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TO REPLACE THE BOBBIN CASE (See
Fig. 13)
After threading the bobbin case hold its latch between the thumb and forefinger
of the left hand. Place the bobbin case
on the centre stud A of the bobbin case base with the thread drawing from the top of the bobbin case. Release the latch and press the bobbin case back until the latch catches the groove near the end of the stud. Allow about three inches of thread to hang free, and turn down the bed extension
Caution:-If the throat plate is removed for cleaning the stitch-forming mechanism, etc, make certain when replacing the throat plate that the position finger A2 enters the notch B2 of the position plate attached to the underside of the throat plate.
side of the bobbin V from the inside. Press down the bobbin winder pulley against the belt. Then press the foot controller as for sewing. The end of the thread must be held by hand until a few coils are wound and should then be broken off. Where sufficient thread has been wound upon the bobbin, pull the bobbin winder pulley away from the belt and remove the bobbin from the spindle. If the thread does not wind evenly on the bobbin, loosen the screw which holds the tension bracket T in position on the bed of the machine and slide the tension bracket to the right or left, as maybe required, then tighten the screw.
TO THREAD THE
BOBBIN CASE
Hold the bobbin between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand with the thread leading from right to left, as shown in Fig. 10. With the left hand hold the bobbin case as shown in Fig. 10, the slot in the edge being at the top, and place the bobbin into the bobbin case. Then pull the thread into the slot as shown in Fig. 11, and back under the tension spring into the slot at the end of the tension spring, as sown in Fig. 12.
