SINGER 216G - Manual (Page 18)

The Treadle of the Machine
After
releasing the balance wheel, place the foot
on the treadle of the machine, then turning the
balance wheel over toward you, with the right hand,
and by alternately pressing down with the heel and the
toes try to attain a uniform motion of the driving
wheel. As soon as the motion of the treadle has been
well learned, and the machine can again be set in
motion without turning the balance wheel in the
wrong direction, the releasing mechanism (Fig. 7) is
again tightened by turning the stop motion screw
toward the right (away from operator) and the ma­
chine is again ready for sewing. Place a piece of
material under the presser foot, lower the presser
foot on the material and work in this manner with
the unthreaded machine until the operation of guid­
ing
the material through the machine has been
learned.
General Instructions
In order to obtain satisfactory work from the machine
it is necessary to observe the following:
The balance wheel must be turned only in the
direction of the operator.
When the machine is not being used the presser
foot should be raised.
As long as there is no material under the pres­
ser foot the machine should not be run without
threading the needle.
In order to avoid the breaking of the needle,
do not pull on the goods while sewing. The
work will be moved by the feed without
assistance.
Kinds of Needles
The Glass 216 Machine uses SINGER needles of
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