Singer Featherweight 222 Operators' Manual



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The manual is split into multi parts. Pictures are the original but the type has been reset for clarity. Attachment instructions are listed separately.

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thread guard enters the hole in the machine arm, and the tail (inside the coil) of the thread take-up spring enters

against the shoulder of the stud. Then insert the tension spring F in the indicator with the first (half) coil

TO DISASSEMBLE THE NEEDLE THREAD TENSION

(See Fig. 20) Turn the thumb nut B to the left until it stops at "0" on the numbered dial, then press in the dial to disengage the pin C in the thumb nut from the dial, and remove the thumb nut and dial, stop washer E, tension spring F, indicator G and tension disc assembly H which includes the thread take-up spring, thread guard plate and two discs. Note: It is not necessary to remove the stud 0 from the machine arm to disassemble the thread tension. It is shown removed in Fig. 20 only for the purpose of illustration. .

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one of the grooves in the stud. Next replace the indicator with the large open side facing the end of the stud so that the plus and minus marks will be at the top (with the minus sign at the left) and hold the parts, thus assembled,

TO REGULATE THE BOBBIN THREAD TENSION

The tension on the bobbin thread is regulated by the screw A, Fig. 11 which is nearest the centre of the tension spring on the outside of the bobbin case. To increase the tension, turn screw A over to the right. To decrease the tension, turn this screw over to the left.

When the tension on the bobbin thread has been once properly adjusted, it is seldom necessary to change it, as a correct stitch can usually be obtained by varying the tension on the needle thread.

TO REASSEMBLE THE NEEDLE THREAD TENSION

(See Figs. 21 and 22)

First make sure that the tension releasing pin J, only the end of which is shown in Fig. 20, is in place in the stud 0.

Place the two tension discs L with their flat thread-bearing sides together in position on the thread guard M, then pass the eyelet N of the thread take-up spring under the thread guard, having the coils of the spring above the tension discs as shown in Fig. 21. Guide the tension disc assembly on to the stud so that the extension K, Fig. 20 of the
of the spring straddling the lower half of the stud. Guide the stop washer E on to the stud so that the extension will be above the tension stud. If the spring and stop
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