Kenmore 52 User manual

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AUTOMATIC ZIG ~ ZAG SEWING MACHINE

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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Applique ······································· 22
Adjusting for Good Stitch es ·········· •·········· 32
Basting ···•···•········ ·········•···••·········· 11
Blind Stitching ······················•······ ··· · 19
Bobbin :
Inserting & Threading ··•···· ··· ············· 8
Picking up Bobbin Thread ····•·· ············· 10
Removing ··•···•···························· 6
Winding ···••······•·········· ················ 7
Buttonholes •···········•······· ··········· 20 - 21
Buttons ·•····· ·················· ················ 19
Cleaning & Oiling ················ ··········· 27- 29
Connecting Mach i ne ····························· · 4
Corner , turning ···················· ··· ·········· 15
Darning ··········· ············ ·•· ··· ·······•·· 18
Double Needle ·····•······················· 24 - 25
Feed Dog Control ······························ 15
Fastening a Seam ······························ 11
Foot Pressure , a djusting ··········· ········· ··· · 10
Identification, Head Parts ·······················2-3
Inserting Disc ···········•· ··········•··········· 16
Installing Machine Head in Cabinet ······· ····· ··· 4
Inserting and Removing Material ·····•••··•······ 14
lace , Sewing On •···•·············· ·•··········· 22
Needle :
Needle & Thr ead Chart ········ ············· 5
Placemen t ···········•·•••·•·•··•···••·····•· 5
Overcasting ········ ·•····•··•···············••· 23
Parts -list ···••·········••·•··•··•····· ··•··•·••· 33
Presser Foot, changing •························· 15
Sewing light ······· ••·••·•••·····•··· ··•••··••· 4
Stitch length ·••·•·•···••··•·····•········•····· 11
Stitch Width ····· ·······••·•· ·••·•···•··· ·····•· 16
Stitching :
Decorative , Automatic ····· ·· ················ · 17
Reverse ···· ······••··••·········••········· 11
Straight ···••····••·•· ····•·········· ···· 11 , 14
Zigzag ··· ···· •· ·•••••·•······••··· •• ··•···•· 16
Synthetics ···········••··•·••····••········· · 26
Tensions :
Upper Thread ··· ·····••·••···•••••···••····· 12
lower Thread ·•········••·••····•••·•······ · 13
Threading :
Bobbin Case ······· ···• ·' •·· ···•··········· ·· 8
Upper Thread ·······••·· ··••··•············· 9
Thread Selection ·······•·•·•••········••··•····• 5
What To Do ··· · ···· ············· ·· ········· 30 - 31
Writing and Monogramming ····· •·····•···•••··• 23

FRONT VIEW
1.
Hand
Hole Cover Plate
8.
Face Cover Plat e 13.
Stitch Width and
Buttonhole
Contro l Knob
2. Presser
Foot
9.
Thread To ke- up
14. Sti
tch Length Control
Lever
3. Presser
Foot Thumb
Scre w
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Upper Thread Guid es
15.
Thread Spool Pin for Bobbin W
in d er
4. Thread
Guid e 11.
Co v er
to
Automati c De
corat ing 16. Bobbin
Winde r Tension Di
sc
5. Thread
Guide
Stitch Mechan is m 17.
Feed
dog Control
Knob
6. Thread Ten si on
A sse mbly 12. Bobbin
Winder
A" embly
18.
Ncmencloture Plate
7. Thread Gu i de
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BACK VIEW
19. Light Switch 23. Hand Wheel
28. Pre sser Foot Lever
20. Motor Mount i ng 2 racket
24. Ur:per
Thread
Spool Pins 29.
Needle Clamp Screw
and Scre w 25.
Buttcnhole Reverse Stitch
30 . Thre ad Cutter
21. Three Prong Connector
Le ng th Central
26. Arm
Cover Plate
31. Feed Dogs
22 . Clutch Knob 27. Presser
Foot Knob
32 . Needl e Plate
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INSTALLING MACHINE HEAD IN PORTABLE AND CABINET
Loosen the two hinge screws under holes in the rear
edge
of the machine bed (1) . Raise hing e pins in
the
cutout (2) . Slip machine head onto the pins and
tighten hinge screws securely (3) .
Lower machine head
to front flap.
La y the plastic discs over the spool pin hole on the
arm cover plate. Screw pins in place. Discs and
ptns are packed in accessory box.
SEWING LIGHT
The sewing light is placed inside the face cover plate
as shown. It may be turned on . or off by pushing
light switch.
To change bulb, open the face cover plate by swing-
ing it open, twist old bulb away from you and remove.
Then insert new bulb.
CONNECTING MACHINE
Push the plug onto three prong connector over the
machine
motor.
Plug machine cord into any 11 0- 120V wall outlet.
When installed in cabinet, insert grommet with cord
in hole in bedplate.

NEEDLE AND THREAD TABLE
THREAD SI ZE I NEEDLE I FABRiC
S IZE
Cotton 80-100
Synthetic
Sheer cottons , sil ks ,
and synthetics
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Silk A Fine
laces
Machine embroidery
Cotton 60-80
Medium weig ht co tt ons
Mercerized 50
Medium weig ht si lk s
Synthetic
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Silk A M
ediu m
weight
syot hetics
Machine embroidery
Li ght weight woo lens
Cotton 40-60
Heavy weight cottons
Mercerized
50
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eavy weight woolens
Mercerized h eavy dut y
Heav y drap ery
fabric s
Cotton
30-50 Heaviest cottons as
for m en 's work clot hes
Mercerized heavy duty
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Heaviest woolen coatin;J
NEEDLE SIZE
Use KENMORE 602 1 needles. The s1ze of the needle should
conform co the size of the thread and both should be suitable
to the material. The same si ze thr ead sho uld be used in the
bobb in as on the upper part of the m ac hine for ordin ary sewing.
Never u
se a bent needle nor one with a blunt point.
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This is the exac t l engt h of the ne e dle to be
used in
you r machine. Comparison wi th
this i
ll ustration will determin e whether the
needle you ha ve is the correct one for
your machine . 5
PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE
Raise needle bar to its highest po -
sition by turning hand wheel tow ard
y
ou . Loosen needle clamp screw.
Hold the needle with flat side away
from you.
Sl ip the needle as far as
it will go i nto the needle cl a mp ,
and
tighten the thumb screw.
Flat
side
away
from
y
ou .

Pull
b obbin
case ....
straight
out .
Pull
out
latch.
REMOVING BOBBIN CASE FROM SHUTTLE
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Place thread on spool pose.
Draw thread as shown.
Wi nd thread around bobbin a
few times. Place bobbin
onto
bobbin winder shaft.
Press bobbin winder lever
down .
WINDING THE BOBBIN
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Release clutch by turning
clutch knob coward you.
Start machine. When bobbin
is
fu ll , winding mechanism
scops autOmatically.
Bobbin winder thread
guide
is adjustable. If bobbin
winds
as illustrated, slightly ;'?};
mo ve thread guide ro an
arrow direction ro correcc
this situation.
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Tighten clutch knob and
remove bobbin.

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INSERTING BOBBIN INTO BOBBIN CASE ········· CASE INTO SHUTTLE
0 Guide bobbin onto center pin of bobbin case.
@ Pull thread through sl ot.
8 Pull thread under tension spring.
f) Holding latch, position case into shu.ttle, release latch.
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THREAO\NG UPPER MACHINE
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PICKING UP BOBBIN THREAD
Raise presser foot lever.
Hold needle thread loosely m left ' hand and rorate
hand wheel toward you one complete
turn .
Bring bobbin thread up
by pulling upper thread. (See
illustration) .
Place threads back under presser foot.
ADJUSTING THE ~RESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT
Push down outer ring of presser foot knob (See
illustration) .
This will release pressure of presser
foor.
To increase pressure, push down inner p in
until suitable pressure is obtained.
For ordinary sewing, the inner pin
should be about
half way down. When sewing multiple thickness or
heavy material, reduce the pressure. Increase it when
sewing sheer fabrics.
Insufficient pressure may cause skipped stitches
or
difficulty in guiding the fabric. If feed dog or
presser foot marks appear on the fabric, reduce the
pressure.
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SETTING
STITCH
LENGTH
The stitch regulator lever controls the stitch length. Set lever to
any desired stitch length position between 0 and 4 by turning
knob clockwise until the knob indicator is aligned with the stitch
length
number desired. The red mark opposite S indicates the
setting for a satin stitch.
This will vary slightly depending upon
the type of material to be sewn. At No . 4 the longest stitch is
obtained. The size of stitch you select will depend on fabric you
are sewing.
To lengthen stitch, turn the knob counter clockwise
until the lever can be lowered
to the position desired. To straight
stitch, stitch width control
should be set on 0 setting .
REVERSE
STITCHING
Raise lever for reverse stitching. Lower lever for forward stitching.
It
is best to begin and end most seams with reverse stitching
often called back tacking.
BASTING
For accomplishing quicker, more even a nd firmer basting, we
suggest y
ou regulate the machine in the following manner; Set
stitch regulator at No . 4 for the longest possible stitch. Basting
is
~as ily removed by pulling bottom thread. When basting very
sheer fabrics, use a paper backing.
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FASTENING
A
SEAM
Be sure both threads are drawn back under the presser
foot. Lower needle
into fabric about iinch from begin-
ning ' of seam. Push stitch length co ntrol lever up for
reverse stitching. Stitch in reverse until needle reaches
beginning
of seam.
Move stitch length control lever
down for forward
stitching
and complete seam. When you reach the end,
raise the stitch length control lever
and sew back over
t inch of completed seam.
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Fig. 1
PROBLEM
Upper thread too tight
Fig. 2
8 Upper thread too loose
Fig. 3
ADJUSTING TENSIONS
A perfect stitch will have threads locked between the
two layers of fabric with no loops on top or bottom .
(Refer
to page 32)
REMEDY
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Dec re aSe Tension I,
Increase Tension •
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When sti tching is unsatisfactOry as in
figures 2
and 3, adjust the upper
thread tension . Lower thread tension
requires adjustment less frequently than
the upper thread tension .
When stitch is satisfactOry, as m
figure 1 and seam is badly puckered,
the cause may be tight tensions and
both upper and l ower may be adjusted .
(See page 32)
When ad j usting the tension on the
bobbin case, make sl ight adjustments
with a screwdriver. (See page 32)
INCREASE TENSION
DECREASE TENSIO N
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Tu rn Clockwise.
Turn Counter
Clockwise.

INSERTING AND REMOVING THE MATERIAL
For all kinds of sewing, consult chart page 5.
Before placing the material
on the machine
see
that :
*T he presser foot and needle clamp screws
are both tight.
* The sizes
of needle and thread suit the
kind
of work tO be done.
*T he needle is at its highest position.
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The ends of the threads have been drawn
about 4 inches
to the rear of the machine.
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The feed dogs are up.
Place material under the presser foot, insert
the needle into the material by turning the
hand wheel coward you, lower presser foot
and start sewing. Experiment by sewing on
the fabric tO be used tO determine tension
adjustment and correct stitch settings.
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To remove the work, first turn hand
wheel toward you until needle
is at its
highest position, then raise
the presser foot,
draw material
to the rear and cut off excess
thread with the thread cutter located
on
the presser bar. To avoid sewing off the
end of the material, back tack each seam.
See page 11.
IMPORTANT : Always turn the hand wheel
toward
you! When machine is not being
used, place a piece
of material over the feed
dog and lower the presser foot. Always
have fabric under the presser foot when
operating
the machine. Operating thread
machine
without fabric will cause it to jam
by forcing lint into the shuttle. See pages
28 & 29 .

CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT
The various attachment feet available for certain kinds
of work are ro be fastened ro the presser bar.
To attach the foot, raise the presser bar ro its highest
position
by raising the presser foot lever. Loosen the
presser foot
thumb screw, choose the proper foot,
insert from the front. Tighten the screw using the
large screw driver and make sure
that the foot is
secure.
TURNING A CORNER
Stop sewing machine with
presser foot.
Turn fabric.
continue stitching.
FEED DOG CONTROL
needle in fabric. Raise
Lower presser
foot and
The drop feed control knob is situated on the right
front of machine bedplate. When knob is turned to
the right, feed dog drops and does not pull material.
This allows the operator freedom of movement of
material, as for darning. For regular sewing, turn knob
ro the left.
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ZIGZAG CONTROL
SETTING STITCH WIDTH
Insert disc ~ 1A. Turn the stitch width knob to the
desired setting between 0 and 4 on the knob . Zigzag
stitch width increases from 0 to 4. Straight stitching
is possible only with control on 0 setting .
INSERTING PATTERN DISC
1. Pull auto matic stitch mechanism cover open.
2. Push cam follower release lever @ to the right
and keep it there during insertion.
3. Grasp pattern disc and slip disc onto the shaft.
Make sure
the retaining pin @ enters hole in disc.
4.
To remove pattern disc, reverse the above procedure.
There are two different patterns on each disc. A
picture
of each pattern is on the disc surface. Position
disc into machine with desired pattern facing up .
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lA 16 2A 26
3A
36 4A 46
5A
58 6A 66 7A
AUTOMATIC DECORATIVE STITCHING
This machine enables you to sew beautiful decorative and embroidery stitches by means of
various discs supp lied with your machine. The movements of the needle are automatically
controlled by the disc. Bas
ic decorative stitches are made with stitch widt h at 4 and stitch
length at the red mark opposite
S. The latter will vary slightly derending upon the type of
material to be sewn. Pattern will be changed if using any oth er length or width. All patterns
a ls o can be made with double needle. See page 25.
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DARNING
WITH PRESSER FOOT:
1. Turn feed dog control to right.
2. Press down outer ring of presser foot knob, see page 10. With presser foot knob in
this position, mending, darning, monogram work, etc. may be done.
3. Stretch fabric tightly between two spring embroidery hoops and place under needle.
4. Lower presser bar so thread will have some tension.
When you start to darn, move
fabric back and forth
to cover darning area. Then turn fabric and continue sewing at
right angles to the previous stitching. Use medium machine speed. You can make
any length stitches desired. Slow movement of fabric will make short darning·
stitches. Fast movement will make long stitches.
5. When you finish darning, raise presser foot and remove fabric. Increase pressure
for general sewing by pressing down inner pin ' of the presser foot knob. Turn
feed dog control to left.
WITHOUT PRESSER FOOT :
1. Turn feed dog control to ri ght .
2. Remove presser foot.
Proceed as directed under steps 3 and 4 above.
5. When you finish darning, raise the presser foot lever and remove fabric. Replace
presser foot, and increase pressure for general sewing. Turn feed dog control
to left.
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