Changing needle plates, Changing the needle – SINGER 514 User Manual

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ACCESSORIES (Continued)

CHAN6JN<3 NEEDLE PLATl

CHANGING THE NEEOM

Changing Needle Plates

1 > Raise the pressor foot.

2> Turn hand wheel toward you until the

needle is above the pressor foot>

3. Open slide plate as Illustrated until

bobbin is fully revealed

4. Place fingers on edge of slide plate

as illustrated and apply pressure to

fully open the slide plate and release

the locking pin,

5. Insert thumb under needle plate and

\mth6raw needle plate to the right to
remove.

6. Insert new needle plate under locking

pin and locate on position pin. Fully

close slide plate to lower the needle

plate locking pin and secure the

needle plate.

Changing the Needle

The needle clamp has been designed so

that the needle can only be inserted one

way—the correct vv^ay, with the flat side
of the shank to the back.

1. Turn hand wheel toward you until

needle is at highest position.

2. Loosen needlC'Clamp screw and re

move needle.

3. Insert new needle in clamp with the

fiat side of the needle to the back and
the long groove toward you; push it

up as far as it will go.

4> Tighten needle clamp screw.

For regular sewing, this machine uses

SINGER needles Catalogue 2020 (15x1).
available in sizes 9. 11. 14. 16 and 18,