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6-3 Feed dog height
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Removethethroatplate,thebottomcoverofthefreearmandtheuppercoverofthefreearm.
Adjustmentprocedure
1. Attach the throat plate after you have removed the cover. (Fig. 1)
2. Set the feed to "0" (zero).
3.Turnthehandwheeltobringthefeeddogtoitshighestpoint.
4.Adjustthefrontendofthefeeddogbyturningtheadjustmentshaft,withathinatbladescrewdriver,from
thetopsurfaceofthethroatplate.(Fig.2)Toadjusttherearendofthefeeddog,loosenthesetscrew,and
adjusttheheightofthefeeddog,withaatbladescrewdriverorthelike,byinsertingthescrewdriverinto
theadjustmenthole.Aftertheadjustment,tightenthesetscrew.(Fig.3)
5.Adjustthefeeddogheightbothatitsfrontandrearendssothatitjutsoutfromthetopsurfaceofthe
throatplateby1.0±0.1mm.(Fig.4)
1.0 ± 0.1 mm
1.0 ± 0.1 mm
Adjustment shaft hole
Front end of feed dog
Read end of feed dog
Adjustment shaft
Setscrew
Flat blade
screwdriver
or the like
Fig.1 Fig.2
Fig.3
Fig.4
Adjustment
hole
Adjustment
hole
Feed dog height
decreases
Feed dog height
increases