Kenmore 52 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS
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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
10 .
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
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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
11
Silk A Fine
laces
Machine embroidery
Cotton 60-80
Medium weig ht co tt ons
Mercerized 50
Medium weig ht si lk s
Synthetic
14
Silk A M
ediu m
weight
syot hetics
Machine embroidery
Li ght weight woo lens
Cotton 40-60
Heavy weight cottons
Mercerized
50
16 Medium to h
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
18
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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