White SPEEDYLOCK 1500, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL ITE DIFFERENTIAL MODEL 1500...

Page 2: ...enter for examination repair electrical or mechanical adjustment 4 Never operate the appliance with any air openings blocked Keep ventilation open ings of the sewing machine and foot controller free f...

Page 3: ...k machine Do not touch the hand wheel thecutter or the needles when the machine is running 2 Turn off the power switch and pull out the plug from electric socket in the following cases When you have f...

Page 4: ...ENSIONS 11 12 Needle thread tensions 12 Looper thread tensions 12 MACHINE ADJUSTMENT CHART 13 CHANGING THE THREAD 14 BUILTIN POCKET HANDLE 14 ADJUSTMENT OF STITCH LENGTH 15 CUTTING WIDTH 16 CHANGING T...

Page 5: ...er Handwheel Machine socket Base Lower looper thread tension dial Thread pole Thread guide plate Right needle thread tension dial Left needle thread tension dial Support bed Upper looper thread tensio...

Page 6: ...7 CONE HOLDERS Both industrial cones and domestic type thread spools can be used on this machine For large diameter industrial cones use the cone holders with the large end at the top For small diamet...

Page 7: ...gualified electrician to install the proper outlet Do not modify the plug in any way CONTROLLING SEWiNG SPEED The foot control regulates the sewing speed The sewing speed can be adjusted by increasing...

Page 8: ...ut off fabnc as you sew keeping your working area clean Place the waste catcher between the machine and table ACCESSORIES Oiler Tweezers Spare upper cutter Needles Machine cover Screwdriver Hexagon wr...

Page 9: ...FRONTCOVER To open front cover slide the hollow to the right as tar as it will go then pull front cover toward you The front cover won t close while the tree arm is open FREE ARM Open the tree arm for...

Page 10: ...must lie correctly between the two discs inside the tension dials 4 PulI out the thread end about 10cm 4 long from the looper eyes Raise the presser loot and place threads under it then lower the pres...

Page 11: ...thread must lie correctly between the two discs inside the tension dials Pass through the needle eyes from front to back as illustrated 7 Pull out the thread end about 10 cm 4 long from the needle ey...

Page 12: ...between your left finger tips turn the handwheel slowly toward you two or three times and check the thread chain Place fabnc for trial sewing under the presser toot and start sewing slowly The fabric...

Page 13: ...ile checking the seam Thread tension Turning to a lower number means less tension Turning to a higher number means more tension A Left needle thread tension dial C Upper looper thread tension dial B R...

Page 14: ...THREAD TENSIONS The lower looper thread is tight and or the upper looper thread is loose The upper looper thread is tight and or the lower looper thread is loose Tighten the left needle thread tension...

Page 15: ...weight Georgette Cotton Organdy Spun HA X 1 2 0 3 5 mm N N Lawn polyester No 11 J J Voile Polyester Standard Crepe de chine continuous 130 705H 2 5 mm Silk No 80 No 80 100 etc Medium weight Cotton Co...

Page 16: ...sion dial to 0 and raise the presser foot Pull the other end of thread until knots come un der the presser foot For needle threads pull the other ends of threads until knots come to needle eyes and cu...

Page 17: ...5 0 mm Most overlock work is done with a standard stitch length setting of 2 5 3 5 mm Stitch length adjustment knob lnner dial Stitches Stitch length Regular seaming 2 O 5 Omm 3 0mm Standard Setting N...

Page 18: ...c Adjust to a narrower cutting width if the fabric edges curl when sewing Turn the cutting width adjustment knob to the right Adjust to a wider cutting width it the thread loops off the edge of the ta...

Page 19: ...far up as possible Tighten the needle clamp screw firmly When the needles are set correctly the left needle is slightly higher than the right one Flat side to the back If needles are not correctly ins...

Page 20: ...eel toward you until the needles are in the lowest position 2 Using the screwdriver from the accessory box loosen the upper cutter set screw and remove the upper cutter 3 Replace the new upper cutter...

Page 21: ...Remove either the right or left needle Your machine is now ready for use as a 3 thread overlock Refer to CHANGING THE NEEDLE Using the needle on the right only The stitch width is 4mm 0 1611 Using th...

Page 22: ...is set for normal overlock with the letter N adjacent to the vertical screw at front of presser foot When you need to sew a rolled edge simply loosen the large screw slightly and move the finger that...

Page 23: ...machine 7 Place fabric under presser loot and start to sew Always test the stitch and tension settings on scrap fabric before sewing on an actual garment When either Rolled or Narrow hemming we recomm...

Page 24: ...lyester continuous Polyester continuous Crepe de No5O8O No 50 80 chine Spun polyester Wooly nylon Silk Upper Spun polyester Wooly nylon No 50 80 Broadcloth looper Rayon thread Rayon thread Polyester c...

Page 25: ...ve independently Ditterential feed allows the two sets of teed teeth to move at different rates REAR N N L FRONT cm ADJUSTING THE DIFFERENTIAL FEED The differential feed can be adjusted by simply turn...

Page 26: ...ed faster than the rear feed teeth By using a long stitch length see pg 23 adjust your fabris will easily gather Set differential feed to 2 0 STRETCHING TO PREVENT PUCKERING To avoid any puckering in...

Page 27: ...oints are damaged Attach the needles correctly to Needles not inserted correctly 17 Skipped the needle clamp CD Threading is incorrect 8 9 stitches Thread the machine correctly 1 Wrong needles used Us...

Page 28: ...re made of special materials Occassionally lubricate only the points illustrated SPECIFICATION OF MACHINE Description Specification Number of threads 4 or 3 Number of needles 2 or 1 Sewing speed Up to...

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