Union Special 54200, 54400 User Manual
Finest Quality
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54200A
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54200E
54200F
54200G
54200K
54200N
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54400C
54400E
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•
54400G
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CATALOG
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NO.
102L
THIRD
EDITION
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EDITION
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1956
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54200,
STYLES
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54400
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54400
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54400
p
54400
PARTS
54400
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INDUSTRIAL
CHICAGO
Printed
July,
1979
Edition
1956
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MACHINES
U.S.
A.
The
Classes
represent
bars
the
filtered
located
drivingmechanism,
Some
the
device
by
able
machines.
and
utmost
upper
precision
It
our
54200
the
driving
in
oil
throw-out
styles
roller,
to
allow
is
our
customers
The
and
54400.
latest
speed
to
the
are
the
methods
constant
following
54200
mechanisms
and
main
device
equipped
to
required
to
and
54400
design
thus
insure a uniformly
insuring
secure
in
production.
reservoir
enables
exposing
with a close
amount
aim
to
all
pages
FOREWORD
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UNION
and
light
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the
of
complete
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possible
illustrate
machines
SPECIAL
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made
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coupled
controlled
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carefully
presser
and
interchangeability'.
economies
and
describe
flat
lubrication,
maintenance
to
disengage
eye
puller,
in
each
prepared
covered
bed
line.
bars
of
eachlooperforeasythreading.
feeding,
from
make
with a pump
simple.
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with
the
and
garment;
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use
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parts
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IDENTIFICATION
OF
MACHINES
Each
plate
style
on
the
numbers
Example:
only
minor
dard
style
Styles
which
"54200
differs
11
•
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herein.
54200
etc.,
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It
and
are
taken
direction
Streamlined,
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Drive
Looper
Filter
Abreast,
Mechanism,
Throw-out
Type
UNION
machine.
have
"Style
changes
number.
of
machines
from
catalog
can
54400.
of
Enclosed
Oil
SPECIAL
Style
one
54200
are
.Example:
the
applies
also
from
be
All
the
reference
handwheel
Light
Double
for
Simplified
Return
carries
numbers
or
more
A".
made
letters
Special
in a standard
"54200
similar
style
in
number,
APPLICATION
specifically
applied
with
to
operator's
is
toward
STYLES
Type,
Weight
Flat
Presser
Locked
Threading,
Pump,
Oil
a
style
are
number
classified
suffixed,
style
numbers
machine,
AZ".
construction
in
that
OF
to
the
discretion
direction,
position,
the
operator.
OF
MACHINES
Bed,
Independent
Bar
Stitch,
Type
Automatic
Pan
Base
which
as
standard
but
never
contain
a
are
grouped
it
contains
CATALOG
standard
to
such
while
the
as
seated
styles
special
left
Row,
Mechanism,
401.
Loopers
Enclosed
Plate
and
is
stamped
and
contain
the
"Z"
is
under a class
no
of
machines
and
right,
at
the
Four,
Light
Head
Oil
special.
the
letter
suffixed
letters.
machines
front
machine.
Nine
Weight
in
Line
Type
Oiling
Siphon
in
the
Standard
letter
"Z".
to
the
number,
Example:
as·listed
in
Classes
and
Opera-
and
Twelve
Needle
With
Feed,
System,
Assembly.
name
"Z".
When
stan-
/'
back,
Bar
•
54200
children's
to
covered,
LSk-4,
54200
54200
walking
medium
not
folder.
Maximum
54200
54200
54200
overalls.
gauges
54200
imum
A-4
High
heavy
modified.
C-4
E-4
Same
High
covered,
F-4
G-4
K-4
Same
Same
High
Nos.
speed
3/4
skirts,
N
4800
High
inch
jackets
materials;
recommended
Throw
play
suits,
weight
materials.
swing-out
as
54200
Throw
shorts,
to
heavy
children's
weight
equipped
Standard
recommended
as
54200
as
54200
Throw
Right
angle
12-56-12,
R.
P.M.
Throw
wide
Single
rubber
and
where
Machine,
boys'
folder.
Maximum
A-4,
Machine,
materials.
with
gauges
speed
E-4,
E-4,
Unequal
folder,
16-64-16.
Needle
puller
similar
seam
is
speed
for
attaching
trousers,
Body
Standard
recommended
except
for
attaching
play
close
Nos.
suits,
coupled
16,
4800
except
except
Space
close
coupled
Machine
rollers,
garments
primarily
5500
R.
swimming
of
garment
gauges
no
attachment
boys'
Body
of
puller,
21, 24,
R.
P.M.
no
attachment
fitted
with
Machine,
puller,
Seam
Type
equipped
upper
made
straight.
P.M.
woven
Nos.
speed
woven
trousers,
garment
32.
elastic
for
BSc-4.
roller
from
elastic
trunks,
turned
16,
4800
or
elastic
turned
upper
Seam
or
banding
upper
with
driven.
Koratron
Seam
to
etc.,
downwardly,
21, 24,
R.
P.M.
elastic
strip
to
hobby
downwardly,
roller
Type
elastic
strip
metering
denim
roller
Maximum
close
coupled
For
Type
boxer
on
type
medium
32.
Seam
tension.
swimming
jeans,
driven,
LSk-4,
tension.
device.
dungarees
driven.
recommended
puller
seaming
and
durable
401-SSa-1.
shorts,
heavy
elastic
Type
trunks,
etc.,
elastic
swing-out
modified.
Standard
with,
trousers,
press
Max-
not
on
and
5
STYLES
OF
MACHINES
(Continued)
54200 P Same
with
imum
54400
children's
Body
Standard
recommended
54400
54400
pajamas,
downwardly,
Standard
,
recommended
54400
54400
54400
stitching
wear,
attachment
gauge
yielding
recommended
A-4
C-4
E-4
F-4
G-4
H-9,
Low
of
Same
Low
Same
Same
-12
and
for
as
Style
section
Throw
play
suits,
garment
gauges
etc,,
gauges
operations
for
or
twelve
Nos.
speed
as
54400
Throw
on
close
Nos.
speed
as
54400
as
54400
Nine
similar
thread
54200 N except
to
the
left
speed
Machine,
boys'
turned
16,
5000
Machine,
light
coupled
16,
4800
E-4,
and
Twelve
on
stand.
needle
5500
trousers,
downwardly,
21,
R.
A-4,
to
medium
21, 24,
R.
E-4,
except
women's
operations
No.
of
R.
for
attaching
24,
P.M.
except
for
attaching
puller,
P.
M.
except
Needle
and
Standard
12.
Maximum
equipped
needle
P.M.
etc.,
elastic
32,
Seam
no
weight
upper
32.
Seam
no
fitted
Machine,
children's
on
light
gauge
with
hole,
,
woven
on
attachments
woven
materials.
attachments
with
Seam
light
not
Type
elastic
roller
Type
elastic
equally
dresses,
to
medium
for
nine
recommended
compensatory
Type
elastic
tomediumweightmaterials.
covered,
LSk-4,
or
Body
driven,
LSk-4,
or
metering
needle
401-SSa-1.
to
boxer
swing-out
modified.
elastic
to
boxer
of
swing-out
modified.
elastic
spaced,
blouses,
weight
speed
strip
garment
strip
device.
for
coats,
material.
No.
16;
4000
presser
type
Maximum
tension.
type
Maximum
tension.
decorative
standard
R.
foot
Max-
shorts,
folder.
shorts,
turned
folder.
beach-
No
P.M.
54400
type
tails.
of
•
the
eye.
except
descriptions
Type
113
133
J-9,
upper
Each
number
The
blade,
Collectively,
The
No.
GS
GS
-12
roller
UNION
denotes
size
measured
standard
Styles
of
Round
struck
080/032, 090/036,
Round
groove,
100/040,
Same
driven.
SPECIAL
number,
the
needle
54200
these
shank,
groove,
shank,
as
54400
the
kind
stamped
in
type
for
K,
54200
needles
ball
eye,
110/044,
H-9,
needle
thousandths
number
all
round
ball
round
has
of
shank,
on
and
Styles
Nand
and
the
point,
eye,
100/040,
point,
spotted,
125/049,
-12,
NEEDLES
the
54200 P which
Description
except
both a type
point,
needle
of
an
inch,
size
number
in
Classes
sizes
available
extra
spotted,
short,
chromium
short,
110/044,
140/054'
length,
shank,
chromium
double
equipped
number
groove,
denotes
midway
represents
54200
and
plated-
and
uses
are
Sizes
double
125/049,
groove,
with
close
and a size
finish,
the
between
the
54400,
needle
listed
below.
groove,
plated
140/054.
spiral
sizes
coupled
number.
and
largest
the
shank
complete
is
Type
Type
080/032,
spiral
-
sizes
groove,
133
puller,
The
other
diameter
GS.
075/029,
090/036,'
de-
and
the
symobl.
113
GS,
The
groove,
struck
To
have
sample
on
label, A complete
needle,
needle
or
orders
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order
type
promptly
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size
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read:
and
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Needles,
filled,
be
forwarded.
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an
113
empty
Use
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Size
package,
description
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gauge
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unless
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change
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charge
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locking
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point.
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made
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of
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pin,
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indicated
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shipments
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oil
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repair
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at
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screw
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oil
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accompanying
Please
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at
left
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too
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drained
draining
gasket
note,
right
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morning
is
the
machine
at
the
oil,
cement,
drawings
that
the
angles
start
kept
oilings
plug
wipe
needles
to
the
and
also
the
should
between
is
filtered
unnecessary.
screw
hole
re-assemble
show
are
direction
the
in
and
the
inserted
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made,
two
and
the
main
plug
screw.
manner
of
line
to
red
lines
pumped
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frame
screw
in
which
in
the
needle
of
feed,
see
that
on
back
oil
directly
dry,
and
the
the
gauge.
into
in
paint
the
holder
are
level
the
main
the
main
under
hole
machine
with
threaded
of
Oil
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and
is
the
8
4 NEEDLE MACHINE THREADING.
•
12
NEEDLE MACHINE THREADING.
NOTE: 9
THREADED
NEEDLE
IN
CAUTION!
FILL
BEFORE
MACHINE HAS
BEFORE
MACHINES
ARE
A SIMILAR MANNER
ALL
OIL
STARTING.
SHIPPING .
RESERVOIRS
BEEN
DRAINED
9
THREADING
AND
OILING
DIAGRAM
FOR
STYLES
54200
NAND
54200
P
!'
CAUTION I
FILL
ALL
BEFORE
MACHINE HAS BEEN DRAINED
BEFORE
STARTING.
SHIPPING.
10
OIL
RESERVOIRS
EXPLODED
VIEWS
AND
54200
DESCRIPTION
FOR
MULTIPLE
OF
NEEDLE
PARTS
MACHINES
•
11
!'
12
MAIN
FRAME,
Ref.
~
1
2
3
4
4A
4B
4C
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
31
32
33
34
35
36
36A
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
44A
45
46
46A
47
•
48
48A
48B
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
55A
55B
56
57
A
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
Part
No.
54201 B
54201 c
54401
54401
54201 D
24 X
22517
80
22574
22839 c
87
22839
54280
53782
22524
22585
51382
52882
52882 M
22733
41394
22848
52882
52882
22548
52882
39582 L
52882
50-789
52882
90
22541
52882 p
52882
90
51282
90
51282
51782
54282
22542
52882
54282
22569
51282
35731 A
22513
51454
95
22849
54270
51270
95
51858
54458
54458
539
20
22889
22848
51291
54491 A
98 A
1068
54459
54459
52
98 A
54459
57858
668-28
668-29
22585
22891
61394
258
BB21375
93
22848
20
54282
A
B
B
A
A
L
B
A
AE
u
AD
AC
AA
B
y
AE
y
A
A
w
B
B
z
A
B
B-9
B-12
A
A
A-9
A-12
A
B
c
AF
A
AH
Cloth
Plate,
Cloth
Plate,
Cloth
Plate,
Cloth
Plate,
Cloth
Plate,
Edge
Guide,
Screw,
Screw
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------
Throat
Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------
Screw
Throat
Oil
Screw
Screw
Gasket-----------------------------------------------------------------------Oil
Gasket
Plug
Gasket
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Crank
Gasket
Screw
Crank
Elk.
Screw
Gasket------------------------------------------------------------------------
Baffle
,
Screw
Needle
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Head
Head
Head
Scre~e_I:-
Head
Presser
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Needle
PlugScrew
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------------Needle
Needle
Screw----------------------~-------------------------------------------------
Needle
Needle
Needle
Needle
VVasher----------------------------------------------------------------------Adapter
Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------
Looper
Looper
Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thread
Thread.
Thread
Thread
Screw------------------------------------------------------------------------
Looper
Looper
Screw
Screw,
Gasket,
Nut,
Belt
Screw---------------------------------------------~--------------------------
for
--------~-------~------------------------------------------------------
Plate
-----------------------------------------------------------------------Plate
Reservoir
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reservoir
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Screw,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chamber
--------------------------~-------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chamber
Oil
Cap
Oil
Cap
Oil
Cap
Oil
Drip
Screw--------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Plate-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------Lever
Cover,
Cover,
Cover,
Plug
Screw---------------------------------------------------------------
Gasket
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Cover
Bar
Bar
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Thread
Screw-----------------------------------------------------------------
Thread
Thread
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
Thread
Thread
LockingRing-------------------------------------------------------------Eyelet--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------for
for
for
machines
Guard
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Oil
Shield---------------------------------------------------------------------
MISCELLANEOUS
for
Styles
54200
for
Styles
for
Style
for
Styles
for
Styles
for
Styles
edge
guide,
(see
pages
Support,
Top
Cover-------------------------------------------------------
Back
Cover
for
oil
reservoir
Cover----------------------------------------------------------
Oil
Cover------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------Torsion
Hinge
Plate-------------------------------------------------------------
for
for
for
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Gasket-------------------------------------------------------------
Connection
-------------------------------------------------------------------
machines
machines
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Spring-----------------------------------------------------
Pin---------------------------------------------------------
Bearing
all
Styles
Styles
Styles
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Connection
Take-up
Take-up
Frame
Frame
Frame
Frame
Guard,
Guard,
for
four
for
nine
for
twelve
for
single
Pull-off
Pull-off
without
without
E,
54200
A,
54400 H --------------------------------------------------
54200
K-4-16-64-16,
54200
N, P
54200
N, P ----------------------------------------------
on
Styles
31,
33)
for
machines
------------------------------------------------------
Oiler-------------------------------------------"---------
except
54400
54200
~=:~:~:::::::::
Guide
Guide
Block----------------------------------------------
Wire,
Wire,
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
for
four
for
nine
needle
needle
needle
needle
Eyelet,
Eyelet,
puller-------------------------------------------_---
without
puller------------------------------------------------
==:
::::::::::::::::::::::: = ::
COVERS
Description
F,
G,
C,
54400
-----------------------------------'-----------
54200
-------------------------------------------------
without
back
cover-----------------------------------------
54200
H, J ---------------------------------------------N, P ----------------------------------------------
Plate---------------------------------------------
for
all
Styles
for
Styles
for
four
for
nine
for
twelve
for
single
needle
machines----------------------------------
and
twelve
machines----------------------------------------Lnachines
machines---------------------------------------
machines
for
nine
for
four
puller---------------------------------------------
AND
PLATES
K-4-12-56-12,
A, C -----------------------------------
54400
N,
P--------------------------------------
puller---------------------------------
N, P
and
::::::
except
54200
N, P
needle
machines----------------------------
needle
machines----------------------------
needle
needle
needle
-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------.----------
and
twelve
needle
54400
J
------------------------------
54400
H, J
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:::
=
54200
N, P ---------------------
------------------------------
machines--------------------------
machines--------------------------
machines------------------------
needle
machines--------------------------
=:::::
E,
F, G ---------------
-----------------------
:-::::::::::::::::::::::::
machines
----------------
:::::::::::
=:
= = = = :::::
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Req.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
4
3
1
1
7
2
1
1
1
1
2
9
1
1
4
1
1
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1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
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