Singer 101-4 & 101-12 (black and white scan) — User manual

Farm 18416
Rev. (1151)





          J   S l N GE R”
 ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINES
      101-4 and 10142

         WITH ATTACHMENTS   I 20606

  HORIZONTAL ROTARY HOOK, FOR FAMILY USE





' *A Trademark of THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

 THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY

                     PRINTED IN  U. S. A.

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MOtor Can be Operated on Either Alternating
        Current or Direct Current.
  The electric motor, which  is built in Machines
101-4 and 101-12, can be _operated on either direct
current or 25 to 75 cycle alternating current without
change of adjustment.  The standard windings of
the motor are for 110-120 vo‘lts, but motors can also
be furnished for any voltage between 50 and 250.





     '  Special motors  for 32  volts direct current and
above 7 5_ficycle alternating current have also been





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 'developed and are available.

   Points to Determine Before Connecting
       Motor to Electric Service Line
  Obtain the following information from the Electric
Light Company which supplies the electric current
for the circuit to which the motor is to be connected:
 _  1. Whether alternating current or direct current




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                'is used.
   2. What  is the voltage? The voltage must be
within the range stamped on the motor name plate
(B, Fig. 2, page 5).





                                      '   3. Ifthe electric service line is alternating current,
what is the number of cycles? The number of cycles
must be within the range stamped on the motor
name plate.
   4. The current and voltage of the electric service
line and, if alternating current,ithe number cf cycles,
can be verified by looking at the name plate on
electric meter installed by the local Electric Light
CompanY~

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       To Remove the Motor Cover
  Turn the motor cover (0, Fig. 2) over toward the
balance Wheel and pull it outwardly to remove it,
thus exposing the motor name plate (B, Fig,_. 2).





           FIG. 2. MOTOR COVER REMOVED SHOWING
              MOTOR NAME PLATE





                 '  When replacing the motor cover  (0), have the
two notches in the cover engage the pins at the top
and bottom of the motor frame.

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To Connect Machine 101-4 on Cabinet 40 to
              Electric Service Line
  Push the terminal plug at one end of the electric
cord as far as it will go on the three-pin terminal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            -- (P) in Fig. 6.block under the cabinet, as shown at
  Attach the plug at the other end of the cord to
the nearest  electric  socket and  the machine  is
ready for operation.

          To Open Cabinet 306
  With the right hand pushin the lever (L, Fig. 7)
at the right of the table and at the same time with
the left hand raise the hinged flaps of the table top
as shown at M in Fig. 7.





                FIG. 7. To O—PEN_CABINET 306

old back the hinged flaps as--shown,in Figs. 8 and
9, having the-catch (N, Fig. 8) enter the spring clip
 0, Fig. 8).





              FIG. 9.  To OPEN CABINET 306

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 Fig. 14) for the shadeIS in the slot Ofthe shade, then
                                                asgently slip the shade Off and allow it tO hang free
shownm Fig. 14.





                            FIG. 14
  DO not attempt tO. unscrew the bulb.  It is Of
 the bayonet and Socket type and does nOt'unscrew.
 Press the bulb into the socket and at the same
 time turn it until the bulb pin (X, Fig. 14) is out
 Of the notch  in the ”socket then withdraw the
 bulb and shade.





                         '  TO insert a new bulb, pass the bulb through the
 collar Of the shade with the slot Of the shade up-
 ward. Hold the socket tightly with one hand. and
 at the same time with the other hand press the
 bulb into the socket with the bulb pin (X, Fig. 14)
 in the slot and turn it until this pin is in the notch.
 Then slip the. shade over the socket, the pin (W,
 Fig. 14)for the shade entering the slot Of the shade.
 See that the pin (W) is in the groove Of the shade
 and turn the shade halfway around, or until it is
 at the top.

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     Instructions for Operating the Machine“





                                  _    Raise the presser foot (F, F1g. 15) by means of
  the presser bar lifter (H, Fig. 15) to prevent injury
  to the foot (F, Fig. 15) andgfeed (E, Fig. 15.)





             FIG. 15. FRONT_VIEW on THE MACHINE





                        -    Place a piece of cloth under the preSser foot and
 let the foot down upon it.

           To Start the Machine
   Turn on the electric current, press theknee lever
 to the right. Asthe pressure on the knee lever1s




- increasedg the speed of the machine is increased,
 the speed being controlled entirely by the amount
 of pressure on the knee lever. Operate the machine
 in this way, without being threaded, until you haVe
 become accustomed to guiding the material and
 Operating the knee leVer.

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 Press down on the bobbin and the bobbin winder
 latch (A, Fig. 17.) will'drop-down and hold the bobbin





                 FIG. 17. WINDING THE BOBBIN

 “winder pulley against the hub of the balance wheel.
 Then press the knee lever the same as for sewing.
  The end of the thread must be held by the hand
 until a few  cOils are wound and“ should“ then be.
 broken off. When sufficient thread has been wound
 upon the bobbin, the bobbin winderisj automatically
 released from the balance wheel.
    If the pressure of the bobbin, winder pulley against
 the hub of the balance wheel is insufficient for wind-





. ing the bobbin, loosen the adjusting screw (F, Fig. 17)
 and press down on the bobbin winder until the pulley
 is in contact With the hub of the balance wheel,
 then tighten the adjusting screw (F);:--*
   Bobbins can also be wound while themachlne  is
 sewing.

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          To Replace the Bobbin
   Hold the bobbin between the thumb and fore-
 finger Of the left hand, the  hread drawing on top
 from the right toward the left, as shown in Fig. 18.





               FIG. 18. REPLACING THE BOBBIN
  Place the bobbin in the bobbin case and draw
the. thread into the slot  (1, Fig. 19) in the bobbin
case at the left, as shown in Fig. 19.





            FIG. 19. THREADING TIIE BOBBIN CASE

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          To Prepare for Sewing
  With the left hand hold the end of the needle
 thread, leaving it slack from the handto the needle.





         FIG. 23. DRAWING UP THE BOBBIN THREAD
Turn the balance wheel over“ “toward you until the
needle moves down and up again to its highest point,
thus catching the bobbin thread, draw up the needle
thread and the bobbin thread will come up with it
through the hole in the throat plate, as shown in
Fig. 23. Lay both threads back under the presSer
“foot and close the slide.
          To Commence Sewing
  Place the material beneath the presser foot, lower
the presser foot and commence to sew, pressing the
knee lever (Q, Fig. 6, page 7) to the right to start



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  .the machine.
  When sewing thick material, it may be necessary
to turn the balance wheel over. toward you by hand
to start the machine.  This should also be done if
the machine stops when sewing‘across thick seams.

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         To Regulate theTensions
   The tension on the needle thread should only be
  regulated when the presser footis down.  Having





            . lowered the presser foot, turn the small thumb nut
  (A, Fig. 15, page 17) at the front of the tension discs
 over to the right tomorease the tension.To decrease
 the tensiOn, turn the thumb nut over to the left.
   The tension onthe bobbinthread1s regulated by





              ' the larger screw (A, Fig. 18,page 20)which1s nearest
 the back in the bobbin case tension spring.  To
  increase the tension, turn the screw over toward
  you. To deerease the tension, turn the screw oVer
 from you.
   When the tension on thebobbin thread has been
 once properly adjusted  it  is seldom necessary to
 change it, as a correct stitch can usually be obtained
 by varying the tension on the needle thread.
            To Turn a Corner
   Stop the machine with the needle at Its lowest
  point.  Raise the presser foot and turn the work as
 desned using the needle as a pivot.

      To Regulate the Length ef Stitch





-   The length of the stitch is regulated by the feed
  regulating disc (D, Fig. 17, page 19) located on the
 bed of the machine, at the right. This disc1s marked
 with arbitrary numbers,ranging from 6 to 30, which-
  indicate the various lengths of stitches that the
 machine will make, No.6 being the longest stitch-
 and No. 30 the shortest stitch  (The numerals do
 n0t denote the number of stitches to the inch). The
                                                   make.“ length of stitch that the machine1s ready to
  is  indicated by  the number  nearest  the arrow





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              - marked on the clothplate of the machine.

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      grease cups (HH, Fig. 30). Do notdis-
     connect. any Of the electric wiring of
     the machine or the motor.





FIG. 31. VIEW OF MOTOR. SHOWING LUBRICANT WELL AND
                SPIRAL DRIVING PINION
  (d) Unscrew the two grease cups (HH, Fig; 30).
  (e) Both the wicks and the interior Of the grease.
     cups should be thoroughly cleaned Of all Old
      grease. Then replace the wicks in the. cups
     and  refill the cups with SINGER MOTOR
     LUBRICANT, (not Oil).
                                      m‘fl'fi'.‘





     FIG. 32. BACK AIVIEW, SHOWING BEVEL GEARs'IN
               ARM 01" l\ʼIACHIN-E

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   3, The two lower sets of bevel gears (N and 0,
Fig.  33.) are exposed by removing the two round





                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ' FIG. 33. BASE VIEW, SHOWING BEVEL GEARS
                    IN BED on MACHINE

sheet metal covers  located. in the bottom of the
machine. This can be done with a small screw driver.
   4. SINGER MOTOR LUBRICANT should be applied
to the teeth of these two'sets of gears in the same
manner as described in the upper bevel gears in 3
(g) under the heading “T0 Lubricate the Motor.”
   5. Replace the sheet metal covers.

          To Oil the Controller

  Also occasionally lubricate the bearing points of
the controller mechanism located beneath the ma-
chine at the right of‘the cabinet.

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                     Ruffler
   Lines 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5- shown in Fig. 42 indicate
where the material  is to be placed  for various
 operations, as follows:





            FIG. 42. THE RUFFLER AND ITs PARTS

Line 1——-‘-the Correct position for the material to
          which the ruffled material is applied.
Line 2—material to be ruffled.
Line 3—-—the facing for the ruffle.
Line 4——the strip Of piping material.
Line 5—the. edge to be piped.
  Refer tO Fig. 42 when inserting the material 5111“
the rufler.

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     To Adjust the RufHer for Gathering
  The adjusting finger (F, Fig. 43) is not intended
 for gatherlng and should bemoved forward or away
from the needle, as shown In Fig. 43.





                            FIG. 43
  Raise the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 43) and move it
to the left so that the projection -(D,>~Fig. 43) will
enter the slot marked “1” in theadjusting lever (E)
when the lever is released. The ruflifig blade. will
then move forward and back once at every stitch.
Insert the material to be rufled between the two
blue blades, following the line 2 in Fig. 42. Draw
the material slightly back Of the needle, lower the





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     _presser bar and commence to sew.
  TO make fine gathering, shorten the stroke Of the
rufling blade, also ”shorten the stitch. TO make full
gathering, lengthen the stroke Of the rufling blade
by turning the adjusting screw (C) downwardly,
aISO lengthen the stitch. By varying these adjust-
ments, many  pleasing  varieties Of work can. be
acoomplished.

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the ruffle so that the wrong sides are together.
the facmg “Is to be on the wrong Side, place the right
SldeS of the garment and the rufle together.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            _





                                                                                      _               Piping a Ruffle
  Insert the material to be ruffled between the two
blue blades, following the hue 2, In Fig. 42.  This





                            FIG. 46
material must not be over  11/4 inches wide, as
it  is carried through the rufler WIth the finished

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  (C, Fig. 47) and the adjusting finger (F, Fig. 47).
 To make a wider plait, move the adjusting finger
  (F) back or toward the needle and turn the adjust-
 ing screw  (C) downwardly.  To make a smaller
  plait, turn the adjusting screw (C) upwardly.  The
 distancfi between plaits is regulated by the length
 0  stitc
         To Adjust the Ruffler-for
       Group Plaiting and Gathering
   The ruffler can be adjusted for group plaiting by
  lifting the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 48) and moving





                            FIG. 48





'- it to the right so that the top of the projection,
 (D, Fig. 48)gengages the Small slot indicated by the
 star on the adjusting lever.  This should be done at
 the pomts where you wish to make the space be-
 tween theplaits.  The ruffler will then stop and
 plain stitching will be made. When the desired space
 has been made, adjust the lever (E) so that the pro-
 jection (D) enters either the slot marked “6” or the
 slot marked “12.” By alternately making groups of.
 plaits and plain spaces, as Shownin Fig. 48, verx
 attractive wOrk can be produced.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I                            i _TO Oil the Ruffler
   Occasionally apply a drop Of Oil tO the working
 parts of the rufler at eaCh Of theplaces indicated by
 arrows in Fig. 48.  After oiling, operatethe ruffler
 on a waste piece of material to prevent the Oil
 soiling the work.  If the ruffler does not plait evenly,
a drop Of Oil may remedy the trouble.

                   Slide Plate
  When it is necessary to replace a slide plateIn a
 cloth plate, this can be done by removing the cloth”
 plate from the machine and slipping the slide plate
 into the slideway from the throat plate end; or, if
desired, the slide plate can be replaced with the
cloth plate attached to themachine by holding the
slideplate at an angle Of 45 degrees acrOss the slide
Opening and slipping one end Of the spring under
one side Of the slideWay, then tipping the slide plate
and slipping the other end Of the spring under the
opposite side Of the slideway and swinging the slide
plate around straight, so that  it will drop into
position.                                                                                                                                                                                                      _                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           _
         To Use the Cloth Guide
  To ensure accurate guiding Of the work when
sewing close to the edge of the goods, the cloth
guide (D, Fig. 15, page 17) shouldbe used. Fasten
the 010th guide to theg cloth plate of the machine by
means... Of the clamping thumb screw (C, Fig. 15)
inserting the thumb screw into either one Of the
two screw holesIn the 010th plate Of the machine.
The cloth guide can be adjusted to bring the edge Of
the goods as close to the line Of stitching as desired.

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  Start the machine by pressing the knee lever and,
steadily move the work fOrward and back  The





            FIG. 50.  UsING THE DARNING FOOT
darning or embrOidery will be quickly accomplished
with ease and without skipping of stitches or break-
ing of thread.
  After you are through with teh darning or em-
broidery, raise the presser bar, takeout the embroid-
ery hOOps or darner, take off the feed cover plate
and remove the darhing foot.  Replace the preSser
foot and the machine is again ready for the usual
sewing.