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INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

No.

T100

No.

C

100

L)

ADJUSTING

LIST

First

AND

OF

CLASS

Style

53700

OPERATING

PARTS

53 7 00

c

Edition

March,

1979

Copyright

by

Union

Rights

Special

Reserved

UNION SPECIAL

INDUSTRIAL

Printed

SEWING

CHICAGO

in

3

1972

Corporation

in

All

Countries

CORPORATION

MACHINES

U.S.A.

IDENTIFICATION

OF

MACHINE

Each

into

the special. tain

the

letter

11

Z

suffixed

Styles which

differs

53700".

This junction

illustrated. and

on

the part under

the

ing

that

the second repair

UNION

name

Standard letter

".

When

to

the

o1

catalog

therewith.

At

opposite

SPECIAL

plate

11 Z 11

on

Style

•

only

Standard

machines

from

the

is a supplement

Only

the

back

page, is a component description

column,

never

parts.

machine

the

machine.

numbers

Example:

minor

Style

similar

Style

APPLICATION

the

is

an

the

of

the

use

have

11

Style

changes

number.

in

construction

number,

to

parts

found

illustration

part

numbers

another

assembly

the

reference

is

identified

Style

one

53700

are

Example:

in

that

Catalog

on

part

or

by a Style

numbers

or

more

11

C

•

Special

made

"Style

are

it

contains

OF

CATALOG

No.

Style

53700 C but

identifying

and

descriptions

is

indicated

base

part.

number

are

classified

letters

suffixed,

Style

in a standard

53700

grouped

no

100 L and

under a Class

letters.

should

not

the

parts

identifies

by

indenting

Always

in

the

use

first

which

as

numbers

machine,

11

CZ

•

Example:

on

Style

by

reference

the

column

is

standard

but

never

contain

be

used

53700 B are

the

part.

its

description

part

number

when

stamped

and

con-

the

11 Z 11

a

number

"Class

in

con-

number

Any

order-

is

in

Reference

the

operator's

Operating

Streamlined

Travel, Lower Return 7

3/4

Power

Feed,

Pump,

Inches.

53 700 C

medium

specification

3300

Each denotes number, ured and

needles

the

stamped

in

thousandths

size

number

packaged

direction

Flat

Single

Lateral

For

closing

heavy

R.

P.M.

UNION

kind

to

direction,

position

of

Bed,

Driven

Reservoir

glove

to

40

1-SSa

SPECIAL

of

shank,

on

the of

represent

and

such

while

handwheel

One

Needle,

Upper

Looper

fingers

heavy

weight

-1.

needle

point,

needle

an

inch,

the

sold

by

as

seated

is

STYLE

Running

Enclosed

Travel,

Type

has

length,

shank,

midway

complete

Union

right,

at

the

toward

OF

High

Feed

Lubricating

Maximum

made

of

materials,

14

7 GS

NEEDLES

both a type

groove,

denotes

between

symbol,

Special.

left,

front,

machine

the

operator.

MACHINE

Throw

with

Machine

Alternating

Work

heavy

six

canvas

to

needle.

and

finish

the

largest

shank

which

back,

(unless

System Space

and

nine

stitches

Maximum

size

number.

and

diameter

and

is

given

etc

.•

are

otherwise

with 1 1/2

Presser

and

Filter

to

Right

similar

per

recommended

The

other

details.

of

eye.

Collectively,

on

the

given

specified).

Inch

Foot

Needle

Action,

Type

of

Needle

operations

inch.

type

number

The

blade,

meas-

label

from

Oil

Bar

on

Seam

speed

size type

of

all

4

NEEDLES

(Continu

ed)

Standard shank, point,

able

round

undersize

in

sizes

170/067.

To

have

sample

on

label. A complete

needle,

Selection Thread

should

formation.

Success

use

of

needles

reputation

more

than

for

three-quarters

recommended

point,

eye

long,

and

double

grooves,

080/032, 090/036,

needle

of

pass

in

the

packaged

producing

or

the

proper

operation

orders

type

order

freely

under

would

needle

highest

of a century.

OILING

needle

one

promptly

and

size

read:

through

of

UNION

our

quality

AND

THREADING

for

Style

groove,

step

100/040,

and

number

"1000

size

should

needle

SPECIAL

brand

name,

needles

53700

struck

Cis groove,

reduction,

110/044,

accurately

should

be

Needles,

be determin

eye

in

order

machines

~®,

in

material

INSTRUCTIONS

Type

147

ball

GS.

eye,

chromiumplated

125/049,

fill

ed,

140/054,

an

empty

forwarded.

Type

147

ed

by

to

produce

can

GS,

size of

be

which

and

workmanship

It

has a round

spotted,

and

package,

Use

description

Size

140/054

thread

a

good

secured

is

backed

short

is

avail-

150/060.

used.

stitch

only

by

for

a

11

•

a

CAUTION!

reservoir

oil

of a Saybolt

Oil

is lucite the

red

gauge

lines

The

manual

feed gauge. in

the

quired. the main the

oiling.

The

drive

The

main

A

daily

Oil

main

reservoir

handw

main

Oil

has

must

filled

on

at

the

this

lubrication,

The

reservoir

eccentric

entire

frame

lower by

check,

which

has

reservoir

may

heel.

been

be

filled

viscosity

the

spring

front

of

gauge.

which

oiling

and

mechanism

this

before

gone

making

be

drained

before

of

90

cap

the

machine.

Capacity

is

almost

diagram

supplies

needle

reservoir.

the

morning through too

frequent

at

from

to

in

(Fig.

oil

lever

the

main

beginning

125

seconds

the

top

The

of

the

entirely

1)

is

to

the

crank

is

served

start,

machine

oilings

plug

screw

reservoir

to

operate.

at

100°

cover

oil

reservoir

level

and

should

automatic,

self-explanatory.

looper

and

the

drive

supply

thru a system

should

is

filtered

be

unnecessary.

in

the

main

before

Use a straight

Fahrenheit.

the

level

be

maintained

is

twelve

requires

eccentric,

is

registered

of

channels

made

and

Excessive

frame,

shipment,

is

checked

ounces.

a

minimum

upper

oil

added

pumped

directly

so

mineral

at

between

running

at

and

wicks

if

back

oil

in under

the

of

front

re-

into

the

Fig. 1 also

threaded

accordingly.

shows

the

threading

of

these

machines

5

and

the

machines

should

be

FILL

MAIN

RESERVOIR

HERE

KEEP

OIL

LEVEL

BETWEEN

LINES

CAUTION!

FILL

ALL

OIL

RESERVOIRS BEFORE MACHINE BEFORE

STARTING.

HAS

BEEN

SHIPPING.

DRAINED

6

Fig.

1

SYNCHRONIZING

LOOPER

AND

NEEDLE

MOTIONS

Check

21227

AC

Insert

gauge

the

plate

indicator pointer in

the

operating

gauge

top

plate

of screw the

the

indicator scale in

rear.

is

the

operating

If

NOTE:

follows:

Insert direction of

the

needle.

then

turn

the

left

height

variation

point

move acts

of

the

as

the

on

to

the

and

the

needle

and

note

again

allowable. the

reading

If

gauge

the

until

handwheel

and

is

of

the

of . 005

the

looper

reverse.

synchronization

follows:

pin,

which

the

throat

portion

right,

of

but

direction

set

the

indicator

bar

and

indicator

contacts

will

the

return

If

the

direction,

is

lower,

No.

21227

looper

the

Note

in

point

the

height

in

even

with

eye

of

the

needle

inch

is

greater

drive

lever

Moving

is

included

plate

the

do

gauge

not

seat

tighten

until the

right

reading.

plate.

to

the

reading

the

looper

the

AC

the

looper

of

the

looper,

of

the

reverse

the

left

with

allowable.

when rocker

of

the

looper

of

the

so

If

the

same

is

rocker

is

not

the

side

the

looper

with

using

in

the the

in

that

end

Turn

motions reading.

higher

drive

available,

rocker

moving

eye

of

direction

of

respect

If

the

handwheel

to

the

drive

the

needle set the

the

of

the

handwheel

on

lever

will

and

the

needle.

distance

rear.

lever

and needle

gaug

e,

in

throat plate

thread

screw

looper

left

end

at

rocker

of

pointer are

in

synchronization,

A

variation

the

scale

rocker

have

to

synchronization

turn

to

needle

until

to

the

with

the

If

looper

from

is

turned

Moving

rocker

motion

the

screws take-up

this

time.

the

rests

in

the

when

will

be

moved

handwheel

left,

is

respect

looper

the

motions

point

the

in

it

is

s,

using

looper

rocker.

for

attaching.

wire

Turn

contacts

pointer

at 110

reverse

of

one

the

handwheel

have

to

the

rests

11

•

Tighten

direction

graduation

to

be

the

may

be

in

even

to

point

with

the

again

synchronize,

will

be

eye

of

the

operating

in

the

opposite

accomplished

gauge

Place the

hole

the

handwheel edge against

the

pointer

is

moved

front.

checked

the

operating

the

looper

moves

the

same.

needle

direction,

direction

as

No.

Plac

with

of

the the

the

set

until

on

the

turned

to

the

as

left

side

point,

the

to

the

follows:

e

of

to

A

Remove reservoir drive as ing as

eccentric

far

to

required. remove bushing shoe thick

shaped

between

bushing

ectly

ism

reposition

(per

ly.

Insert a new

with

Fig.

spot

2) should If

adjustment hand or can nut not

thread)

backward

be (C), bind

top

to

the

front

the

before

when

spot

or

at

its

be

5/3 2 inch

used

then after

the

cloth

cover

and

plate,

loosen

mechanism

right

CAUTION: plug

metal

SETTING

as

or

screw

driving

the

looper

driving

the

screws)

it

will

the

middle

To

to

washer

the

looper

and

THE

needle,

scarf

farthest

to

the

position

from

is

required,

and

nut

(C)

to

obtain

the

advantageously

nut

(B).

Make

adjustment.

throat

the

and

go.

Drive

bushing

avoid

in

the

bed

the

front

approximately

drive

lever

bushing

drive

tighten

LOOPER

type

rear.

and

With

to

the

centerline

loosen on 5/32

nut

connecting

inch

in

making

sure

plate screws move

in

the

to

distorting

behind

and

place a horse-

and

to

the

rear. eccentric all

screws

size

as

the

right,

of

(B)

(it

rod

dimension

this

the

left

support,

the

looper

eccentric

rear

bush-

the

rear,

the

parts,

the

1/16

adjacent

Corr-

mechan-

secure-

specified,

looper

its

point

the

needle.

has a left

(D)

and

(Fig.

adjustment.

ball

joint

oil

rear

inch

(A,

turn

2).

the

Looper gau

is

in

vertical

Fig. 2

connecting rod

ge No.

Retighten

both

position

forward

21225-5/32

nuts,

and

fir

doe

s t

s

7

The

needle, adjustment reposition

when

looper

is

looper

is

set

its

point

necessary,

as

required

SETTING

correctly

passes

loosen

THE

in-line-of-feed,

as

close

screw

and

retighten

LOOPER

as

possible

(E,

Fig.

screw

(Continued)

as

it

moves

without

2)

in

looper

(E).

to

the

contacting

rock

left

the

shaft

behind

needle.

arm

the

If

(F),

needle. (B)

all above Height supporting dog ance right

NOTE:

up

or

Set

sides.

the

can

holder

can or

feed

If

the

left,

Whenever

Fig.

adjustment

down

throat

be

rocker

as

feed

See

that

be

set screw adjusting

set

as

3

is

required

dog

(A,

the

tips

plate

(C).

by

required.

arm

and

by

loosening

Parallelism

screw

loosening

the

feed

(G)

necessary,

and

retighten

SETTING

Fig.

does

4)

of

the

are

(A,

screws

rocker

not

in

parallel

feed

Fig.

loosen

the

teeth

dog

can

has

bind.

THE

throat

extend

with

attaching

be

5),

as

(E.

been

SETTING

The when the er

screw

Fig.

the

underside

point

screw

FEED

plate

slightly

the

set

by

required

4)

moved,

HEIGHT

height

top

is

flush

(A,

(A).

DOG

so

throat

screw

loosening

and

moving

always

of

its

of

the

Fig.

there

less

plate

(B)

retighten

Fig.

OF

the

eye

looper.

with

3)

and

is

than

at

and

nut

feed

check

4

NEEDLE needle

is

1/64

the

move

equal the

high

adjusting

(D)

and

nut.

rocker

to

is inch

when

left

side

needle

clearance

depth

point

rotating

Side

assure

BAR

correct

below

the

loop-

of

the

bar

on of a tooth of

travel.

feed

dog

feed

clear-

(F)

to

the

that

the

End

and

clearance

moving

feed

can

rocker

be

(F)

set

by

forward

loosening

or

backward

8

screws

as

(H) required.

in

the

feed

rocker

arm

(G)

The

first

the

needle

turned

top

screw

in

INITIAL

feed

in

the

bar

has

the

operating

SETTINGS

eccentric

risen

direction.

assembly will

1/4

inch

OF

UPPER

should

be

in a perpendicular

from

the

RUNNING

be

located

bottom

of

FEED

on

the

position

its

stroke,

MECHANISM

main

to

the

with

shaft

main

the

so

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shaft

handwheel

when

NOTE:

mechanism

centerline of

the

upper

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be

This

required.

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5

of

the

feed

6).

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bell

crank

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connecting

two

which

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the

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rock

nut

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can

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upper

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6)

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handwheel

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lever

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(B)

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to

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at

stroke.

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is

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height

sewing

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the

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feed

bell

to

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6

of

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crank

top

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conditions

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8) be 1 3/32 made

ward

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the

by

or

Fig.

the

needle

bottom

the

rear

front

inch

loosening

rearward

of

the

(Fig.

7

bar

of

its

of

upper

screw

as

just

stroke,

the

needle

8).

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(C)

required

feed

begins

the

bar

(B)

in

the

and

to

rise distance (A,

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should

can

be

upper

retighten

9

feed

screw

driving

(C).

lever

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8

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it

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Synchronizing the upper

ing

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l

(B).

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9)

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and

en

nut.

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the

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with

the

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lower

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feed

the

upper

MECHANISM

can

be

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feed

driving

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by

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shaft

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t

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contact

ward

missible.

its

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needle

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point

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the

rear of

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face

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even or

backward,

guard

or

screw

raise.

9

rear

of

travel.

should

approach

the

point

with

as

lower

(E)

Retighten

needle

the

needle

A

clearance

be

set

of

the

needle.

merely

required

the

needle

clockwise

screw

complished left (B). and the

NOTE:

guard

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as

low

within

the

looper

loosen

and

guard,

to

(D)

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the

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stitch.

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lower

thread)

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feed

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Fig.

when

of . 005

as

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about

(C),

move

retighten

after

screw

it

in a counterclockwise

change

and

mechanism

11)

at

its

3/64

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needle

screw

loosen

or

counterclock-

guard

to

loosening

and

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(B)

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change

also

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as

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inch

screw

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horizontally most

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inch

of to

guard

(D),

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screw

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STITCH

the

required locknut

clockwise

stitch

described

for-

per-

have

the the

(D).

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(A,

the

stitch

length

in

the

previously.

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so

that

length.

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adjusting

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direction

will

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10) the

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11

its

highest pos

ition.

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lower

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screws aft

ly is travel

of past brush,

this

guard

or

reposition

THREAD

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when

raised

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the

but

condition

(G) ,

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er

thread

it

begins

to is

FRONT

front

contacts

looper

left

side

not

should

or

looper

forward

rotate

retighten

needle guard, as

guard

TENSION

tension

to

within

entirely

needle

(C),

of

pick

be

set

yet

needle

necessary

is

properly

function

1/8

rele

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guard

the

needle

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the

needle.

at

the

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low

not

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screws

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se

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when

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(B)

to

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as pos

time.

holder

(G).

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the

g. 11)

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left,

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looper

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sible the To

move

,

loosen

(H)

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raise,

screws

retighten

correct-

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end

of

presser

so

the

is

front

to

rear

as

foot

its

10

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at

the

screw.

adjustment

back

After

of

the

adjustment

THREAD

is

needed,

machine

loosen

and

there

TENSION

tension

move

should

tension

be

RELEASE

release

disc

no

binding

(Continued)

lever

screw

separator

at

any

as

point.

(A,

Fig.

required.

12),

located

Retighten

The

it

is

possible

(B,

Fig. mately the

lifter

feed

foot

bar

resting

throat

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ion

until

Fig.

3), surface, driver

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height

to

12)

is

1/16

inch

link

(F)

when

on

plate.

adjustment

the

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to

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while

up

of

the remove fully

clearance

(D,

Fig.

the

throat

is

bar

presser

the

HEIGHT

presser

the

presser

depressed.

3)

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lifter

plate,

necessary,

is

in

holding

bar

connection

1/16

inch

OF

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between

the

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with

turn

the

low

presser

setting

PRESSER

(C,

Fig.

foot

when

there

the

bottom

stud

(E)

is

released

the

feed

handw

heel

position.

foot

down

and

retighten

into piece (Fig.

machines.

BAR

3)

is

set

the

foot

should

end

located

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down

in

operating

Loosen

on

the

guide

(H)

Draw the

machine

of

fabric.

1)

for

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WIRE

correctly

be of in

the

lifter

the

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approxi-

slot

the

upper

presser

below

direct-

screws

throat

plate

with a screw-

screws.

THREADING

the

looper

and

Refer

manner

NEEDLE

AND

FRAME

if

of

the

(G,

and

needle start to

operating

threading

of

threading

THREAD

EYELET

Fig.

12

threads

on

diagram

these

TAKE-UP

a

Set

to

the

needle

The

that

the

comes quired finger

Regulate

that

it work ing

uniformly

it

reverse.

the

needle

machine

thread

is SETTING

looper

up

out

of

byloosening

has

been

the

exerts

only

clockwise

Fig.

13

thread

base

and

midway

desired

in

LOOPER

thread thread

the

retainer

is

material.

screws

properly

set,

PRESSER

presser

enough

when a slight

increases

frame

in

the

stitch

finger

cast-off

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(Band

retighten

FOOT

spring

pressure

tension

the

pressure,

eyelet

its

(C,

mounting

or

raise

THREAD

(A,

just

after

C).

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screws.

PRESSURE

regulating

on

the

is

placed

counterclockwise

Set

the

needle

(A,

Fig.

even

bar

thread

is

at

setting

or

raise

Fig.

with

the

13)

slot.

for

13)

so

the

top

eyelet

bottom

for

a

smaller

it

for a larger

perpendicular

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less.

TAKE-UP

Fig.

14)

should

the

eye

of

the

positioning

can

looperthreadretainer

screw

presser

on

(D,

the

foot

fabric.

Fig.

to

that

of

if

be

feed acts

thread its

of

the

(B)

when

its

more

set

so needle be

ac-

13)

so

the

Turn-

the

upper

hole

the stroke. needle

loop.

take-up

surface

in

the

needle

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thread

Fi

g.

wire

is

needle

bar

this

loop

14

11

12

The

that

parts are

illustrated

used

on

Style

on

the

53700

preceding

C,

but

not

page

used

and

on

described

Style

53700

below

B.

represent

the

parts

Those to

Use

this

Reference indented

assembly.

Ref.

No.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11

12 13

14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

parts

Styles

Catalog catalog.

53754 53754 55235

55235

41336

53720 53726

53753 53726 53705

53724 53770

22799 51236 51236 51236

53722 29476 22559

51325 51242

51281

21657 22517

53701 A

shown

53700

numbers

descriptions,

Part

No.

77

6042

Band

No.

100 L (Style

K

J

D

A

E

c

B

78

E

J

D

B

376

A

B

21-335

E

F

G

A

DD

E

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s

24

B

in

phantom

C.

that

indicate

Screw, Upper Upper

Link PresserFoot--------------------------------------

Top

Lower Screw,

Throat

Feed Feed

nflain

Crank Looper

Washer, Cloth

Washer

Edge

Screw, Cloth

views

53700

are

inside a bracket

for Running Running

Locking Locking

Locking

Screw----------------------------------------Feed

Top

Feed

Top

Feed

for

Plate---------------------------------------

Chain Spring

Screw-----------------------------------------

Crank

Ferrule---------------------------------------

Crank Shaft-----------------------------------------

Shaft

Screw-----------------------------------------

Needle

Plate

-------------------------------------------

Guide----------------------------------------

for

Plate

and

bearing

B)

for

they

------------------------------------------

Dog

for

are

component

Description

link

No. Feed Feed

Stud----------------------------------Stud

Stud

Assembly

Dog Dog,

Dog,

feed

Cutting

---------------------------------------Link

Stud

Assembly, • 990

Guard-------------------------------

No.

Cover----------------------------------

edge

(not

Lift Lift

Washer

Nut-------------------------------

Shank----------------------------

marked

14

dog

--------------------------------

Knife,

Assembly--------------------------

-----------------------------------

53754 F ---------------------------

guide

shown

no

reference

all

parts

or

box

41336 C ---------------------

Driving Driving

---------------------------

---------------------------"FH"--------------------

teeth

per

marked

inch

-----------------------------on

picture

numbers

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on

the

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parts

inch-------------------

of a

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"L"

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plate)---------------

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