Union Special 57700KL, 57700KM User Manual

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INDUSTRIAL
SEWING

F

INEST

STYLES

57700KL

57700KM

QUALITY

LEWIS

•

COLUMBIA

MACHif!:IES

CLASS

ADVANCED

CATALOG

No.

T131KL

FIFTY

FLAT

THOUSAND

BED

WITH

"KLIPP-IT"

CHICAGO

57700

HIGH

SPEED

SERIES

MACHINES

(Supplement

Catalo

g

to

No.
Catalog

T131

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

KL

No.

131

M)

ADJUSTING

LIST

57700

First

AND

OF

CLASS

Styles

KL

OPERATING

PARTS

57700

57700

Edition

KM

Copyri

g

ht

19

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By

Right

Union

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Special
served

Machine

in

All

MACHINE COMPANY

INDUSTRIAL

Print

SEWING

CHICAGO

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in

2

MACHINES

U.S.

Co.

Countries

A.

May.

1973

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INDUST ~

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TECHHICAL
IHFORMATIOH

TILTING

TOE

PRESSER

FOOT

FOR

STYLES

57700

No. 11
March

M•KM•

MZ

15,

AND

1978

KMZ

A

new

presser
incorporates
the

foot

intended

MZ

and

KMZ

With

similar

$95.50.

machine

Union Special Corporation, 400 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois
Union

US-133/ t

Special, GmbH, Schwabstrasse 33, D-7000 Stuttgart 1, West Germany.

On

to

Presser

If

desired

definition

for
for

fitted

the

presser

a
better
use

exception

foot

foot,

jack

on

with

foot

K 73417

on "Z"

sheet

part
screw
feeding

our

elastic

Cremer

of
52720

machine

when

number K 73417,

adjustment

when

the

can

crossing

attaching

undertrimmer.

tilting

N-16.
be

ordered

this

ordering.

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special

which

machine

adjustment,

as a special

is

permits

seams.

foot

60610,

U.S.A.

now

tilting
This
Styles

this

must

available

the

special

57700

new

foot

part

be

priced

specified

which

toe

of
foot
M,

KM,

is

at

on

Pflnted In U.S.A.

is

..

.

IDENTIFICATION

OF

MACHINES

Each

the

machine.

numbers

"Style
changes
number.

Union

have

57700

are

Example:

Styles

which

57700

junction

differs

11

•

This

catalog

therewith.

57700 L are

ference

the

part.

number

Any
description
part

column

Advanced

Bearing

number

when

High

Needle

Mechanism,
Filtered
ings
Travel,
pared

for

for

Oil

Feed

Double

use

Tensions,

Special
Style
one

or

KL".

made

of

machines

from

is a supplement

illustrated.

and

part

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in

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ordering

Speed,

Bar

Single

Return

Bar

Disc

with

Knee

Maximum

machine

numbers

more

Special

are

letters

Style

in a standard

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57700

similar

the

Style

number,

APPLICATION

Only

that

the

the

parts

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the

on

the

opposite

is a component

description

second

repair

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column,

parts.

and

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Pumps
and

for

Feed

Take-up.

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Work

Space

is

identified

classified

suffixed,

numbers

machine,

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in

construction

to
found

back

page

of

STYLES

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Weight

Enclosed

Head

Rocker

Large

for

Presser

to

Right

as

but

contain

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in

that

OF

Catalog

on

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illustrations

the

of

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the

assembly

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OF

use

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Presser

Positive

and

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Foot

of

Needle

by a Style

standard

never

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the

"Z"

is

are

it

contains

CATALOO

No.

131 M

57700

part

number

part

the

One

Looper,

Needle

Greased

and

Lifter,

number

and

special.

the

letter

suffixed

grouped

no

letters.

and

KL

and

identifying

and

is

indicated

or

base

reference

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Bar

and

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Bearings

and

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Improved

Equipped

Bar 8 1/4

on a name

Standard

letter

"Z"

to

When

the

"Z".

only

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under a Class

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should

KM,

be

but

the

used

not

parts

description

by

indenting

part.

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number

in

Throw,

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and

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Lateral

Belt

with

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plate

on

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minor

Style

number

"Class

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con-

on

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re-

identifies

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use

the

the

first

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Driving

System,

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Looper

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Thread

57700

KL

top
similar
gauge
needle.

57700

KM
both
with
knit
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121

Each

denotes
number,
in

thousandths

the

size

needles

Two

and

bottom

operations

Nos.

Maximum

Three

top

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ends

joined,

garments

gauge

GBS

needle.

Union

the

kind

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of

number

packaged

needle

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12

and

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bottom

and

No.
Maximum

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of

shank,

on

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inch,

represent

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machine,

for

on

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recommended

machine.

threads.

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similar

16

only.

needle

point,

needle

shank,

midway

the

complete

sold

by

Union

equipped

with

hemming

to

medium

specification

speed

equipped

for

attaching

silk,

cotton,

operations

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specification

recommended

NEEDLES

has

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length,

groove,

denotes

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symbol,

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3

"KLIPP-IT"

sides

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weight

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material.

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marked
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STYLES

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machine

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remove

"FULL".

"LOW".

filled

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drained

57700

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always

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INSTRUCTIONS

LUBRICATION

FOR

MECHANICS

CAUTION!

reservoir
before
the

beginning

oil

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main
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level

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