.8 - .9mm above the surface and
level with the needle plate.
Feed Dog Height
(1 of 3)
1.
When the feed dogs are in their
highest position, they should be parallel
with the needle plate and .8 - .9mm
above the surface of the plate. They
should not be pointing up or down.
2.
Remove the foot, foot shank, and needle.
T
he gauge with side A facing up at the rear
of the feed dogs. Rotate the hand wheel
toward you.
If the feed dogs are
too low,
they will not grab and move the gauge.
If
the feed stepper motor is set for "0" the
feed dogs will only go up and down and
will not feed.
3.
Now flip the gauge so side B is facing
up at the rear of the feed dogs and
rotate the hand wheel toward you.
If the
feed dogs are too high, they will grab
and move the gauge
.
4.
If an adjustment needs to be made,
locate the Phillips locking screw toward
the rear of the machine on the end of the
free arm, directly above the thread cutter
step motor.
Loosen this screw, the screw
closest to you
on the left
, not the screw
deep inside the bracket
on the right
!
This step adjusts the
next adjustment, the
rear
section of the feed dogs.
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