Singer De Lux ZIG ZAG User manual

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The
c,tuxe
Automatic
ZIG
ZAG
Sewing
Machine
INSTRUCTION
BOOK

CONTENTS
Features
and
Parts
2
Sewlight
3
Installing
Head
into
Cabinet
3
Setting the
Needle
4
Winding
the
Bobbin
4
Threading
the
Bobbin
Case
5
Placing
Bobbin
Case
in
Shuttle
6
Upper
Thread
7
Setting
the Stitch
Length
8
Sewing
in
Reverse
8
Adjusting
the Tensions
8
Adjusting
Pressure and
Feeding
of
fabric
9
Preparing
to Sew
10
Removing
the Work
11
Regulating
Width
of
Zig-Zag
Stitch
12
Automatic
Sewing
13
Sewing
Designs
14
The
Zipper
Foot &
To Make Cording with
Zipper
Foot
15
Embroidering
With
a
Hoop
16
Darning
16
Making Buttonholes
17
Sewing
on
Buttons
18
How
to Use
Accessories
19
Care and
Maintenance
of
Your
Machine
20
Cleaning
and
Oiling
the
Shuttle
21
Check
Up
for
Smooth Sewing
22
Needle
and
Thread
Sizes
23

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See Fig.
3.
Raise
the needle
bar to its highest point,
turning
wheel toward
you by
hand.
Then loosen the
needle
clamp screw
and
the
needle
can
be
inserted
into clamp.
Place needle (flat side
to right) in the
needle
clamp and push it
upward as
far as it
will
go
into the
needle
clamp hole,
tightening the
needle
clamp screw securely
with
a
screw driver.
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Disengage
the hand wheel (Fig. 4)
from
the stitching mecha.
nism by
turning the clutch toward you or
counterclockwise.
Place a
spool
of thread on the
spool
pin, lead thread
through
the upper thread guide on the arm, and down through
the tension disc
(Fig.
5) at the base of the machine. Run end
of thread
through
a hole in the bobbin edge and place bobbin
on
spindle
of bobbin winder, fitting the notch on bobbin over
small pin on
spindle. Push
bobbin winder against hand wheel,
Hold thread
end loosely and start machine slowly.
Bobbin
will stop winding when
it is filled. Turn clutch away
from you
until sewing
mechanism is again engaged
so
that
needle
moves when you turn the
hand wheel.
Break off loose thread
end used to
start
the winding.
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Before
threading
the bobbin
case,
study Fg.
6, 7
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to
get
a
general
idea
as to
how
it
is
done.
Hold
the
bobbin
case
with your
left
hand and
put
the
bobbin
into the bobbin
case
with your
right,
leav
ing about
two
inches
of
the
thread
end
unwound
Fig.
6).
As the
bobbin
is being
inserted
in
the
bobbin
case, the
thread
flow,
you vill
note,
in clockse
Fig. 6).
2,
While
holding
the
bobbin
case as
before,
grasp the
thread
end
with the
right
hand,
guide
it
into
the
cross slot
(Fig.
7).
3.
Then
pull
it throught
under the
tension
spring of
the
bobbin
case Fig.
7) until
it enters
the
(lelivery
eye
Fig.
8).
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1.
Raise the
presser
bar
by
lifting the
presser bar
lifter.
2.
Raise
the
needle
bar
to its
highest
position
by
turning
the
balance
wheel
toward
you.
3.
Pull
out slide
plate
(Fig.
9).
4.
Hold
the
bobbin
case
latch
(Fig.
10)
between
the
thumb
and
forefinger of
the
left
hand,
with
at
least
three
inches
of
thread running
from
the
top
of
the
bobbin case to
the
right.
Insert
and
center
the
bobbin
case
on
the
stud
of
the
shuttle
body.
Be
sure
the
bobbin
case
finger
is
opposite
the
shuttle
race
notch.
Press
the
bobbin
case
into
the
shuttle
as
far
as possible
until
latch
catches
on
the
center
post
of
the
shuttle.
5.
THEN
release the bobbin
case
latch,
Press
bobbin
case
again
after
latch
has
been
released.
To
make
sure
the
bobbin case is
locked
securely
in
place.
Close
the
cover
plate.
Fig.
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1.
Turn
the
balance
wheel
toward
you to
raise
the
take-up
lever
to
its
highest
position.
(Fig.
11)
2.
Place
a
spool
of
thread
on
the
spool
pin.
3.
Lead
the
thread through
the
upper
arm
thread
guide.
4.
Run
the
thread
down
through
the
thread
guide
bar
to
the
ten
sion discs,
then
around
and
between
them
from
right
to left.
5.
Draw the
thread
up
through
the check
spring
and with
a
slight
tug
into
the
hook.
(See
insert,
Fig. 11)
6.
Pass the
thread
under
the
bar
and
up
through
the
eye of
the
take-up
lever
from
right
to
left.
7.
Lead
thread
down
through
the
lower
thread
and
then
through
the
needle
bar
guide
from
the
back.
8.
Thread
needle
FROM
LEFT
TO RIGHT,
drawing
it
through
about
3
or
4
inches.
Hold
the end
of
upper
thread
loosely
and
turn
hand
wheel
toward
you
until
the
needle
goes
all
the
way
down
and comes
back
up.
A
loop
will
be
formed
over the
upper
thread
which
then
can
be
pulled
out
straight.
Place
both
thread
ends
under
the slot
of the
presser
foot
and
draw
toward the
back
of
the machine.
leaving
both
threads
three
or
four inches
long.
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The
length
of
the
stitch
is
regulated
by the
knob,
Fig.
12.
Near
0
is
the
shortest
stitch
and
4
is
the
longest,
but
the
knob
may
be
set
at
any
spot
between
markings
for
a
variety
of lengths.
Turn
the
knob
to
the
left
to
lengthen and
to
the
right
to
shorten
the
stitch.
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When
you
wish
to sew
backward,
to
tie
the
threads
at
the
beginning or
end
of
a
seam,
press
the
button
in
Fig.
12,
as
far
as
it
will
go.
The
machine
will
sew
backward as
long
as the
button
is
held
in.
Always
adjust
the
upper
tension with the presser
foot
down,
as
the
tension
is
automatically
released
when
it
is raised. To
increase
the
tension
on
the
upper
thread, turn
dial
(Fig.
13)
to
the
right,
or
clockwise.
To decrease turn
to
the
left.
The
higher number
on
the
dial
the
tighten
the
tension. Before adjusting lower
tension
be
sure
that
the machine
is
threaded
properly.
When
necessary
to
change
the
bobbin
tension, turn
small
screw
on
side
of
the
bobbin
case
clockwise
to
tighten,
counter-clockwise
to loosen.
Fig.
12
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When the
upper
and
under
tensions
are
properly
balanced,
a
perfect
stitch
will
be
formed
with
both
threads
interlocking
in
fabric
(Fig.
14).
When the
upper
tension
is
too
tight,
the
lower
thread
is
pulled
up
over
the
upper
thread
which
is lying
flat
on
the
fabric
(Fig.
15).
When
the
under
tension
is too
tight,
the
upper
thread from
loops
over
the
lower
thread
lying
flat
on
the
fabric
(Fig.
16).
Correct Stitch
Fig.
15
Needle
Thread
Tension
too
strong
Fig.
16
Needle
Thred
Tension
too
weak
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GENERAL
SEWING.
Usually for
straight
sewing
and
zigzag
stitching,
the
pressure
bar
cap
or
darner
release,
Fig.
17,
is
at
its
lowest
position
and
the
drop
feed
release
knob,
Fig.
18,
is
Turn
to
the
right
“N”.
Fig.
14
Fig.
17
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SEWING
THIN OR
LIGHT WEIGHT FABRICS.
When lighter
pressure
is required
to sew satisfactorily on thin silk or filmy
material,
the
pressure cap should be about halfway
down. Release all the way
by pressing the snap lock, A, Fig. 17, and then
press
cap B Fig. 19 down
again to
halfway
spot.
The Drop feed knob pointer (Fig. 18) should be
at the middle of
indicator “S”.
DARNING AND MONOGRAMING. In order
to move
the fabric
freely
in any direction for darning, mending and certain kinds of
free.
hand
embroidery, release the pressure
cap
B completely
by pressing
down on the snap lock, A, Fig. 17.
Turn the Drop feed knob
to the left,
“E” which
drops the feed
well below
the needle plate. To
return feed
to normal, the
Drop feed knob turn to
the
right “N”.
Fig. 19
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20
Fig.
21