Sears 385.12912 - Manual (Page 18)

Free-arm Sewing
® For frse-arm sewing:
1. Grip the extension tabie with your index finger and
thumb
2 Pul! gently to the left. The extension table will snap
out,
® For flat-bed sewing:
1 insert the tab and the pin into their catches,
2 With your thumb and index finger, gentiy snap in
Changing Needle
ф Needle clamp screw
@ Pin
Ф Needle clamp
Ш Turn off the power switch
Raise the needle to its highest position by turning
the handwheel counterclockwise, toward you, and
lower the presser foot,
Loosen the needle clamp screw ф by turning it
counterclockwise
Remove the needle from the damp (|),
Щ Insert a new needle into the needle clamp (§) with
the flat side to the rear
When inserting the needle info the clamp ф, push
it up as far as it goes. Tighten the dartip screw
Ф firmly by turning it clockwise
[¥] To check for a good needle, place the flat side of
the needle onto something flat (needle plate, glass,
etc )
The gap between the needle and the flat surface
should be consistent. Never use a bent or blunt
needle,
A damaged needle can cause permanent snags
or runs in knits, fine silks and sllk-iike fabrics
Changing Presser Foot
CD Presser bar
(2) Thumb screw
To change the presser foot, raise the presser bar.
Loosen the thumb screw, choose the proper fool and
insert from the bottom
Tighten the thumb screw using the iarge screwdriver
to make certain the foot is secure.
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