Pfaff 76 User manual

Instruction
Book
CPFAFFD®
76
CPFAFP)
77

Needle and
Thread
Chart
Thread Needle
Type
of Fabric
Type
Size Size
Point Style
Bed
linen
80
Fine
linen
Cotton 40 70 80
Muslin
70—80
Dress
fabrics,
such
as brocade,
Silk
so
satin
ottoman,
taffeta,
georgette,
70
— 80
crêpe,
chiffon,
batiste. blouse
Cotton or
mercerized
fabrics
and
poplin shirting
cotton
so
Suitings
and mantlings
Silk
40
80
— 90
Twill,
denim Cotton
40
90— 100
130ff
Heavy
linen
Cotton
40
90—100
Cottonorlinen 40
90—100
Burlap
Linen
40
110
Terry
cloth,
chenille goods,
Cotton
40
knitted pile
fabric for
bath-
—
80
— 90
robes,
corduroy
Silk
50
Cotton,
rayon
staple
fabrics
Cotton
50 70
— 80
Synthetic
—
Jersey
fabrics
(synthetIc)
70
—
80
130
sea
Cotton
50
Synihettc
50
Lastex,
Helanca fabrics
———
70
— 90
130 ses
Silk 50
Synthetic
-
40
70—80
Foambacks
130 R
Silk
40 90
Jersey
fabrics
(wool)
Silk
50 80
130
sea
Woolens
iercerized
cotton
50
70—80
130ff
Cotton
curtains
Mercerized
cotton
40
70
— 80
130 suk
Synthetic
curtains
Synthetic
thread
40
70—80
Acella,
teatherette,
oilcloth Cotton
40
80—90
PCL
Elastic
corsetry
fabrics,
firm
Synthetic thread
40 70
— 90
130
ses
corsetry fabrics,
corset satin
Cotton
-
40
90
Leather Cotton
110
130
Lr
Linen
40
Embroidery
thread
30 — 50
70
Heavyembrokierythread
—
90—100
Buttonhole
silk
— 90
— 100
Decorative
stitching Embroidery
and 30
80
130 R
darning thread
Silver-gold
thread
70
80 — ioo
Silver thread

Instructions
CPFAFFI
76and77
Foreword
Your
new
Pfaff
sewing machine
will
enable
you
to
master
a
large
variety
of
sewing,
embroidering
and
darning
jobs
easily
and
quickly.
This
instruction
book
has
been
compiled
in
order
to
familiarize
you
thoroughly
with
all
the
sewing
jobs
coming
up
in
a
home.
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
time.
We
hope
you
will
always enjoy sewing
with
your
Pfaff.
G.
M.
PFAFF
AG
Karisruhe-Durlach
Branch

Essential
Parts
of
Your Pfaff
76
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
9
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
Needle
thread
tension
21
Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of
machine
arm)
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
LHL1fl
17
16
15
18
10
2

Essential
Parts
of
Your
Pfaff
77
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
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
19
Needle position
lever
20
Needle
thread tension
21
Presser
bar
lifter
(on
back
of machine
arm)
22
Needle
set
screw
23
Sewing
foot
34
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16
15
14
3

Preparing
Your
Machine
for
Sewing
Push
plug
A
into
the
receptacle
on
the
back
of
the
machine
and the
plug
at
the other
end
of
the cord
into
the
wall
outlet.
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.
4

The
machines
feature
a
lever
(10)
under
neath
the
balance
wheel
which
serves
to
swing
the motor
to
Its
operative
position.
To
engage
the
motor,
flick
this
lever
down.
After you
have
completed
sewing,
flick
this
lever
to its
top
position.
5

To
remove the
bobbin
case,
turn
the
balance
wheel
until
the
needle
is at
the
top
of
its
stroke.
On
the
Piaft
76,
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
long
as
you
hold
the
case
by its
open
latch.
When
you
release
the
latch,
the
empty
bobbin
drops
out.
On
the
Pfaff
77,
the
bobbin
case
is
removed
just
like
on
the
Pfaff
76.
To
get
at
the
bobbin
case,
however,
you
must
first
open free
arm
cover
(14)
by
swinging
it
toward
the
left.
6
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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
tion
knob
away
from
you
(as
indicated
by
the arrow
in
the
ill,).
Pass
the
thread
around
thread retainer
stud
(2)
in
the direction indicated
by
the
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
tho
bobbin
and push
the
bobbin
toward
the
right
Start
the
machine.
When
the
bobbin
is
full,
it
is
pushed
toward
the
left
and
can
be
removed
from
the
spindle.
if
11..
7

Hold
the
lull
bobbin
so
that
the
thread
un
winds toward
you
and
place
it in
the
bobbin
case.
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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