Singer 46K15 User manual

SINGER

46K15

From the library of: Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

Machine No. 46K15.

The

specific designation of

e;1ch

Singer S<'wing Machine consists of

two

numbers,

separated

by

a

letter

and

stamped

upon a

number

plate

which

is

attached

to

the

machine, usually

upon

the

ann.

~

46K

15

v

The

number

before

the

letter

designates

the

Class

to which

the

machine belongs,

and

the

number

after

the

letter

the

Variety

of

the

machine in

its

Class.

When supplies for a machine

arc

wanted

and

there

is

any

uncertainty

as to

the

correct

numbers

of needles

or

parts,

the

Class

and

Variety

numbers

of

the

machine, as shown on

the

number

plate, should be given

to

ensure a correct

understanding

of

the

order.

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TO

OIL

THE

1\lACIIINE.

Evcrv

machine

before lt-a\·ing

tlw

fadon·

is

pmpcrly

adjusted

<llld

ready

for

immediate

use. Before

<onnncncing

work,

however,

the

machine

should

he

cardullv

clc;uwtl

and

oiled.

As a

gcnnal

rule

all

parts

rnhhing

against

another

and

producing

friction

require

oiling

and

oil holes will

lw

found

at

nearly

even·

place

where

oil is nect•ssan·.

1\

singk

drop

of oil is suflicicnt

at

am·

point.

\\'hen

in usc

the

machine

should

he

carefully

oiled

every

day

and

can·

in

this

matter

will

prevent

the

parts

becoming

rough

from friction

and

s;n·c

expenst: for n:pairs.

Before

nsing,

the

lll<lchine

should

ht:

cardullv

wiped

to

remove

surplus

oil.

If

thr

machine

runs

hard

at

anv

time

it is

hecanse

some

place has

been

ovcrlookc<l

when

oiling.

If

the

machinf'

rnns

h;trd

;tfter

standing

idll' for

Stllll<'

time

liSt'

a lit tit·

paraflin oil

or

benzine

and

rnn

the

machine

rapidly;

wipl'

dean

and

tlwn

oil

with

our

C'xtra

quality

machi1w oil which

should

lw

alwavs

used.

To

m:tke

sure

of

good

oil

purchase

this

only

at

the

Company's

oflin·s

or

from

their

authorised

agents.

TO

OIL

THE

STAND

ThC'

points

requiring

oil in

the

stand

arc

the

hearings

at

each

C'nd

of

the

band

wheel

crank,

treadle

and

treadle pitman.

The

instrnctions

given for

cleaning

the

machine,

an<l

the

quantity

of

oil

to

be

USC'd

in oiling,

apply

also

the

stand.

TO

SET

THE

NEEDLE

The

nee<llesused in thC'se machin<:s

arc

the

rC'gular 'Hi

X~

1\ound

~hank

Neecllrs

with

long

points,

the

sizes of which

arc

7,

R,

!1,

] I,

14,

I()

and

I

R.

Tnrn

the

balance

wht:el

from

you

till

the

o\Trhanging

IH~C'dll'

arm

is

at

the

nearest

point

to

thC'

opC'rator. Loosl'n

the

set

screw

in

the

ncPdie

damp

;md

insert

the

nccdll' as far

back

in

thC'

clamp

as

it

will go

with

the

long

groove

of

the

needle

uppermost;

afterwards

fasten

with

set

screw.

~'hen

in

proper

position

the

needle

should

just

clear

the

feeding discs.

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4

\VIwn

changing

to

a vf'rv finf'

JJee<llc

it

may

he

IH'Ct:~~an·

to

slightly

lower

tlw

needle

clamp

till

the

needle

just

clears

the

feeding

di~cs.

TO

THREAD

THE

NEEDLE

!'lace

the

bobbin

of

thread

on

the

spool

on

machine

table

leading

the

thread

through

the

wire

eyelet

in

the

top

left

hand

corner

of

the

head

of

the

machine,

then

towards

yon

under

the

staple

and

from

the

left

between

the

t<·nsion discs,

and

np

over

th<'

staple,

throngh

the

<·veld in

the

take-up

spring,

hack

and

from

kft

to

right

thr011gh

the

eye

in

the

take-up

lever

towards

yon

and

through

the

wire

guide

in

the

cl'ntre

of

machine

hf'ad,

tlwn

ovl'r

the

two

small

tlm·ad

pulleys

on

front

of

the

ovcrh;mging

arm,

care

being

taken

that

the

thre~td

is to

the

inside of

tl1c

safety

in

front

of

l'ach

of

these

pnlkvs,

tll('n

through

the

hole in

tlw

n<·edlc

clamp

and

through

thl'

eye

of thr:

needk

fro1n

tlw

top.

Afkr

tlm·ading

lt'a\-e

about

two

inches

of thrca<l

with

which

to

commenc<~

sewing.

TO

REMOVE

THE

BOBBIN

CASE

AND

BOBBIN

Swing

back

the

shuttle

cover

to

the

left

so

as

to

expose

the

shuttle

and

hobhin

case.

To

remove

the

latter

lift

the

end

of

tlw

latch

on

the

t<lp

of

the

bobbin

case,

remove

the

small

bobbin

retaining

spring

and

on rcl<'asing

the

latch

the

bobbin

will

drop

out.

TO

WIND

THE

BOBBIN

Loosen

the

large

knurlcrl

clamp

stop

motion

screw

on

the

outside

of

the

balance

wheel

by

turning

it

towards

von.

then

place

the

bobbin

on

the

bobbin

winder

spindle

taking

care

that

the

notch

in

the

bobbin

is

engaged

by

the

small

driving

on

the

spindle.

Wind

the

end

of

the

thn'ad

a few

times

round

the

barrel

of

the

bobbin

by

turning

the

winder

pulley

by

hand,

then

push

the

winder

frame

forward

until

its

pullcv

conH's in

con-

tact

with

the

driving

belt,

and

the

stop

latch

drops

into

its

catch.

Operate

the

machine

as

in

sewing,

and

when

the

bobbin

is full

the

winder

will

stop

automatically.

l

J

l

t

TO

THREAD

THE

BOBBIN

CASE

Turn

the

open

end

of

the

bobbin

case~

upwards,

dmp

tiH'

bobbin

into

it

and

replace

the

small

bobbin

retaining

spring

in

position

in

tlw

gro<l\'c'

around

the

end

of

the

bobbin

skC'VC.

Now

place

t.lw

fore-fingn

of

the

ldt

hand

on

the

bobbin

and

with

tl1c

right

hand

draw

the

thrl'acl

into

tlw

notch

in

the

bohhin

case

and

to

the

right

nnd<·r

the

i<'Jtsion

spring

and

h:tck

into

the

rkliv<'r\'

eve

in

the

end

of

tlw

tt·nsion sprin.t:,

leaving

:1

fn·<·

<'IHI

about

two

inc!H's long.

The

illustration

shows

tll<'

bobbin

in

position

in

the

l>llbbin cas<'

and

the

latter

thn·ad<·d r<'adv

tn

I)('

n·placcd

in tlw sl111ttlc

hod\·.

Aftr~r

threading

rais<'

the

hinged

LJ!ch

of

tlw

bobbin

c:JS<'

and,

whill'

holding,

place

the

bobbin

case

on

tlw

centre

pir1

<If

the

siJJJ!tlt·

hod,·,

taking

care

that

the

bobbin

case

position

finger

dmps

into

the

n<>!cl1

in

tlw

centre

of

the

needle

plate,

leaving

a free

end

of

tlm·ad

about

two

indws

long

with

which

to

r·ommeiHT

sewing,

then

close

tlw

sllllttlc

CO\Tr.

(';Jr<'

must

betaken

to kl't'p

tlw

inside

of

tlw h<,hl>in cast·

clean.

Tlw

insidt·

of

the

bobbin

case

slwnld

I)('

lightlv

oilr·d h\-

wiping

it witl1

:1

snLill

pi<T<'

"f

cloth

previouslv

moistl'ncd

with

oil.

,\

little

oil

should

he

occ:tsionall\-

applied

in

the

same

way

to

the

centre

of

the

shuttle

if in

mnstant

1IS<'.

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TO

COMMENCE

SEWING

With

the

left

hand

hol<l

the

end

of

the

necdl<'

thread

quite

slack,

turn

the

balance

wheel

until

the

needle

travels

from

you

and

hack

thus

catching

the

shuttle

thread,

then

pull

the

end

of

the

thread

you

are

holding

and

the

shuttle

thread

will

he

brought

through

the

needle-

hc>k

in

the

throat

plate.

\\'hen

the

nc<'rllc

and

slmttlc

arc

both

threaded

place

both

threads

back

and

under

the

blued

thread

retainer

on

the

shuttle

cover.

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Open

the

f<Tding

di~cs

hv

pressing

eitlwr

the

foot lift<T

or

knn~

lifter,

then

plan·

the

material

to be

sewn

lwtwccn

the

disc·.s

and

releas<~

tiH~

pressure

npon

the

foot

lifter

or

knee

Jift<T.

\\'lwn

op<Tating

the

machine

the

balance

wheel slwnl<l

turn

from \'on.

TO

REMOVE

TilE

WORK

Draw

down

ahont

two inches of

thread

fr<>m

tlw

thread

take-up

lcv<T

anrl

open

the

feeding discs

hy

pressing

either

tlw

f<><>t

liftcT

or

knee liftc·r.

TO

REGULATE

TilE

FEED

The

length

of

stitch

is

regula

led

bv

tlw

fct·d

n·.!~ttlat

ing wing

nut

on

the

lwd of

the

m:tchine

at

the

back

of

the

cohunH stljl)HJrting

the

shuttle.

I.oosen

the

nut

and

move

from yon

to

lengthen

the

stitclt

and

towards

you

to

shorten

it.

\Vhen

the

desired

length

of

stitch

is

obtained,

fasten

the

wing

nut.

TO

REGULATE

THE

PRESSURE

OF

TilE

FEED

WHEELS

Turn

the

machine

back

on

its

hinges, loosen

the

lock

nut

on

the

end

of

the

feed

rocking

lever,

turn

the

slotted

screw

to

the

right

to

increase

and

to

the

left

to

decrease

the

pressure,

then

tighten

the

lock

nut.

TO

REGULATE

TilE

TENSIONS

To

regulate

the

shuttle

tenc;ion f1rst

n'Ino\'e

t

lw

ll<\hhin case, tlwn

using

the

small

screw

driver,

turn

the

small

screw

in

1

lw

side

<Jf

thc

hohhin

case

over

to

the

right

to

increZise

the

tension

and

in

lhe

oppo.~itc

direction

to

diminish

it.

When

once

properly

adjnstcd

th<~

shnttk

tension will

seldom

require

to

be

changed

for

any

kind

of

thread

comtn<mlv used, as a

perfect

stitch

can

usually

he

obtained

by

regnlating

tlw

knsion

on

the

needle

thread.

To

regulate

the

tension

on

the

needle

thread

turn

the

small

thumb

nnt

on

top

of

the

tension

discs

over

from left

to

right

to

increase

the

tension

and

in

the

opposite

direction

to

diminish

it. If

there

arc

loops

or

a

straight

thread

on

the

under

side of

the

fabric

the

tension

on

the

needle

thread

should

be

increased,

but

if

the

under

thread

is

drawn

up

so

that

the

lock in

the

stitch

shows

at

the

top

of

the

fabric

the

tension

should

h(~

diminished

and

so

adjusted

that

the

lock

will

be

in

the

ccntrc

of

the

fabric

and

the

i

stitch

alike

on

both

sides. If

it

be

found difticnlt

to

draw

np

the

under

thread

sufficiently

to

lcaw·

the

lock in

the

centre

of

the

fabric

without

requiring

so

mtwh

tension

on

the

upper

thread

as

to

cause

it

to

break

frequently

it is

evident

that

there

is

too

mnch

tension

on

the

shttttlc~

thread,

or

if

it he

fonnd

ncccs~arv

to

use a

very

light

upper

tcn~ion

to

prevent

the

needle

thread

from

lying

straight

on

the

top

of

the

fabric,

hd

tcr

results

may

be

obtained

by

slightly

tightening

the

shuttle

tension

1-1

IN

T

S.

Do

not

run

the

machine

without

placing

material

between

the

feeding

discs.

Do

not

nm

the

machine

with

both

shuttle

and

needle

threaded

l'Xcq't

when sewing.

In

operating

the

machine

always

tum

thc

wheel from

you.

If

the

needle

thread

breaks

it

is

caused

citlwr

by

the

m~edlc

being

im-

properly

adjusted;

the

tension

being

too

tight;

the

eye

of

the

needle

being

too

small

for

the

thread

or

sonwtimcs

when

using

coarse

silk

h\'

the

point

of

the

need

lc

being

hen

t.

lf

there

he missed

stitches

thcsc

arc

caused

either

hv

the

IHTdlc not

being

pmperlv

adjustcd;

hy

its

being

bent

;l\\':t\·

fmn1

tlw

shut!

It·

point

or

by

its

]wing too

small

for

the

thre;HI.

Tmning

tlw

Iw<·dk

slighth·

to

tlw

.

right

or

left fron1

its

position,

as dcscrilwd

in

"To

:-;ct

the

Nccdlt·,"

\viii

remedy

the

skipping

of

stitches

when using

ccrtain

classes of

tlm·ad

or

silk,

Do

not

take

the

machi1w

apart.

All

the

working

parts

can

lw

easily

reached

for

cleaning

and

oiling

without

the

machine

Iwing

taken

to pieces.

The

leather

belt

should

be

just

tight

enough

not

to

slip,

not

so

tight

as

to

prevent

the

easy

running

of

the

machine.

The

preccding

instructions

will be found suflicicnt for

the

perfect

us<'

of

the

machine;

if,

after

having

carefully

studied

them,

ditllcultics

arc

met

with

users

arc

requested

to

apply

to

the

nearest

office of

the

Compauy

for

the

necessary

instruction.

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Singer 46K15 User manual

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