as

possible

to • 005

backside

gives

behind

eliminate

and

move

(D,

just

clear

Retighten

should

with

without

inch

of

The

the
the

Fig.

be

the

•

003

front

at

guard

This

(F)

can

as

SETTING

be

accomplished

required

and

REAR

by

retighten

NEEDLE

loosening

nut.

GUARD

nut

(G,

{Continued)

Fig.

5),

reposition

rear

needle

Length

tric

Fig.

left.

should

the

spacer
tric.
ble

washer

SETTING

used.

7),

be

Beveled

also

Be

careful

Fig.

of

stitch

In

assembling

sure

edge

be

to

will

be
not

{C)

and tig

5

THE

the
the

over

STITCH

is

determined

hub

of

feed

left

the

to damage

hten

the

and

oil groove

eccentric

side,

hub

shaft

nut

{D)

NOTE:

that
tooth
travel.

screw
ing
{E).

closest
than
turn
tilt
the
wise

guard

LENGTH

by

feed

so

on

eccentric

the
the
or

key. Ass

securely.

Should

or

stitch

recheck

The

feed

the

tips

above

This

{E,

Fig.

screw

The

feed

to

the

the

rear

screw

angle.

front

Turning

of

acts

setting and

feed

eccen-

is

to

spacer
undercut
feed

eccen-

ever

length

the

rear

SETTING

dog

of

its

the

throat

can

be

4),

turn

{F)

as

required

dog

must
operator
teeth.

{C)

as

the

the

feed

the

reverse.

tighten

{A,

the
{B)

on

em-

the

tilt

angle

require

needle

THE

{A,

teeth

FEED

Fig.

extend

plate

accomplished

the

feed

and

also

is

•

005

Loosen

required

screw

dog,

turning

Recheck

nut

of

the

changing,

guard

settin

DOG

6)

should

the

at

its

high
by

dog

height

retighten

be

tilted

to

.

010

nut

{B,

to

obtain

clockwise

it

counterclock-

rear

{B).

feed

always

g.

be

set

depth

point

loosening

adjust-

screw

so

the

inch

lower

Fig.

the

will

6)

proper

lower

needle

dog

so

of

of

end
and

a

To

change

washer

{C) . and feed

handwheel

eccentric

reach
tric.
back
tric
remove

behind

It

may

and

is

unusually tig

nut

continue

in

operating

is

toward

the

be

forth

{E)

as

originally

Fig.

feed

the

eccentric

necessary

slightly

ht

and

feed

7

eccentrics,

eccentric

direction
front.

{A)

to

during

extraction.

fitting,

driving

suggested.

Assemble
needle
position
and

front)

hole

needle

bottom

necessary,
slots

remove

spacer

until

{B).

key

nut

slot

With a suitable

and

withdraw

move
it

may

the

be

connection

eccen-

handwheel

If

eccen-

helpful

{F).

the

in

in

hole

of

high

and

and

presser

set

in

the

position.

the

flat

on

foot

throat

presser

presser

by

shifting

the

{D)

Turn

in

tool

to

Then

SETTING

presser

presser

throat

must

plate.

foot

foot

foot

,

THE

foot

to

the

swing presser

foot

to

align
plate.
be

be

can

lifter

It

be

The
aligned
is

also

flat

realigned

lever

Fig.

PRESSER

presser

needle

front

with
important

on

the

shaft

6

arm

edge

throat

with

{A,

arm.

into

holes

front

throat

Fig.

FOOT

s e

{back

of nee

edge

that

plate.

plate

8).

With
wing

dle

of

the

If

7

To

move

foot

lifter
clamp
sure

screw.

the
unlocked.
higher
above

1 I

rise.

16

than

the

to

This

the

lever

presser

Adjust

the

top

1 I 8

inch

adjustment

shaft,

shaft

The

arm

lifter

head

surface

free

SETTING

loosen

to

the

foot

lifter

does

lever

of

the

of

the

motion

should

THE

collar

left

lever

not

stop

needle

throat
of

PRESSER

screws

or

arm

bind

screw

driving

foot

be

made

right

and

plate,

lifter

(B)

as

(D)

rise

(F)

arm

then

lever

with

FOOT

and

clamp

required.

and

the

when

so

that

will

permit,

lock

before

screw

(Continued)

screw

Retighten

collar

presser

(E)

foot

presser

approximately

nut

(G).

the

(H)

and

(C)

and

collar

secure

release

foot

There

presser

locked

then
the

can

should

foot

with

shift

screws

shaft.

bushing

be

raised

3116

begins

be
nut

the

and

Be

is

no

inch

from

to

(J)

•

The

needle
liminary
desired,

starting

loosen
(towardsletter
produce a loose

Moving
stroke
to

draw

The

with

ing

the

screws
CAUTION:
must

be

of

the

more

looper

front

(E),

This

pressed

the

needle

edge

thread

point

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