Harbor Freight Tools 03914 User Manual
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SKU 03914
Figure D
a
b
c
d
Attaching the Needle
1.
Unplug the Power Cord from the electrical outlet.
2.
Select a proper needle size according to the
thread count and type of material being sewn.
3.
Turn the Hand Wheel until the needle bar
reaches the highest point of its stroke.
4.
Loosen Screw (2) and hold needle (1) with its
indented part “A” facing exactly to the right in
direction “B”.
5.
Insert the needle and push it up until it will go no further.
6.
While holding in place, securely tighten Screw (2).
Setting the Bobbin into the Bobbin Case
1.
Hold the Bobbin so that the thread exit is to the left,
and push the Bobbin into its case.
2.
Feed the thread through slit “A” and pull the thread in
direction “B”. By doing so, the thread will pass under
the tension spring and exit at notch “B”.
3.
Verify that the Bobbin rotates in the direction of the
arrow when thread “C” is pulled.
ON Position
This position is with the Connecting Rod
(6) pressed, as shown in
Figure C
. The Bobbin
Winder will put pressure on the belt and cause the
machine to operate. The Shaft on the Bobbin Winder
will also spin; winding thread onto the Bobbin, if the
Winder is set up to do so.
Winding Thread Onto the Bobbin
1.
Place a Bobbin onto the Bobbin Winder Shaft (5) as
shown at point
d
in
Figure C
, right.
2.
Route the Thread from the Spool (not shown) up through
the Thread Guide Tube (43,
point a
), the hole in the
Thread Tension Bracket Assembly (18,
b
), over and
under the far side of the Tension Disc (21,
c
), and connect
it to the Bobbin (
d
).-See
Figure D
, right.
3.
While the Connecting Rod (6) is pressed (as shown in
both
Figures C
and
D
) the Bobbin Winder will be in the
‘ON’ position and the Bobbin will fill with thread. When
finished, release the Connecting Rod and the Bobbin
Winder will reset to the ‘OFF’ position.
b
d
Figure C
REV 03/04
6
6