Willcox & Gibbs W542, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...UCTIONS Cat No 9A2030 A March 1984 W562 W542 FLATBED INTERLOCK STITCH MACHINES First edition issued in March 1984 t iliitZcox o giBBS ujiL L cax cgiBBS From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 2: ...each Needle is not damaged or bent 2 Check all Needles are correctly set 3 Check threading is correct 4 Check about 30mm of thread chain remains behind Presser Foot 5 Check the oil jets in Oil Sight Window are normal Check oil is maintained at the specified level and the hand oiled parts are lubricated enough After close of work 1 Remove dust and lint deposits on the machine 2 If any trouble or di...

Page 3: ...d guides 10 Presser foot pressure 11 Stitch length adjustment 11 Diff feed ratio adjustment 11 Adjusting needle and looper 12 Needle height setting 12 Looper setting 13 Adjusting needle guard 14 Adjusting feed height 14 Adjusting feed tilt 14 Setting position of spreader 15 Adjusting spreader stroke 15 Setting position of spreader thread guide 15 Setting thread guide 15 Adjusting foot lift 16 Adju...

Page 4: ...te For a machine equipped with the under fabric trimmer the FT device cut the portion For a machine equipped with the needle positioner cut the portion d 2 From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 5: ... thickness 50mm Remove Washers o if the table is 50mm Use WashersO if the table is 47mm or less DRiyiNG MOTOR PULLEY AND BELTING The machine should use a motor and belt of the following specifications 1 Motor Clutch motor 3 phase 2 pole 400 watts 2 Belt V belt Type M 3 Motor pulley Select an appropriate pulley referring to Table 1 Table 1 Machine speed s p m Motor pulley outer diameter mm 60 Hz 50...

Page 6: ... in Table 2 Note The maximum speed may have to be decreased dependingonsewingconditionssuch asfabric operation needle size thread stitch length etc Select a correct motor pulley size from Table 1 suitable to your operation MACHINE Number of needles MAXIMUM SPEED S P M 2 needle 3 needle W562 01 O O 6 000 W542 01 O 6 500 o 6 000 W562 02 o o 6 000 W542 02 o 6 500 o 6 000 W562 03 o o 6 000 W542 03 o 6...

Page 7: ... Needle Bar 5 Oil circulation check Be sure to check that oil is splashing inside Window o Note If oil does not splash inside Window 0 check Oil Filter 6 Oil Change Change oil after the first I month in operation After that change oil every6 months Note Be sure to change oil because dirty oil can cause excess wear on moving parts and shorten the life time of the machine 7 To drain oil Take out Scr...

Page 8: ...EEDLES Loosen Screw O and replace needles Insert a new needle into the needle hole as far as it will go making sure the long groove on the needle is facing you Note When loosening or tightening Screw insert the tip of the alien key fully into the hexagonal hole of Screw 0 NEEDLE SYSTEM AND SIZE Table 3 NEEDLE SYSTEM NEEDLE SIZE 2 needle 3 needle Schmetz UY128GAS 70 75 Organ UY128GAS 1 0 1 1 Please...

Page 9: ...g 15 I for stretchy threads for fine stitch length and narrow seam width only for coarse stitch length and wide seam width only for stretchy threads DWhen threading push Lever o and Bracket O will come out After finishing threading push Bracket O into its original position 7 From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 10: ...nce between the line a of Bracket and the line b of the needle thread takeup should be 87mm To adjust loosen Screws f Note To tighten the needle thread move Needle Thread Takeup in the direction To loosen the needle thread move in the direction Take care not to move Spreader Thread Takeup from its original position ADJUSTING SPREADER THREAD TAKEUP The eye A of Thread Guide should come to the comer...

Page 11: ...en weak synthetic threads are used ADJUSTING NEEDLE GUARD FRONT As the looper passes behind the needles Needle Guard Front passes in front of the needles Set Needle Guard Front D as close as possible to the needle but only one piece of thread passes through the gap a smoothly To adjust loosen Screw and move Needle Guard Front back and forth SETTING POSITIONS OF THREAD GUIDE Table 4 Needle thread P...

Page 12: ...5 0 6 0mm for 2 needle machines 6 0 7 0mm for 3 needle machines To adjust loosen Screw SETTING THREAD GUIDES and Q Align the eyes of Thread Guides0and O with the aligning mark on Bracket0 To adjust loosen Screws0and 0 Note 1 When the looper is at its left dead point the looper thread between Guides 0 and 0 should be lightly tensioned Adjust this according to threads stitch length and needle gauge ...

Page 13: ...h length turn in the direction For a shorter stitch length turn in the direction Note The figures on Handwheel show approximate stitch length DIFF FEED RATIO ADJUSTMENT The diff feed ratio is from 1 0 7 to 1 1 3 Loosen Nut move Lever up or down to change the diff feed ratio To stretch the fabric move Lever upward To gather the fabric move Lever iB downward r Note Fig 30shows approximate diff feed ...

Page 14: ...n the highest position Raise the needle bar to the highest position and adjust the height as shown in Table 5 To adjust remove Cap Screw O loosen Screw 0 and move the needle bar up or down Note After this adjustment make sure that each needle passes through the center of the needle hole in the needle plate and that the gap b is even Fig 36 When the needle bar is in its highest position the mark on...

Page 15: ...Set the clearance between the left needle and the looper point to 0 1 0 2mm when the looper point is behind the left needle centerline To adjust loosen Screw O and turn Screw0 In the case of 3 needle machines when the looper point is behind the middle needle centerline the clearance should be 0 0 5mm 25 0mm 0 9mm R9 38 DISTANCE BETWEEN NEEDLE AND LOOPER Table 6 2 needle 3 needle Needle space Dista...

Page 16: ... in the highest position set the height to 0 8 1 0mm Adjust the diff feed dog so that the point B is on the same level as the main feed dog point C To adjust loosen Screws O and and move the feed dog up or down ADJUSTING FEED TILT The teeth of the feed dogs should be level with the needle plate surface when they first appear above the needle plate surface To adjust 1 Remove three Screws0and Cover ...

Page 17: ...own and set its height to 9 2 9 7mm Tighten Screw ADJUSTING SPREADER STROKE The stroke of Spreader is 16 0mm 1 Remove the arm cover and Screws and shift Cover 2 Loosen Nut and move Rod up or down To decrease the stroke move Rod up To increse the stroke move Rod down SETTING POSITION OF SPREADER THREAD GUIDE Set the part a of Thread Guide0just below the eye of Guide when the needle bar is in the lo...

Page 18: ...tion with Nut Table 7 Machine type Presser foot lift 2 needle 3 needle W562 01 7 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 01 7 0 mm 7 0 mm W562 02 7 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 02 7 0 mm 7 0 mm W562 03 7 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 03 7 0 mm 7 0 mm W562 05 6 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 05 7 0 mm 7 0 mm W562 06 6 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 06 7 0 mm 7 0 mm W562 07 6 0 mm 5 0 mm W542 07 7 0 mm 7 0 mm ADJUSTING SPREADER TIMING To adjust the timing of Spreader agains...

Page 19: ... when the looper avoiding motion is adjusted In this case adjust as above ADJUSTING THE TIMING BETWEEN NEEDLE AND LOOPERS BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT To adjust this timing loosen Screw O and align the mark on Eccentric with the mark on the crankshaft ADJUSTING LOOPER AVOIDING MOTION The looper goes behind the needles to the left dead point and then returns in front of the needles to the right Adjust t...

Page 20: ... for a period of time oil Crank O Adjusting fabric guide Fabric Guide O ensures a constant distance between the fabric edge and the right needle To adjust loosen Screw O and move Fabric Guide O right or left Adjusting presser foot tilt The presser foot on the W500 05 can be tilted Adjust this according to the elastic and fabric to be sewn For thick elastic tilt the front edge of the presser foot u...

Page 21: ...surface 3 Insert a piece of thread between the knives and make sure that the knives cut sharp Position of lower knife holder The position of Lower Knife Holder determines the trimming position of the knives Adjust this so that the excess fabric is trimmed and the fabric is sewn together with the elastic lace neatly To adjust loosen Screws and turn Adjusting Screw To move Holder to the left turn Sc...

Page 22: ...n to clutch Align the mark A on Crank0and the mark A on Sleeve0with the mark A on Plate0 Remove Cap Screw 0 and insert the grease Remove Screw0and check whether the clutch is full with grease or not Lubrication to bearings To lubricate the bearings remove Cap Screw0 and insert grease The amount of grease can be checked through the hole B Setting iace guide lower Set Lace Guide Lower 0as close as p...

Page 23: ...HlGuides and Set Guides and so that elastic runs into Guides9and in a straight line To adjust loosen Screws and and move Guides and sidewise Adjusting elastic feeding rate Two settings are available for this metering device One is standard and the other is special DStandard setting On the standard setting the feeding range is 0 9 2 2mm per stitch To adjust loosen Wing Nut and turn Adjusting Screw ...

Page 24: ... direction To decrease the feeding rate fum in the direction Adjusting tension The pressure of Elastic Feed Roller changes the tension on the elastic To adjust loosen Nut0 and turn Adjusting Screw 0 For more feeding decrease the tension For less feeding increase the tension LACE GUIDE LG210 The lace guide helpsto control the flow of lace If the lace tends to flow irregularly pass it through many g...

Page 25: ...562 01 02 03 06 07 W542 01 02 03 06 07 In these subclasses the maximum feed ratio 1 0 7 1 1 3 in standard can be changed to the special one 1 0 7 1 2 Refer to Fig 78 Loosen Screw and widen the moving range of Lever i Note Be sure that the feed dog does not hit the needle plate when making this adjustment i Note When using the machine under the special feed ratio the stitch length should be 3 2mm o...

Page 26: ...k when replacing On the part A of the machine arm the figure 1 or 2 is marked Each shows the distance between the arm shaft and the crankshaft The relationship between this figure and the timing belt mark is shown on Table 8 Fig 79 Flg 80 br CB CO CD Rg 81 Rg 82 F 83 24 From the library of Superior Sewing Machine Supply LLC ...

Page 27: ... to Screw set in the positioning hole of the crankshaft Re tighten Screws and after Screw is tightened 2 Turn Pulley and bring the looper to the right dead point Move the needle bar to the lowest position by hand 3 Keeping the above conditions align the mark B of Belt Gear Upper with the mark of Bearing Tighten one of Screws tentatively Place the edge of Timing Belt on Gear and turn Handwheel O th...