SINGER W167 - Manual (Page 8)

SETTING THE NEEDLE
See Fig. 3. Raise the needle bar A to its
highest point, turning wheel toward you by hand.
Then loosen the needle clamp screw B and the
needle can be inserted into clamp C. Place needle
i flat side to right) in the needle clamp and push
will go into the needle
the needle clamp screw
it up-ward as tar as it
clamp hole, tightening
securely with a screw driver.
After changing needle make one completed re­
volution of balance wheel by hand to be sure the
needle is in the correct position.
HOW TO WIND THE BOBBIN
Disengage the hand wheel (4, Fig. 4 ; from the stitching me­
chanism by turning the clutch (5, Fig. 4) toward you or counter­
clockwise. Place a spool of thread on one of the spool pins, lead
thread through the upper _ thread guides on the arm, and down '
through the tension disc ' B, Fig. S ' at
the base of the machine. Run end of
thread through the hole in the bobbin
edge and place bobbin C on spindle of
bobbin winder E, fitting the notch on
.
bobbin over small pin on spindle. Push '
bobbin winder pulley against hand wheel.
Hold thread end loosely and start ma­
chine slowly.
Bobbin will stop winding when it is filled.
G R O O V E D
S I D E
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' S U P
Fig. 5
Turn clutch away fi
you or clockwise until sewing machanism is again engaged so that nee
moves when you turn the hand wheel.
Break off loose thread end used to start the winding.