SINGER W710 - Manual (Page 15)

CHANGING THE NEEDLE 31
• To Change the Needle
1. Raise the needle bar to its highest position
by turning the hand wheel toward you.
2. LooSen needle clamp screw to remove the
needle. {Fig. 31)
3, Place needle (flat side to the back and
long groove toward you) (Fig. 32) in the
needle clamp and push it upward as far as
it will go, tighten clamp screw.
4, After changing the needle, make one
complete revolution of the hand wheel by
hand to be sure the needle is clearing the
needle plate.
CHANGING THE NEEDLE PLATE
To change the needle plate, release front flap
sewing surface and turn flap up. Push the
button on the left side of the bobbin case
and the needle plate will automatically raise.
(Fig. 34) Lift the needle plate. Replace the
needle plate by sliding the clip on the right
of the needle plate under the opening and
pressing the left side of the needle plate
down into place. (Fig. 35, 36)
The needle plate is removed for cleaning the
lint which may pile up between the needle
plate and the feed dogs. The straight stitch
needle plate is used for sewing very fíne or
soft materials. The zigzag needle plate can
be used for all of the norma! sewing. Care
should be taken to clean lint from the feed
dogs to insure smooth operation of the feed
mechanism.
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