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book

care

full

yan

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self

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stru

ctio

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pag

es9,

1 0,

11

and

12. .

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5)

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spin

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left

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turn

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ase

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hole

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.

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ak

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with

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.

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re5

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TH

RE

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ING

THE

BO

BB

INC

ASE

(See

Fig.

6)

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read

the

bobb

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hold

itin

the

left

hand

with

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firs

tfi

nger

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thum

bat

the

poin

tm

arke

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crew

”on

the

bobb

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seil

lust

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on,

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6,th

enpla

ceth

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bbin

inth

e

bobb

inca

seso

that

the

thre

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mes

from

bobb

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raig

ht

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etN

o.1

and

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tN

o.2,

then

thro

ugh

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3an

ddo

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ard

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ing

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oks

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wer

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3,co

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ard

and

out

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the

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o.4.

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inch

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thre

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ting

.

Cau

tion

—R

ead

the

inst

ruct

ions

onth

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all

enve

lope

in

clud

edin

the

box

ofac

cess

orie

sth

atco

ntai

nsth

ebo

bbin

case

—th

read

edas

itsh

ould

be.

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eca

refu

lly

the

way

the

bobb

inca

seis

thre

aded

bef

ore

rem

ovin

gbo

bbin

orun

thre

adin

g.

TO

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CE

AN

DR

EM

OV

ET

HE

BO

BB

INC

ASE

INSH

UT

TL

E

the

take-

up

(Fig

.3)

isat

itshi

ghes

tpo

int,

then

rem

ove

the

hand

hole

cove

rpla

te(F

ig.

1)by

liftin

git

up.

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hth

eth

umb

and

firs

t

fing

erof

the

left

hand

clas

pth

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bbin

case

as

show

nin

Fig.

7,th

enw

ith

the

seco

ndfi

nger

lift

the

latc

h“X

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dth

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bbin

case

can

be

read

ily

rem

oved

.

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sam

eoper

atio

nis

the

met

hod

used

for

eith

er

plac

ing

the

bobbir

case

inth

esh

uttl

eor

rem

ovin

git

from

the

shut

tle.

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cent

ersp

indl

eon

the

insi

deof

the

bobb

inca

sefi

tsov

er:e

nte

rpi

n

ofth

esh

uttl

eas

show

nin

Fig.

6.

-.

a—

jc L

’—

——

—

BOBB

INC

ASE

BOBB

IN

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the

hand

whe

elun

til

ITER

P1N

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TT

LE

PRES

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re6SH

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re7

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n

TO

RE

MO

VE

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TT

LE

FR

OM

THE

SHU

TT

LE

RA

CE

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tre

mov

eth

eha

ndho

leco

ver

pla

te,

then

rem

ove

the

hea

dfa

sten

ing

scre

w(F

ig.

1),

then

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hea

dca

nbe

tipped

back

onits

hing

es.

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t,re

mov

ebo

bbin

case

assh

own

inFi

g.7.

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t,tu

rnth

eha

ndw

heel

just

asyo

uw

ould

inse

win

gu

n

tilth

epo

int

ofth

enee

dle

isju

sten

teri

ngth

enee

dle

pla

te

hole

,th

enpr

ess

the

rear

end

ofla

tch

“G”

assh

own

inFi

g.9.

This

oper

atio

nw

illre

leas

eth

esh

uttle

race

cove

rw

hich

ispic

ture

din

Fig.

6—

and

the

shut

tle

can

read

ily

bere

mov

ed.

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t,to

rem

ove

the

shut

tle

sim

ply

take

hold

ofth

ece

nter

pin

(CP)

inth

esh

uttl

eas

show

nin

Fig.

9an

çlit

can

read

ily

beta

ken

out

WIT

HO

UT

FOR

CE

.

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the

hand

whe

elun

tilth

epo

int

ofth

enee

dle

isju

sten

teri

ngth

enee

dle

pla

teho

le.

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dth

esh

uttl

eby

the

cent

erpi

n“C

P”,

(Fig

.9)

betw

een

the

firs

tfi

nger

and

thum

bof

the

left

hand

and

plac

eit

inth

era

ceas

illu

stra

ted

inFi

g.9

soth

atth

edr

ivin

gpi

ns“D

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ter

the

two

hole

son

each

side

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esh

uttl

e.T

heSH

AR

Ppo

int

ofth

esh

uttle

isal

mos

tdi

rect

ly

over

me

arro

wm

arke

d“5

”,an

dit

isve

ryim

port

ant

that

itbe

sopla

ced.

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ould

not

bene

cess

ary

tofo

rce

this

shut

tle

in

topl

ace.

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the

pro

per

posi

tion

itw

illre

adil

yen

ter

the

race

and

fit

over

the

driv

ing

pins

“DP”

.It

isim

pera

tive

that

this

shut

tle

bepr

oper

lypl

aced

inth

era

ce,

sota

ke

care

tofo

llow

inst

ruct

ions

care

full

y.T

hen

repla

cesh

uttle

race

cove

r(s

eeFi

g.6)

byin

sert

ing

the

fork

atle

ftsi

deof

shut

tle

race

cove

r

(see

Fig.

6)un

der

spri

ngpi

n“H

”(F

ig.

9)an

dsn

apco

ver

un

der

latc

h“C

”.

I

Itis

wel

lto

know

how

tore

mov

ean

dre

pla

ceth

esh

uttl

e

asfr

omtim

eto

tim

ea

cert

ain

amou

ntof

lint

gat

her

sin

the

race

and

onth

esh

uttl

edr

ivin

gpi

nsw

hich

may

caus

eth

e

mac

hine

toru

nh

ard

.

TO

PRE

PAR

EF

OR

SE

WIN

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Itis

esse

ntia

lth

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thth

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and

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ein

pro

per

posi

tion

.To

have

the

low

erth

read

com

eup

thro

ugh

the

nee

dle

hole

,ho

ldth

een

dof

the

upper

thre

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tend

about

four

inch

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roug

hey

eof

need

le)

loos

ely

with

the

left

hand

and

with

the

righ

tha

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rnth

e

hand

whe

elar

ound

com

plet

ely

once

ortw

ice

orsu

ffic

ient

times

for

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dle

and

upper

thre

adto

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wn

and

pick

upth

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wer

thre

adan

dbr

ing

itup

thro

ugh

the

nee

dle

hole

;

then

pass

the

upper

and

low

erth

read

sth

roug

hth

efo

rkof

the

pres

ser

foot

and

tow

ard

sth

eba

ckof

the

mac

hine

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hen

afte

ryo

uha

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lace

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urm

ater

ial

unde

rth

epr

esse

rfo

ot,

low

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epr

esse

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with

the

pres

ser

bar

leve

r(s

eeFi

g.7)

.

RE

GU

LA

TIN

GTH

ET

EN

SIO

NS

The

Ken

mor

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fitt

edw

ithan

auto

mat

icte

nsio

nre

leas

e.

Inot

her

wor

ds,

whe

nyo

ulif

tth

epr

esse

rfo

otw

ithth

epr

esse

r

bar

leve

rth

eupper

thre

adte

nsio

nis

auto

mat

ical

lyre

leas

ed.

The

tens

ion

regula

tor

leve

ris

loca

ted

onth

efa

cep

late

of

the

mac

hine

(see

Fig.

3).

For

ordi

nary

sew

ing

this

leve

rsh

ould

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gure

9

TO

RE

PLA

CE

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the

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the

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LIN

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mat

eria

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seve

ral

slot

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stab

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thes

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fore

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ng.

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s

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ring,

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er

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rein

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onte

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