SINGER 9100 - Manual (Page 4)

1 .Getting to Know Your Machine
principal parts and
what they do
1. Pressure Regulating Thumb Screw regu
lates presser foot pressure on the fabric.
2. Take-up Lever controls flow of needle
thread
3. Needle-ThreadTensionOial letsyou select
the right tension for your fabric, stitch, and
thread. The numbers eliminate guesswork
in duplicating settings.
To increase tension, turn dial to higher
number
To decrease tension, turn dial to lower
number.
4. Thread Cutter located on presser bar
5. Presser Foot holds fabric against teed.
Presser foot lifter at rear of machine (not
shown) raises and lowers the presser foot.
6. Slide Plate opens easily, provides access
to bobbin case latch tor removal and re­
placement of the bobbin.
7. Feed moves fabric under the presser foot.
8. Needle Plate provides working surface
around the needle. Guidelines on plate
help you keep seams straight.
9. Needle Clamp holds needle.
10. Electric Motor supplies power to machine
through a belt to the hand wheel. Motor is
activated by a speed controller.
11. Bobbin-Winder Tension Discs regul.ite
thread tension for winding bobbins
1 2. Feed Throw-out Knob lowers feed below
needle plate for free-motion darning and
embroidery.
13. Stitch Length Selector .illows you to
choose from a variety ot stitch lengths, in­
cluding fine adjustments for close zig z.ig
stitching.Raising the lever permits reverse
stitching.
14. Hand Wheel controls movement of take-up
lever and needle. Always turn it toward you.
1 5. Bobbin-Winder Switch and Bobbin Holder
let you fill the bobbin with thread quickly
and easily.
1 6. Spool Pin and Felt. Pin holds thread spools
of various sizes. Felt helps thread unwind
smoothly.
I 7. stitch Width Selector controls the widthof
zig-zag stitching and positions the needle
for straight stitching.
18. Needle-Position Selector places needle
in either left, centre or right stitching
position. Use centre position for straight
stitching.
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