Consew 30 Use and care manual

0

RATING

INSTRUCTIONS,

PARTS

and

MAINTENANC

ROC

DUR

FOR

CONSEW

MOD

L

30

SEWING

MACHINE

CONSOLIDATED

SEWING

MACHINE

New

York

{California

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

- 1 -

SETTING

~p

THE

V~CHINE

.

Carefully

unpack

machine

from

packing

case

and

make

sure

that

all

small

parts

and

accessories

are

removed

from

packing

material.

Wipe

machine

clean

of

protective

grease

and

lubricate

oil

holes

with

a

good

grade

of

sewing

machine

oil.

(see

Bel

miT)

CAPACITY

AND

SPE~Q

Maximum

operatinr:;

speed

after

a

break-in

period

is

2000-2200

stitches

per

minute

depending,

of

course,

on

the

type

of

material

being

sewn,

its

thickness

and

that

of

the

seams

being

crossed.

To

assure

durability

and

trouble-free

operation

it

is

imperative

that

for

the

first

several

weeks

of

operation

the

maximum

speed

is

held

t,o

not

more

than

2000

RPM

in

order

to

allow

the

parts

to

be-

come

nroperly

broken

in.

DIR~CTIO!Il

OF

ROTATION

_

_...

______,

__

-=----'~

In

operation

the

handwheel

of

the

machine

alwavs

turns

toward

the

operator.

To

avoid

tangled

threads

and

jamming

of

the

sewing

hook,

do

not

turn

hand

wheel

other~·Iise.

OILING

.,_,....,..,.,

__

Do

not

operate

the

machine,

even

if

only

for

testing,

unless

it

has

been

prouerly

oiled

at

every

spot

requiring

lubrication.

The

fol-

lowing

illustrations

indicate

these

spots.

Oiling

must

be done

at

least

twice

daily

1.vhen

the

machine

is

in

con-

tinuous

operation

to

assure

free

runninf,

and

durability

of

the

operating

parts.

NOTE---During

the

break-in

period

a new

machine

should

be

oiled

more

frequently.

LUBRICATION

CHART

....

_____

.._........___

..,

,

__

...,..._. '

The

lubrication

chart

(see

fig.

1)

nrescribes

lubrication

mainte-

nance.

The

service

interval

specified

on t.he

lubrication

chart

is

for

normal

operating

conditions.

Failure

will

result

in

malfunction-

ing

or

damage

to

the

machine.

The

lubricant

prescribed

for

use

on

the

machine

is

an

all-temperature

lubricante

fOINTS

OF

APP~IC~~TION

Lubrication

points

are

readily

located

by

reference

to

the

lubrica-

tion

chart,

which

is

supplemented

with

individual

photographs

of

the

points

of

lubrication

(see

figs

..

2

to

5).

Wipe

lubricators

and

surrounding

surfaces

clean

before

applying

lubricant.

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

LUBRICATION

CHART

MOD

•

CONSEW

SEWING

MACHINE

.Also

Rebuilt

SINGER

Class

31

Machine

15

Arm

Shaft

Bobbin Winder Frame

Oil Well (See Note)

Bobbin Winder

Frame--

Hinge Pin (See Note)

Oscillating Drive Rock Shaft

Lifting Lever

Connecting Rod

Joint

-·NOTES-

The

machine should be oiled twice a day

by_

applying from one to three

drops

of

lubricating oil OJIto each

of

the oil can points indicated

above

by

an

arrow.

Do

not

flood

these

moving

parts

with ojl nor

ignore

the

four hour lubricating interval.

Needle Bar

Presser Regulating

Thumb

Screw

Thread

Take-up Lever Link

Presser

Foot

Spring

Presser Bar

Needle Bar Connecting

Stud

Lifting Lever Hinge Screw

Oscillating

Shaft

Feed Lifting Rock

Shaft

Connecting

Rod

Oscillating Shaft Crank

Connecting Rod

Oscillating Shaft

Crank

Slide Block

Feed Forked

Connecting

Rod

. Bell Crank Pin

Bell

Crank

Spring

BOBBIN

WINDER-Every

day lubricate the bobbin winder frame oil

well and bobbin winder frame hinge pin with one or two drops of

lubri~

eating oil

!Jill).

FACE ASSEMBLY-Every week the face plate should

be

removed and

the

uncovered bearings and

joints

lubricated

with

two

or three drops

of

lubricating oil fl'llilll).

SHUTTLE

RACE-Twice

every

day

apply lubricating oil fllllilll) to the

shuttle

bearing in the

shuttle

race,

at

the

same

time

rubbing

two

or

three drops

of

oil

over

the

surface

of

the

shuttle

race itself.

Every

week remove the sh\lttle body from the

shuttle

race. clean

and

lubri·

cate

it.

FiR:. J

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

k~~rjcaQt.

The

lubricating

oil

used

to

lubricate

tbe

tailoring

machine

is

a

highly

refined

mineral

oil

with

a

low

nour

pointe

Ti:.

mav

be

used

in

all

temperatu:r·eso

~UB~J.:.9JlTI9J'J

..

.NOTES

gr~

JNPI..Y::tJLUJi.L

UNITS

AND

PARTS

(a)

Ttvice

daily,

add

one

to

three

drops

of

lubricatinp;

oil

to

the

followin~

parts:

1

..

Needle

bar.

2.

Needle

bar

connecting

stud.

3o

Presser

bar.

4.

Preseerfoot

spring.

5.

Presser

regulating

thumbscrew.

6.

Thread

take-up

lever

hinge

pin.

7.

Thread

take-up

lever

link.

(b)

Every

week, remove

the

faceplate,

clean

the

assembly,

and

lubricate

the

follo~rin.e:

moving

parts

with

two

or

three

drons

of

lub:ricatinp:

oil

to

supplement

the

surface

oiling

of

the

machine

(fig.

3}.

1

..

Needle

bar

connecting

stud

roller.

2.

Thread

take-up

crank.

)

..

Thread

take-up

lever

crank.

4.

Thread

take-up

lever

hinge

pin.

5

..

Thread

take-up

lever

link

hinge

pin.

Arm

assei11J2lY.o

T>trice

a

day,

add one

to

three

dJ~ons

of

lubricating

oil

to

the

following

moving

parts:

(a)

Arm

shaft

(to

be

lubricated

through

four

oilholes).

(b)

Feed

connecting

link.

(Loosen

the

thumbscrew

in

the

round

cover

plate

on

the

back

of

the

upr:i.ght

and

turn

the

cover

plate

up

to

lubricate

linko

{see

fig.

2).

(c)

Feed

lifting

rock

shaft

crank

connecting

rod., (See

note

in

(b)

above.}·

(d)

Lifting

lever

connecting

rod

.jointo

(e)

Lift.i

ng

lever

hinge

screw.

(f)

Oscillating

rock

shaft.

(~)

Oscillating

shafto

l3i!£LJ?)2.~?J1lhlY.

Twice a

day,

lubricate

the

following

movinp;

parts

with

one

to

three

drops

of

lubricating

oil

(

):

(a)

Bell

crank

pine

(b)

Bell

crank

springe

(c)

Feed

bar.

{d) Feed

drive

connecting

rod.

(e)

Feed

lifting

connecting:

rod.,

(f)

Feed

lifting

rock

shaft.

(g) Feed

rock

shafte

(h)

Oscillating

shafte

(i)

Oscillating

shaft

crank

connecting

rode

(.j)

Oscillating

shaft

crank

slj

de

block.

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

- 5 =

If

the

feed

dog

stands

too

high,

or

if

it

is

out

of

time

with

the

needle,

make

the

necessary

adjustments

in

accordance

with

in-

structions

on

page

18.

STITCH-ADJUSTING

SCrtEW

-------'~

The

feed

-regulator

thumbscrew

(11,

fig.

6)

on

the

front

of

the

arm

regulates

the

length

of

the

stitch.

To

change

the

length

of

the

stitch,

loosen

the

thumbscrev-r and move

it

do1rm

to

lengthen

the

stitch,

and

up

to

short,en

the

stitch.

Wben

the

desi

rPd

length

is

being

sewed,

tighten

the

screv-r.

Ref.

Consew

Singer

No.

Part

#

Part

#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

128

222

157

133

115

201.

190

188

126

222

167

688

52339

12409

52454

156'0

19336

26603

26605

190

52339

818

~Tomencl.SJtllr.e.

Pressure

rPgulatinc

thumbscrew

Left-hand

spool

Thread

take-up

lever

Thread

retainer

Tension

regulating

thumb

nut

Presserfoot

Feed dog

Throat

nlate

Needle

6lamn

screw

Rir,ht-hand

spool

Feed

regulato'r

thumbscrew

(for

regulatin~

length

of

s.titch)

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

Refo

Nq.!

1

2

3

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Part

No

•.~

0 0 & 0

15278

50lF

2996

62740

15140

2973

2974

- 7 -

Shuttle

bobbin

case

position

finger

Shuttle

tension

spring

Shuttle

tension

regulating

screw

Shuttle

bobbin

Shuttle

bobbifi

case,

complete

Shuttle

bobbin

case

latch

Shuttle

bobbin

case

latch

lever

Shuttle

bobbin

case

latch

lever

fulcrum

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REMOVING

BOBBIN

-~'~>-""""""""------·"''-·--

a., Turn

the

balance

~rhe0l

toward

y0P

unt:i.l

the

needle

moves

ur

to

its

highest

point

..

b.,

Draw

out

the

slide

(view

plate)

in

the

bed

of

the

machine.

c.,

Heach

under

the

stand

tope

W:i.tt

the

thumb and forefin(<'l'er

of

the

left

hand.,

open

the

latch

on

the

bobbin

case

(see

fig

..

lj)

and,

holding

the

bobbin

case

by

the

latch,

lift

it

to

the

left

and

out

of

the

shuttle

race.

d

..

As

long

as

the

latch

is

held

open,

a

sliding

lug

inside

the

bobbin

case

'holds

the

bobbin

ineide

the

case..

When

the

bobbin

case

is

turned

open-sidP.

do'm,

and

the

latch

is

released,.

the

bobbin

will

drop

out,.

Do

not

tr:r

to

force

the

bobbin

out

of

the

case

while

the

latch

is

open,.

.!f~Nj)JNG

,EO®JN

To

wind

thread

on

bobbin,

prcc.eed

as

follows:

a.

Place

the

bobbin

on

the

bobbin

winder

spindle

and

push

it

on

as

far

as

it

\'fill

go,

as

illustrated

in

figure

9.,

b,.

Pass

the

thread

from

the

bobbin

thread

cone

~'m

the

thre.qd

stand

dovm

throue:h

the

thread

hole

in

the

tension

bracket

C9

~

fig.9)

and

down

between

the

bobbin

winder

tension

disks

(1,

fige9J

c

..

Pull

the

thread

from

the

loV<;er

side

of

the

tension

disks

to

the

bobbin

(12,

f'ig

..

9)

•

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

- 9 -

a.,

Figure

10

shovrs

the

relative

positions

of

the

bobbin

case,

bobbin,

and

thread

when

the

bobbin

is

put

into

the

bobbin

case.,

The

thread

should

draw

over

the

top

of

the

bobbin

and

from

left

to

right

just

before

the

babbin

is

slinped

into

the

case.,

b.,

To

thread

the

bobbin

case,

hold

it

in

the

left

hand,

as

shov-m

in

A,

figure

11,

the

slot

in

the

edge

being

near

the

top,

and

place

the

bobbin

in

the

case

so

that

the

thread

nulls

over

the

top

of

the

bobbin

and

away

from

you.,

c.

Pull

the

thread

into

the

bobbin

case

thread

slot,

as

in

B,

figure

11,

draw

the

thread

down

under

the

bobbin

case

tension

spring

and

into

the

delivery

eye

at

the

end

of

the

tension

sprine,

as

in

C,

figure

11.

c

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

-

11

-

Remember--uneven,

knotted

or

rough

thread

imnairs

the

satisfactory

sewing

performance

of

your

machine.

Only

left.

twist

thread

is

to

be

used

for

the

needle.,

To

test

for

tNist

hold

a

length

of

thread

between

thumbs

and

index

fingers

of

your

hands.

Turn

thread

counterclockwise.

If

it

will

tlvist

tighter,

it

has

a

left

twist.

If

it

unravels,

it

has

a

right

twist.

The

bobbin

c2n

be wound

with

either

left

or

right

t1.vist

thread.

NEEDLE

AND

THfi.EAD

CHART

Needle

Size

SETTING

NEEDLE

·----#--

11

14

16

1e

20

22

Thread

Size

(Cotton)

80-100

60-70

40-60

30-40

24-30

16-24

a.

Select

a good

needle

of

the

proper

size

as

explained

abovee

Never

use

a

bent

needle

or

one

vri

th

the

point

blunted

or

turned.

Set

the

needle

\vith

the

long

groove

to

the

left.

b.

To

set

the

needle,

turn

the

balance

wheel

toward

you

until

the

needle

bar

moves up

to

its

highest

uoint.

c.

Loosen

the

needle

clamp

screw

(9,

fig.

6),

put

tbe

shank

of

the

needle

up

into

the

clamp

as

far

as

it

will

go,

and

turn

the

long

groove

of

the

needle

so

thRt

it

faces

to

the

left

and

is

di-

rectly

in

line

with

the

arm

of

the

l1k1.chine.

d.,

Tighten

the

needle

clamp

scr·e'."~•

If

the

screw

is

too

loose,

the

needle

will

turn

or

slir.

Figure

13.,

Bobbin

case

in

shuttls

race,

with

bobbin

thread

ready

to

be

nicked

uu

by

~0edlP

tl~ead.

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~

13

-

ao

After

the

needle

has

been

threaded

and

the

bobbir.

case

renlaced,

the

operator

must

use

the

needle

thread

to

catch

and

draw

the

bobbin

thread

up

through

the

hole

in

the

throat

plate,

as

illustrated

in

fig.l5.

bo

By

operating

the

hand

lifting

lever,

lock

the

:Dresserfoot

in

its

raised

position.

c.

With

the

left

hand;

hold

the

end

of

the

needle

thread

a

little

slack.

d.

With

the

right

hand,

turn

the

balance

wheel

down

toward

you

untiJ

the

needle

moves from

its

highest

position

down

and

back

up

to

its

high-

est

position.

If

the

needle

thread

is

held

with

a

lir;ht

tension

during

this

operation,

and

if

the

needle

is

correctly

timed,

it

vnll

catch

the

bobbin

threado

e

..

Draw up

the

needle

thread,

and

the

b0bbin

thread

w;

1

J.

come

up

with

it

throueh

the

hole

in

the

throat

plate,

as

in

figure

15.

f.

Pull

the

end

of

the

bobbin

thread

entirely

through

the

hole.

Lay

both

threads

back

under

the

presserfoot.

figure

15,

N§edle

:thr~£lil.Q§JJ1g:.JJ§~d

__

t9_J1I:.avv

bobbin

_thread up

t.hrQ~

hole

in

throa:t

....

J2ill~

SEWING

While

you

are

sewing,

hold

the

work

flat,

but

do

not

pull

or

push

on

the

material&

Let

the

feed

dog

carry

the

work

evenly

under

the

presser-

foot

and

needle.,

If

the

operator

pulls

on

the

fabric,

the

needle

bends,

strikes

the

throat

plate,

and

is

either

dulled

or,

more

likely,

broken.

wnen

the

needle

is

about

to

cross

a seam

or

other

unusually

thick

or

un-

even

place

in

the

work,

disengage

the

clutch,

and

hand-turn

the

machine

over

the

rough

place;

otherwise,

the

needle

may

be

broken

or

throvm

out

of

time

•

.

:J:NSERTING

WORK

Raise

the

nresserfoot,

place

the

edge

of

the

material

beneath

the

presser=

foot,

lower

the

presserfoot,

turn

the

balance

wheel

by hand

until

the

needle

is

in

the

material,

and

press

on

the

foot

treadle

to

engage

the

clutch

with

the

motoro The

balance

wheel

should

turn

over

toward

you

while

the

machine

is

operatingo

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

-15 -

(

6)

If

bobbin

case

i.s

sticky

vlith

gummy

oil

and

lint,

clean

the

bobbin

case

and

shuttle

race

according

to

page

19

and

lubricate

it

accordinz

to

instructions

on

page

L~

(7)

If

there

is

a

sharp

edge

on

shuttle,

bobbin

case,

bobbin,

or

needle,

smooth

with

fine

emery

cloth.

d.

Skippingo

If

the

needle

thread

fails

to

catch

the

bobbin

thread,

the

machine

will

not

sew

or

will

leave

skips

in

the

stitcheso

To

remedy

this

trouble,

time

the

needle

with

the

shuttle

according

to

information

on

nages

19

to

22.

e.

Drawing

QL_Ser:gn.

If

the

threads

draw

or

Ducker

the

seam,

ad-

just

the

tensions

according

to

instructions

on

page

6~

f.

St,i

tches

Ur>,.~_ver:..

or

Pilesi_Jln..

If

the

stitches

pile

uu

in

one

place,

adjust

the

stitch

regulstor

accc:rdtng

to

page

50

Then

ad-

just

the

pres~e

t

~Rn2ion

ac

to

page

4.

go

tLcedle

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Ii~

the

nc~eclle

strikes

t~he

shuttle

race

cap,

tigl1ten

the

screws

~nich

hold

the

shuttle

race.

( . ' ,- \

>

0ee

r:·age

5_.1

e )

he

Feed

Dog

StrJJ{

__

;!:}l1I~Thr_g_g__t,

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tl?:t3,~

If

the

t·eecl

dog

strikes

the

tn.r~oa.t

pla_te

~

adjust

tf1e

f"eed

dog·

acc(Jrding

to

pa~e

18.,

a.

-;vfhen

the

r1eedle

~ind

::~11uttle

Clre

correct.l1r

t5.med,

the

noir1t

of

the

shuttle

OTI

its

forward

stroke

f9.SSeS

across

the

diameter

Of

the

needle

at

a

point

of

1/16

inch

above

the

eye

of

the

needle

vvhen

the

needle

is

on

its

uD

stroke,

as

illustrated

in

figure

16.

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