SINGER WHA-1 - Manual (Page 3)

Note:
Use standard 15 x 1-needles
available at any sewing ma­
chine store.
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To replace the needle, raise the needle
bar to its highest point by turning the
balance wheel (Rg. 3) TOWARD YOU
by hand. Loosen the needle clamp screw
(A) on the right hand side and the needle
damp will open, allowing the old needle
to fall out.
Remove the old needle and slide the
new needle up (FLAT SIDE TOWARD
THE BALANCE WHEEL) as far as it will
go, when the needle hits the stop it is
in position correctly. Now fasten the
needle clamp securely. For best results
change needles frequently.
n e e d l e s a n d t h r e a d
Never use a bent needle, nor one with a
blunt point, since this causes imperfect
stitches and may cause the needle to
break. Unless the needle is in CLEAR
TO THE STOP, FLAT SIDE TOWARD
THE BALANCE WHEEL, the machine will
be out of time, and skipped or imperfect
stitches will result and needles may break.
The size of the needle should conform
to the size of the thread and both should
be suitable to the material. Use a needle
sufficiently large to permit the thread to
pass freely through the eye. In general
sewing, use the same size thread in the
bobbin as is used on top.