Pfaff 284 User manual

Instruction
Book
CPFAFFD®
284
CPFAFFI 285
—
44t

InstructioflS
284
and
285
Foreword
Your
new
Plait
sewing machine
will
enable
YOU to
master
a
large
variety
of
sewing
mbroideriflg
and
darning
1 obs
easily and
quickly
This
instruction
book
has
been
com
piled
in
order
to
familiarize
YoU
thoroughly
with
all
the
sewing lobs
coming
up
in
a
ho
me.
We
suggest
that
you
try
out
the
various
sew
ing
techniques
discussed
in
this
book
so
that
you
will
become
well
acquainted with
your
machine.
If
You
have
any
sewing
problems
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
your
Pfaff
dealer
who
will
be glad
to
help
you at
any
lime.
We
hope
yOU
will
always
enjoy
sewing
with
your
Pt
alt.
PFAFFHaUshautmaen
GmbH
KarlsruheDUrtach
Needle and
Thread
Chart
Thread
Needle
Type
of Fabric
Type
Size Size
Point
Style
Bed
linen
80
FIne
linen
Cotton
50
or
60
70—
80 Muslin
70-80
Dress
fabrics,
auth
as brocade,
Silk
100/3
satin ottoman,
taffeta,
georgette,
—
70
—
crêpe,
chIffon,
batisto,
blouse
diin
or
60-80
fabrics
and
poplin
shining
cotton
Suitings
and
mantlings
Silk
100/3
80
—
90
Twill,
denIm
Cotton
40 80
—
100
130/706
or
Heavy
linen
Cotton
40—SO
80—100
1301705
H
Burlap
Cotton
or
linen
30
—
40
90
— Linen
40
Terry
cloth, chenille
goods,
Cotton
50
knitted
pile
fabric
for
bathrobes,
—
—
—
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70
—
90
corduroy
Silk
100/3
Cotton,
rayon
staple
fabrics
Cotton
50
—
60
70 —
80
Synthetic
70—120
Jersey
fabrics
(synthetIc)
70
—
80
130/705
H
Cotton
-
Lasiex,
Helanca
fabrics
Synthetic
70
—
90
130/705
H
Silk
40—60
Foambacks
--
—----- —
——-
•—•70
70
—
80
130/706
or
1301705
H
Silk 40—60
Jersey
fabrics
(wooll
Silk
100/3
80
130/705
H
Woolens
Merceoon
60
—
70—90
130/705
Colton
curtains
Mercerized cotton
60
—
80 70
—
80
130
suk
Synthetic
curtains
Synthetic
thread
ioo
70
—
80
Acetia,
leatherette,
oIlcloth
Cotton
60
80—90
130
PCL
Elastic
corsetry
fabrics,
Firm Synthetic
thread
—
60
70—90
1301705H
corsetry
fabrics,
corset
satin Cotton
40
Leather Cotton
30
70—90
l3OLr
Linen
40
Embroidery
thread
30—
50
70
Heavy
embroidery
thread
go —
Buttonhole
silk
90
—
100
—-O
130/705
Decorative
stitching Embroidery
and
50 70
or
darning
thread
-
80
—
60
130/705
H
100
60
Silver-gold
thread
—
70
Silver
lhread
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Essential Parts
of
Your
Ptafi
284
Es
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1
Face cover
2
Take-up
lever
3
Thread guide
4
Top
cover
5 Thread
retainer
stud
6
Spool
pins
7
Bobbin
winder
8
Balance
wheel
9
Stop
motion
knob
10
Motor
disengaging
mechanism
11
Stitch
length
control
12 Reverse
feed
control
13
Bed
cover
14
Transverse
rotary
hook
15 Needle
plate
16
Sewing
foot
thumb
screw
17
Light switch
18
Stitch
width
control
19
Needle
position lever
20 Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
21 Needle
thread
tension
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
1
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Essential
Parts of
Your
Pfaff
285
1
Face
cover
2
Takeup
lever
3
Thread
guide
4
Thread
retainer
stud
5
Top
cover
6
Spool
pins
7
Bobbin
winder
8
Balance
wheel
9
Stop
motion
knob
9
10
Motor
disengaging
mechanism
11
Stitch
length
control
12
Reverse
feed
control
13
Free
arm
14
Free
arm
cover
(enclosing
transverse
rotary
hook)
15
Needle
plate
16
Sewing foot
thumb
screw
17
Light
switch
18
Stitch
width
control
12
19
Needle position
lever
20 Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
21
Needle
thread
tension
22
Needle set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
2
11
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285
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Preparing
Your
Machine
for
Sewing
if
your
machine
is
equipped
with
a
built-In
motor,
push
plug
A
into
the
receptacle
on
the
machine
and
the
plug
at
the
other
end
of
the
cord
into
the
wal’
outlet.
if
you
have
a
treadle
machine, push
the
plug
of
the
sewlight
cord
into
the
wall
outlet.
Mount
the
belt.
To
switch
on
the sewlight, push the button
on
the
face cover
(see
ill.).
Place the
foot
control
within
easy
reach
of
your
foot
and
depress
the
pedal.
The
harder
you
press,
the
faster
the
machine
will
run.
The
Pfaff 284
can
also
be
supplied
with
builton
motor
and
plastic
foot
control.
Oper
ation
of
both foot
controls
is
the
same.
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in.
ith
er
10—
Machines
equipped
with
built-in
motor
have
a
mechanism
for
engaging
and
disengaging
the
motor. This
is
operated
by
a
lever
(10)
underneath
the
balance
wheel.
To
engage
the
motor,
flick
this
lever
down.
After
you
have
completed
sewing,
flick
it
to
its
top
position.
With
the motor
swung
out
of
engagement,
all
machines
fitted
with
a
treadle
mechanism
can
be driven
by
toot power.
5
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To
remove
the
bobbin
case,
rotate the
ba
lance
wheel
until the
needle
is
at the top
of
its
stroke.
On the
Pfatl
284, remove bed
cover
(13),
as illustrated.
Lift
latch
k
on
the
bobbin
case
and
pull
out the
bobbin
case
with
the
bob
bin.
The bobbin
cannot fall
out as
tong
as you
hold the
case by
its
open latch. When
you
release the
latch,
the
empty
bobbin
drops
out.
On the
Pfaft
285, the
bobbin case
is
remov
ed just
like on
the
Pfaff
284. To
get at
the
bobbin
case, however,
you
must
first
open
free
arm cover
(14)
by
swinging
it
toward
the left.
6

For
bobbin
winding,
disengage
the
sewing
mechanism.
Hold
balance
wheel
(8)
while
turning
stop
motion knob
(9)
toward
you
(see
ill.).
To
engage
the
sewing
mechanism after
the
bobbin
has
been
wound,
turn
the
stop
mo
lion
knob
away
from
you
(as
indicated
by
an arrow
in the
ill.).
Pass
the
thread
around
the
thread
retainer
stud
in
the direction
indicated by an
arrow.
Place
a
bobbin
on
the
bobbin
winder
spindle,
making
sure
that
key
A at
its
base
enters
slot
B
in
the bobbin (see
ill.).
Wind a
few
turns
of thread
on
the
bobbin
and
push
the bobbin toward the
right.
Start the ma
chine.
When
the
bobbin
is full,
it is
pushed
toward
the
left
and can
be
removed
from
the
spindle.
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Hold
the
lull bobbin so
that
the thread
un
winds
toward the
right and
place it
in
the
bobbin case (1).
Pull
the thread
into
slot
(2)
and
under
spring
(3).
As you
pull the
thread,
the bobbin
should
rotate
clockwise (4).
Leave
about
three
inches of
thread
hanging from
the
bobbin case.
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I
Ptaff
285
Ii
To
Insert the
bobbin
case
into
the
machine,
rotate
the
balance
wheel
until
the
needle
is
at its
highest
point.
Lift
the
latch
and
place
the bobbin
case
on
center
stud
s
(see
ill.),
making
sure
its
slot
(white
arrow)
points
up.
Release
the
latch
and
press
against
the
bobbin
case
until
you
hear
it
snap
into
place.
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