Specifications

In order to ensure the stitches are loaded, driven and clinched properly in addition to ensuring

continuous operation of the 26 style heads, it is important that the wire enters the Swivel (9038A

or 9038M) in straight vertical line. Wire straightness is the single biggest factor for ensuring good

stitches and stitcher head reliability. Although straightness is set at the factory, every roll of wire has

varying degrees of twist which make it necessary for the user to properly straighten the wire prior to

production as well as during normal production. Follow the steps for straightening wire listed

below.

Right-to-Left Adjustment

Disengage the Swivel Operating Spring (2155A)

from the Swivel (9038A or 9038M) and remove the

Swivel. Rotate the Operating Spring to a 10 o’clock

position and remove it as well. On A Style heads,

remove the Swivel Operating Hub (9163) as

well. Activate the stitcher and observe the feeding

of the wire through the Swivel Holder (9043B or

2147) and take note of the direction the wire is

moving. Use the Wire Straightener Eccentric Nut

(9067) on the Face Plate (2146CA) to adjust the

wire. If the wire is feeding to the left, turn the Wire

Straightener Eccentric Nut counter-clockwise. If the

wire is feeding to the right, turn the Eccentric Nut

clockwise. Allow enough wire to be fed through the

Head so that an accurate assessment can be made.

After an adjustment is made it take approximately

four to six stitches to take effect.

The Pointer, (9070) attached to the Wire Straightener

Eccentric Nut, and the graduated markings on the Face Plate provide a reference point for straightening

the wire. The numbers have no real value though and will vary from head to head and with each spool

of wire.

Front-to-Back Adjustment

If the wire is feeding in a straight line (left to right), but tends to curl forward or backward, turn the

Wire Straightener Adjustment Nut (9067) on the Wire Guide Spring Assembly (2133A) clockwise or

counter-clockwise as required, until the condition is remedied. After the adjustments have been made

so that the wire is feeding in a straight line, replace the Swivel and re-engage the Swivel Operating

Spring.

Wire Straightening (Figure 6)

Figure 6 - Straightening the Wire

9038A or

9038M

2155A

9043B or 2147

9067

2133A

9070