SINGER W117 - Manual (Page 6)

To Draw Up Lower Thread
While holding loosely in the left hand, the end of th
thread extending through eye of needle (three or fo„*
inches), turn the top of hand wheel from you (clockwUe\
with the right hand, until the needle goes all the way down
and comes hack up. The lower thread will form a loop over
the thread you are holding and come up through the needle
hole. Lead the ends of both threads back under the presser '
foot, keeping the upper thread in presser foot slot.
To Remove the Bobbin Case from Shuttle ’
Turn hand wheel (dock-
wise) until take-up (5^ pig
3) is at its highest point,
Then remove the hand hole
cover plate permitting you to
reach down to bobbin.
Clasp the bobbin case with
the thumb and first finger of
your left hand as shown in
Fig. 7. Then with the second
finger lift up on latch "X"
and the- bobbin case can be
readily removed.
Follow the same procedure
in replacing the bobbin case
in shuttle.
The hole in the center
spindle inside the bottom case
fits over the center pin of the
shuttle, as shown in Fig. 6.
Eight
Remove Shuttle from the Shuttle Race
Flffur* 8
„move the hand hole cover plate and tip head
First remo ^ remove bobbin case as already ex­
back on ite hi (clockwise) until the
plained. is just entering needle plate hole. Then .
point of the neM jp pig. g. This will release
press rear en readily removed
the shuttle ra the center pm m
from under p ^ readily removed WITH-
shuttlc (Cp/ '
OUT FORCE.
To Replace the Shuttle
m ... the hand wheel untU the point of the needle a just
the needle plate hole. With the thumb and first
entering tM n ^. ... the shuttle by the center pm
Usar« 1
entering the v shuttle by the center pin
■f*®;a!h other in the outer edge of the shuttle, are
oppMite each o^her pips ( d P). When properly
thè SHARP point of shuttle will be almost directiy
lined up. the ou imperative that the
°i®L.n^L*nrooerly placed in the race, and it must never be
fnto^ position. When the shuttle is in position re-
^,°®^!Sttìe rS cover by slipping the fork at left side
SS p“» (H) b.ck .«r Llpk (G)
whiS will snap back to its holding position.
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