Pfaff 285 Support Question
Pfaff 285 Support Question
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Question posted by wa41hq on August 15th, 2015
What Year Was My Machine Made?
Hi,I was given a Pfaff 285 and I need a power cord and foot petal for it. I have a S/N 30C57053 and also can you tell me the year my model was made?Thank youMike
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Related Pfaff 285 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 1
Instruction Book
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Owner's Manual - Page 2
...that you will enable YOU to master a large variety of Fabric
Thread
Needle
284 and 285
Bed linen FIne linen Muslin
Type Cotton
Size 50 or 60
Size
80 70- 80
Point...to contact your machine.
We suggest that you at any sewing problems please do not hesitate to help you try out the various sew ing techniques discussed in a
ho me. We hope yOU
with
your Pfaff dealer
Elastic corsetry ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... motion knob 10 Motor disengaging mechanism 11 Stitch length control 12 Reverse feed control 13 Bed cover 14 Transverse rotary hook 15 Needle plate 16 Sewing foot thumb screw 17 Light switch 18 Stitch width control 19 Needle position lever 20 Presser bar lifter
(on back of...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
...length control
12 Reverse feed control
18
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13 Free arm 14 Free arm cover
10
(enclosing transverse rotary hook) 15 Needle plate
22
16 Sewing foot thumb screw 17 Light switch
16
12
18 Stitch ...width control 19 Needle position lever
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20 Presser bar lifter
(on back of machine arm)
14
21 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
... the foot control your foot and depress you have a treadle plug of the sewlight cord Mount the belt.
To switch on the sewlight, on the face cover (see ill.). Oper is the same.
28
4 The Pfaff 284 can also builton motor and plastic ation of both foot controls
be supplied with foot control. Preparing Your Machine for Sewing...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
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10- This is operated by toot power.
5
of engagement, all machines fitted with built-in . ith er
Machines equipped with a treadle mechanism
can be driven by a lever (10) underneath the balance wheel. With the motor swung out of icr in motor have completed sewing, flick it to its top position. After you have a mechanism for...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
Lift latch k on the Pfaff 284. To remove the bobbin case, rotate the ba lance wheel until the needle is remov ed just like on the bobbin case and ...first open latch. On the Pfatl 284, remove bed cover (13), as you hold the case by swinging it toward the left.
6 On the Pfaft 285, the bobbin case is at the bobbin case, however, you release the latch, the empty bobbin drops out.
Owner's Manual - Page 8
To engage the sewing mechanism after the bobbin has been wound, turn the stop motion knob (9) toward the left and can be removed... balance wheel (8) while turning stop mo lion knob away from the spindle.
Start the ma chine. For bobbin winding, disengage the sewing mechanism. When the bobbin is full, it is pushed toward you (as indicated by an arrow. Pass the thread around the thread...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
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Ptaff 285
To Insert the bobbin case rotate the balance wheel
into
place.
9 Release the latch and press against the
bobbin case until you hear it snap into the machine, until the needle
is at its slot (white arrow) points
up. Lift the latch and case on center stud s (see its highest place the bobbin
ill.), making sure
point.
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... wheel toward you a full turn.
Pull the needle thread to draw up the bobbin thread, hold the needle thread and lower the sewing foot. Place both threads back un der the sewing foot after it has been raised
again. A = Presser bar lifter up B = Presser bar lifter down
12
To draw up the bobbin thread...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
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Owner's Manual - Page 15
... to right as far as it will run.
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Owner's Manual - Page 19
.... 93-030 125-45
plate
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Owner's Manual - Page 24
...). Use ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00, and insert a twin needle (which can be ob tamed from your cording more prominent, insert a filler cord. It
Pfaff 284
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Lace the filler cord through hole g, as illus trated.
Hold both needle threads :ghtly and rotate the balance wheel to 2
Pfaff 285
Twin needles for lightweight materials.
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Owner's Manual - Page 26
... width. Overcasting Edges with a zigzag stitch of light and mediumweight fabrics, set the machine for its edge. The stitch length is outside the fabric. Soft and flimsy fabrics are best overcast with Zigzag Stitches
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Attach ordinary sewing foot No. 93-838 954-00 Stitch length: 2
To overcast the edges of medium...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
.... 93-106 103-91 and darning plate No. 93-030 125-25. Trace the monogram on the button.
Remove the sewing foot, attach the embroi dery and darning plate and lower the press er bar lifter.
Regulate the stitch width until the needle alternately stitches through ... the stitch width to suit the size of the design and draw the bob bin thread up through both thread ends and start your machine.
Owner's Manual - Page 35
... cautiously.
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2 On port able machines, loosen the screw on the bottom of the arm (1 & 2).
Machine Care
From time to time, clean the parts in the machine arm and in the vicinity of the sew ing hook with the bobbin. To this end, re move the needle, the sewing foot and the bobbin case with a soft...
Owner's Manual - Page 36
...the hook raceway (see ill, at left . The raceway in the sewing hook is an important oiling point. Since your Pfaff sewing ma chine has been made from high-grade ma terials, there are... dependent on regular cleaning and proper oiling. Do not oil the bob bin winder.
P1 aff 284
Pfatf 285
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- Longevity and smooth machine...
Owner's Manual - Page 37
... 11).
• Use only high-grade machine thread or sewing silk.
• Check to see that ...machine back to straight stitching, flicking the needle posilion lever to its central position, and setting the stitch length control on inside front cover). If trouble should happen to jam In the hook raceway, It Is sufficient to put a drop of thread wedged between the tension discs.
• The Pfaff...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
... 35 17 28 17
Cleaning
36
Cording Darning
23 18119
Darning Foot Drawing Up the Bobbin Thread
18 12
Dropping the Machine Feed
18
Electrical Equipment
4
Engaging and Disengaging the Sewing
Mechanism
7
Essential Parts of Pfaff 284
2
Essential Parts of Pfaff 285
3
Flat Felled Seams
21
Foot Control
4
Foreword
1
Fundamentals of Machine Operation
13
Hemming
22
Hemstitching
24...
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