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(3) Needle Entry
Standard Adjustment
1) Needle entry in the needle slot of the feed dog in the lateral direction
Needle entry point
The center of the needle slot in the feed dog
should
be aligned with the center of the needle.
Requirements:
• Needle bar should be brought to the lowest dead point.
• The stitch dial should be set to [0] on the scale.
Thrust collars
Toward the opposite
side of the operator
When tightening the thrust collar
set screw
, tighten it while
rocking the needle bar frame
toward the side opposite from the
operator.
Needle bar frame
driving shaft
Assemble the thread take-up crankshaft
and the thread
take-up crank
with the shaft pressed against the end
face of the crank.
Assemble the thread take-up crank
and the thread take-up crank-
shaft support
so that they can be
seen to be in end-to-end contact with
each other while leaving no clear-
ance between the end faces.
Counterweight
Needle bar crank
Needle bar crank rod
Thread take-up
lever
Needle