Singer 401A — User manual

SINGERSINGER


   SLANT-O-MATIC    SLANT-O-MAT/C
       401A401A


THE SINGER COMPANY

InstructionsInstructions forfor usingusing
  SINGERSINGER
  SLANT-O-MATICSLANT-O-MATIC

SINGER
401





             TheThe SLANT-O-MATZC-theSLANT-0-MATIC -the greatestgreatestsewingsewingmachinemachine everever bubuilt!



        *A*A TrademarkTrademarkofofTHETHESINGERSINGER COMPANYCOMPANY

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TheTheSINGERSINGER SLANT-O-MATICSLANT-O-MATfC
 thethe greatestgreatestsewingsewingmachinemachineevereverbuiltbuilt.....       .

 FromFrom thethe momentmoment youyou seesee thethe newnew slANT-O-MATIC,sLA NT- O-MA T/c,  you’llyou'llknowknow it'sit’s
 excitinglyexcitinglydifferent.different.You'llYou’llmarvelmarvelat its atautomaticits automaticsewing...sewing...its al-      its al¬
mostmost unbelievableunbelievable easeease ofof operationoperation...... thethe remarkableremarkable servicesservices  itit
 performs.performs. You'llYou’lldelightdelightinin itsits sure,sure, beautifulbeautiful stitching.stitching.TheThe onlyonly auto¬auto-
 maticmatic zigzagzigzag machinemachine forfor homehomeuseusemademadeentirelyentirelyinin America,America,itit out-out-
 sewssews allall otherother machinesmachines inin bothboth straightstraight andand fancyfancystitching.stitching.
 • •World9sWorld'sfirstfirstautomaticautomaticwithwithaaslantslant needleneedle andand geargear drive.drive. SeeingSeeing
 isis easier,easier, sewingsewing smoothestsmoothest e\er.ever. NoNo slippingslipping oror stalling.stalling.

                 • •World9sWorld'sfirstfirstautomaticautomaticwithwithdoubledouble easyeasy threading.threading. HasHas built-inbuilt-in
                         threadingthreading chart,chart, handyhandy "drop-in""drop-in” bobbinbobbin inin frontfront ofof needle!needle!
                 • •World9sWorld'sfirstfirstautomaticautomaticwithwithaabuilt-inbuilt-in eye-leveleye-level stitchstitch chart,chart, thatthat
                              letslets youvou "tune”"tune" thethe knobknob forfor whateverwhatever fancyfancy stitchstitch youyou want!want!
                   AddAdd toto thesethese majormajor developmentsdevelopments inin sewingsewing machinemachine designdesign thethe
                         followingfollowing ADVANCEDADVANCED features,features,andandyouyouhavehaveaamachinemachinefarfar aheadahead inin
                        design,design, unequalledunequalled inin performance.performance.
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                                                          CopyrightCopyright ©© 19581958 bybyTheThe SingerSinger CompanyCompany

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# ELEVATOR• ELEVATORTYPETYPEmulti-purposemulti-purpose calibratedcalibrated        ••NEWNEW NEEDLENEEDLE CLAMPCLAMPholdsholds oneone oror twotwo
  throatthroat plate,plate, leverlever operated,operated, simplifiessimplifies         regularregular needles-sameneedles—same oror differentdifferent sizessizes
   darning.darning.                                                 forfor excitingexciting twintwin needleneedle stitching.stitching.

#• HINGEDHINGED faceface plateplate swingsswings openopen forfor easyeasy                               • ALL• ALLMECHANISMMECHANISMcompletelycompletely enclosed.enclosed.
   cleaning.cleaning.
                                                                     ••NEWNEWADJUSTABLEADJUSTABLE HINGEDHINGED zipperzipper andand cord¬cord-•#SUPERFINESUPERFINE CONTROLCONTROLofof stitchstitch lengthlength en-en¬
                                              inging foot.foot.  suressures perfectperfect satinsatin stitching.stitching.

                               NEWNEWSPECIALSPECIALPURPOSEPURPOSE FOOT.FOOT.#• PERFECTPERFECT StraightStraight Stitching.Stitching.                             • •

# BUILT-IN• BUILT-INLIGHTLIGHTfocusedfocusedononsewingsewing area.area.           ••NEWNEWSEAMSEAM GUIDE.GUIDE.




 TOTO GETGET THETHE MOSTMOST ENJOYMENTENJOYMENT
FROMFROM YOURYOUR SINGERSINGER

 TakeTake advantageadvantage ofof thethe freefree sewingsewing lessonslessonstotowhichwhich youyou areare entitled!entitled!
 Skilled,Skilled, SINGER-trainedSlNGER-trained teachersteacherswillwill givegive youyou personalpersonal guidanceguidance andand
 assistassist youyou inin learninglearning thethe fundamentalsfundamentals ofof homehome sewing.sewing.

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SINGERSINGER SERVICESERVICE                        SINGERWhereverWherever youyou gogo youyou willwillfindfindexpert,expert,dependabledependablesINgER*singer*
ServiceService closeclose atat hand,hand. singerSINgERisisinterestedinterestedinin helpinghelping youyou
keepkeep youryour sINGERsinger SewingSewingMachineMachineinintoptop runningrunning condition.condition.
ThatThat isis whywhyyouyoushouldshouldalwaysalwayscallcallyouryoursINGERSINGERCENTERCENTER ifif youryour
machinemachine everever requiresrequires adjustmentadjustmentoror repair.repair. OnlyOnly fromfrom youryour
singerSINGERcenterCENTERcancanyouyouobtainobtainthetheservicesservices ofof aa trainedtrainedSINGERsinger
repairrepair manman andandwarrantedwarrantedSINGER*singer* parts.parts.




                       EVERYTHINGEVERYTHING FORFOR THETHE WOMANWOMAN WHOWHO SEWSSEWS

                       TheThe answeranswer totoyouryoursewingsewingneedsneedsis isat atyouryoursINGERsingerCENTER.center.
                         ThereThere vouyou willwill findfindaa widewide choicechoice ofofsewingsewing aids,aids, notions,notions, sew-sew¬ SINGER
                             inging instructionsinstructions andand services.services. LookLook forfor thethe famousfamous redred "S"S andand
                           SINGERsinger trademarkstrademarks onon youryour singersiNGER centerCENTER andand thethe everever readyready
                           SINGERsinger ServiceService Car.Car.SeeSeephonephonebookbookunderundertheTHEsingerSINGERcompanyCOMPANY
                              forfor addressaddress nearestnearest you.you.

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                   FABRIC,FABRIC, THREAD,THREAD, NEEDLENEEDLE ANDAND STITCHSTITCH LENGTHLENGTH CHARTCHART


                                                                         MACHINEMACHINESTITCHSTITCH SETTINGSSETTINGS
                                                                      FORFOR STRAIGHTSTRAIGHT SEWINGSEWING
                                                THREADTHREAD       NEEDLENEEDLE
              TYPESTYPES OFOF FABRICSFABRICS                                                       SIZESSIZES          SIZESSIZES
                                                                             INSIDEINSIDE       TOPTOP
                                                                              SEAMSSEAMS       STITCHINGSTITCHING

                                                      5050 EmbroideryEmbroidery
 FilmyFilmy materialsmaterials comparablecomparable toto Net,Net, Marquisette,Marquisette, Chiffon,Chiffon,                                             100100 CottonCotton                                                                                         9       1515 toto 2020      1515 toto 2020                                    9SilkSilk andand ChiffonChiffon Velvets,Velvets, Voiles,Voiles, NinonNinon                                                                     SyntheticSynthetic ThreadThread

 SheerSheer materialsmaterials comparablecomparable toto Lawn,Lawn, Dimity,Dimity, SyntheticSynthetic       5050 EmbroideryEmbroidery
 Sheers,Sheers, PaperPaper Taffetas,Taffetas, PurePure Silks,Silks, GossamerGossamer Silks,Silks, SilkSilk oror     8080 toto 100100 CottonCotton      1111       1212 toto 1515      1515 toto 2020
 SyntheticSynthetic Tricots,Tricots, SyntheticSynthetic Velvets,Velvets, SatinsSatins
                                                                     SyntheticSynthetic ThreadThread

 LightweightLightweight materialsmaterials comparablecomparable toto Gingham,Gingham, Cham-Cham-                                                 5050 MercerizedMercerized     1414 bray,bray. Pique,Pique, Poplin,Poplin, Percale,Percale, Cretonne,Cretonne, Chintz,Chintz, Faille,Faille,                                             6060 toto 8080 CottonCotton       oror        1212        1515 toto 1818 Bengaline,Bengaline, WoolWool Flannel,Flannel, WoolWool Jersey,Jersey, WoolWool Crepe,Crepe,                                    AA SilkSilk        1616
 CottonCotton VelvetsVelvets andand Velveteens,Velveteens, LightweightLightweight SuitingsSuitings

                                              HeavyHeavy DutyDuty Mer.Mer.
 MediumMedium heavyheavy materialsmaterials comparablecomparable toto Corduroy,Corduroy, Crash,Crash,                                              4040 toto 6060 CottonCotton    1616       1010       1212 Gabardine,Gabardine, Rep,Rep, HeavyHeavy SuitingsSuitings andand CoatingsCoatings                                                                     SyntheticSynthetic ThreadThread

 HeavyHeavy materialsmaterials comparablecomparable toto Sailcloth,Sailcloth, Denim,Denim, Ticking,Ticking,     3030 toto 4040 CottonCotton                                                        1818               8          1010OvercoatingsOvercoatings                                          ThreadThread

                                                      5050 EmbroideryEmbroidery
 PlasticPlastic MaterialsMaterials                                                 SyntheticSynthetic ThreadThread    1111 oror 1414      1010          1212
                                                 5050 MercerizedMercerized


        WhenWhen orderingordering needles,needles,alwaysalwaysspecifyspecify"Class"ClassandandVarietyVariety1515x x1"I" andand statestate thethe sizesize andand quantityquantity required.required.

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                           NEEDLESNEEDLES AND THREAD



         ThisThis machinemachineusesuses aa 1515 xx 11 needle.needle.
              SizesSizes 9,11,14,169, 11, 14, 16 andand 18.18.


  ForFor perfectperfect stitching,stitching, selectselect correctcorrect needleneedle andand
threadthread toto correspondcorrespond withwith fabricfabric accordingaccording toto
tabletable onon pagepage 5.5. BeBe suresure toto useuse likelike threadsthreads forfor
bothboth needleneedle andand bobbin.bobbin.

          NEEDLENEEDLE INSERTIONINSERTION

  RaiseRaise thethe needleneedlebarbartotohighesthighestpointpoint byby turn¬turn-
inging thethe handhand wheelwheel towardtoward you.you. LoosenLoosen thethe needleneedle
clampclamp screw.screw. InsertInsert needleneedle upward,upward x intointo clampclamp                                                             LONG GROOVE
asas farfar asasitit willwill go,go, withwith thethe flatflatsideside ofof thethe needleneedle                                                TOWARD YOU
toto thethe backback andand thethe longlong groovegroove towardtoward you.you.
TightenTighten needleneedle clampclamp screw.screw.

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UPPERUPPER THREADING-SINGLETHREADING—SINGLE NEEDLENEEDLE

                   RaiseRaise  take-uptake-up leverlever toto highesthighest point.point. PlacePlace
                    threadthread onon spoolspool pinpin andand leadlead throughthrough threadingthreading
                     points shown. Thread needle from front to back.
                Draw sufficient thread through eye of needle with
              Basewhichtoto searstart tiredsewing.findlatore dr recite with

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                    WINDWIND THETHE BOBBINBOBBIN





  LoosenLoosen stopstopmotionmotion screwscrewwithwith rightright hand.hand. RaiseRaise bobbinbobbin winderwinder andand positionposition
bobbinbobbin onon spindle.spindle. PressPress winderwinder againstagainst handhand wheel.wheel.

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                         WINDWIND THETHE BOBBINBOBBIN (Cont'd.)(Cont'd.)





                                          HoldHold threadthread endend toto startstart winding.winding. ActivateActivate
                                             machine.machine.





  PlacePlace threadthread onon spoolspool pinpin andand leadlead betweenbetween
bobbinbobbin winderwinder tensiontension discs.discs. ThreadThread throughthrough        FullFull bobbinbobbin willwill automaticallyautomatically release.release.
holehole inin leftleft sideside ofof bobbinbobbin asas shown.shown.                 TightenTighten stopstop motionmotion screw.screw.

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    REMOVEREMOVE THETHE BOBBINBOBBIN





Open slide plate and remove bobbin.

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                 THREADING THE BOBBIN CASE





                                                                                                                                                  Going
  HoldHold bobbinbobbin soso thatthat threadthread leadsleads off,off, inin directiondirection shown.shown. PlacePlace bobbinbobbin inin case.case.
LeadLead threadthread intointo slotslot andand underunder spring.sorine.





  DrawDraw threadthreadintointo notchnotchatat endendofofspring,spring, pullingpulling offoff aboutabout 33 inchesinches ofof threadthread
acrossacross thethe bobbin.bobbin.
  CloseClose slideslide plateplate allowingallowing threadthread toto enterenter notch.notch.

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                     PRINCIPALPRINCIPAL PARTSPARTS OFOF MACHINEMACHINE 401401



                                           STITCHSTITCH CHARTCHART

           STITCHSTITCH SELECTORSELECTOR                       SPECIALSPECIAL DISCDISC

    TAKE-UPTAKE-UP                                   REDRED LEVERLEVER
    LEVERLEVER
                                             -HANDHAND WHEELWHEEL





                                    SINGER
NEEDLENEEDLE THREADTHREAD                                                       -BOBBINBOBBIN WINDERWINDER
   TENSIONTENSION

                                                        [STITCHSTITCH REGULATORREGULATOR
THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATE




                                           THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATESLIDESLIDE
                                                  POSITIONINGPOSITIONING LEVERLEVERPLATEPLATE

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                           STITCHSTITCH LENGTHLENGTH REGULATORREGULATOR

                                             NumeralsNumerals onon thethe indicatorindicator representrepresent thethe numbernumber
                          TO RELEASE
                     TO RELEASE ofofstitchesstitches perper inch.inch.

                                   TheThe upperupper indentedindented areaarea  ofof thethe indicatorindicator
                                                      representsrepresents "fine""fine” stitchstitch lengthslengths aboveabove 20.20.

                                                     TheThe lowerlowerindentedindentedareaareaofof thethe indicatorindicator allowsallows
   MODEL HOLA
                                                      thethe #6#6 stitchstitch lengthlength settingsetting totobebe“locked”"locked" inin placeplace              REVERSE
                                       when stitching folds, pleats or multiple layers of                    TO TIGHTEN when stitching folds, pleats or multiple layers of
                                            heavyheavy fabric.fabric.

                                            ToTo setset stitchstitch length:length: ReleaseReleasepointerpointer byby turningturning
                                        thumbthumb nutnut toto thethe left,left, asas shown.shown. PositionPosition leverlever forforFINI      20
                                                desireddesired stitchstitch length.length. TightenTighten pointerpointer againstagainst thethe
                                                    plateplate byby turningturning thumbthumb nutnut toto thethe right.right.
                                       OnceOnce thethe pointerpointer hashas beenbeen positioned,positioned, reversereverse
                                                    stitchingStitching isis accomplishedaccomplished byby raisingraising thethe leverlever toto           FORWARD
                                                                 itsits highesthighest point.point. TheThe #6#6 “locked”"locked" positionposition cannotcannot
                                         bebe reversed.reversed.
                         LOCKEDLOCKED
                             SETTINGSETTING

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                      REDRED LEVERLEVER


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 AA RedRed LeverLever settingsetting isis necessarynecessary  forfor bothboth straightstraight andand zigzagzigzag stitching.stitching.
NumeralsNumerals indicateindicate fivefive positions,positions, butbut intermediateintermediate settingssettings maymay alsoalso bebe used.used.
  ToTo position,position, depressdepress leverlever andand slideslide itit leftleft oror rightright toto desireddesired setting.setting.

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                      STITCHSTITCH SELECTORSELECTOR

                          SetSet RedRed LeverLever atat 33
                          ▼


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AllAll settingssettings onon thethe leftleft ofof thethe plateplate areare controlledcontrolled byby thethe outerouter knob.knob.
PushPush (using(usingrightrighthand)hand)—select-select desireddesiredsettingsetting andandrelease.release.
AllAll settingssettings onon thethe rightright ofof thethe plateplate areare controlledcontrolled byby thethe innerinner knob.knob.
PullPull (using(using leftleft hand)hand)—select- select desireddesired settingsetting andand release.release.
DoDonotnot makemakeselectorselector adiustmentsadjustments whilewhile thethe
                    needleneedle isis inin thethe fabric.fabric.
                                                                                                                         SPECIAL


              1. PUSHPUSH
               2. SELECTSELECT (A(A THRUTHRU J)J)
               3. RELEASERELEASE                                            PUSHPUSH ANDANDSELECTSELECT

                                                    PULLPULL ANDAND SELECTSELECT

   PULLPULL                                                                                                      SPECIAL
  2 SELECTSELECT (K(KTHRUTHRU S).S)
    3. RELEASERELEASE
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               THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATE POSITIONSPOSITIONS



              CROST PLATE
              UNLOOM          DOWN

          ThroatThroat plateplate inin "Down""Down”positionpositionforforgeneralgeneral sewing.sewing.





                     THROAT E  E FOSITIONS
                              LIME COM   UP                                                                                                                iiiiiiis


ThroatThroat plateplate inin "Up""Up”positionpositionforfordarning,darning,embroideringembroideringandand buttonbutton sewing.sewing.

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                       THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATE

                   REMOVALREMOVAL ANDANDREPLACEMENTREPLACEMENT


                          GATE POSITIONS
                  UNLOCK

           ThroatThroat plateplate inin "Unlock""Unlock”positionpositionforforremovalremovalandandreplacement.replacement.

TAKE-UPTAKE-UP LEVERLEVER
  MUSTMUST BEBE ININ
LOWESTLOWEST POSITIONPOSITION!
                                      RaiseRaise presserpresserbar.bar.TurnTurn handhand wheelwheel toto dropdrop
                                         take-uptake-up leverlever toto itsits lowestlowest point.point. SetSet throatthroat plateplate
                                        leverlever toto "Unlock""Unlock” position.position. ThisThis preparationpreparation
                                             appliesapplies toto bothboth removalremoval andand replacement.replacement.
                                  RemoveRemove throatthroat plateplate byby slidingsliding itit back.back.
                                        ReplaceReplace throatthroat plateplate byby slidingsliding itit onon fromfrom thethe
                                            rear.rear.
                                                 LockLock inin position.position.
                                          PresserPresser  footfoot needneed notnot bebe removedremoved forfor thisthis
                                          operation.operation.

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                       STRAIGHTSTRAIGHT STITCHINGSTITCHING
                     AA KK 33



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     SETSET SELECTORSELECTORATATAA K.K.                !           1
     REDRED LEVERLEVERATAT 3—TO3-TO LOCATELOCATE STITCHINGSTITCHING ININCENTRALCENTRAL POSITION.POSITION.
     GENERALGENERAL PURPOSEPURPOSE THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATE ANDAND PRESSERPRESSER FOOT.FOOT.
  UseUse generalgeneralpurposepurposethroatthroatplateplateandandpresserpresserfootfootforforallall utilityutility sewing,sewing, longlong
 straightstraight seams,seams, etc.,etc.,andand wherewhere therethere isis occasionoccasion toto alternatealternate betweenbetween straightstraight andand
 zigzagzigzag stitching.stitching.
 STRAIGHTSTRAIGHT STITCHSTITCH THROATTHROAT PLATEPLATE ANDANDPRESSERPRESSER FOOTFOOT    ~
  UseUse thethe straightstraight stitchstitch throatthroat plateplateandand presserpresser
 footfoot wherewhere fabricfabric andand sewingsewing procedureprocedure requirerequire   /                l\
closeclose control...control.     ..forforprecisionprecisionstitchingstitching ofof curvedcurved  /
andand scallopedscalloped edges,edges, toptop stitching,stitching, edgeedge stitching,stitching, ^                       /
 etc.                                                                                       )  ^             '    j o     .                      ,       '   \etc.
   ForFor bestbest results,results, thisthis equipmentequipment shouldshould bebe usedused       ^   |]      (J   j      I   (

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1 whenwhen stitchingstitching sheersheer andandfilmyfilmyfabrics,fabrics, knitsknits                                    1^                      '-----1
 andand tricotstricots (particularly(particularly synthetics)synthetics) andand allall softsoft
spongyspongy materials.materials.