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PAGE
SEWING MACHINE PARTS

4-5

COMMON SEWING MACHINE FAULTS (CHART)

6-9

THE RIGHT WAY TO,.,

11

TAKING CARE OF THE MACH1 NE

18

REPAIRING

23

FAULTS
IN MACHINES

59

TO GET PARTS AND ADVICE

63

DIFFERENCES

(NEEDLE BAR)

TAKE-UP

LEVER=

FACE PLATE

-NSION

REGULATOR

THREAD TAKE-UP

--.---___

--

---__

SPR I

---B-e

NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW

em-

- - - - - - -

NEEDLE CLAMP

,EDLE BAR
I

COTTON HOLDER

THROAT PLATE

PRESSER FOOT
,Q)

SHUTTLE RACE
BOBBIN CASE

5
I

BOB1

~OBBIkJ WINDER RUBBER

STITCH

\
\

\DROP

FEED KNOB

WHEEL

THE CHART ON THE NEXT PAGES LISTS

OF SEWING MACHINES,

THE MOST COMMObi PROBLEMS

SHOWING WHAT GOES WRONG MOST OFTEN,

BESIDE

EACH PROBLEM,

FOR IT

ARE GIVEN,

A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE

BESIDE

CAUSES OR REASONS

EACH CAUSE THERE IS A SOLUTION

(WHAT To 1301,
IF YOUR MACHINE

HAS ONE OF THESE FAULTS,

SOLUTIONS

IN TURN,

GIVEN

OTHER PAGES IN THIS

BOOK.

THE SOLUTIONS

TRY EACH OF THE

ARE DESCRIBED ON

COMMON
SEWING
MACHINE
FAULTSANDHOWTO FIX THEM
PROBLEM
THE UPPER THREAD BREAKS
(NEEDLE

POSSIBLECAUSE

WHATTO DO

A) THE MACHINE IS NOT THREADED

THREAD)
-m-r

IN THE RIGHT WAY

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

IN THE RIGHT WAY

---------e----------

B) THE TENSION OF THE UPPER

W-B

THREAD IS TOO TIGHT

-----------e------

C) THE NEEDLE IS BENT OR DULL

--------------------D) THE COTTON IS TOO THICK
THE SIZE
---_--------------I---

FOR

F) THE THREAD TAKE-UP

USE THINNER COTTON

-----------c-I-

USE THE SAME SIZE OF SEWING

COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER
AND THE LOWER THREAD
..------------------.

SPRING

IS BROKEN

THREAD)

PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE

- - ,. - - - - ..------D----

----

-- -------------------.

(BOEBIli

LOOSFN THE TENSION

OF THE UPPER THREAD
---------L--I------

OF THE NEEDLE

E) THE UPPER THREAD IS NOT THE

SAME SIZE AS THE LOWER THREAD

THE LOWER THREAD BREAKS

THREAD THE MACHINE

A) THE TENSION OF THE LOWER

THREAD IS TOO TIGHT
---------------------B) DIRT, DUST OR SMALL THREADS
ARE IN THE BOBBIN CASE

PUT IN A NEW THREAD

TAKE-UP

SEEPAGE
11
-----we
15

-----em
cm
-- -mm em
17
- - ---

26

SPRING

LOOSEN THE TENSION OF

THE LOWER THREAD
--w--------m--w--CLEAN THE BOBBIN CASE

15
-em---18

---

COTTON GETS CAUGHT

THE TENSION

UNDER THE THROAT PLATE

IS TOO LOOSE

THE CLOTH PUCKERS OR

DOES NOT LIE

.--

FLAT

SEEPAGE

WHATTO DO

POSSIBLE
CAUSE
OF THE UPPER THREAD

TIGHTEN

15

THE TENSION

OF THE UPPER THREAD

CHANGE THE TENS IONS

A) THE TENSIONS ARE WRONG

--w-.-v----- e---e

--

t-v----------

B) THE BOBBIN CASE IS NOT

-------

THREAD THE BOBBIN

ThREADED IN THE RIGHT WAY

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

--

--e-s

-m--w

C) THE NEEDLE IS NOT THREADED

CASE AGAIN
B-b--

15
-m--.-m
12
P.s

THREAD THE NEEDLE AGAIN

-w-m-

--

IN THE RIGHT WAY

THE UPPER THREAD HAS

A) THE TENSION

NO TENSION

REGULATOR IS

NOT WORKING
-------------m
B) THE PIN

--mm-

FIX
--

IN THE TENSION

REGULATOR IS WORN OUT

-m-m

THE TENSION
---b-w--

----__-

PUT A NEW PIN

TENSION

37

REGULATOR
--

--

31

IN THE

REGULATOR

OR BROKEN
THE TENSION

REGULATOR

THE TENSION

REGULATOR GOT MOVED

DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY,

WHEN THE PIN OR SPRING WAS

THAT IS,

BE I NG CHANGED

THE TENSION

OF

FIX THE TENSION

37

REGULATOR

THE UPPER THREAD IS TOO

LOOSE OR TOO TIGHT
THE NEEDLE BREAKS

A) THE PERSON SEWING WAS

PULL1 NG THE CLGTH
---------------------

--

DO NOT PULL THE CLOTH WHEN

SEWING -- GUIDE
-- -e-w-a--_

IT GENTLY
__ a----

.--

----

--.

B)
--

THE NEEDLE IS BENT

m-s
L- ------ --B-e-.

C) THE NEEDLE TIMING

IS WRONG

14

PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE

--m-w
mm-.----s-

--

-s-w-

FIX

THE NEEDLE TIMING

40

FIX

THE STITCH

23

(THE NEEDLE COMES DOWN AT

THE WRONG TIME)
THE STITCHES

ARE UNEVEN

THE STITCH

REGULATOR IS NOT

REGULATOR

WORKING PROPERLY
THE CLOTH DOES NOT MOVE
ACROSS THE MACHINE
PROPERLY (IT
FEED

DOES NOT

A) THE HEIGHT

OF THE FEED DOG

IS WRONG
- - -----..
-----------c-

THROUGH>

B)

THE FEED TIMING

CHANGE THE HEIGHT

FEED DOG
-------m-m

IS WRONG

THIS

we-

IS DIFFICULT

IF POSSIBLE,

52

OF THE
---I--

--w-v

55

TO FIX,

ASK A SEWING

MACHINE MECHANIC FOR HELP

THE NEEDLE WONT MOVE
UP AND DOWN

A) THE WHEEL NUT IS LOOSE

------------------_-_
B)

THE NEEDLE BAR HAS WORN

OUT AND BROKFN,

THE BOBBIN

WINDER
--

THE WHEEL NUT

-----

57
-

e-w-

--

PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE BAR

46

TIGHTEN

56

OR IS BENT

A) THE BOBBIN WINDER SCREW

DOES NOT STAY DOWN

TIGHTEN
---.----------

HAS COME LOOSE

------------------B) THE RUBBER IS WORN

THE BOBBIN WINDER

SCREW
--m-wPUT IN A NEW RUBBER

58

11
ITiE

RIGHT

WAY

70..

TO KEEP YCIUR SEWING MACHINE RUNNING WELL,

WITH IT
3U

!N THE RIGHT WAY,

AKE USING THE MACHINE,

NOTE :

YOU MUST WORK

IF YOU FOLLOW THESE STEPS WHEN

IT WILL

NOT GO WRONG SO EASILY,

THESE ARE NOT COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS

THE MACHINE,

ON HOW TO USE

BUT STEPS TO TAKE CARE WITH,

THREADTHEMACHINE
1,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO RAISE

THE TAKE-UP

AS HIGH AS IT WILL

2,

LEVER

GO,

PUT A SPOOL OF SEWING COTTON

ON THE SPOOL PIN,

3,

THREAD THE MACHINE LIKE

SOME

MACHINES

THIS:

OTHER

MACHINES

12

4,

MAKE SURE THE COTTON GOES AROUND

THE TENSION

REGULATOR LIKE

SOME MACHINES

THIS:

OTHER

MACHINES

TAKEOUTTHE BOBBINCASE
1,

SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL

TOWARDS YOU UNTIL

THE NEEDLE

IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL

2,

OPEN THE COVER PLATE,

3,

USE TWO FINGERS

GO,

TO PULL

THE LATCH OF THE BOBBIN CASE n

PULL THE BOBBIN CASE OUT OF
THE MACHINE,
WHEN YOU LET GO OF THE LATCH,
THE BOBBIN WILL

DROP OUT,

THREADTHE BOBBINCASE
1,

MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH

COTTON ON THE BOBBIN,

2,

HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE IN ONE HAND,

USE YOUR OTHER HAND TO PUT THE

BOBBIN INTO IT,

PUT Tb!!E BOBBIN IN WITH THE
LOOSE END OF CGTTON HANG1 NG
DOWN IN FRONT (FACING

YOU>,

OTHER

MACHINES

3,

PULL THE THREAD INTO THE SLOT

IN THE EDGE OF THE BOBBIN CASE,
-SLOT

4,

PULL THE THREAD UNDER

THE TENSION

SPRING AND

ENSION

I NT0 THE SMALL HOLE ON

THE SIDE OF THE BOBBIN
CASE,

5,

PULL THE LATCH,

AND KEEP IT OPEN

SO THE BOBBIN WILL

NOT FALL OUT,

PUT BACKTHE BOBBINCASE

1 n HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE BY THE LATCH a
PUT IT

2,

IN PLACE,

HOLDING

LET GO OF THE LATCH,

THE BOBBIN CASE IN,
HEAR A SMALL CLICK,

IT UP THIS WAY:

AND PRESS
UNTIL

THIS

MEANS THE BOBBIN CASE WILL

STAY IN PLACE,

YOU

SPRING

PUT IN THE NEEDLE

1,

SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL

THE NEEDLE BAR IS AS HIGH

AS IT WILL

GO,

2,

LOOSEN THE NEEDLE CLAM? SCREW,

3,

HOLD THE NEEDLE WITH THE THICK

TURN IT SO THE FLAT SIDE

END

IS FACING

TO THE RIGHT,
NOTE :

ON A FEW MACHINES,
SIDE

OF THE NEEDLE MUST FACE

TO THE BACK,

4,

THE FLAT

SEE PAGE 61,

PUT THE NEEDLE INTO THE HOLE

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEEDLE* BAR m
PUT IT

5,

TIGHTEN

IN AS FAR AS IT WILL

GO,

THE NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW,

CHANGE
THE THREADTENSIONS
1,

THE TENSION

OF THE UPPER THREAD

SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE

TENSION

RIGHT

OF THE LOWER THREAD,

BOTH THREADS SHOULD FASTEN TOGETHER

IN THE CENTRE OF THE SEWN CLOTH,

LOWER

THREAD

RIGHT

WHEN BOTH TENSIONS

ARE RIGHT,

THE STITCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF

THE SEWN CLOTH ARE THE SAME

SIZE,

FRONT

TO GET THE RIGHT

TENSIONS,

OF

CLOTH

BACK

OF

CLOTH

YOU MUST:

I> BE SURE THE PRESSER FOOT IS DOWN WHEN YOU SEW

II> USE THE SAME COTTON FOR BOTH THE UPPER THREAD
AND THE LOWER THREAD,
------------m_

NOTE :

THE THICKNESS

OF THE CLOTH YOU ARE SEWING MAY

AFFECT THE TENSIONS,

YOU WILL

CHANGE THE THREAD TENSIONS,

2,

WHEN THE TENSION

OF THE

UPPERTHREADIS

TOO TIGHT,

THEN NEED TO

AS SHOWN BELOW,

OR
WHEN THE TENSION

LOWER
THREADIS

WRONG
OF THE
TOO LOOSE,

THE SEWING LOOKS LIKE THIS:

-

!PPER

LOWER

THREAD

THREAD

II

FRONT

OF

CLOTH

TO MAKE THE TENSION

THE

OF

UPPERTHREADLOOSER,

TURN THE TENSION

REGULATOR

SO A LOWER NUMBER IS ON TOP,

(IF

THE TENSION

REGULATOR

IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE,

TURN IT BACKWARDS OR AWAY FROM YOU,
IF IT IS ON THE FRONT,
TURN IT TO THE LEFT, >
TO MAKE THE TENS ION CF
THE

LOWER
THREADTIGHTER:
TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN
F!ND

CASE,

THE SMALL SCREW,

USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER

TO TIGHTEN

3,

THE SCRECv,

WHEN THE TENSION

UPPERTHREADIS

OF THE

TOO LOOSE,

OR
WHEN THE TENSION

OF THE

LOWER
THREADIS

TOO TIGHT,

THE SEWING LOOKS LIKE

WRONG

THIS:
I

UPPER

THREAD

,
BACK

LOWER

TO MAKE THE TENSION OF

THE

UPPERTHREADTIGHTER,

TURN THE TENSION

REGULATOR

SO A HIGHER NUMBER IS ON TOP,

(IF

THE TENSION

REGULATOR

IS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE,

TURN IT FORWARD OR TOWARDS YOU,
IF IT IS ON THE FRONT,
TURN IT TO THE RIGHT,)

THREAD

Of

CLOTH

TO MAKE THE TENSION

THE

OF

LOWER
THREADLOOSER:
TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN
FIND

CASE,

THE SMALL SCREW,

USE A SMALL SCREWDRIVER

TO LOOSEN THE SCREW,
SMALL

USETHE RIGHTNEEDLE
YOUR SEWING WILL

LOOK BETTER AND YOUR MACHINE WILL

WORK BETTER IF YOU USE THE RIGHT

THIS
KINDS

SIZE

OF NEEDLE,

CHART SHOWS WHICH NEEDLE TO USE WITH DIFFERENT

OF CLOTH,

KIND OF CLOTH

VERY THIN,
---------------

SIZE OF NEEDLE

SOFT CLOTH

ORDINARY CLOTH
------------

---

---------_

14
.---m----m16

THI CK c HEAVY CLOTH

THE THREAD TENSIONS

11

MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED

WHEN YOU SEW WITH A DIFFERENT

TO CHANGE THE TENSIONS,

KIND

SEE PAGE

OF CLOTH,

15,

I
i
NOTE:

ALWAYS USE THE SAME KIND

SEE

PAGE

OF SEWING COTTON

FOR BOTH THE UPPER THREAD AND THE LOWER THREAD,

15

SCREW

18

TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE RUNNING WELL,

CLEAN IT AND OIL

AFTER YOU HAVE DONE A LOT OF SEWING,

AND OIL

IT ONCE MORE

BEFORE YOU START SEW1NG AGAIN o

BE ESPECIALLY

CAREFUL TO CLEAN THE FEED DOG AND THE

SHUTTLE RACE OFTEN,

-TO CLEANTHEMACHINE
TO CLEAN THE MACHINE,

WRONG

OR ANY PARTS,

DONOTUSEWATER,

RIGHT
USE KEROSENE

1,

SOAK A CLOTH IN KEROSENE,

IT

2,

USE A CLOTH TO

ALL PARTS OF THE MACH1 NE

AND MAKE THEM SHINY,

3,

19

CLEAN

WIPE AWAY THE KEROSENE

WITH A CLEAN CLOTH,

llLa!?b

20
TO OIL THE MACHINE
DO NOT LET THE OIL

ON THE MOVING PARTS GET DRY,

THIS OIL MAKES THE MACHINE RUN SMOOTHLY, AND STOPS IT FRCM RUSTING,

1,

OIL

THE MACHINE AT ALL THE PLACES SHOWN BY ARROWS,

OR AT ALL THE SMALL HOLES,

USE SEWING MACHINE OIL,

DO NOT USE ANY OTHER KIND

OF OIL,

PUT ONLY ONE OR ThO DROPS OF 01 L

AT EACH HOLE,

TOO MUCH OIL

GET ON THE SEWING,

WILL

2,

WHEN YOU HAVE PUT OIL

ALL THE HOLES,
THE NEEDLE,

IN

TAKE OUT

AND RUN THE

MACHINE VERY FAST FOR A

FEW MINUTES
WILL

SO THE OIL

SPREAD TO ALL THE

PLACES IT

IS NEEDED,

IMPORTANT:WHEN YOU

ARE OILING

THE MACHINE,

DO NOT LOOSCN

ANY OF THE SCREWS UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE,

TO CLEANTHEFEEDDOG
1,

TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

2,

USE A.SMALL

BRUSH TO

CLEAN AWAY DIRT,

DUST

AND SMALL THREADS

FROM THE FEED DOG,
OR
CLEAN IT WITH A CLOTH
AND KEROSENE,

3,

PUT BACK THE THROAT PLATE AND THE NEEDLE,

22
TO CLEANTHESHUTTLERACE
1,

TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU
TO MOVE THE NEEDLE BAR AS
HIGH AS IT WILL

GO,

2,

TIP

3,

TAKE OUT THE BCEB I N CASE,

4,

MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

BACK THE MACHINE,

SE,!

5,

TAKE OUT THE SHUTTLE HOOK,

CLEAN IT WITH A CLOTH AND
KEROSENE, OR A SMALL BRUSH,

6,

CLEAN THE OTHER PARTS

OF THE SHUTTLE RACE,

7,

PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE HOOK o

PUT BACK T!SE SHUTTLE RACE RING,
PUT BACK THE BOBBIN CASE AND THE NEEDLE,

PAGE

00,

STEPS

1,

2,

3.

NOTE:

DO NOT FORCE SCREWS

THAT WILL

NOT LOOSEN

OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THEM,

INSTEAD,

HOLD THE SCREWDRiVER

AGAINST

THE SCREW, AND GENTLY

KNOCK THE TOP OF THE SCREWDRIVER

A FEW TIMES WITH A

HAMMER OR SOMETHING HARD,

THIS

SHOULD STOP THE SCREW

FROM STICKING,
THEN TRY TO LOOSEN THE SCREW
WITH THE SCREWDRIVER,

TO FIX THESTITCHREGULATOR
1,

TAKE OFF THE TWO SCREWS ON

THE STITCH

REGULATOR PLATE,
STITCH

REGULATOR

TAKE OFF THE PLATE,

IN SOME MACHINES:

2,

PUT THE $TITCH

REGULATOR LEVER

UP AS HIGH AS IT WILL

GO,

STITCH

REGULATOR

PLATE

3,

TIP

4,

USE A LONG SCREWDRIVER

BACK THE MACHINE,

TO REACH THE SCREW

UNDER THE LEVER,
TIGHTEN

5,

THE SCREW,

TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER,

PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,
PUT BACK THE STITCH
TIGHTEN

REGULATOR PLATE,

THE SCREWS OF THE PLATE,

25
IN OTHER MACHINES: -1

2,

PUT THE STITCH

REGULATOR LEVER

AS LOW AS IT WILL

GO,
S TI TCH

3,

TAKE THE ARM SIDE

REGULA

TO

COVER OFF

FROM THE BACK OF THE MACHINE,

COVER

4,

USE A SCREWDRIVER TO TIGHTEN

THE SCREW SHOWN,

5,

TAKE AWAY THE SCREWDRIVER,

PUT BACK THE ARM SIDE
PUT BACK THE STITCH
TIGHTEN

COVER,

REGULATOR PLATE,

THE SCREWS OF THE PLATE,

26
TO PUT IN A NEWTHREAD
TAKE-UPSPRING
FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION
1,

LOOSEN SCREW

REGULATOR ON THE SIDE:

A,

DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

2,

TAKE OUT THE TENSION

BY PULLING

REGULATOR

IT AWAY FROM THE

MACHINE,

3,

TAKE OFF THE OLD SPRING,

?
(TAIL

4,

PUT THE TAIL

END1-J

END OF

THE NEW SPRING

INTO

ONE OF THE GROOVES

ON THE TENSION

PUT IT

REGULATOR,

IN THE RIGHT

GROOVE SO THAT THE SPRING

IS

N THIS

POSITION:

27
5,

PUT THE TENS ION REGULATOR

ON

BACK IN THE MACHINE

IN THIS WAY:

TIGHTEN

6,

SCREW

Am

IS

MAKE SURE THAT THE SPRING

SITTING

IN ABOUT THIS

POSITION:

CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN

MOVE IT WITH YOUR FINGER

SO THAT

IT COMES OVER THE THREAD GUARD

LIKE

7,

THIS:

FIX THE TENSION

THREAD

GUARD

REGULATOF\

TO MAKE THE TENSION

RIGHT,

--i
SEE

PAGE

37

TOP

28

IFOR
1,

2,

MACHINES WITH THE TENSION

-

REGULATOR ON THE FRONT:J

TAKE OFF THE FACE OLATEI

LOOSEN SCREW B,
DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPL

3,

TAKE OUT THE TENSION

BY PULLING
MACHINE,

REGULATOR

IT AWAY FROM THE

4,

TAKE APART THE TENSION

REGULATOR BY TAKING

OFF THE PARTS

IN THIS ORDER:

PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE

5,

TAKE AWAY THE OLD SPRING,

6,

PUT THE NEW SPRING

ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

IN POSITION

AROUND THESE THREE PARTS:

7,

FIT

THESE PARTS ONTO

PART NUMBER

FIT

THE TAIL

7,

END 07 THE SPRING

I NT0 ONE OF THE GROOVES IN

PART NUMBER

7,

SO THAT IT WILL

BE IN THE POSITION

SHOWN,
THREAD

THE THREAD GUARD

MUST BE ON TOP,

GUARD

29

8,

PUT ALL THE OTHER PARTS BACK IN THE RIGHT

-ON

ORDER,

TOP

MAKE SURE THE THREAD GUARD IS ON TOP,

d
9,

THREAD

GUARD

WITH THE THREAD GUARD ON TOP,

CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
CAN MOVE THE SPRING WITH YfUR
FINGER

SO THAT IT COMES OVtiR

THE THREAD GUARD,

10,

PUT THE TENSION

REGULATOR

BACK IN THE MACHINE

11,

IN THIS

WAY:

TIGHTEN

SCREW

ON

TOP

B,

PUT BACK THE FACE PLATE,

12,

FIX

THE TENSION

REGULATOR

TO MAKE THE TENSION

RIGHT,

SLE

PAGE

37

TO PUT A NEWPIN IN THETENSIONREGULATOR

REGULATOR ON THE SIDE:

FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION

1,

LOOSEN SCREW

A.

DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

2,

TAKE OUT THE TENSION

BY PULLING

REGULATOR

IT AWAY FROM THE

MACHINE,

3,
,,

TAKE 4PART THE TENSION

IN THIS

REGULATOR BY TAKING

OFF THE PARTS

ORDER:
PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE

I
4,

LET THE OLD PIN

DROP OUT

BY HOLDING PART NUMBER 8

UPRIGHT,

ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

32

5,

CHECK TO SEE IF THE PIN

--

WORN DOWN

IS BROKEN OR WORN DOWN

AT THE END,

6,

~-3

GOOD

t-3

BROKEN

<-I

NAIL

t-2

GOOD

PIN
PIN

MAKE : NEW PIN:

USE A NAIL
THICKNESS

THAT IS THE SAME

AND THE SAME LENGTH

AS THE PIN WAS,

PIN

CUT OFF THE HEAD OF THE NAIL,

USING PLIERS,

USE A HAMMER TO FLATTEN

THE CUT END OF THE NAIL,

MAKE SURE THAT THE PIN

THE RIGHT
IT AGAINST

IS

LENGTH BY MEASURING
THE PIECES

OF THE

BROKEN PIN
OR
SEEING THAT IT

IS A LITTLE

LONGER THAN THE WORN DOWN PIN,

THIS

WILL

BE AS GOOD AS A NEW PIN,

PIN

33

7.

PUT IN THE NEW PIN,

8.

PUT THE OTHER PARTS BACK IN THE RIGHT ORDER,

9,

MAKE SURE THAT THE THREAD TAKE-UP

IS

SPRING

IN THE RIGHT PLACE,

i
SEE

10,

PUT THE TENSION

REGULATOR

BACK IN THE MACH1 NE

IN THIS

WAY:

TIGHTEN

SCREW

PAGE

An

26,

STEP

34
11,

CHECK THE POSITION

OF

THE THREAD TAKE-UP

SPRING,

SEE

12,

FIX

THE TENSION

i
PAGE

27,

SEE

PAGE

STEP

REGULATOR

TO MAKE THE TENSION

RIGHT,

FOR MACHINES WITH THE TENSION

1,

TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

REGULATOR ON THE FRONT:

37

6-

2,

LOOSEN SCREW

B,

DO NOT TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY,

3,

TAKE OUT THE TENSION

BY PULLING

REGULATOR

IT AWAY FROM THE

MACHINE,

4,

TAKE APART THE TENSION

IN THIS

REGULATOR BY TAKING

ORDER:

PUT THE PARTS DOWN IN A LINE

5,

DO STEPS

OFF THE PARTS

4, 5, 6

AND

7,

PAGES

ON YOUR WORK TABLE,

31-33,

I
--La
SEE

PAGE

31

6,

MFKE SURE THE SPRING

IS

IN POSITION

AROUND

THESE THREE PARTS:

7,

PUT ALL THE OTHER PARTS BACK

IN THE RIGHT OmRDER, AND
CHECK THE POSITION
THREAD TAKE-UP

OF THE

SPRING,

:
SEE

8,

PAGE

29,

STEPS

7,

8,

PUT THE TENS1 ON REGULATOR

BACK IN THE MACHINE,
FINISH
10,

lx
I

AND

OFF FOLLOWING STEPS

11 AND

12,

PAGE %

I
I

SEE

i_c_
PAGE

30,

STEPS

10,

11,

37

TO FIX THE TENSIONREGULATOR

1,

WHEN THE NUT ON THE TENSION

REGULATOR

IS TURNED AS FAR AS IT WILL

GO TO THE

LEFT,

THE 0 SHOULD BE ON TOP,

NUT

WHEN THE NUT IS TURNED AS FAR AS IT

WILL

GO TO THE RIGHT,

THE 9 SHOULD

BE ON TOP,

THE NUT SHOULD MAKE ONLY ONE TURN,

WHEN THE 0 IS ON TOP,

THE DISCS SHOULD BE LOOSE,

DISCS

WHEN THE 9 IS ON TOP,

THE DISCS SHOULD BE
VERY TIGHT,
DISCS

JF YOUR TENSION

REGULATOR DOES NOT WORK IN THIS

FOLLOW THE REST OF THE STEPS,

2,

TURN THE NUT UNTIL

THE 0 IS ON TOP,
NUT

3,

WITH YOUR FINGERS,

ON THE NUMBERS DIAL,

PRESS BACK
UNTIL

NUT CAN TURN FREELY WITHOUT

THE
IT,

WAY, THEN

38

4,

TURN THE NUT A LITTLE

PIN

TO THE LEFT,
MAKE SURE THE PIN

IS NEXT TO ONE-i?
THE SMALL HOLES IN
THE NUMBERS DIAL,

5,

LET GO nF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TRY TURNING THE NUT TO THE LEFT
AND TO THE RIGHT,

TO SEE IF THE

REGULATOR IS NOW TURN1 NG I N THE

RIGHT WAY, AND IF THE DISCS ARE
LOOSE AND TIGHT

6,

WHEN THEY SHOULD BE,

IF THE REGULATOR IS STILL

NOT TURNING PROPERLY:

TURN THE NUT AS FAR AS

IT W!LL

GO TO THE LEFT,

PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TURN THE NUMBERS DIAL

WITHOUT

TURNING THE NUT,

TURN IT SO THE

IS ON TOP,

LET GO OF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TRY TURNING

THE NUT TO SEE

IF THE REGULATOR IS NOW

TURNING IN THE RIGHT WAY,

7,

IF

IT

IS STILL

FOR EXAMPLE,
WILL

NOT RIGHT,

IF THE NUMBERS DIAL

ONLY GO TO

WHEN YOU TURN

THE NUT AS FAR AS IT WILL

THE RIGHT
ON TOP),

KEEP TRYING,

(THAT

IS,

8,

GO TO

NOT

9,

IS

THEN:

TURN THE NUT AS FAR AS

IT WILL

GO TO THE LEFT,

PRESS DOWN ON THE NUMBERS DIAL,

TURN IT WITHOUT TURNING THE NUT,
TURN IT SO THE 1 IS ON TOP,

LET GO OF THE NUMBERS DIAL,

3Y

TO TURN THE NUT FROM

0 TO 9,

THE TENSION

REGULATOR SHGUtD NOW BE WORKING IN THE RIGHT WAY,

40

TO FIX THE NEEDLETIMING

1,

TIP

BACK THE MACHINE SO

YOU CAN SEE UNDERNEATH,

3,

TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,

MOVE THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

/SOME

MACHINES:1

SPRI
SHUTTLE

RACE

LOOSEN THE SCREW,

PULL DOWN THE
SPRING,

MOVE THE CLASPS,

-LOWER THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

4,

TAKE OUT THE

SHUTTLE RACE RING,

SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL
AS LOW AS IT WILL

GO,

IT

IS

5,

LOOK UNDER THE MACHINE,

THE HOLE OF THE NEEDLE
SHOULD BE BELOW THE

OL E

HOOK, AND TO THE RIGHT,

TURN THE WHEEL A LITTLE

TOUCHING,

UNTIL

THE HOOK AND THE NEEDLE SEEM TO BE

THE HOOK SHOULD SEEM TO TOUCH THF NEEDLE AT THE HOLE,

WRONG

RIGHT

IF THE NEEDLE AND THE HOOK

IF THE HOOK SEEMS TO TOUCH

COME TOGETHER AT THE HOLE

THE NEEDLE AT A POINT

IN THIS

OR BELOW THE HOLE,

WAY, YOU DO NOT

NEED TO CHANGE THE NEEDLE

--

--

6J

MAKE SURE THE NEED

i AS LOW AS IT WILL

GO,

THEN USE A SHORT SCREWDRIVER

TO LOOSEN THE

NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

#EEDLE

BAR

SC

THEN

FOLLOW THE REST OF THE STEPS,

TIMING,
4

ABOVE

42

7,

TURN THE WHEEL SO THE HOOK

AGAIN SEEMS TO TOUCH THE NEEDLE,

8,

HOLDING

THE NEEDLE CLAMP SCREW

WITH YOUR FINGERS,

RAISE

OR LOWER THE

NEEDLE UNT iL

THE HOLE

IS NEXT TO THE POINT

OF THE HOOK,

9,

MAKE SURE THE GROOVE ON THE

NEEDLE BAR IS FACING
NOTE:

THE LEFT,

ON A FEW MACHINES,

THE

GROOVE SHOULD FACE THE

FRONT (SEE PAGE

---

----

HOLD THE NEEDLE BAR

FIRMLY

IN PLACE WITH

ONE HAND,

AND TIGHTEN

THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

61 > I

43
10,

CHECK THE POSITION

AS IN STEP

11,

OF THE NEEDLE,

I I

5,

PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE RING,

PUT BACK THE BOBBIN

CASE,

PUT BACK THE FACE PLATE,

NOTE

idSOME MACHINES

THERE ARE TIMING

TO CHANGE THE NEEPLE TIMING

ON THESE MACHINES,

THESE STEPS :
1,

TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2,

SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

TO LOWER THE NEEDLE UNTIL
AS LOW AS IT WILL

GO,

IT

MARKS ON THE NEEDLE BAR,]

IS

FOLLOW

44

3,

USE A SHORT SCREWDRIVER

TO LOOSEN THE NEEDLE
BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE

4,

BAR

USE YOUR FINGERS

SCREW

TO MOVE THE

NEEDLE

UP OR DOWN SO THAT THE TWO TIMING

BAR

MARKS

ARE HERE:
(THE Top

MARK

IS EVEN WITH

THE BOTTOM OF THE TUBE,)

5,

MAKE SURE THAT THE GROOVE ON THE

NEEDLE

BAR

IS FACING

HOLD THE NEEDLE BAR

FIRMLY

!N PLACE W!?H

ONE HAND, AND TIGHTEN

THE

NEEDLE

BAR SCREW,

THE LEFT,

TIMING

MARK

6,

CHECK

THE TIMING:

TIP

BACK

TAKE

OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,

MOVE THE

TURN
UNTIL
IS

THE MACHINE,

THE WHEEL

TOWARDS YOU

THE BOTTOM

EVEN WITH

THE

RACE RING,

SHUTTLE

THE

TIMING

MARK

BOTTOM

OF

TUBE,

TIMING

THE

HOOK SHOULD

TOUCH

THE NEEDLE

IF IT DOES NOT,

NOW SEEM TO
AT THE HOLE,

TRY

TO CHANGE

THE

TIMING AGAIN,

46
TO PUT IN A NEWNEEDLEBAR
1,

TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2,

TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

THE COTTON HOLDER,

3,

AND THE PRESSER FOOT,

SLOWLY TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL

THE NEEDLE BAR IS AS LOW AS

IT WILL

4.

THE NEEDLE CLAMPc

GO,

LOOSEN THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE

BAR

SCREW

5,

I/
42
NEEDLE

PUSH THE NEEDLE BAR UP.

THE NEEDLE BAR WILL

PUSH

47
BAR

OUT THE NEEDLE BAD CAP.

ml

II

PULL THE NEEDLE BAR THE REST

OF THE WAY OUT FROM THE TOP,

6,

PUT IN THE NEW NEEDLE BAR,

PUT BACK THE NEEDLE BAR CAP,

7,

PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT,

THE NEEDLE CLAMP,

8,

FIX

THE COTTON HOLDER

AND THE NEEDLE,

THE NEEDLE TIMING,

CAP

48

NOTE:

IN SOME MACHINES THERE IS NO HOLE FOR THE NEEDLE BAR

TO COME OUT THE TOP OF THE MACH1NE,
TO PUT IN A NEW NEEDLE BAR IN THESE MACHINES,
THESE STEPS:

TAKE OFF THE FACE PLATE,

2,

TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

THE NEEDLE CLAMP,

THE COTTON HOLDER AND THE PRESSER FOOT,

3,

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

4,

T!P

BACK THE MACHINE SO

/ YOU CAN SEE UNDERNEATH,

!
!

FOLLOW

5,

TAKE OUT THE BOBBIN CASE,

6,

TAKE aUT THE SHUTTLE RACE,

71

PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU
TO M;OVE THE NEEDLE BAR AS
HIGH AS IT WILL

81

GO,

TAKE OFF THE FEED DOG BY

UNSCREWING THE TWO SCREWS SHOWN,

9,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU

UNTIL

THE NEEDLE BAR IS iS

LOW AS IT WILL

GO,

LOOSEN THE NEEDLE BAR SCREW,

NEEDLE

10:

TIP

BAR

SCREW-

BACK THE MACHINE,

PULL THE NEEDLE BAR DOWN,

UNTIL

IT COMES OUT THE

BOTTOM OF THE MACH1 NE,

11,

PUT THE NEW NEEDLE BAR I

FROM THE BOTTOM,

12,

PUT THE MACHINE DOWN,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU
UNTIL

THE NUT IS AS LOW AS

IT WILL

GO,

TIGHTEN

IT,
I
I
I

13,

PUT BACK THE FEED DOG,

PUT BACK THE SHUTTLE RACE,
PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT,

THE COTTON HOLDER,

THE NEEDLE CLAMP AND THE NEEDLE,

14,

FIX

THE NEEDLE TIMING,

SEE

PAGE

40

52
TO CHANGE
THE HEIGHTOF THE FEEDDOG
1,

FOR ORDINARY SEWING, THE FEED DOG SHOULD BE SET SO THAT

WHEN IT

IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO IT

IS IN THIS POSITION:

RIGHT
-ALL THE TOP POINTS ARE

THROAT

ABOVE THE THROAT PLATE,

PLATE
TOP

ALL THE BOTTOM POINTS ARE

FEED

BELOW THE THROAT PLATE,

DOG
BOTTOM

WRONG

POINTS

WRONG

TURN THE WHEEL UNTIL

POINTS

THE FEED DOG IS AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO,

THEN CHECK THE HEIGHT,

IF THE HEIGHT

2,

OF THE FEED DOG IS WRONG, THEN FOLLOW THESE STEPS:

TAKE OFF THE NEEDLE,

TAKE OFF THE PRESSER FOOT,

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE,

3,

TIP

4,

LOOSEN

5,

MOVE THIS

BACK

THE MACHINE,

THIS

PART

WITH

YOUR FINGERS

TO MAKE THE

FEED

DOG MOVE UP OR DOWN,

TO MAKE THE

FEED

DOG MOVE UP,

PUSH

IT

BACK

TO MAKE THE
PUSH

6,

SCREW,

IT

TIGHTEN

(AWAY
FEED

FROM You),

DOG MOVE DOWN,

FORWARD ( TOWARDS YOU > ,

THE

SCREW,

7,

PUT THE THROAT PLATE BACK ON,

8,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL

WILL

GO, THEN CHECK THE HEIGHT

IF THE HEiGHT

IS STILL

THE FEED DOG IS AS HIGH AS IT

OF THE FEED DOG, AS IN STEP 1,

NOT RIGHT,

THEN:

TAKE OFF THE THROAT PLATE AGAIN,

LOOSEN THE SCREW UNDERNEATH THE
MACHINE,
AGAIN

MOVE THE FEED DOG

UNTIL

IT

IS AT THE RIGHT HEIGHT,

WHEN THE rtEIGHT

IS RIGHT,

MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREW

UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE
IS TIGHT,

PUT BACK THE PRESSER FOOT AND THE NEEDLE,

NOTE:

IF YOUR MACHINE HAS NO

DROP FEED KNOB TO LET
YOU DO DARNING,

LOWER

THE FEED DOG UNTIL

TOP POINTS

THE

ARE ALL

BELOW THE THROAT PLATE,

WHEN YOU HAVE FlNiSHED

YOUR DARNING,

PUT THE

FEED DOG BACK AT THE

RIGHT HEIGHT

FOR

ORDINARY SEWING,

55
NOTE:

IF THE HEIGHT OF THE FEED DOG IS RIGHT,

BUT THE CLOTH IS STILL NOT MOVING THROUGH
PROPERLY, CHECK THE FEED TIMING:
IS

THE FEED TIMING

RIGHT IF:

A) THE FEED DOG COMES OUT OF i\

THE THROAT PLATE AFTER THE

*jl

THROA T PL A TE

NEEDLE COMES UP ABOVE THE

t-

TOP OF THE THROAT PLATE,

FEEQ

AND
B) THE FEED DOG STARTS TO

MOVE AWAY FROM YOU AT

JUST THE SAME TIME

i,

AS

THE NEEDLE STARTS TO

MOVE DOWN,
AND
C) THE FEED DOG GOES BELOW
THE THROAT PLATE WHEN
THEN NEEDLE HAS COME
DOWN TO JUST ABOVE THE
THROAT PLATE,

TURN THE WHEEL TOWARDS YOU TO SEE IF THE NEEDLE

AND THE FEED DOG MOVE TOGETHER IN THIS
IF THEY DO NOT,
THIS

IS DIFFiCULT

THEN THE FEED TIMING

TO FIX,

WAYI

IS WRONG,

TRY TO ASK A

SEWING MACHINE MECHANIC FOR HELP,

DOG

TO TIGHTENTHE BOBBINWINDERSCREWS
IF THE BOBBIN WINDER DOES NOT STAY DOWN
WHEN YOU WANT TO WIND THE BOBBIN,
FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1,

2,

TAKE OFF THE HANDLE,

LOOSEN THIS

SCREW,

THEN LOOSEN THE WHEEL NUT.

NUT

3,

TAKE OFF THE WASHER,

THEN TAKE OFF THE WHEEL,

4,

TIGHTEN

THESE

TWO SCREWS,
SCRE

5,

6,

7,

PUT BACK

THE WHEEL,

PUT BACK

THE WASHER,

PUT BACK

THE WHEEL NUT

AND TIGHTEN

IT,

TIGHTEN

SCREW,

PUT BACK

THE

THE

HANDLE,

TO PUT IN A NEWBOBBINWINDERRUBBER
1,

IF

TtiE

TAKE

RUBBER

IT

OFF

BY PULLING

2,

PUT

IT

WINDER

GENTLY

AND INTO

WORN,

THE BOBBIN

ONTO THE

BY PUSHING

OVER TiiE
THE

WINDER

TOWARDS THE WHEEL,

A NEW RUBBER

BOBBIN
:T

IS

GROOVE,

EDGE

DIFFERENT
WAYS,

KINDS

YOU WILL

AND MODELS OF SEWING MACHINES ARE BUILT

PROBABLY FIND

THAT PARTS OF YOUR MACHINE DO NOT LOOK

EXACTLY LIKE

THE DRAWINGS IN THIS

INSTRUCTIONS

ANYWAY, HERE IS A LIST

AMONG SEWING MACHINES.

THE STEP FOR WHICH IT

DIFFERENT

IN

BESIDE

BOOK,

TO HELP YOU FOLLOW THE

OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES

EACH DIFFERENCE

IS THE PAGE NUMBER OF

IS IMPORTANT,
SEE

OTHERMACHINES

SOMEMACHINES

)AGE

11
26
28
31
34

THE TENSION
THE TENSION

REGULATOR IS 3N

THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE,

IT

IS ATTACHED TO THE FACE PLATE,

REGULATOR IS ON THE

FRONT OF THE MACHINE,

IT

IS

ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE

MACHINE,

FACE

PLATE

11
26
28
51
34
SCREW
SCREW

I
II

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TENSION

ro

REGULATOR FROM THE BACK OF THE

I-ENSION

MACHINE,

IUST

YOU CAN SEE THE SCREW

THAT HOLDS IT

IN PLACE n

FIND

THE SCREW THAT

REGtiLATOR

TAKE

OFF

THE

.OOK AT THE MACHINE

IN

HOLDS

PLACE,

FACE

PLATE

FROM THE

THE
YOU
AND
SIDL

SEE
AGE

OTHERMACHINES
THREAD
(THREAD

GUARD

GUARD
12
27
29

FACE

PLATE

THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TENSION REGULATOR IS A PART OF THE

THE THREAD GUARD FOR THE TEN-

TENSION

SION REGULATOR IS A BAR ATTACHE1

A BAR OR CURVED PIECE

TO THE FACE PLATE,

STICKS

OUT FROM ONE OF THE

PIECES

OF THE TENS I ON REGULATOR

AND NOT A

PART OF THE TENSION

REGULATOR,

REGULATOR ITSELF,

IT

IS

THAT

29
31
35

IN THESE MACH1NES THE TENS ION

IN THESE MACHINES

REGULATOR HAS 10 PIECES,

REGULATOR HAS 11 PIECES,

THE TENSION

2
3
IO
I9

THE SHUTTLE RACE LIES

FLAT

UNDER THE COVER PLATE,

HE SHUTTLE

RACE STANDS STRAIGHT

fP UNDER THE THROAT PLATE,

THE
BOBBIN CASE IS ATTACHED TO THE

:AN TAKE THE BOBBIN

SHUTTLE

HE MACHINE,

RACE--YOU

CANNOT TAKE

IT OUT OF THE MACHINE,

YOU
CASE OUT OF

61

SOMEMACHINES

THE BOBBIN
INTO

IN

IS LONZ AND FITS

A LONG BOBBIN

MOST MACHINES

THE NEEDLE

YOU ARE LOOKiNG

LEFT

IN

(WHEN

AT THE FRONT

OF

IN

A FEW MACHINES

IN

THE NEEDLE

FRONT

AND THE FLAT

SIDE

NEEDLE

OF THE NEEDLE

FACES

RIGHT

FIT

TO FIT

INT3

THE

FACES

CASE,

THE

GROOVE

BAR FACES

AND THE FLAT

THE MACHINE),

TO THE

IS ROUND AND FITS

A ROUND BOBBIN

INTO

THE GROOVE

BAR FACES

THE BOBBIN

CASE,

SEE
AGE

OTHERMACHINES

SIDE

TO THE
OF THE

TO THE BACK

TO

INTO THE GROOVE,

GROOVE,

SIlU T TL E RACE

E RACE

ASP

SHUTTLE

RACE

SHUTTLE

RING

RACE

RING

(0

IHE

SHUTTLE

RACE

IN THE SHUTTLE
THE

SHUTTLE

ATTACHED

IS

RACE WITH

RACE

TO THE

RING

RING
SHUTTLE

THE SHUTTLE

RACE RING

IS HELD

HELD

THE SHUTTLE

RACE WITH

A SCREW

CLASPS,

AND A SPRING,

IS

RING
RACE,

THE SHUTTLE

IS NOT ATTACHED

SHUTTLE

RACE,

RACE

TO THE

IN

_i_

i2

SOMEMACHINES

SEE
PAGE
--

OTHERMACHINES

40
43

THE NEEDLE BAR HAS NO TIMING

MARKS, TO FIX

THE NEEDLE TIMING

YOU MUST CHANGE THE POSITION

OF

THE NEEDLE

BAR HAS TIMING

THESE

IT

TO FIX

THE NEEDLE BY SIGHT,

MAKE
THE

A LITTLE

NEEDLE

MARKS,

EASIER

TIMING,

46
48

--

THE NEEDLE BAR CANNOT COME OUT

THE TOP OF THE MACH1 NE,

YOU
MUST TAKE IT OUT FROM THE BOTTOM

THE NEEDLE BAR CAN BE TAKEN OUT

FROM THE TOP OF THE MACHINE,

BOTTOM,
-=

54

TURNING

THE

DROP FEED

THERE IS NO DROP FEED KNOB,

THE LEFT

INSTEAD,

YOU CAN DO DARNING,

HEIGHT

YOU CAN CHANGE THE

OF THE FEED DOG FROM

UNDER THE MACHINE,

THE FEED
THE

CLOTH

LOWERS

KNOB TO

THE FEED
IT

DOG SO

MOVES

DOG OUT OF THE WAY SO

WILL

NOT CATCH

ON IT,

63
TO

PARTS

GET

FORMOST

KINDS

PA#Ts

OF SEWING

STEAMSHIPS
P,O,

AND

TRADING

MACHINES

ADVICE

CAN BE ORDERED

FROM:

COMPANY LTD,

BOX 1

PORT MORESBY
NATIONAL

CAPITAL

DISTRICT

PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

IN THE NEAR FUTURE,

COMPANY, WILL
INFORMATION,

VILLAGE

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS,

SPATFS

ALSO HAVE SEWING MACHINE PARTS FOR SALE,

TRADING
FOR MORE

WRITE TO:
THE MANAGER,
VILLAGE
P,O,

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

BOX

2172

LAE
MOROBE PROVINCE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

IF YOU CANNOT FIX

YOUR SEWING MACHINE USING THIS

BOOK, YOU CAN

WRITE TO SPATF FOR MORE ADVICE:

SOUTH PACIFIC
P,O,

APPROPRIATE

BOX 69.37

BOROKO

PAPUA NEW GUINEA,

TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION

(SPATF)

PRINTED BY HEBAMO PRESS. P.0 BOX 6033.

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!
:

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IS FOUND THAT CHANGESNEED TO BE MADE IN THE MAMJAL, TO HELP US DECIDE WHAT
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IHANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP,

QUESTIUVNAIRE:
1s

HAVE YaJ REPAIRED A SEWINGMACHINE USING THIS !4ANUAl?

WHATWASWRONGWITH ME MACHINE?

DID THE MANUALTELL YOU CLEARLY H04 TO FIX IT?

IF NOT, WHAT STEPS WERENOT CLEAR?

2,

ARE THE DRAWINGSCLEAR?

WICH ONES SHUULDBE MADE CLEARER?

ARETHEREENCtJGliLABELSONTHE

ItGS?

3,

ARE THE PRINTED INsTRucTIoNs CLEAR?

WHICHONESStWLD BE MADECLEARER?

4,

ARE THERE
THERE ANY IWORTANT
IWORTANT SEWINGMACHINEFAULTS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT?

ARE lHERE ANY INSlRUCTIClNSTHAT SHOULDBE CHANGU)IN ANY WAY?

5,

WHATKIM:
KIM: OF SEW&
SEW& lMC.HfNE
lMC.HfNE DO YOU HAVE?
HAVE?

ARE THE PARTS [IF YOURf44CHINE NEARLY THE SAME AS, OR VERY DIWEREW FRCM TM!
PARTS SHOWNIN THE MANUAL?

6,

AN OTHER aFMMs
~FMNTs
AI@

OR sUGGEsTIONS?
SBEST~ONS?