Brother PC-8500 8500D User Manual
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7. Make a cut of about 2 cm in the fabric.
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2 cm
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3
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A
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B
8. Place the fabric as shown left figure B.
–Right side of cut: on top of the guide plate
–Left side of cut: underneath the presser foot
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Guide plate (lower knife)
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Presser foot
9. Thread the needle, and then pull out a long
section of the upper thread, pass it below the
presser foot and pull it out in the fabric feed
direction. (See left figure B)
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Presser foot
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Upper thread
10. Lower the presser foot lever.
CAUTION
If the width has been adjusted, turn the
balance wheel by hand to check that the
needle does not touch the side cutter. If the
needle touches the side cutter, it may cause
the needle to break.
When sewing straight stitches only
The seam margin should be about 0.5 cm.
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Seam margin
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Make sure that you touch the “
” key when
using the side cutter.
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Clean the side cutter after use, otherwise dust
and scraps of thread will build up on it.
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Add a small amount of oil as required to the
cutting edge of the cutter.
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Note
–The fabric will not be cut if the whole fabric is
simply spread out underneath the presser foot
guide plate. Set the fabric as explained in step
8. above, and the start sewing.
–Check that the needle is raised when the
presser foot lever is raised.
–One layer of 13-oz denim can be cut.