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3-12-3. Adjusting the difference in height of the presser foot
Remove two screws
❷
that are used to retain ad-
justing presser foot
❶
, and adjust the difference in
height of the presser foot by replacing spacer
❸
.
Thicknesses of spacers that match the respective
throat plates and feed dogs are as shown in the
table.
No. Plate Thickness Specication
1 1.0mm Extra heavy-weight mate-
rials (standard)
2 0.5mm Heavy-weight materials
3 None Medium-weight materials
To replace spacer
❸
with a spacer (0.5 mm or
none), replace screw
❷
with a shorter one (L=3.0
mm SS5060310SP).
3-12-4. Replacing the needle thread guide
When sewing a medium-weight material using a thin
thread, larger needle thread loops will be produced
and they will be likely to tilt causing stitch skipping.
To prevent the aforementioned trouble, replace
thread guide
❶
located above the needle clamp with
an appropriate one.
Loosen screw
❷
that is used to x thread guide
❶
,
and replace the thread guide with thread guide
❸
for
medium-weight materials.
❷
(Standard L: 3.5 mm)
❸
❶
❶
❷
❸