Pfaff creative stylist MN 110 Manual - Page 27

Changing The Needle

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Adjust Upper Thread Tension • Rotate the tension knob clockwise to tighten the 1 2 tension (1). • Rotate the tension knob counterclockwise to loosen the tension (2). Adjust Bobbin Thread Tension • Loosen/tighten the tension adjusting screw in small increments (3). 3 CHANGING THE NEEDLE Discard old needles in a sharp-safe container. A basic guideline that many professional embroiderers use to determine when to change 1 needles is the "three strikes" rule. When there have been 3 consecutive thread breaks on a needle, it should be changed. • Turn off the embroidery machine. • Remove the needle excess. If broken needle pieces are not on the garment, look in the bobbin area. • Loosen the needle screw (1). • Release the needle. • Insert a new needle. Make sure the front groove (2) faces completely forward and the needle scarf (3) to the back. Push the needle upwards as far as it will go. • Tighten the screw (4). 4 2 3 PREPARATIONS - 27

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PREPARATIONS –
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Adjust Upper Thread Tension
Rotate the tension knob clockwise to tighten the
tension (1).
Rotate the tension knob counterclockwise to loosen
the tension (2).
Adjust Bobbin Thread Tension
Loosen/tighten the tension adjusting screw in small
increments (3).
CHANGING THE NEEDLE
Discard old needles in a sharp-safe container.
A basic guideline that many professional
embroiderers use to determine when to change
needles is the “three strikes” rule. When there have
been 3 consecutive thread breaks on a needle, it
should be changed.
Turn off the embroidery machine.
Remove the needle excess. If broken needle
pieces are not on the garment, look in the bobbin
area.
Loosen the needle screw (1).
Release the needle.
Insert a new needle. Make sure the front groove
(2) faces completely forward and the needle
scarf (3) to the back. Push the needle upwards as
far as it will go.
Tighten the screw (4).
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