Pfaff kayser 46 manual

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Dear Customer, We congratulate you on your choice. You are now the proud owner of the new KAYSER sewing machine with its sleek, modern lines and remarkable sewing capabilities. We know you can’t wait to see the many useful and beautiful things you can make on your machine. The demonstrator has no doubt given you many practical hints. But it’s o[...]

Names of parts . Removing the bobbin case Disengaging the sewing mechanism Winding the bobbin Threading the bobbin case . Inserting the bobbin case . Changing the needle Threading 8 Drawing up the bobbin thread . . . 9 Setting the thread tensions . . . 1011 Setting the stitch length and sew ing backwards 12 Changing the needle position . . . 13 Set[...]

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Names of parts shown on opposite page 1 Take-up lever 2 Thread guide 3 Thread guide with bobbin winder tension 4 Top cover with retaining screw 5 Needle position and utility-stitch selector dial 6 Stitch width control Spool pins (at back) Bobbin winder Balance wheel Disengaging knob Drive belt Motor (at back) Reverse feed control Stitch length cont[...]

Removing the bobbin case Turn the balance wheel towards you until the needle is as high as it will go. Open the bedpiate cover. Lift bobbin case latch A (Fig. 1) and pull the bob bin case out. When you let go of the latch again, the bobbin will drop out. Disengaging the sewing mechanism Hold the balance wheel steady with your left hand and, with yo[...]

Winding the bobbin Select thread from table on page 28. Disengage sewing mechanism, and place spool of thread onto pin 1 (Fig. 3). Put bobbin onto spindle A (Fig. 4) and press against stop B. Pull thread through thread guide and under tension disc 2, as indicated by an arrow. Wind a few turns of thread on bobbin 3(Fig,3), as indicated by an arrow. [...]

Threading the bobbin case Pull about four inches of thread from your left hand and insert the bobbin as the bobbin. Take the bobbin case in shown in Fig. 5. Fig.? Then pull the thread toward the left un 7”’ that it comes out of the opening as der the spring on the bobbin case so shown in Fig. 7.[...]

Inserting the bobbin case B A Bring needle to its highest point. Lift c latch 0 (Fig. 8) so that bobbin will not fall Out. Push bobbin case onto pin A, taking care that finger C enters slot B. Press bobbin case in as far as it will go, then let go of latch 0 again. Press lightly against bobbin case to make sure it has snapped into place properly. F[...]

Threading Turn the balance wheel until tape-up lever 7 (Fig. 10> is at its highest point. Put a spool of thread onto one of the spool pins. Pull the thread through guides 1 and 2, clockwise around and between tension discs 4, and through the thread check spring. Now pull the thread upwards behind guide 6, and from right to left through the hole [...]

Drawing up the bobbin thread Hold the end of the needle thread in your left hand. Turn the balance wheel towards you until the needle moves down and up again and the take-up lever has reached its highest point. Now pull the needle thread and the bobbin thread will come up through the needle hole (Fig. Ii). Pull both thread ends (about four inches l[...]

II wrong Upper tension too tight or lower tension too loose. nght Tensions evenly balanced. Fig. 12 wrong Setting the thread tensions Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight.[...]

Fig. 13 Needle thread tension The normal setting is between numbers 2 and 4 on the knob. Turn the knob clockwise for stronger tension, and anti-clockwise for weaker tension. Bobbin thread tension To set the bobbin thread tension, turn the screw with a small screwdriver as shown above. Turn it to the right for stronger tension, and to the left for w[...]

—T Setting the stitch length and sewing backwards The stitch length is set by turning disc R. There are numbers printed on it to show the exact stitch length setting. At setbng 0 the material does not move forward at all. The longest stitch you can set on the machine is 4 mm (abt. 532”). Simply turn disc R until the stitch length you want is op[...]

Changing the needle position M By needle position we mean the lateral ‘, position of the needle in the needle hole for straight sewing, and the point from which the needle starts when mak 4 ing a zigzag stitch. To change this ‘ . position. turn the needle position dial Fig. 16 L left, M middle, R right Setting the stitch width for zigzag sewin[...]

Changing the sewing foot Raise the presser bar iifter, Bring the needle up to its highest point. Loosen the screw holding the sewing foot, and remove the latter. Attach the new sew ing foot, then fully tighten its screw Fig. 18 again.[...]

Dropping the machine feed / The machine feed has three positions which are set by turning the drop feed control shown in Fig 19. 0 (feed completely dropped) for em broidering, darning and button sew ing. 1 (feed partly raised) for sewing deli cate fabrics. 2 (feed fully raised) for sewing nor mal and heavy materials. Fig. 19 A few do’s and donts [...]

Sewing on buttons Bring the needle up to its highest point. Exchange the sewing toot with the but ton sewing foot shown in Fig. 20. Com pletely drop the feed, and set the needle to its left position. For the moment, set the stitch width to “0”. Sewing Make sure the disengaging knob on the balance wheel is tight. Straight-stitch sewing When the [...]

.-. p Fig. 21 Place a button on the material and un der the sewing foot. making sure that the left hole of the button is exactly un der the needle as shown in Fig. 22. Lower the tresser bar lifter, then set the stitch width (normally at 4) so that the needle enters the right hole of the but ton when you turn the balance wheel. Slowly sew about 10 s[...]

Sewing buttonholes on CI. 44 zigzag sewing machines with or without filler thread Attach niastic buttonhole foot (Fig. 23). Mark position and length of buttonhole on material with tailors chalk. Turn needle position dial to “L” and stitch width control to 2 (see page 13). Set stitch length so that stitches are close to each other. Place materia[...]

A Sew first seam from A to B (Fig. 24). Leave needle down in the material on c the right of its throw Raise sewing foot, turn fabric through 180 lower sewing foot. and raise needle. Turn stitch width control to snap-in position 4, and sew B a number of bartacking stitches up to C. Raise needle out of material, turn con trot to 2 and sew second seam[...]

Sewing buttonholes nfl on Cl. 46 zigzag and utility-stitch sewing machines with or without filler thread Attach clear-view buttonhole foot. Mark position and length of buttonhole on material, Set stitch length control R (Fig. 15) between “0” and “0.5”, and turn stitch width control (6) to “5. Turn utility-stitch selector dial (5) until sy[...]

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Blindstitching on CI. 46 zigzag and utility-stitch sewing machines with clear-view foot Turn needle position and utility-stitch Regulate stitch width so that needle selector dial (5) to blindstitch symbol. takes left stitch exactly in folded edge, Set stitch length control between ‘3’ catching merely one fabric yarn. and ‘4’. Baste hem abou[...]

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A B Blindstitching on CI. 44 zigzag sewing machines Turn needle position dial to R. Turn fabric wrong side up and fold its edge back by 1 cm (abt. 1/2”) (Fig. A). Then C D fold material to desired hem width, as shown in Fig. B, and baste. Fold hem down so that edge of 1/2”-wide hem protrudes by 3 mm (abt. 1/8”) (Fig. C). Turn stitch length co[...]

Sewing elastic seams on Cl. 46 zigzag and utility-stitch sewing machines Attach ordinary sewing foot, Turn needle position and utility-stitch selector dial (5) to elastic-seam symbol and stitch width control (6) to 5 Set stitch length control between 0 and 1.5’, as required. Particularly well suited for sewing tricot. terry cloth and other elasti[...]

Embr&dering and darning Before embroidering. increase ower tension a iftie so that bobbin thread s not pulled through to top of material. This wUl enhance the appearance of ycur embroidery Remove sewing foot and drop machine feed. Place material nto embrodering hooc (Fig. 32). then put it under the needle. Lower presser bar lifter and hold hoop[...]

Hemming Raise needle, screw on hemmer foot Fig. 34) and turn needle position knob to M. Fold edge of material back by 1!8’ and sew a number of tying stitches on outside edge. Remove workpiece and pull folded edge into scroll of hemmer foot by tugging the loose thread ends (Fig. 35). Lower hemmer foot and sew hem with a straight or medium-wide zig[...]

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Machine care Oiling All bearings of moving parts 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 occasionally. To do this, re move the bobbin case. Always use high-grade (resin-free) sew ing machine oil. After oiling, run the machine for a short while sewing on a[...]

Cleaning the shuttle race Raise the needle and take out bobbin case F with bobbin E inside (Fig. 36). Swing latches 0 outwards and remove shuttle race ring C. Carefully pull shuttle B out of its race (do not drop it). Clean to shuttle race G with a soft brush, mak ing sure that no brush hairs are left E behind. Put the shuttle and its race ring bac[...]

Changing the light bulb Open the face cover Push the bulb up a little, then turn it left and pull it out. Insert a new bulb so that its pins slide into the socket slots, push it up and turn it to the right as shown by arrows in Fig 37. Fig. 37[...]

Trouble shooting Needle thread breaks Cause: Remedy: 1. Needle not threaded correctly. Thread the needle from front to back. 2. Thread tension too tight. Turn tension dial toward “0” somewhat. 3. Something is wrong with the needle. Needle may be blunt or bent. Insert new System 130 R or 705 needle. 4. Thread used is too heavy for the Use proper[...]

Cause: 1 If bobbin thread is not wound cor rectly, it gets entangled. 2. Bobbin thread has slipped out from under the tension spring. Bobbin thread breaks Remedy: Wind thread properly as instructed on page 5. Take bobbin out of bobbin case. replace. and thread bobbin case.[...]

Cause Needle breaks Remedy 1 Fabric too thick 2. Material is pulled by sewer. 3 Needle is of inferior quality. Cause: Use thicker needle as indicated in Thread Chart on page 28. Don’t pull the fabric. Buy high-quality needles only. Thread forms loops Remedy: 1 Thread tension not properly adlusted. 2. Thickness of material and size of thread not i[...]

Seam puckers Cause Remedy: 1. Thread tension too tight. Adjust both tensions as instructed on pages 10 and 11. 2. Machine feed set too high. Check to see if drop feed control is turned to “1” or “2”. Faulty stitching Cause: Remedy: 1. Needle and bobbin threads of Use high-quality thread only, which has inferior quality, not been kept in sto[...]

36 Machine runs heavily and is noisy Cause: Remedy: 1 Dust and pieces of thread have Clean shuttle and shuttle race as accumulated in the shuttle race, instructed on page 30. 2. Machine has not been serviced Read instructions on page 29. for a longer time. 3. Machine clogged by nferior oil. Clean the machine thoroughly with cleaning fluid (kerosene[...]