Feed cover throat plate, Changing throat plate, Attaching the seam guide – SINGER 717 Scholastic User Manual
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7. FEED COVER THROAT PLATE
The feed cover throat plate replaces the throat
plate when fabric feeding is not desired. Use it
for button sewing {page 24) and tree-motion
6amlr\g (page 37).
Changing Throat Plate
(NOTE: Remove bobbin if it contains thread in
order to preyent thread being caught when
throat plate is replaced.)
1. Raise needle to its highest position and
raise presser foot.
2. Open slide plate. Remove throat plate by
placing thumb under plate and lifting it up
and out.
3. Position new plate over the two pins and
release. (Throat plate is drawn into position
by magnets.)
4. Close slide plate.
Changing Throat Plate
Seam Cuide
B. SEAM GUIDE
The seam guide will help you to stitch seams
of perfectly uniform width. It is especially use
ful for curved seams or top stitching, when
absolute accuracy is required. Also, because
it allows you to guide stitches at any distance
between Vs inch and 1V4 inches from fabric
edge, it is useful for very narrow or unusually
wide seams.
Attaching the Seam Guide
Place screw In hole to the right of the slide
plate; line up straight edge of guide with the
throat plate guideline for desired seam width,
and tighten screw.
9. STRAIGHT STITCH LOCKING KEY
The locking key furnished with your accesso
ries is used to remove the pin that locks the
dial controls for straight stitching in center
needle position. Insert key into locking pin and
turn key counter-clockwise to remove pin. To
‘lock'’ the machine in straight stitch position,
set dials at A and A , insert pin from top
through both dials and turn key clockwise.