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Pfaff 212 manual

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    - ;—- - - PFAFF 212 213 Instruction book[...]

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    Coot en Is Page POllS of inodOl 212 2 Paris of model 213 4 I lEO trii:il ( OnnE(cfiuo (5 Work support of model 213 7 tternovirrg tile bobbin case B Diserigiiginq the sewing rnecharicri B .iioifig he tiobhirr 10 breading the bobbin case 1 1 loser 1mg the bohhmo case 12 Jhr eadirig the needle 13 Dr a wi rig o p the bobbin th real I 4 Regulating the S[...]

  • Page 3

    I luke up lever 2 1 bread guide 3 Bobbin winder tension with thread guide 4 Utility stitch Selector 5 Utility stitch chart 6 Colour range selector 7 Spool holder (at back) 8 L3ohbiri winder 9 Balance wheet 10 Disengaging knob 11 Reverse teed control 12 St itch lengi Ii cont rot 13 Drop teed knob 14 Bedplate 15 Needle plate 16 Shuttle (not visible) [...]

  • Page 4

    1 Take up lever 2 Thread guide 3 Bobbin winder tension with thread guide 4 Utility stitch selector 5 Utility stitch chart 6 Colour range selector 1 Spool bolder (at back> 8 Bobbin winder 9 Balance wheel 10 Disengaging knob 1 1 Reverse teed control 12 Stitch length control 13 Drop Iced knot) 14 Base plate Free arm Flap Needle plate Shuttle (not v[...]

  • Page 5

    6 / Electrical connections Push plug 1 into the machine socket and plug 2 into the wall outlet. Place foot control 3 within easy reach of your foot. The more the pedal is depressed, the faster the machine runs Work support of model 213 fo enlarge the sewing area for ordinary sewing operations, push the work sup port onto the free arm as tar as it w[...]

  • Page 6

    Removing the bobbin case Disengaging the sewing mechanisri Hold the balance wheel steady wdh y FIg. 5 left hand and, with your right hand, I the disengaging knob toward you ( arrow in Fig. 5) The sewing rnechani is now disengaged To engage il agi turn the knob away from you until i ig hI Fig 3.Model2l2 Fig. 4: Model 213 Turn the balance wheel towar[...]

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    Winding the bobbin Threading the bobbin case PuW about 10 cm (4 inches) of thread ti om the bobbin Take the bobbin case in your left hand and insert the bobbin into the bobbin case as shown in Fig 8 Pull the I hread into the slot of the bobbin case (Fig 9) Then draw fh thread the left under the tension spring so that it comes out of the opening, as[...]

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    - - -% .. - — - - -.cCC, %.tt... - :- -.---- -—-. - 12 Inserting the bobbin case Bring the take-up lever to its highest point. [itt latch 4 so that the bobbin will not tall out Push the bobbin case onto pin 1, making sure that finger 3 enters stot 2. Push the bobbin case in as tar as it wit) go. then release latch 4. Lightly press against the b[...]

  • Page 9

    -‘ —- - - —— ---—.- —- -S—,—— - - ‘-* - - — -—-.-----.-- -- - 14 ii Drawing UP the bobbin thread Hold the end of the needle thread in your left hand Turn the balance wheel toward you until the needle moves down and up again and the take-up lever has reached Is highest point Pull the needle thread tight to draw the bobbin thr[...]

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    -- - ----“ ---,---* -- ‘—.- - ,—,-.,- ----.-.-- --V- -. - - - Regulating the thread tensions Upper tension too loose or lower tension too light Needle thread tension Bobbin thread tension U r gUi Fig. 15 Ill Tensions evenly balanced The normal setting is between numbers 3 and 5 on the tension regulating knob Turn this knob clockwise toward [...]

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    .*__. S..— “•“ w5 S-.a — -U - - - - Selecting the utility stitch Sele t the desired stitch Porn the uttlity stitch chart 1 [he utility stitch chart has two colour ranges, white and ed For white utility stitches turn the colour range selector unIt mark B (Fig 19) is at the top. br “red ut lily stitches turn the selector until mark B is a[...]

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    Changing the sewing foot Changing the needle Turn the balance wheel toward you until needle bar 1 is at its highest point Loosen needle set screw 2 and take out the needle Insert a new needle 3 with the hat side ot its shank facing away from you, and push it up as tar as it will go Tighten screw 2 again Use only System 130/ 705 H needles For the pr[...]

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    - --—-rc.--..-.:_..—--.,_——...-. 22 Dropping the machine feed the machine feed has two positions which are set by turning the drop teed knob (Fig 22) Machine teed dropped for ernhroi dering. darning and button sewing Machine teed raised for sewing Always turn the balance wheel towards you never allow a threaded machine to run without materi[...]

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    — .-. Sewing Make sure the disengaging knob on the balance wheel is tight Straight-stitch sewing The machine sews straight stitches when the utitity stitch selector is set at 5 or 7 and the mark on the colour range selec tor is at the top. There are two straight-stitch settings: 5 — central needle position; 7 — left needle position Zigzag awi[...]

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    Sewing buttonholes Attach the clear-view foot Mark the position arid length of the buttonhole on the material Turn the colour range selec 26 for until its mark is at the top and turn the utility stitch selector to the left buttonhole seam. Regulate the stitch length so that the stitches are close together Turn the balance wheel toward you until the[...]

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    - .. -.. Blindstitching hems Attach the blindstitch toot, Turn the utility stitch selector to 11 and turn the colour range selector so that its mark is at the top Turn the fabric wrong side up and told its edge back by 1 cm (abt ‘/2). as shown at 1 in Fig 28. Then told the material to the desired hero width, as shown in drawing 2, and baste Fold [...]

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    — . •‘- - .—. - - Raise the needte and attach the adjust able zipper toot as totlows insert the rear slud into slot 1 (Fig 30) and pusti up the toe of the toot so that the tront stud enters slot 2. Push the zipper foot toward the right as far as it will go Baste the zipper on the fabric Then sew in the right halt ot the zipper (Fig 31) Rais[...]

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    Removing the work Chaning the light bulb 32 / Raise the needle and the sewing (oot Remove the work trorn the machine by pulling it toward the rear, and trim both threads with the aid of the thread cutter Make sure to leave thread ends about 10 cm (4 inches) long in the machine with which to start the next seam Open the face cover Push the bulb up a[...]

  • Page 19

    - Oiling All bearings behind the face cover and under the top cover and the bedplate have to be oiled from time to time The shuttle race must also be oiled now and then To do this, remove the bobbin case Always use high-grade (resin -free) sewing machine oil After oiling, run the machine for a short time on a piece of waste ma terial in order to ge[...]

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    - - - -. - Trouble shooting Seam puckers Ca ii s e 1 The thread tension is too tight. Rem e (t y Adjust both tensions as Instructed On pages 16 and 17 Needle thread breaks Cause 1 Needle not threaded correctly 2 Thread tension too tight. 3 Something is wrong with the needle 4 Thread used is too heavy for the needle 5. Needle inserted improperly. 6.[...]

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    Thread forms kinks Faulty stitching Cause 1 Both threads are of inferior quality Remedy Use high-quality thread only, which has not been kept in storage too long. Needle breaks Cause 1 Fabric is too thick. 2 The material is pulled by the sewer 3. The needle is of inferior qualify 38 ) Remedy Use a thicker needle as indicated in the Needle and Threa[...]

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    Machine runs heavily and is noisy Cause• 1 Dust and pieces of thread have accu mulated in the shuttle race 2 Machine has not been serviced for a longer time 3 The machine is clogged by interior oil 40 Remedy Clean the shuttle, as instructed cii pages 34 and 35 Read the instructions on page 34 Have a mechanic clean the machine thoroughly.[...]

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    I? inJ’rtcd I’ otto’, Jo qc.c Stitch width dial on 0, then pull out width dial and then turn the dial 1—3—I -2—3—4—0. S,’njn, on buttons Adj ust the stitch width to suit the size of the button. I-eed dog lowered Stitch selector Lint ic I, ij,dtjtcJj heninung I CHIH1 lug in elastic fabrics. Stitch ie,,grh Stitch ii’idth Orange Si[...]