Wheeler & Wilson Number 9 (black and white scan) — User manual

FORM 42.
  DIRECTIONS

                FOR USING THE
WHEELER & WILSON
       "No. 9°
 Family Sewing Macine.


           PRICE, FIVE CENTS.


Follow these Directions and the Machine will Always
            Do Perfect Work.


       MANUFACTURED BY THE

 Wheeler & Wilson Mig. CD.,

                  Factory and Head Office,
    BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.
          United States of America.

THE WHEELER & WILSON
         No. 9
Family Sewing Machine.





                                   WHEELER & WILSON C





The Name and Number of each Part as shown in the above Cut,
                        are given below:
                                   Thread Leader.   Hand Wheel.
    Needle Bar.                           Needle-Bar Thimble and Thread Guide.
    Needle Set Screw.                 Throat Plate.
     Pres ar-Foot.                        Plate Slide.
     Dresser- bar.                   Back Plate Slide.
    Pressur-Foot Thumb Screw.     21. Stitch Regulating AnoD.
     Presser-Bar Thumb Screw.      22. Rotating Hook.
       Presser Lifter.                    23. Bobbin Case.
    Bobbin                             24. Bobbin Latch.
10. Spool Wire.                      25. Bobbin Case Stop.                                    20. Bobbin Winder.    Tension Pulley.                                   Feed Points..12. Tension Nut.
    Thread Guide and Controller.      Arm Cap.                                39. Arm Cap Screw.    Take-Up.                                         30.  Loose Pulley Knob.    Thread Check.

Size of Needles and Thread to be Used on Different Materials.


                                                THREADS,


        Finest Linens             100
            2.131foilks,          No. 2       to      000
   Lawas and Nansooks.          200
   andkerchiels, Collars,         80
       Mine Bhirta         No. 3     TO    0 to 00         Underglothing:
                      100.2
         11130911031910           60    Light Dressmaking                    and                 to   A to 0            Daliting.
          Tailorine.            40
      wight C             No. 5     to   A and B    to
                             60             100
    Heavy Dressmaking,                    30          70                      No. 6      CloakmakingHeavy Tailoring.and                        to   Band C                                   to                    36           80
                      20           50                           aNO. 7                           to   D and C    tO
                    24           60

   For Ordinary Work use the SAME SIZE of thread in the bobbin as in the
needle.
    The number of the needle is marked upon its shank.
       It Ordering Needles specify for No. 9 Machine and the size numbers.
   Use the fine Throat Plate with needles from No. 2 to No. 5; for larger
needles the coarse Throat Plate must be substituted, as the fine one would chafe
off the thread.
    To Set the Needle. Loosen the needle set screw, insert the needle (which
 can be placed in the bar only one way, making it a self-setting needle) with its
 flat side to the left; be sure to PUSH THE NEEDLE AS FAR UP as it will go, and
 secure it firmly by turning the set screw with the screw driver.

2
 To Take Out the Bobbin.

   Remove the left plate slide.

 To open the latch easily with
 the left thumb, have the point
o! the hook towards you, as
shown in the eat. TheLATCH
 may be reached with the hand
 DITMER ABOYE OR SCLOW
 the table.



                              With the bal of the thumb (not necessary
                                      to use the finger or thumb nail), open the latch
                                  until it stands out straight, them brush the
                            bobbin outward, until it hangs on the latch,
                                  for removal

     To Wind the Bobbin
  Hold the hand-wheel with the left hand
 and with the right hand turn toward you
the top of the knob to loosen the pulley
 so that the bobbin can be wound with-
out running the machine.
    Oil the loose pulley through a hole in the hub
    Oil the bobbin winder occasionally.
   Swing the bobbin winder until its pulley
 comes in contact with the belt, and place
 the bobbin on the spindle.
  WIND THE THREAD from the spool on
the machine ONCE AROUND THE ARM
CAP SCREW on top ol the arm, near the
hand-wheel, and pass the end of the                           mold the thread
 thread from the inside through the hois
in the bobbin; hold the thread firmly
until a few turns of the winder cuts off the thread at the bobbin. Be sure that
 the thread is cut off and does not hang out of the hole in the bobbin
 to make bad sewing. If necessary, GUIDE THE THREAD WITH A TOUCH O1
the Angel.
   After winding the Bobbin, push down the winder and tighten the pulley
 securely by turning the knob over trom you. DO NOT FORGET THIS.
   The inside of the bobbin case should be occasionally wined out with an oiled rag, to remove lint on dirt.
    if the bobbin does not revolve wan the spindle spread ine spindle a stele wild the screw duver.

To Place the Bobbi
         aMO
 Thread the Bobbin Case.
 With the left hand place
 the bobbin in its case with the
 thread leading from the top to-
 wards you, holding the end
 with the right hand (see cut),
guide the thread into the notch
and close the latch, then pull
 the thread from you until it is
drawn up under the notch at
 the end of the tension spring.
  Or, draw the thread into the
 notch under the spring before
closing the latch.
  Or, close the latch and draw   The Bobbin is shown, partly cut away,
 the thread up around the end   giving a view of the direction in which the
of the latch until under the ten-                              thread should unwind
sion spring.



Or, you may place the
bobbin and Thread
  the Bobbin Case with
 the Hand under the
 Machina                          showing the
                               Sobbin

To Thread the
                                    Machine
                                                     Place the spool on the
                                                spool wire, which tips
                                         back for the purpose,
                                               pass the thread under
                                                        the wire, through thread
                                                 checK 1, down IN FRONT
                                                and once around Tension
                                                pulley 2, thence under
         Occasionally                                    thread guide 3, through
                                                     take-up 4, thread leader
                                                      5, and needle bar thread
                                             guide 6, to the needle.
                                        Then thread the needle
                                           from right to leit, all as
                                                   seen in the cut, and draw
                                      two or three inches of
                                                   thread through the eye
                                                    of the needle when the
                                                   take-up is at its highest
                                                                point.
                                     THREADBIGNT TOFROMTHETHE
                                         LEFT





                                                                    Sideways to Hold

   TO USE LARGER SPOO0 than wil go on the spool holder, loosen the
base across the arm of the machine. then by turning back the wire, it will hold extra large spools.
     IP THE TURFAD KINKS or curls before it reaches " thread check 1." pass it
back of the ught wire, trience to
das precaution.
    Do not let the thread check or the groove in the tension pulley Decome clogged with
nire as thread
      In using fine silk. wind it twice around the pulley should it ship around without turning the tension

To Draw Up the Under Thread.
                                     Let the thread extend through the needle
                            two or three inches when the take-up is
                                     fully up. Now hold the end of the upper
                                        thread SLACK and turn the hand-wheel care-
                                   fully from you while the neeDle cors
                           DOWN, AND UP, AND DOWN AGAIN TO THE

                                  PRESSER-FOOT (See cut), WHEN THE TAKE

                                UP WILL BE AT ITS HICHEST POINT; then

                                      draw the upper thread and the under thread

                                        will come up with it through the hole in the

                                    throat-plate, as shown in the cut. Pass
                                      both threads back under the presser. BF
 Drawthe clithup theunderunderthe presser,threadasbeforeshown puting SURE THAT THE TAKE-UP REMAINS at ITS
     in this view, to make the stitches highest point.
          pertect trom the start.
 Start                        To Commence Sewing. Right.                                 have both threads passed back, as
  threads                                 shown, place the cloth under the presser
 and                                    foot, and let down the presser lifter.
                                          Start the machine by turning the nand-
 position                          wheel over from you.
                     Do not Pull or Push the work;
                                         the machine moves 11.
                                                          If it does not, the stitch regulating knob is too
                                                    far to the left. or the feed is too low. or the pres.
                                             sure on the root is either too heavy or too light
                                             'The pressure ot the presser foot is increased
                                               by tarmng down, or decreased by turning up the
                                              presser thanD-screw around the top of the pres.
                          To Remove the Presser Foot.
                                     Raise the Lifter and loosen screw . D.g
                                    then draw the presser down to the left.
   The Length of Stitch is regulated by the knob, at the base of the arm.
Loosen the knob by turning it and push it to the right to lengthen, or to the left
to shorten the stitch, then tighten the knob firmly.

6
    To Remove the Work. Raise the presser foot: turn the machine by
  the hand-wheel UNTIL THE POINT OF THE NEEDLE IN GOING DOWN HAS
 REACHED THE PRESSER FOOT. THIS WLL LEAVE THE TAKEUP AT ITS
 HIGHEST POINT. Draw out the work from you until you can draw the threads
 into the thread cutter. (If the threads do not draw out easily, the needle is not
 in the right position, as directed). If the machine is stopped, as. directed, the
 needle will not be unthreaded in starting to sew, even IF ONLY a SHORT END
 IS LEFT THROUGH THE NEEDLE.
     Regulate the Tension of the upper thread by turning the top of the nut
 toward you to tighten the tension, the other way to loosen it. (See cut on page 4).
 WHEN THE PRESSER LIFTER IS DOWN THE TENSION CAN BE TESTED BY

 MANDA when making a very long stitch, the best tension is obtaged by using the coarse throat plate in-
 stead of the une one which is usually in the machine.
      For convenience, in taking out the work, the TENSION OF THE UPPER thread
 is released whenever the presser miter is raised; out 15 not released by the rising of the presser foot as
 thick goods or seams pass under the foot. Do not try to adjust the upper tension when the presser lifter is us.
        To Regulate the Under Tension.
   Remove the left plate slide, turn the machine until the Hook
 points towards
 you, and the Gib
 is below the
latch.
 The Tension
is Regulated
 b the screw In
 the center of the
 ine latch.
the sman screw-
 oriver turn this
 screw one quat-
ter or one-half
 around to the
 right to tighten, or to the left to loosen the tension, as shown in the cut.
     The Under Tension, when once regulated, will RARELY REQUIRE ANY
 CHANGE. Thereafter the proper relation of upper and under tension should be
 produced by changes of the upper tension only.

In sewing seams where strength is required, the tension should be
 alike on both threads, in order that the lock may be in the center of the goods,
thus: DE
     If the lower thread lies straight on the underside of the goods,
                         the under tension is too deht or the upper tensionthus:                       too loose.
    If the upper thread lies straight, this: Babald theupper
 tension is too tight, or the lower tension too loose.

     in sewing where special elasticity is required, as on bias seams or very elastic material, hold the
work back slightly, while sewing, to keep the cloth stretched.
    To Turn a Corner' Stop the machine with the needle in the cloth. after it has been
down and come partiv an 'Then lift the presser foot and turn the work in the manner desired usino

 the needle as a DIVOt.
     The Belt should be only tight enough to move the machine without slipping. If it is too
üght it will make the machine run hard. should it become too loose, a mece must be cut out near the
belt hook, and another hole made, and the belt hooked again.
    Causes of the Machine not Working Properly will usually be
 found in the tension not being properly adjusted, the thread being too coarse or
 too fine for the needle, the needle and thread too coarse or too fine for the throat
 plate, or the needle being bent, or blunted. See that the needle is pushed up as
  far as it will go into the needle-bar, and that it goes perfectly true through the
 hole in the needle-plate. If it does not, spring the point of the needle in the re-
  quisite direction until it goes all the way alike.

      If the machine misses stitches in running oft from a thick seam, hold the cloth back slightly to Keep
it straight and prevent it raismo un with the needle.
     In using slack-twist or uneven silk, should it be frayed or roughened, the needle is too line or too
 sharp or has a hook upon its point, made by striking the throat plate.
      by operating the machine without cloth when threaded a bunch
 of thread collects around the bobbin case, IT MAY EASILY BE REMOVED by lift-
 ing the presser foot and turning the hand-wheel back and forth with the right
 hand while the thread is drawn out with the left hands

TRANSPARENT VIE SHOWING

                 To Oil the Machine.
   Use the best Sewing Machine Oil, to be had of our agents and at our offices.
 Oil at all places indicated by the dotted lines shown on the cut, above, or wher-
 ever mere is Triction. he parts on the under side of the machine mav best be
   cleaned and oiled by removing the belt and tipping the machine back as shown
in the cut
    When the needle-bar is at the lowest point, oil through the large oil hole
 on top of the arm near the needle-bar, into the groove or the take-up roller.
               To Remove the Face Plate.
    Loosen the large screw near the ten-
sion pulley and slide the face plate up-
 ward until the large hole will pass over
the head of the screw. Wipe off the
presser-bar, needle-bar, and other parts.
Any one can remove this plate to clean
 and oil the working parts, as shown in
 this cut. After replacing the face plate,
ugnten the screw firmly.

     (Never run the machine with the presser-foot down, except when sewing, as it will scratch the foot
and dull the teed points.

keroseneIf theoilmachineor turpentine,has beenand wipeneglectedthoroughlyand tohasremovebecomeall oldgummed,oil and dirt,use
   after which use good sewing machine oll as Usual.
         in cleaning and oling the machine, OR IF THE BOBBIN CASE MAKES
  A CLICKING SOUND, wipe the edge of the bobbin case with an oiled cloth.

                                                    (See page to).
                             To Clean the Feed.
                                  Take out the needle and presser foot.
                             Remove the screw and lift out the throat
                                          plate. Clean all of the parts about the
                                    feed bar, rotary hook and bobbin case
                              and oil all of the parts wherethere is
                        Feed point adjusting screw. friction.


    To Adjust the Feed Points. Should the feed points or feed bar be-
 come worn by long use, leaving the points too low, they may be raised by turn-
 ing the middle screw to the right, or turning it to the left will lower them. The
  points should rise about one thirty-second of an inch above the plate, or enough
  to raise the hemmer slightly when it is in the machine.

     After oiling, raise the presser-foot and run the machine rapidly a
 minute; then wipe off all superfious oil, to prevent soiling the goods. I1 the
 machine runs hard at any time, it is certain that some part needs oiling.
                 To Replace the Belt.

balancePlacewheelthe beltwillintakethe ongroovethe belt.of the hand-wheel, operate the treadle and. the
                To Oil the Stand.
     Oil the bearings at both ends of the treadle, the pitman at upper and lower
 ends, and the shaft, which passes through the hub of the leg, at each and of the
hub.

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      Sewing Machine Needles.

  Every Genuine Wheeler & Wilsod Necdie 1
           Stamped on the Shank,
      *W d W. MRc. CO.
    BEWARE OF IMITATIONS

A Machine Cannot be Expected to do Perfect Work with
                 Imperfect Needles


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