SINGER White 5500 - Manual (Page 11)

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Step-1
needle “
bar
handwheel
needle
clamp screw
(1) Set the needle bar in the highest position
by turning the handwheel toward you.
(2) Loosen the needle clamp screw and take
out the needle.
Step-2
groove of the
(1) With the flat face away from you, insert a
new needle into the groove of the needle bar.
¡2) Push the needle until it reaches the stop­
per and tighten the needle clamp screw
firmly.
-How to check your needles-
Proper needle
It is straight.
The gap is even.
Improper needle
Bent needle.
The point is sharp.
Blunt point.
~5—
Bent point.
3
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Using defective or worn needles not
only causes stitch skipping, break­
age of needles or snapping of thread;
it also can damage the rotary hook
and the needle plate.