- ;—- - - PFAFF 212 213 Instruction book
Coot en Is Page POllS of inodOl 212 Paris of model 213 I lEO trii:il ( OnnE(cfiuo Work support of model 213 tternovirrg tile bobbin case Diserigiiginq the sewing rnecharicri .
4 67 5 Parts of the PFAFF 212 _JL 23 iPFAFFI 22 21 217 I 10 I 2 11 3 12 4 20 5 19 18 6 7 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 luke up lever 1 bread guide Bobbin winder tension with thread guide Utility stitch Selector 14 Bedplate 15 16 Needle plate Shuttle (not visible) 17 Beitplate cover Sewing toot Sewing tool holder wit ti Needle bar Thread guides 18 Utility stitch chart Colour range selector 19 Spool holder (at back) L3ohbiri winder 20 21 Balance wheet Disengaging knob 23 Reverse teed
1 ?3 4 5 9 Parts of the PFAFF 213 iiL 24 23 10 1 11 12 21 20 19 18 Take up lever Thread guide 3 Bobbin winder tension with thread guide 4 Utility stitch selector 5 Utility stitch chart 6 Colour range selector 1 Spool bolder (at back > 8 Bobbin winder 2 9 10 1 1 12 13 4 17 16 15 11 13 14 Balance wheel Disengaging knob Reverse teed control Stitch length control Drop Iced knot) Base plate 15 Free arm 16 Flap 11 Needle plate Shuttle (not visible) Sewing foot 20 Sewing toot holder with scr
Electrical connections Push plug 1 into the machine socket and plug 2 into the wall outlet. Work support of model 213 fo enlarge the sewing area for ordinary sewing operations, push the work sup port onto the free arm as tar as it will go As you do this, the position pin enters the hole provided for this purp ose To remove the work support, pull it oft the free arm toward the cIt Place foot control 3 within easy reach of your foot. The more the pedal is depressed, the faster the machine runs FIg.
Removing the bobbin case Disengaging the sewing mechanisri Fig 3.Model2l2 Fig. 4: Model 213 Turn the balance wheel toward you until the take-up lever is at its highest point. Open the bedplate cover or the tree-arm flap Lift bobbin case latch I with thumb and toretinger, and putt the bobbin case out Then release the latch so that the bobbin can drop out 8 FIg. 5 Hold the balance wheel steady wdh y left hand and, with your right hand, I the disengaging knob toward you ( arrow in Fig.
Winding the bobbin the Select the thread from the chart on cover inside front Threading the bobbin case PuW about 10 cm (4 inches) of thread ti om the bobbin Take the bobbin case in your left hand and insert the bobbin into the bobbin case as shown in Fig 8 Pull the I hread into the slot of the bobbin case (Fig 9) Then draw fh thread the left under the tension spring so that it comes out of the opening, as shown in Fig 10 and Disengage the sewing mechanism 0) place a spool of thread on pin 1 (Fig 7) (Fig
- - -% .. — - Inserting the bobbin case Fig. 11 Bring the take-up lever to its highest point. [itt latch 4 so that the bobbin will not tall out Push the bobbin case onto pin 1, making sure that finger 3 enters stot 2. Push the bobbin case in as tar as it wit) go. then release latch 4. Lightly press against the bobbin case to make sure it has snapped into place - - -.cCC, %.tt... - :- -.---- -—-.
‘-* —- -‘ —- - - —— -S—,—— - - — -—-.-----.-- -- - - ---—.- Regulating the stitch length and sewing backwards Drawing UP the bobbin thread 1 White utility stitches The stitch length is set by turning stitch length control A until the number indicating the desired stitch length between 0 and 4 is npposilo mark C. The numbers indicate the stitch length ri millimeters Fig.
---,---* -- - -- Regulating the thread wrUrwJ II wrong U r ‘—.- - ,—,-.,- ----.-.-- --V- -. - - - ----“ Upper tension too loose or lower tension too light iJE1F1[i.t j!E3fl]j1tEJf!j:zz II Ill gUi Fig. 15 tensions Upper tension too tight or lower tension 100 loose Tensions evenly balanced F1g 16 Fig.
.*__. S..— “•“ w5 S-.a — Selecting the utility stitch - - - - Utility stitch chart iVY 3 5 Sele t the desired stitch Porn the uttlity stitch chart 1 [he utility stitch chart has two colour ranges, white and ed For white utility stitches turn the colour range selector unIt mark B (Fig 19) is at the top.
Changing the needle Changing the sewing foot ‘sir () Turn the balance wheel tow ard you until needle bar 1 is at its highest poi nt Loosen needle set screw 2 and take out the needle Insert a new needle 3 with the hat side ot its shank facing awa y from you, and push it up as tar as it will go Tighten screw 2 again Use only Sys tem 130/ 705 H needles For the proper needle size see the table on the inside tron t cover 20 Raise the needle and the sewing foot Press the red hutton 1 to release the sewing foot
- 0 --—-rc.--..-.:_..—--.,_——...-. Dropping the machine feed Safety rules the machine feed has two positions which are set by turning the drop teed knob (Fig 22) 1. Be careful to avoid finger injuries b the needle when sewing. Machine teed dropped for ernhroi dering. darning and button sewing Machine teed raised for sewing 2.
— Sewing The maximum stitch width is 5mm Make sure the disengaging knob on the balance wheel is tight It Is important that you never change the stitch width unless the needte is up Straight-stitch sewing The machine sews straight stitches when the utitity stitch selector is set at 5 or 7 and the mark on the colour range selec tor is at the top.
for until its mark is at the top and turn the utility stitch selector to the left buttonhole seam.
- .. -.. Blindstitching hems Attach the blindstitch toot, Turn the utility stitch selector to 11 and turn the colour range selector so that its mark is at the top 28 Turn the fabric wrong side up and told its edge back by 1 cm (abt ‘/2). as shown at 1 in Fig 28. Then told the material to the desired hero width, as shown in drawing 2, and baste Fold the hem down so that its folded edge protrudes by about 3 mm (abl ‘/8°), as shown in draw ing 3. Turn screw 5 (Fig.
— . •‘- - .— . - Inserting zippers Embroidering and darning Raise the needte and attach the adjust able zipper toot as totlows insert the rear slud into slot 1 (Fig 30) and pus ti up the toe of the toot so that the tron t stud enters slot 2. Push the zipper foot tow ard the right as far as it will go Bas te the zipper on the fabric Then sew in the righ t halt ot the zipper (Fig 31) Rai se the needle and the zipper toot.
Chaning the light bulb Removing the work Raise the needle and the sewing (oot Remove the work trorn the machine by pulling it toward the rear, and trim both threads with the aid of the thread cutter Make sure to leave thread ends about 10 cm (4 inches) long in the machine with which to start the next seam 32 / Open the face cover Push the bulb up a little, then turn it anti-clockwise and pull it out.
Model 213 Model 212 Cleaning the shuttle race Machine care B A B A C Co C Oiling r and All bearings behind the face cove late bedp the and r under the top cove time The have to be oiled from time to now and shuttle race must also be oiled in case then To do this, remove the bobb ) sewing Always use high-grade (resin -free machine machine oil After oiling, run the e ma for a short time on a piece of wast ss oil terial in order to get rid of exce bobbin Raise the needle and take out g latches 0 Swin
- - -. - - Seam puckers Trouble shooting Ca ii s e The thread tension is too tight. 1 Rem e (t y d On Adjust both tensions as Instructe pages 16 and 17 Needle thread breaks Remedy Cause ed correctly 1 Needle not thread tight. 2 Thread tension too ng with the needle 3 Something is wro heavy for the 4 Thread used is too needle improperly. 5. Needle inserted or shuttle race 6. Sewing foot, shuttle d. age may be dam 36 ./ front to back Thread the needle from 0 somewhat.
Thread forms kinks Faulty stitching Remedy Cause Both threads are of inferior quality 1 Use high-quality thread only, which has not been kept in storage too long. C alis e’ The thread tension is not properly ad lusted 2.
Machine runs heavily and is noisy Cause• Remedy pages 1 Dust and pieces of thread have accu mulated in the shuttle race Clean the shuttle, as instructed 34 and 35 2 Machine has not been serviced for a longer time Read the instructions on page 34 3 The machine is clogged by interior oil Have a mechanic clean the machine thoroughly.
Stitch selector Lint ic I, ij,dtjtcJj heninung I CHIH1 lug in elastic fabrics. Stitch ie,,grh Stitch ii’idth Orange Sinç’l,’—o ic, Jock I ulning and us ercasting in one. Seams in knit and stretch fuhi cs. Mending of overloek scams. L!oatu atIfliA’ht ,,titch J,,in in g of elastic fabrics. Ixtra strong, for example for crotch scwing Buitn,hoIcs St itch widt Ii dial on 0, then pull out width dial and then turn the dial 1—2—3—4—0. I? inJ’rtcd I’ otto’, Jo qc.
