Consew 199R-1A Instruction Manual

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ONSE CONSOLIDATED SEWING MACHINE CORPORATION MODEL 199R-1A 199R-2A 199R-3A INSTRUCTION MANUAL From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC ...

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8 9 199R CONSEW MODEL 199R IS A ZIGZAG AND STRAIGHT STITCH SEWING MACHINE WITH A ROTARY HOOK. THAT PRODUCES A LOCKSTITCH. MAIN PARTS: 1. SPOOLPIN 2. THREAD GUIDE 3. PRESSURE REGULATOR 4. TAKE UP LEVER 5. TENSION REGULATOR NEEDLES 6...

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REMOVING THE BOBBIN CASE; RAISE THE NEEDLE BAR TO ITS HIGHEST POINT BY TURNING THE HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU. OPEN THE SLIDE PLATE BY SLIDING IT TO THE LEFT AND WITH THE LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER PLACED UNDER THE BED, OPEN THE HINGED LATCH (A) AT T...

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THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE 1. HOLD THE BOBBIN CASE BETWEEN THE LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER AS SHOWN ABOVE. WITH ABOUT 2 INCHES OF THREAD TRAILING, HOLD THE BOBBIN BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST TWO FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND, AS SHOWN IN FIG. 5A. 2. ...

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PREPARING TO SEW (FIG.8) 1. THREADING THE MACHINE. 2. HOLDING THE LOOSE END OF THE NEEDLE THREAD IN YOUR LEET HAND, TURN THE HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND UNTIL THE NEEDLE MOVES DOWN AND UP AGAIN TO ITS HIGHEST POINT. 3...

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Fig9D Fig 10 REGULATING THE PRESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT THE PRESSURE OF THE PRESSER FOOT SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF MATERIAL BEING SEWN THE HEAVIER THE MATERIAL THE HEAVIER THE PRESSURE. THE LIGHTER THE MATERIAL THE LIGHTER ...

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STRAIGHT AND ZIGZAG SEWING TURN THE ZIGZAG REGULATING KNOB Z (Fig. 12), TO THE LEFT AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. THIS WILL CAUSE THE MACHINE TO SEW A STRAIGHT STITCH. TURNING THIS KNOB TO THE RIGHT WILL PRODUCE A ZIGZAG STITCH WHICH WILL BECOME WIDER, ...

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CENTERING THE NEEDLE IN THE THROAT (NEEDLE) PLATE IF IT IS INDICATED THAT THE NEEDLE NEEDS CENTERING WITHIN THE SLOT IN THE NEEDLE OR THROAT PLATE, SET THE MACHINE FOR STRAIGHT SEWING AND TURN HAND WHEEL TOWARD YOU UNTIL THE NEEDLE BAR REAC...

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TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE SEWING HOOK REMOVE THE NEEDLE, SLIDE PLATE AND BOBBIN CASE. TAKE OUT SCREW "D" (FIG. 4) AND REMOVE HOOK RETAINER "E" (FIG. 4). LOOSEN THE THREE SET SCREWS IN THE HUB. TURN HANDWHEEL UNTIL THE THR...

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TIMING THE MOVEMENT OF THE NEEDLE BAR FRAME SET THE ZIGZAG KNOB TO STRAIGHT STITCH AND TURN THE HANDWHEEL. WATCH HOW THE NEEDLE MOVES IN AND OUT OF THE SLOT IN THE THROAT (NEEDLE) PLATE. IF THE NEEDLE IS NOT CENTERED IN THE SLOT, MAKE THE ADJUS...

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Consolidated Sewing Machine Corp. Website: www .consew .com MAIN office Miami,FL Los Angeles, CA 131 W. 25th Street 4013 N.W. 79th Avenue 2320 South Hill Street New York, NY 10001 Miami, FL 33166 Los Angeles, CA 90007 Tel: 212-741-7...

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I I I I I I I I I I I I From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC ...