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
5
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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
k-
I
I

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.
8

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.
9
Pfaff
76
Pfaff
77

To
remove the workplate,
swing
up its
sup
port
and
unlock
it
by
pulling
out
and
swing
ing
up
the lever
on
the
back
of
the machine
(see
arrow
in
Fig.
2).
On
machines
having
no
carrying
case
base,
the workplate
support
is
pressed
against
the
baseplate
of
the
machine.
1
2
To
enlarge
the
sewing
area
of
the
Pfaff
77
for
ordinary
sewing
operations,
push
the
workplate
onto
the
free
arm
as
far
as
it
will
go
(1).
Then lock
it in
place
by
turning
down
the
lever
on
the
back
of
the
machine
(2)
un
til
the
locking
stud
snaps
into
the
hole
in
the
free
arm.
Press
the workplate
support
against
the machine
base
until
it
snaps
into
place
(3).
4
The
sewing
area
of
the
Pfaff
76
Portable
is
enlarged
with
the
aid
of
an
extensIon
(4).
1
J
10
3

Upper
threading
is
illustrated
opposite.
Please
note
that
the
thread
is
placed
be
tween
any
two
of the
discs
of
tension
(20),
pulled
clockwise
around
the
tension
stud
and
drawn
toward
the
right
with
a
jerk
(see
ill.).
As you
do this,
hold
the
thread
steady
somewhere
between
the
spool
and
the
ten
sion.
Thread
the
needle
from
front
to back.
V
3
20
11

The
sewing
foot
is
raised
and lowered
by
operating
the
presser
bar
lifter
on the back
of
the machine
(see
ill.).
A
=
Presser
bar
lifter
up
B =
Presser
bar
lifter
down
12
To
draw
up
the
bobbin
thread,
hold
the
needle
thread
and
lower
the
sewing
foot.
Turn
the
balance
wheel toward
you
a
full
turn.
Pull
the
needle
thread
to
draw
up
the
bobbin
thread.
Place
both
threads
back
under
the
sewing
foot
after
it has
been raised
again.

Fundamentals
of
Machine
Operation
For
ordinary
sewing,
needle
position
lever
(19)
should
be
in
its
center
position.
Make
sure
the
take-up
lever is
at
its
highest
point
before
you
begin
and after
you
have
completed
a
seam
(2).
Always
rotate
balance
wheel
(8)
toward
you
(see
arrow).
As
you do
this,
check
to
make
sure
the stop
motion
knob
is
tightened
firmly.
A
13

Begin
by
sewing
a
straight-stitch seam.
To
this
end,
push
stitch
width
control
(18)
to
the
right
as
far
as it
will
go.
The
stitch
length
is
regulated
by
turning
stitch length
control
(11).
The
number
indi
cating the
stitch length
chosen
should
be
opposite
the dot
on the
left-hand
side
of
the
slot.
For
ordinary
sewing
operations,
set
the
stitch
length
control
on
“2”.
Place
the material
under
the sewing
foot
and
lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
Place the
foot
control
within
easy
reach
of
your
foot
and
press
down
the
pedal. The
harder
you
press,
the faster
the
machine
will
run.
L
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14

15
To sew
in reverse
or backtack
the end
of
a
seam,
simply
depress
fingertip control
(12).
The
stitch
width
is
regulated
by pushing
stitch
width
control
(18)
toward
the
left,
as
may
be
desired.
Various
zigzag
sewing
operations
are
dis
cussed
on
page
26
and
the
following
pages.

Balanced
tensions are essential
for
sewing.
Both
tensions are
correctly
balanced
if
the
needle
and
bobbin
threads
interlock
in
the
center
of
the
material.
The
bobbin
thread tension
is
regulated
by
turning the
small
knurled
screw
on
the
bob
bin
case.
Turn
this
screw
right
(with
your
thumb
nail)
for
atighter tension,
or
left
for
a
looser
ten
sion.
If
the
same
size
threads
are
used
in
the
needle
and
on the
bobbin,
there
is
no
need
to
adjust
the
bobbin
thread
tension.
This
tension
is
set
correctly
if
a
slight
re
sistance
has
to
be
overcome
when
pulling
the
thread.
Numbers
0
to
10
indicate
different
degrees
of
tension
on
the
upper
tension
dial.
The
higher
the
number,
the
tighter
the
tension.
For
ordinary
sewing
operations,
the
upper
tension
should
be set
at
about
5.
bottom
top
Upper
tension
too tight
or lower
tension
too
loose.
bottom top
16
Upper
tension
too
loose
or
lower
tension
too
tight.
bottom
top
Both
tensions
correctly
balanced.

The
accessory
box
which
belongs
to
your
machine
contains
several sewing
feet
for
special
sewing
operations.
To
change
the
sewing
foot,
bring
the
needle
to
its highest
point
and
raise
the
foot.
Turn
out
screw
16
until
the sewing
foot
can
be
removed,
tilt
ing
it
sideways
(see
ill.).
The new
foot
is
attached
in
the
reverse
order.
To
change
the
needle,
bring
the
needle
bar
to
its
highest
point and
tower
the
sewing
foot.
Loosen
needle
set
screw
22
and
pull
the
old
needle
out
of
the
needle
clamp.
Insert
the
needle
and
push
it
up
as
far
as it
will
go,
making
sure
that
the
flat
side
of
its
shank
faces
toward
the
back.
Tighten
screw
22
securely.
Use
System
130
R
needles
for
ordinary
fabrics
Consult
the
Needle
and
Thread
Chart
on
the
front
inside
cover.
17

Darning
To
prepare
your
machine
for
darning,
pro
ceed
as
follows:
Replace
the
ordinary
sewing
foot
by
darn
ing
foot
No.
91-102826-91,
attaching
it
from
the
rear
so
that
spring
clip c
rests
on
needle
set
screw
(22).
Tighten sewing
foot
thumb
screw
(16).
Lower
the
presser
bar
lifter.
Now
drop the
machine
feed.
On
the
Pfaff
76,
this
is
done
by
removing
bed
cover
(13)
and
pressing
the
drop
feed
lever down
slant-
wise,
as
indicated
by
the
white
arrow.
To
raise
the machine feed,
press
this lever
down
and
let
it
return
to
its original
position.
On
the
Pfafl
77,
the
machine
feed
is
dropped
by
simply
turning
the
thumb
screw
on
the
underside
of the
free
arm.
To
raise
the
ma
chine
feed again,
turn
this
screw
in
the
op
posite
direction.
F
4
11
18