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Question posted by george623 on January 26th, 2014

I Thread The Hobbylock 783 But My Thread Will Not Overlock What Am I Doing Wrong

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Owner's Manual - Page 3

...Correcting the thread tensions Thread chart for 3-thread overedge seam Setting the stitch length V Disengaging the upper knife Adjusting the seam width Changing the sewing foot Rolled hems Changing the needle Changing the knives Changing the upper knife Changing the lower knife Changing the light bulb . . . . . Contents Parts of the sewing machine Electrical connection Master...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

... sewing machine Thread spool stand 2 Carrying handle 3 Needle thread tension dial 4 Housing cover 5 Right looper thread tension dial 6 Left looper thread tension dial 7 Thread tension cover 8 Lint box 9 Handwheel 10 Looper cover with recess 11 Upper knife 12 Work support (swiveLtype) 13 Needle plate 14 Sewing foot 15 Needle bar 16 Sewing foot lifting lever 17 Thread spool holder 18 Thread...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... 17 with centering pieces 36 fully in the holes of the thread spool stand. Push thread guiding part 18 into guide bar 19. Installing the thread spool stand Loosen clamp screw A a little and pull washer up guide bar and align it so that thread guides 18 are exactly above the spool holders. 6 Pull up...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

... down Fo close the looper cover, push it up (Fig C) Aftei threading. Opening and closing looper cover and work support Push looper cover fully to the right until it locks. A threading diagram is fixed to the machine behind the carrying handle The machine must be pulled up until it locks lo open work support...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

Threading the right looper: thread the rtt looper in sequence 1 to Band tiull opproximately 10 cm (4) of thread through the looper eye (the thread path s murked red) Important In order to obtdln perfect sewing results the thread must be pulled between the tension disco when threading the te nsmns 8

Owner's Manual - Page 11

Threading the left looper: Insert the left looper thread in sequence 1 1 to 9 and pull approximately 10 cm (4 of thread through the looper eye (the thread path is marked yellow) I 9

Owner's Manual - Page 12

... 18 and of the thread guide behind the thread retainer After threading the machine, push handle 2 down, and close work support 12 and looper cover 10 Thread spool change on threaded machine Cut the threads close to the right needle (6). Tie the threads still in the machine and the new threads together Pull the needle thread out of thread through the respective needle...

Owner's Manual - Page 14

... hand while turning hand wheel with your right hand in the illustration 5thN Insert test fabric up to the upper knife and lower the sewing foot. Sewing test After threading a sewing test test should he made Raise sewing foot lever 16, as shown in the direction indicated by the arrow on the wheel. Lay the...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

Points to observe during sewing Place the fabric completely under the sewing foot when starting to sew (Also after the machine has been rethreaded) Sew the first stitches slowly Since the fdbric is fed automatically, do not pull or push the fabric Use your hand for guiding only Sew approxirriately 5 cm beyond the end of the seam and use a scissors to cut the thread chain. 13

Owner's Manual - Page 16

... (2 beyoi d the end of scam Then turn the work piece around and sew a few stitches ovei the seam just sewn without cutting the thread chain Blocking the upper knife Sewing very thick fabrics and workpieces with different thicknesses: On this machine, all kinds of fabric from extremely thin to extremely thick can be processed...

Owner's Manual - Page 17

... on the left shows a correct seam) Page 16 lists examples for correction of threads (the Hustrator on the fabric type and thread size used Left 0 Iou per thread / ; i/ .1 // ;;1 Right looper thread Set the N on the thread tension dials opposite the front edge of thread tension cover 7 (see Hustration below> Make the correct adjustment after examination of...

Owner's Manual - Page 18

... is turned in (+) direction the tension is increased When turned iii ( > direction it is decreased The needle thread A is too loose (blue thread tcniori) The right looper thread C is too loose (red thread tension) or the left looper thread D too tight (yellow thread tension>. 0 C The left looper thread 0 is too loose (yellow thread tension) or the right looper...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

.... 40-60 No. 40-60 No 70-140 Cotton Silk Synthetic ttiread No. 40-60 No. 40-60 No. 70-140 Polyester thread No. 120-140 Mercerized thread (bulk thread) Stitch length 2.0 to 4 0 mm 20 to 40 mm 2.0 to 50 mm 2.0 to 5.0 mm 1.0 to 20mm Setting the stitch length Open work support 12...

Owner's Manual - Page 20

...marked with adjusting knob 2b The scale on the seam width adjustment knob ranges from 3 to re aillust the thread tension. L \ N, 1 kf[J) Disengaging the upper knife Remove lint bn 8 Open work support 12 arid... looper cover 10 If necessary, loosen screw '38 for blocking the upper knife, see page 14 Sew a test sewn Note, Atler adjusting the seam width, it forwards until pin A engages in the ...

Owner's Manual - Page 23

... approx "N" to - 1 upprox "N" to + 1 3epending on mateiial and thread, the respective thread tension must be set higher or lower. Rolled hem with polyester thread Preparation of the sewing machine: I right looper, red patti 2 left looper, yellow putt 3 needle thread, blue pat 1 polyester thread polyester t tire ad polyester thread For ttireading of needle rind loopers, see pages 7 to ii...

Owner's Manual - Page 24

tern llj as it will cause thread breakage and skipped s ti let res. Remove needle change tool from the needle Notes: ihe following machines. Then push needle holder as the far as ...will go Tighten needle set screw securely. Disengage the upper knife, see p needle 31. plug Lower the sewing toot [urn the hand wheel in such of the needle shank hole M of the needle a way ...

Owner's Manual - Page 27

...(direction of arrow) and remove it fully to remove dust and lint from between the tensions. Replace the thread tension cover by engageing the tubs of the cover in the slots, push it up and turn it Use... the brush provided with the pins in retainers A of the sewing light is situated Removing the light bulb: Push the light bulb upwards and turn it fully to the ...

Owner's Manual - Page 29

...> use needle system 130/705 H Needle bent or pond damn aged Needle not fully inset led Incorrect needle used Thread correctly (see page 22) Do riot pull n aterial during sew i rig Ii icnr redly threaded 1 tread has caught 1 fired tension too fight. Incorrect setting of differential teed. 1 hreid has caught doe In incur...

Owner's Manual - Page 30

... unravel and slip clown (Fig. zz 77 2 3 8 H 60 Accessories I Screwcii vol (big) 2 Screwdriver (small) 3 nt bru h 4 Tweezer, 5 Upper kniif 6 Thread uereehng disc 7 Needles 8 Sewing rTldchine oil 9 Rolled hem sewing foot 10 Thread spool net 11 Needle change tool 11 )Y'i' (115i] Thread spool net Very useful for smaller thread spools. Remove thread spool centering piece 36 from the...

Owner's Manual - Page 31

... foot I uhricatuori . no. 90) 4 315 x 280 x 330 mm . Weight Contents of threads Dimensions . Sewing foot height Needle system Number of cardboard box 1 umiachune with motor 1 foot control 1 instruction manual/gu000ltee certificate 1 lint box 1 thread spool stand 4 thread spool stand bars 1 thread guide 1 machine cover 1300 1 ches'inin 3 5 mn 1 5 inn Hinged Manual 5 mm 130/705 1 (rio...