UnionSpecial Columbia 100X, List Of Parts And Instructions For Operating And Adjusting

Page 1: ...No 122M Second Edition Price 1 00 ZVni m L E W I S C 0 L U M B I A INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES CLASS 100 COLUMBIA STREAMLINED SADDLE STITCH MACHINE UNION SPECIAL CORPORATION CHICAGO From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 2: ...nitial inventory of spare parts An efficient inventory can only be established according to actual usage The nature of the seWing operation will determine actual usage and the completion time This data is then transferred to the permanent Machine Repair Record kept in the office Whichever system is used management now has an invaluable tool to reduce needless maintenance costs Repair Part Inventor...

Page 3: ... 10 0 COLUMBIA STREAMLINED SADDLE STITCH MACHINE Styles 100 X 100 XA Second Edition Copyright 1963 By Union Special Corporation Rights Reserved in All Countries UNION SPECIAL CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES CHICAGO Printed in U S A 3 From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 4: ...s 3 Push button control for quick easy adjustment of stitch length with a stitch length indicator of the comparison type using letters as a means of reference to predetermine stitch lengths It is our constant aim to furnish carefully prepared information that will enable the customer to secure all possible economies and advantages from the use of UNION SPECIAL machines The following pages contain ...

Page 5: ... 2 to 5 1 2 per inch Maximum recommended speed 1500 R P M INSTALLING Each machine as it leaves the factory is sewed off inspected and carefully packed When the machine reaches the customer it is ready for service Because of all the precautions taken by those who handle the machine the customer needs only to place it in its proper position in the table and make only the ordinary settings to adapt t...

Page 6: ...ted without damage RECOMMENDED OILS Use a straight mineral oil of a Saybolt viscosity of 90 to 125 seconds at 100 Fahrenheit in main reservoir and hook shaft gear case This is equivalent to UNION SPECIAL oil specification No 17 5 Oils conforming to specification No 17 5 may also be used in the manually oiled places For trouble free operation oil the machine as indicated in the diagram Fig 2 With n...

Page 7: ...Fig 2 7 From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 8: ... and just touching it This is a very important adjus tment a s the functioning of the automatic lubrication of the lower part of the machine depends upon it The hook driving mechanism below the bed plate is manually lubricated and t he oiling places are indicated at H K L M N P and R Fig 2 A few drops da ily at thes e points will be sufficient NEEDLES Use only genuine UNION SPECIAL Columbia needle...

Page 9: ...tely 3 1 2 to 5 1 2 stitches per inch TO CHANGE THE STITCH LENGTH Press plunger F Fig 2 in firmly While holding plunger in turn handwheel in operating direction until stitch regulating finger is felt to drop into the slot of feed eccentric Continuing to hold the plunger in turn handwheel in operating direction to increase the stitch length and in opposite direction to decrease the stitch length Co...

Page 10: ...hould extend above the surface of the throat plate To make these adjust ments loosen screw A Fig 6 and turn regulating screw B clockwise to Fig 5 raise the feed dog and counterclockwise to lower it Make sure that the bottom of the shank of the feed dog holder rests against the head of the regulating screw The feed dog can be tilted up or down by loosening screws A and C and can be moved forward or...

Page 11: ...s enter the middle of their slot and retighten screw D in guide NEEDLE GUIDE BAR Fig 9 The needle guide bar must be set so that when the needle guide contacts the throat plate the bar continues to descend about another 1 32 inch This adjustment is made by loosening screw A Fig 10 and moving bar to Fig 10 desired height Note This is a socket head set screw THREAD CONTROL Test check spring tens ion ...

Page 12: ...djusting screw B Fig 12 is screwed down to the bed Lift the presser foot hand lifter to its highest position Fig 12 With the left hand grasp the thread and pull it through the tensions with the right hand push tension post deeper into the machine until release pin H Fig 13 pressing against the presser bar connection J has opened the tension discs just enough to allow the thread to pull through fre...

Page 13: ... loosening clamp screw B and turning slotted shaft C in the required direction THROAT PLATE NEEDLE GUARD The throat plate needle guard A Fig 17 is used to guard the left side of the eye needle and to prevent it from being Fig 15 deflected away from the point of the hook Only a limited amount of adjustment is required and is obtained by loosening the two screws B and moving the guard Fig 16 STITCH ...

Page 14: ...gear A to the extreme right so it is out of mesh with the idler gear D 4 Looking through the stitch length indicator window on the top of the bed plate rotate the lower main shaft C in the operating direction until the timing mark 11 T appears between the pointers of the indicator window Then rotate upper main shaft in the operating direction until the needle bar reaches its highest position and h...

Page 15: ... dry and re seal gasket and housing cove r using gasket cement 6 Replace housing cover Check position of oil distributing plate This can be done by removing the large plug screw at the right end of the gear housing and looking through the hole The low point of the oil distributing plate A Fig 21 must be even with or slightly below the center of shaft E and just touching it This is a very important...

Page 16: ...icks or cuts in the wall of the throat plate needle hole String out this hole with fine emery cord or cloth 9 See that the take up spring acts freely is not grooved or nicked Remove any gummy oil and dirt around tension discs 10 See that the point of the hook is not blunted broken or nicked 11 See that the hook is timed correctly 12 See that the feed is timed correctly 13 See that the plunger is s...

Page 17: ...ped with an identification letter to distinguish them from parts similar in appearance All part numbers represent the same part regardless of the catalog in which they appear USE GENUINE NEEDLES AND REPAIR PARTS Success in the operation of these machines can be secured only by the use of genuine UNION SPECIAL Needles and Repair Parts as furnished by the Union Special Corporation its subsidiaries a...

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Page 19: ...t Bushing right 1 Plug 1 Plug Screw 1 Stitch Regulator Thumb Screw Locking Insert 1 Screw 1 Oil Sight Gauge 1 Feed Driving Shaft Bushing right 1 Screw 1 Stitch Regulator Indicator Window 1 Tension Assembly Adjusting Screw 1 Screw 2 Thread Eyelet 1 Feed Driving Shaft Oil Retaining Bushing right 1 Hook Shaft Bushing right 1 Feed Driving Shaft Oil Retaining Bushing left 1 Screw 1 Hook Shaft Bushing l...

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Page 21: ...c Roll Pin 1 Main Shaft Counterweight 1 Screw 2 Spot Screw 1 Set Screw I Thrust Washer 1 Thrust Washer 1 Take up Lever Assembly 1 Screw 1 Take up Lever Pin 1 Needle Bar Bushing upper 1 Screw 1 Presser Spring Regulator 1 Washer 1 Presser Spring 1 Take up Thread Wire Assembly 1 Take up Thread Wire 1 Presser Bar Guide 1 Screw 1 Screw 1 PresserBar 1 Scr ew 1 Roller Presser Foot Assembly for Style 100 ...

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Page 23: ...Plunger Spring 1 Stitch Regulator Shaft Collar 2 Screw 2 Stitch Regulator Shaft 1 Plug Screw 1 Feed Driving Shaft 1 Plug 1 Screw 1 Stitch Regulator Plunger 1 Feed Driving Shaft Gear 1 Screw 2 Feed Driving Shaft Collar 1 Screw 2 Feed Rocker Shaft 1 Feed Bar and Feed Rocker Connection Link Shaft 2 Screw 2 Bushing 2 Feed Rocker 1 Feed Rocker Oil Wick 1 Screw 2 Screw 1 FeedDogHolder 1 Feed Dog rubber ...

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Page 25: ...1027 X 61440 A Description Amt Req Plunger Crank 1 Clamp Screw 1 Nut 1 Screw 1 Ball Joint 1 Screw 1 Nut 1 Hook Carrier 1 Looper Hook 1 Looper Needle Guard 1 Screw 2 Slide Block 1 Hook Shaft Barrel 1 Set Screw 3 PlungerSlide 1 Plunger Block 1 Screw 1 Plunger Ball Crank 1 Shim Gasket 003 inch as required Shim Gasket 010 inch thick as required Thrust Washer 2 Oil Seal Washer 1 Hook Shaft Pinion 1 Set...

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Page 27: ...ate 2 Flat Head Wood Screw 2 Felt Pad 4 Oil Drain Jar glass 1 Oil Drain Jar Clamp Spring 1 Wood Screw for knee lifter hanger 4 Knee Lifter Hanger 2 Knee Lifter Rock Shaft Connection Arm 1 Knee Lifter Rock Shaft Connection 2 Screw 2 Knee Lifter Rock Shaft Stop 1 Screw 1 Knee Lifter Rock Shaft 1 Knee Lifter Plate Rod 1 Knee Lifter Plate 1 Screw 1 Knee Pad rubber 1 Machine Rest Pin 1 Dust Cover not s...

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Page 30: ... 175 87 Viscosity s s u at 100 F 90 125 90 125 300 350 Flash Min 350 350 350 Pour Max 20 20 20 Color A S T M Max 3 1 3 Neutralization No Max 0 10 0 10 0 10 Viscosity Index D D Min 85 85 85 Compounding None None None Copper Corrosion Max 1A IA 1A Anline No 175 225 175 225 175 225 Used with Buna N Rubber 0 Retainers NOTE 1 i he use of non corrosive additives in oils meeting above classification is d...

Page 31: ...er Bags No 263 Men s Clothing No 264 Men s Women s Children s Jackets No 265 Women s Wear No 266 Women s Wear And High Fashion No 267 Corsets Girdles Brassieres No 268 Children s Wear No 269 Mattresses Slip Covers Furniture Upholstery No 271 Awnings Canopies Tents Tarps No 273 Curtains Drapes No 610 Kiipp it No 710 MCS ForMation Unit No 730 MCS Automatic Dual Underfront Shirt Hemmer No 740 MCS Aut...

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