Pfaff hobbylock 786 Support Question
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Question posted by dwoods73398 on February 1st, 2014
Right Needle Thread Does Not Ssew It Just Lays On Top Of Fabric
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Owner's Manual - Page 4
... sewing machine Electrical connection Master switch and sewing light Foot control Notes on safety Installing the thread spool stand Opening the looper cover Threading guide wires 18 and the thread guides behind the carrying handle . 4-thread overedge seam Threading the right looper Threading the left looper Threading the left and right needle Thread reel change on hobbylock 784 and 786 Adjusting...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
...Controls of the sewing machine
1 Thread spool stand 2 Carrying handle 3 Left needle thread tension dial 4 Right needle thread tension dial 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 (swivel-type) 13 Needle plate 14 Sewing foot 15 Needle bar 16 Sewing foot lifting lever...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
...:
The more you press the foot control down movement of the Hobbylock is 15 watts. Foot control
The speed of the needles and the upper knife, the user
must take sufficient care to the up and down , the faster the machine will sew.
Position
= Half speed
Position +4 = Full speed
Notes on the foot control...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... screw A a little and pull washer up guide bar and align it so that I thread guides 18 are exactly above the
spool holders.
6 Push thread guiding part 18 into guide bar 19. Pull up to the screw head.
Insert four thread spool holders 17 with centering pieces 36 fully in the holes of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
..., push it to the right until it locks. A threacing diagram is fixed to the right. To close the work support
Push looper cover fully to the machine behind the carrying handle
The machine must be pushed down . left needle (blue)
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Figure B shows the threading path of the thread spool stand and the thread guides behind the looper cover...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... sewing results, the thread must be pulled between the tension discs when threading the tensions. If'
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8 The 3-thread overedge seam is marked red). Important: In order to 9 and pull approximately 10 cm (4") of thread through the looper eye (the thread path is described on page 17. 21
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4-thread overedge seam This seam is sewn with two needle threads...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... from the blue tension (1) up to the thread spool. Tie the threads still in the machine and the new threads together. Now pull at the thread ends until past the
last thread guide before the needles. Pull about 15 cm past the looper eyes without interruption. .1
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Threading the right needle
Threading of guide wires 18 and of the...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
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Seam allowance
If the cutting is guided along below
1 the lint box, use the
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Inserting the lint box:
downwards the cover. Then push the bottom of the box against the machine.
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After threading the machine, push handle
2 down, and close work support 12 and
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looper cover 10.
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... indicated by the
arrow on the wheel.
Make sure that threads have interlocked correctly.
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. Insert test fabric up to the upper knife and lower the sewing foot. Lay the threads back under the sewing foot. Sewing test After threading, a sewing test test should be made. -
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Hold thread ends with your left hand while turning hand wheel with...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... be processed. Then turn the workpiece around and sew a few stitches over the seam just sewn without cutting the thread chain.
Securing the seam:
Knot the thread chain. By tightening the screw, axial movement of seam. When sewing extremely thick fabrics or workpieces with different thicknesses:
On this machine, all kinds of the upper knife must be...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... direction it is
decreased.
The left needle thread A is too loose (blue thread tension). The left looper thread D is increased.
Top side
DC Reverse side
The right looper thread C is too loose (green thread tension). J
The right needle thread B is too tight (red thread tension> or the left looper thread D too loose (yellow thread tension).
- When turned in (+) direction, the...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
seam width 7.2 mm
Standard seam width N
3.5 mm Max. seam width 5 mm
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The left or right needle must be removed. fl
Left needle
3-thread overedge seam
Right needle
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Standard seam width N
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5,7 mm Max.
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3-thread overedge seam:
The with
3-thread overedge seam two looper threads and
is sewn one needle
thread.
Owner's Manual - Page 20
.... 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
2.0 to 4.0 mm
2.0 to 5.0 mm (784) 2.0 to 4.0 mm (786)
2.0 to 5.0 mm (784) 2.0 to 4.0 mm (786)
1.0 to 2.0 mm
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) i.... Standard setting N Setting the stitch length on the hobbylock 786 with differential feed
Open work support 12. Hold hand wheel...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...cover 10.
When processing thick fabrics, securely tighten screw 38 for ... upper knife guide fully to the right, hold it, and turn it may be necessary to re-adjust the thread tension.
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Set the upper knife... at its basic position again and close the looper cover. If necessary, loosen screw 38 for blocking the upper knife, see page 14,
Sew...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
...push it up and turn it , the light bulb of the housing.
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Cleaning the thread tensions: Pull thread tension cover 7 with the accessories to the front (direction of arrow) and remove it ... to the right.
Removing the light bulb: Push the light bulb upwards and turn it . Inserting the light bulb: Insert the new bulb (15 Watt max.) with the pins in retainers A of the sewing light is ...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
left looper, yellow path needle thread, green path
For threading of the sewing machine:
Needle: Sewing foot: Seam width: Stitch length:
Thread:
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yellow
thread
tensions
Threading path:
polyester thread
1. "N" respective thread
1 tension
flat edge,...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... the knives
are used on these machines: System 130/705 H (75-90)
Although the correct needle size depends on the material and the thread size used, we recommend needle size 75-90. Tighten needle set screw of the needle change tool.
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Inserting the needle
Insert the needle in hole M of the needle change tool in such a way that...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... tensions correctly (pages 15, 16). Thread correctly (pages 7-10). Insert new needle correctly (see pages 7-10). Incorrectly threaded. Puckered seams 30
Thread tension too tight.
They can easily be made.
Thread tension too tight, Needle not fully inserted.
Thread correctly (see page 26).
Sewing problems and solutions
These machines have been developed for light...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
..., unravel and slip
down , as
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Thread spool net
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Accessories 1 Screwdriver (big)
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2 Screwdriver (small)
3 Lint brush
4 Tweezers
5 Upper knife 6 Thread unreeling disc
7 Needles 8 Sewing machine oil
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9 Rolled hem sewing foot
10 Thread spool net
11 Needle change tool
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item 6 of it, with...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
... speed Seam width Stitch length
Sewing foot Lubrication Sewing foot height Needle system Number of threads Dimensions Weight
Contents of cardboard box
1 machine with motor 1 foot control 1 instruction manual/guarantee certificate 1 lint box 1 thread spool stand 4 thread spool stand bars 1 thread guide 1 machine cover
1.300 stitches/mm. 3-7.2mm 1 -4 mm (HL-786) 1 -5 mm (HL-784) Hinged Manual 5mm...
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