Pfaff hobbylock 796 Support Question
Pfaff hobbylock 796 Support Question
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Question posted by vwickham on August 1st, 2019
Hobbylock 796
Cannot see how to thread upper looper between 8 and 10
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Request from lindabaranieski on January 1st, 2022 3:05 PM
how do i thread the red looper
how do i thread the red looper
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Answer #1: Posted by Troubleshooter101 on August 1st, 2019 12:27 PM
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I advice you to check the user manual of the product
Please check page number 12 and 27
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Related Pfaff hobbylock 796 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... disconnected from the power source.
B) When leaving the machine, changing parts or accessories, the machine must take sufficient care to the up and down movement of
the light bulb is 15 watts. Notes on safety
A) Due to avoid injury and observe the sewing area continuously while sewing. C) The maximum approved wattage of the needle...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... the stitch length on 796 Adjusting the differential feed on 796 Regulating the sewing foot pressure Adjusting the seam width Changing the sewing feet Sewing rolled hems Changing needles Changing lower knife Changing upper knife Changing light bulb Cleaning the thread tensions Oiling the machine Sewing problems and solutions Accessories Specifications
2, 3 4
4, 5 5
6, 7 7-11
8 9 10 11 12 13 14...
Owner's Manual - Page 5
Controls of the sewing machine
1 Foot pressure regulating dial 2 Thread guide 3 Carrying handle 4 Left needle thread tension dial 5 Right needle thread tension dial 6 Right looper thread tension dial 7 Left looper thread tension dial
cover
11 Presser foot lifter lever 12 Hand wheel and feed regulator 13 Looper cover 14 Looper cover lever 15 Work support 16 Stitch length setting key on 794...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... mains plug to the left and pull out the accessory box. To replace the accessory box, slide it locks.
The accessories are illustrated on a special sewing table. Electrical connection Use this machine only on a flat surface or on page 32. Do not place any objects on the foot control. Caution: When the...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... the HObbyIo is adjusted in two g5 rad by the switch on the foot control
Pos,ho,,
= Half Speed
Posillon 4 = Full speed Switching the machine ON and OFF Power and sewing light are switched on.
Switching off . Machine and sewing light are switched off : Press switch again. when Pressing harder it will run faster.
Owner's Manual - Page 9
.... To close the work support Push looper cover lever to obtain a well-formed seam. Thread the machine in the direction of the arrow and lower it to the machine (A). Now pull the respective thread into the corresponding guides and tension discs.
7 To open the work support, push it . Threading procedure Threading must be done correctly to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... shows the correctly threaded machine. insert the thread behind hook A of the thread guide plates fitted on both sides.
insert the thread behind hook A of the thread guide plates fitted on both sides. Threading the left needle: Thread the left needle in sequence 1 to 7 and pull approximately 5 cm of thread through the eye of the needle. (The thread path is...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
Sewing a test sample After threading, a test sample should be guided to the rear, under the presser foot. Insert test fabric and lower presser foot.
Hold thread ends with your left hand while turning hand wheel counter clockwise with your right hand. In doing so, the threads must be sewn.
Make sure that threads have interlocked correctly...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... of the seam and use the thread cutter (1) behind the presser foot to sew. (Also after the machine has been re threaded). Since the fabric is fed automatically, do not pull or push the fabric. Use your hand for guiding only. Sew the first stitches slowly.
Points to observe during sewing Place the fabric completely under...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... heavy fabrics and different thicknesses of seams, sew approximately 3 cm (1") beyond the seam. Lower presser foot and sew over . Raise presser foot. When sewing very heavy fabrics, tighten the upper knife screw.
To prevent ravelling of fabric:
This machine will sew through very thin to pull the thread chain into the seam. For knit fabrics, a crochet needle...
Owner's Manual - Page 17
... side
Right
Left
needle thread
needle thread
Adjusting thread tension:
Set all thread tension dials to fabric type and thread size. Sew a test sample to be adjusted according to "N" (standard setting).
See illustration above.
1
I
- Examine the seam and make the necessary tension adjustments. Top side
Right looper thread
Setting thread tensions:
The thread tension should be...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... possible by using either right or left needles (see page 26). 3-thread overedge seam
_____
How to convert from four-thread to threethread sewing: Three-thread sewing is riot used (see page 10). Needle thread Thread tension
3-thread overedge seam Left needle Marked blue
Rht needle Marked green
Thread in needle
clamp guides
0
0
Standard seam width
maxim urn seam width...
Owner's Manual - Page 20
...for very thin or heavy fabrics. A = setting mark. Heavy fabrics: Increase the sewing foot pressure by turning feed regulator 16.
Medium-heavy materials: Cotton, tricot, linen...40-60
Synthetic thread No. 70-140
Polyester thread No. 120/2 (180) Mercerized thread (bulk thread)
Stitch length 2.0 to 4.0 mm
2.0 to 4,0 mm 2.0 to 4.5 mm 2,0 to 4.5 mm 1.5 to 2.5 mm
Sewing foot pressure: ...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... is N = 3 mm.
If
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II
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5:
Set the required stitch length at mark A by the arrow until it there. Setting the stitch length on 796
Open lateral swivel table 15.
Owner's Manual - Page 22
It is possible to that very good sewing results are possible:
Setting 0.5 = Short stroke of front teed dog, long stroke of rear
feed dog
Setting - = Same stroke of..., arranged one and vice versa.
Set the differential feed according to the material you wish to 2, also during sewing. It consists of either feed dog can be set infinitely from 0.5 to process (see table on page 21).
Owner's Manual - Page 23
...
-
2
c
(normal fabrics)
1.5
3
Jersey, silk, medium cotton.
d
nicki fabrics, light knittings
Heavy knitwear,
2
very elastic fabrics
Ill. 1
III 2
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g
III. 3
Ill. 4
Gathering can also be set during sewing. Setting of the quired for the fabric you wish to be made. ms table indicates possible settings of differential feed
Illustration
Correct seam
Fabric
0.5
1
Nylon...
Owner's Manual - Page 24
... seam width can be necessary to reset the thread tension.
22 Push upper knife holder (1) to the lower (cutting) position and close the looper cover. Turn knurled knob (2) clockwise until it may be changed from 2.5 to fabric type and seam requirements. Sew a test sample. Reset the upper knife to the far right. Adjusting seam width...
Owner's Manual - Page 25
Changing the sewing feet Push lever A up until the foot snaps on.
23 Place the foot under the presser foot holder so that crosspiece B of the rolled hem foot engages in groove C of the holder (Fig. 2). Push the presser foot lever down and with the other hand gently push lever A up slightly (Fig. 1), and the presser foot will snap out.
Owner's Manual - Page 27
...
used. Set red threading path (upper looper tension) at + 4 or Set orange threading path (lower looper tension) at the shortest setting 1.
6. Snap on heavier fabrics that cannot be rolled. Use green, red, and orange threading paths only.
4.
Set orange threading path (lower looper tension) at 2.5.
7.
Or use regular sewing thread, woolly nylon or
rayon thread for a rolled hem...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
... needle. Regulate tension, (page 15, 16). Insert needle correctly (page 26).
Thread correctly (pages 7-11).
31 ewing problems and solutions hs machine is not fed correctly Needle breakage
Thread breakage
Skipped stitches
Incorrect stitch formation Puckered seams
Sewing foot pressure too weak
Turn sewing foot pressure screw clockwise to increase pressure. Material pulled
Insert new...
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