Kenmore 1357 User manual

Kenmore

INSTRUCTIONS

ZIG • ZAG SEWING MACHINE

MODEL 1357/1525/1660/1947

60278

•Parts List ' , ................................ 48, 49:

1. Shuttle cover 12. Face cover plate

2. Base front cover 13, Take-up lever

3. Base 14, Upper thread guide

4. Zigzag stitch needle plate 15, Special stitch dia!

5, Front cover release button 16. Stitch width control

6. Presser foot 17. Special stitch modifier and

7. Thread guide buttonhole control

8, Needle clamp screw 18. Reverse stitch lever

9. Thread guide 19. Stitch length control

10. Top thread tension control 20, Feed dog control

11, Face cover thread guide 21. Free arm

22. Support leg

(Flat-bed type)

23. Electric cord receptacle

24. Nomenclature plate

25. Light and power switch

26. Clutch knob

27. Hand wheel

28. Bobbin winder

29. Spool pins

30. Bobbin winder tension disc

31. Pressure regulator

32. Presser foot lever

33. Thread cutter

34. Presser foot thumb screw

35. Feed dogs

36, Base release button

37. Needle plate

38, Guide pin hole

39. Hand hole cover plate

INSTALLING MACHINE (Free-arm type)

/:.

To install the machine in cabinet, position

machine head on cabinet platform so that

holes on bottom of machine match those

on board. Insert washers and screws and 3.

tighten into place. (Fig. 1)

A separate base and cover is available to

carry the machine when needed. The

base must be removed wl_n machine is

used. 4.

To install machine in carrying case, set

machine into base, with word FRONT in

base facing you. (Fig, 2)

Place cover on machine with word

"SEARS" on handle facing you. The case

slopes in the same direction of the ma-

chine. (Fig. 3)

Push the speed control plug onto three-

prong connector. Plug machine cord into

any 110-120 volt wall outlet, Turn on

power by pushing light and power switch,

(Fig, 4)

Spool pins are packed in accessory box.

Screw thread spool pins in place securely

with a screw driver. Position nylon discs

as shown in illustration.

INSTALLING MACHINE (Flat bed type)

Loosen the two hinge screws under

holes in the rear edge of the machine

bed.

2. Raise hinge pins in the cabinet or

case. Slip machine head onto pins.

3, Tighten hinge screws securely.

4. Push the speed control plug onto

three-prong connector under the

bed plate. Lower machine head to

front cabinet flap.

Plug machine cord into any 110-120

volt wall outlet, Turn on power by

pushing light and power switch.

Spool pins are packed in accessory

box, Screw thread spool pins in

place securely with a screw driver.

Position nylon discs as shown in

illustration.

CONVERTING TO FREE-ARM SEWING

i•.°

I. Remove the base from the machine

by pushing the release button (if

applicable) and pulling the base to

the left. (Fig, 1, 2)

2. To replace the base, simply slide it

along the free arm to its original

position. (Fig. 1)

Note: Base cannot be removed or

replaced unless shuttle cover is

closed.

WINDING THE BOBBIN

1. Release clutch by turning clutch

knob toward you.

2. Draw thread from spool through

bobbin winder tension disc as

shown.

3. Pull end of thread through hole in

bobbin as shown.

4. Place bobbin onto bobbin winder

shaft with end of thread coming

from the top of the bobbin. Push

bobbin winder latch against bobbin

until it clicks. Holding onto end of

thread, start machine. When bobbin

is slightly filled, snip off end of

thread.

5. Start machine. Wind thread until

bobbin winder latch releases.

6. Tighten clutch knob and remove

bobbin.

THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE

Remove base front cover by push-

ing the release button on the left

side. Open the shuttle cover.

Raise needle to its highest position

by rotating hand wheel toward

you.

3. To remove bobbin case from shut-

tie, pull open latch of bobbin case.

4. Pull bobbin case straight out of

shuttle,

5. Insert bobbin into bobbin casemak-

ing sure thread is coming from

bobbin as shown.

Pull thread through slot of case as

shown.

Pull thread under tension spring.

Holding latch open, position case

into shuttle, and release latch. Case

should lock into place when latch

is released.

THREADING OF TOP THREAD

Place thread on spool pin as shown

with thread coming from the back of

the spool. Draw thread through the

top thread guide, Holding the spool

stationary with right hand, pull the end

of the thread between the tension discs

as shown. Pull the spring wire loop up

and past the top hook until the thread

can be slipped into the hook (See Fig.

2). When the thread is released, the

spring wire loop will return to position

(See Fig. 3) with thread in proper place.

Release spool of thread and continue to

thread machine exactly as shown.

Needle must always be threaded in

direction as shown in Fig. 4.

Hold needle thread loosely in left hand

and rotate hand wheel toward you one

complete turn. Bring bobbin thread up

by pulling upper thread. (Fig. 5),

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