SINGER 127-3 & 128-3 - Manual (Page 15)

127-3 & 128-3
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FIG. 17. OILING POINTS IN BASE OF MACHINE
To Oil the Machine continued...
On the back of the arm is a round plate or
cover, fastened by a thumb screw. Loosen
the screw, turn the plate upward and fasten
by tightening the screw; turn the balance
wheel slowly and oil the moving parts inside,
then turn the cover down and fasten it as
before.
To reach the parts underneath the bed, the
kilt must be thrown off the band wheel on the
machine stand. Or this purpose a belt shifter
is placed at the front of tile band wheel. By
pressing the belt shifter lever to the left and
working the treadle meanwhile, the belt is
released and the machine can then be turned
back on its hinges. The places to be oiled
are indicated in Fig. 17, by arrows pointing to
the oil holes and bearings.
To oil the stand, put a drop of oil the centres
on which the band wheel and treadle work,
and both ends of the pitman rod, which con-