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Part Ten
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TO OIL THE MACHINE

To ensure easy running the machine requires oiling so that all moving

parts in contact are covered with a film of oil. These should never be allowed to become dry. If used constantly, the machine should be oiled daily, while with moderate use, an occasional oiling is sufficient. A drop of oil should be applied at each of the points indicated by the unlettered arrows in Figs. 24, 25 and 28. Oil holes are provided in the machine for bearings which cannot be directly reached. When oiling insert the oil can spout well into the oil holes. Turn back the cover at the top of the machine and oil and moving parts inside the arm as indicated in Fig. 24, and occasionally apply a small quantity of SINGER Lubricant

through the tension discs to test the amount of tension on the thread at the "0" position. At this point there should be a slight pull on the thread to indicate that there is a minimum tension, which gradually increases with the turn of the thumb nut to the right, providing a full range of tensions from light to heavy within one revolution of the thumb nut. If the pull is too strong for a minimum tension, press in the numbered dial to disengage the pin in the thumb nut from the dial, and reset the pin in one of the holes to the left of the previous setting This resetting of the pin will produce less tension at zero. Repeat this process until the minimum desired tension is

washer are in correct position, the extension S will clear the first (half) coil of the tension spring as shown in Fig. 23.

obtained. On the other hand, should there be no tension at zero, press in the dial and reset the pin in one of the holes to the right of the previous setting, repeating this process until a slight minimum tension is obtained.
The tension on the thread take-up spring T, Fig. 22 should be just sufficient to take up the slack of the needle thread until the eye of the needle reaches the goods in its descent. If the tension on the thread take-up spring requires adjustment, remove the tension disc assembly, disengage the end of the spring from the groove in the tension stud, revolve the spring and place its end in the groove which produces the correct tension.