Pfaff 18 Owner's Manual

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  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 2
    contact your Pfaff dealer who - GM. PFAFF AG Karlsruhe-Durlach Branch Contents Essential Parts of Machine Removing the Bobbin Case Disengaging the Sewing • . 3 4 Mechanism Winding the Bobbin Threading the Bobbin Case lnsertirig the Bobbin Case. Changing the Needle Upper Threading
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    14 Stitch length control 15 Drop feed control 16 Bedplate 17 Needle picite 18 Sewing foot 19 Shuttle 20 Bed slide 21 Sewing foot thumb, screw 22 Needle bar 23 Thread guides 24 Presser bar lifter (on back of machine) 25 light switch 26 Face cover 27 Thread guide 28 Needle thread tension 29 Thread
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    from you. Fg. 4 Winding the Bobbin Select the proper thread size from the Needle and Thread Chart on page 23. Disengage the sewing mechanism and place a spool of thread on one of the spool pins (Fig. 3). Pass the thread through the thread guide and between tension discs 2 (see arrow). Wind
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 5
    Case Pull about four inches of thread from the bobbin. Take the bobbin case in your left hand and insert the bobbin into the bobbin case, as shown in Fig. 5. Pull the thread into the bobbin case slot (Fig. 6) and draw it to the right, pulling it under the tension spring and into the deliveryeye (Fig
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 6
    - Upper Threading Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread I V 3 I Bring take-up lever 7 (Fig. 10) as high as it will go and place a spool of c\ 8 4 - thread on one of the spool pins. Pass the thread through thread guides 1 and 2, down through thread guide 3, clock wise around and between tension discs
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 7
    Regulating the Thread Tensions If the tensions ore not bolanced cor rectly, imperfect stitching will result, os illustrated in Fig. 12. - Upper tension too loose or lower tension too tight. II - Upper tension too tight or lower tension too loose. Ill - Both tensions balonced correctly. Upper Tension
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    the inch (4 mm). To regulate the stitch length, turn the control until the desired num ber is opposite the dot on the left-hand side of the slot. To sew in reverse, simply press finger-tip con trol T down. When the control is released, the machine resumes forward sewing. Setting the Needle Position
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 9
    out (Fig. 18). From time to time, clean the machine feed with a sewing. Machine feed dropped partway for sewing delicate fabrics. 2 Machine feed raised for sewing medium and heavy-weight fobric Fundamentals of Machine Operation Always turn the balance wheel toward you. Never run a threaded machine
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    motion knob is tightened securely. Straight Sewing The machine sews straight stitches when stitch width lever C (Fig. 17) is set on "0". Zigzag Sewing The machine sews zigzag stitches when stitch width lever C is set on any number other than "0". Button Sewing Raise the needle bar to its highest
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 11
    . 23 18 Sewing Buttonholes with or without filler thread Attach the clear-view buttonhole foot (Fig. 23). Mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the material with tailor's chalk. Set the stitch width lever on "2" and limit the stitch width, as instructed on page 13. Set the machine for
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 12
    work back and forth under the needle while the machine runs at high to keep your fingers out the needle. Before you speed. of the begin Be sure path of to em broider, increase the lower tension slightly not be so that pulled the bobbin thread to the surface of will the material. This
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 13
    Set both the stitch length and stitch width controls on "3" and sew the hem, stitches show on the right side of the material (Fig. 29 D). Removing the Work Raise both the needle and presser bars to their highest positions and pull the work back out of the machine. Cut the threads with the thread
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 14
    parts at the needle bar end and under the bedplate of the machine should be oiled occa sionally. In addition, there are a num ber of oilholes on the top cover of the machine. From time to time, remove the bobbin case and put a drop of oil into the shuttle race. Use only a high-grade sewing machine
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 15
    the Light Bulb Trouble Shooting Remove the threaded correctly. 2. Thread tension tao tight. 3. Something is wrong with the needle. 4. The thread used is too heavy for the needle. 5. The needle is inserted improperly. 6. The needle plate, the shuttle or the sewing foot is damaged. Remedy: Thread
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 16
    The bobbin thread breaks Cause: T. When the bobbin thread is not wound correctly, it gets entangled. 2. The bobbin thread has slipped out from under the tension spring of the bobbin case. Remedy: Wind it properly. Draw it back under the tension spring. The machine skips stitches Cause: 1. The
  • Pfaff 18 | Owner's Manual - Page 17
    size. Raise the sewing foot and insert the needle thread between the tension discs. Puckered seams Cause: 1. The thread tension is too tight. 2. The machine feed is set too high. 30 Remedy: Adjust both tensions, as instructed. Lower the machine feed, as instructed on page 15. Irregular stitching
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    CPFAFC No. 20619 engl. (US) WI. 0169 Printed in Germany
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