Pfaff synchromatic 1217 manual

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Fod out this page Index Page Bobbrn .3,4 Bobbin case . 3, 5 Bobbin thread 7 Buttonholing 20, 21 Carrying case cover 1 Cleanrng 23 Dual feed 10 Electrical connection 2 Foot control 2 Foot control receptacle 1 Light bulb 23 Machine feed 9 Master selector dial 8 Needle 1 3 Needle position 9 Oiling 23 Ornamental stitches 1 5 Overlock seam 18, 19 Presse[...]

4 Parts of your sewing machine 1 Take-up ever 2 Thread retainer stud 3 Eraser button 4 Top cover lid 5 Spool pins 6 Pattern start selector wheel 7 Pattern length selector wheel 8 Bobbin winder 9 Balance wheel with stop motion knob 10 Master selector dial 11 Needle position knob 1 2 Buttonhole control 1 3 Master switch 1 4 Base of portable machines [...]

Removing the carrying case cover Press down catches A (as indicated by arrows) and swing them outwards. Then lift the cover off. To replace the cover, reverse this sequence. To open the sewing box lift catches B. Then open the top cover sections. Foot control receptacle Remove this receptacle from the machine. Before you put the machine away after [...]

EIectrica connection Push plug A into the machine socket and plug B into the wall socket. Press master switch 13. Your machine is now switched on and ready for sewing. Foot contre Place the Foot control under the table. Press down its pedal. The machine starts sewing. The more the pedal is depressed, the faster the machine vvill run.[...]

Removing bobbin case and bobbin Raise the needle. Remove bed cover 15 or open free arm cap 27. Lift larch A, pull out the bobbin case, release the latch arid take out the bobbin. The bobbin cannot fall out as long as you keep latch A raised. Disengaging the sewing mechanism Before you start winding the bobbin, disengage the sewing mechanism. Hold t[...]

Bobbin winding Raise pins 5. Disengage the sewing mechanism. Place a bobbin on magnetic disc A and a spool of thread on one of the spool pins. Pass the thread around thread retainer stud 2, wind it around the bobbin a few times, as indicated by the arrow. Push ever 8 against the bobbin to start the bobbin winder and hold the thread end at the begin[...]

inserting the bobbin case Lift latch A and push the bobbin case onto stud B as tar as t will go, making sure slot C points upwards. Release the latch. Latch A and stud B must be flush. Attaching the work support 1216: Turn over the foot control receptack and attach t (A). 1217: Push the workplate over the free arm until its guide pins enter the two[...]

Upper threading Pull the thread from the spool and draw it into slot A, guide B and take-up lever 1, Then pull it into guide C and thread guide D on the needle holder, Threadhig the neede Turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the needle and take-up lever 1 (see drawing) Push needle threader control 19 down all the way. Draw the thread under fi[...]

Drawing up the bobbin thread Hold the needle thread a little taut. Turn balance wheel 9 toward you until the needle moves down and up aqain and the takeup lever is up. Pull the bobbin thread out of the needle hole and lay both threads toward the left and hack under the sewing toot. Thread cutter The thread cutter is located at the hack c top feedin[...]

Master selector dial (10) Turn the outer ring until the symbol of the straight or zigzag stitch desired is position ed above mark A. Straight stitch Straight stitches are located in the range from 0 or 4. Zigzag stitch Setting mark = A Zigzag stitches are sewn in the ranges marked 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. At the right of this range, the stitches are close[...]

Needle position The needle can be set to different posi tions in the needle hole. Turn knob 11 until the symbol of the needle position desired is positioned below mark A. CED Central (normal) needle position CZD: = Right needle position (EEC = Left needle position Reverse sewing and dropping the feed dog Reverse-feed control 21 has the fol(owin pos[...]

Presser bar lifter Lever 22 has two positions: A = Sewing foot is raised. (Before you remove the work, turn the balance wheel toward you to raise the needle and take-up lever 1.) B = The sewing foot is lowered for sewing. Dual feed (Synchronized top and bottom feed) This feed mechanism prevents one ply from creeping ahead of the other. Before you e[...]

Upper tension (20) A = Setting mark. The normal tension setting is in the light-coloured range between 3 and 5, depending on the work. The higher the num ber, the tighter the tension. Lower tension B = Regulating screw. Turn it left for a looser tension, or right for a tighter tension. C = Correct thread tension. D = Upper tension too loose or lowe[...]

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Changing the needle Raise the needle bar. Then hold the needle, loosen screw A and pull the needle out of the needle holder. Insert a new System 130/705 H needle )with the flat side of its shank facing toward the back) and push it up into the needle hold er as far as it will go. Tighten screw A. Utility stitches Open top cover lid 4. A Elastic stit[...]

UtiHty-stitch setting The setting of master selector dial 10/11 which is required for a specific utility stitch is indicated on the respective but ton. Setting: A = Press the button B = Turn the master selector dial All stitches and stitch combinations are listed in the stitch program chart on pages 26-30. This chart also contains possible applicat[...]

Ornamental stitches Buttons F to J show ornamental stitches. (They are set as utility stitches). The pattern length can be varied by turn ing wheel 7 in the range from 10 to 18. (When turned to symbol- o:;the orna mental stitches are disengaged) Wheel 6 serves to set the machine at the beginning of the pattern. (For setting see drawing.) Letters K [...]

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Special sewing feet Zipper (and edge stitching) foot Attach the foot offset to the right or left. Set the needle position accordingly. Guide the workpiece so that the edge of the zip per foot moves along the zipper chain on the right or left, respectively. Top illustration: Foot in left-edge position. needle in left position Left edge of foot moves[...]

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Overlook seam The overlock stitch is used for sewing along an edge and simultaneously finishing it with an edge-thread effect. Insert the material so that its edge runs along edge guide E (top ill.). At the end of the seam raise the sewing foot. Then press ejector lever F (bottom ill.) to release the thread from the thread puller. Remove the work b[...]

Buttonhole settinq ttach the buttonhole foot. Release the push buttons. insert a fiHer cord as fol lows: Place it over rear lug A (top ill), pull it taut, and clamp it in front lug B. As you sew, arrow C moves along scale D. This serves to determine the buttonhole length (bottom ill.). Turn knob ii to the position shown in the illustration (top). R[...]

Sewhiq buttonholes To afford a better view of the work the buttonhole foot has been omitted from the drawings below. Pull the bottom of the buttonhole foot for ward as far as it will go. E = Sew the first buttonhole seam in the length desired. F = Push button 12 and keep it depress ed until the machine has sewn 4 to 6 bartacking stitches, then rele[...]

Special accessories The special accessories listed below are intended for special sewing jobs. They can be obtained from your Pfaff dealer. Not all the sewing feet listed below are at present available as snap-on feet, To attach a conventional sewing foot, remove the sewing foot holder. eguide Accessory Ordering No, Sewing Operation Cording set 93-[...]

Changing the light bulb Push the light bulb up, turn it toward A and pull it out. Insert the new light bulb so that its pins move in slots C. Push it up nd turn it tovvard B. Cleaning and oiling 1216: Remove cover 15. Pull needle plate forward and take it out. 1217: Take out the screws and remove the needle plate. Open free arm cover 27 and remove [...]

rroube shoothig Cause: 1. Machine skips stitches Needle not inserted correctly. Wrong needle used. Needle bent or blunt. Machine threaded improperly. Needle too thin for thread used. 2. Need’e thread breaks For any of the above reasons. Thread tension too strong. Poor-quality or knotty thread used, or thread that has become too dry by excessive s[...]

Cause: Remedy: N 4. Seam is not uniform Tension out of adjustment. Thread too thick, knotty or hard, Bobbin thread wound unevenly. Kinks appear on top and bottom of material. 5. Machines feeds irregulady or not at all Lint has accumulated between tooth rows of feed dog. Feed dog dropped. (Reverse-feed control is at left.) 6. Machine works heavily T[...]

Stitch program chart Jsted in this chart are the stitch program The individual stitch programs and their -umber, the corresponding stitch and in application are described in more detail in ines I to IV the settings for the various the table below. seam patterns. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 I I — ‘ — . -- .— --- i .. --. 7 // — .—- -. / I [...]

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Appi icaton Decorative and stabilizing stitch for jersey. Sewing on borders and ace. Decorative seam, for instance, for decoratng place mats. Decorative stitch, for instance for embroidered blouses. Decorative stitch, for instance, for damnsk towels. Ornamental stitch, for instance, for hemming tablecloths. A conventional decorative stitch for dain[...]

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