Owner’s Manual
Table of Contents Placing your machine on the carriage ...........................................................3 Remove the packing attached to your machine ...........................................3 Light Fixture ....................................................................................................4 Your Thread Stand ..........................................................................................5 Belt guard ......................................................................
Placing your machine on the carriage. Prior to placing the machine on the carriage ensure that you have the encoders attached to the carriage. You will find a rubber mat shipped with your machine to help keep the machine from slipping on the metal surface. Place the mat on the carriage before placing your machine on the carriage. When you place the machine on the carriage you want to ensure that you center the machine on the carriage. Carefully place the machine on the carriage.
Light Fixture To add your light fixture to your machine, Step 1. Loosen the nuts so that you can slide the lamp fixture into the space provided on the machine in the lamp support bracket. Step 2. Tighten the nuts on the base of the lamp to secure the lamp to the lamp support bracket on the side of your machine. Step 3. Measure the cord so that you have enough to reach the outlet on top of the power box on your machine. Step 4. Trim the cord flush. You don’t need to strip the ends with the plug we provide.
Your Thread Stand Your Mega Quilter 18x8 comes with a four spool thread stand. Some assembly required. You will need to attach your thread stand to the side of your machine with the two screws provided. On the side of the machine you will see two screws where you will place the base of the thread stand. On the side of the thread stand you will see where to connect. Now you can insert the thread tree into the holder on the thread stand.
Belt guard Your machine comes with a belt guard to prevent damage to your motor sensor and protect you from getting caught in the belt. In the box you will find the plastic cover and attached to the machine are the screws used to hold the belt guard in place. Step 1. Locate the screws on the machine there are two above the hand wheel and one can be found below the hand wheel. Step 2. Remove the three screws. Step 3. Locate the belt guard and position over the hand wheel and the motor. Step 4.
Attaching your handle bars with controllers There are two locations where you can connect your handle bars with controllers to your Mega Quilter 18x8. These photos show the block that will hold the handle bars in place on your Mega Quilter 18x8. This block is on the front of the machine or the needle side of the machine and is used for free motion quilting. This block is on the back of the Machine or the motor side of the machine and is used when following a pantograph with the laser light. Step 1.
Connecting your Mega Quilter 18x8 to your Carriage Assembly (Deck) and Controls on the Handles Husqvarna Viking promises the purchaser of this Husqvarna Viking sewing machine to repair or replace any part, at Husqvarna Viking’s option except exclusions as noted, of this sewing machine which proves to be defective in workmanship or material under normal personal, family, or household use, to the extent here stated. Any cables that the Purchaser needs to connect must be connected with care.
What is the Tension Release Lever? The tension release lever raises the hopping foot and releases the tension on the thread. You can watch the tension disc plates open as you lift the lever. NEVER start sewing with the lever up. Because there is no tension on the thread the bottom stitches will be huge loops. How Do I Adjust the Height of the Hopping Foot for Thicker or Thinner Batting? This is where you adjust the hopping foot for thicker or thinner batting.
Next you will adjust the walk by loosing this bolt so that you can move this part up and down. Loosen this bolt here To move this arm up. Note: (Machine is shipped with this in the lowest position.) More Walk (higher) Less Walk (lower) Replace the side cover after you tighten the bolt.
Routine Cleaning and Oiling Routine cleaning and oiling is very important to the longevity of your quilting machine. Brush out the fuzz from around the hook and foot. Change your needle regularly to avoid thread breakage, tension problems and needle breakage. A worn needle can mean skipped stitches, shredded thread and a weakening of the needle itself. These things can lead to stitch quality issues. Lint has a tendency to build up in the bobbin case. A tiny amount of lint can cause poor stitches.
Bobbin Winder and Bobbins A bobbin winder is included with your machine. The thread on a properly wound bobbin should be snug and have even layers of thread. A sloppy or mushy wound bobbin will result in poor stitch quality. Bobbin Thread Bobbin Thread Guide How do I wind a Bobbin? 1. Insert an empty bobbin on the bobbin winder spindle. 2. Place a cone of thread on the holder. 3. Bring the thread up through the guide over the cone of thread. 4.
5. Wrap the thread around the bobbin clockwise three or four times 6. Push trip mechanism forward until it snaps into position 7. Bobbin winder will start winding the bobbin once you press the start/stop key. You can quilt while your bobbin is winding. Once it is full it will stop. 8. If you wind your bobbin only (When not quilting) ensure that you do not have thread in the needle to prevent jams. Also remove the bobbin and bobbin case to prevent damage.
Check the tension of the bobbin by holding the loaded bobbin case in one hand. With one hand under the bobbin case, hold the tail of thread and watch as the thread flows out of the bobbin case. A slight bounce should cause the bobbin case to slide down the thread. If the thread slides out of the case as you pick it up, it needs more tension. If it barely moves down the thread or doesn’t move at all, it needs less tension.
Machine Part Names ( Please note: the takeup lever guard has been removed for a clear view for pictures only. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. This guard is not a handle. Do not place your hand in this area, your fingers will get pinched) This is a diagram of the side of your long arm machine. The front of the machine faces the belly bar. The back of your machine has the electrical outlet and stitch regulator plugs.
The Control Unit The control unit is shown here. To activate the Auto Stitch Press the Auto Stitch Button and ensure that the light under the button is on. Now to start press the start/stop button this can be found on either controller. As the machine is moved movement is detected and the speed of the machine will adjust to keep the stitch length constant. The dial on the left side is for the stitch length adjustment.
Threading Overview Please note: the takeup lever guard has been removed for a clear view for pictures only. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. This guard is not a handle, Keep your hands clear as you will get pinched if your fingers get in this area. How Do I Thread the Machine? 1. Place a cone of thread on the thread holder. Figure 1 2. Pull thread through eyelet above the cone of thread. Make sure the eyelet is directly above the thread cone.
3. Thread upper thread guide as shown in picture. Figure 2 Figure 2 4. Weave thread as shown on three hole thread guide. Figure 3 Figure 3 5. Take thread between the two tension discs from back to front all the way around. Up and over the check spring. Be sure the thread is going between the discs and go far enough to catch the check spring. The check spring should come down as you pull thread. Pull thread tightly to ensure the thread is in the tension disk.
6. Thread runs under silver angle bracket. See picture for details. Figure 4 7. Bring the thread up through the thread guide just above the check spring. Figure 4 Takeup lever guard removed for photos only. Never run the machine without the guard in place, extreme head injury may occur. This guard is not a handle keep your hand clear as your fingers can get pinched. 8. Take thread through the take up lever from back to front. Figure 5 9.
How Do I Change the Needle? A 134RSAN needle (size 18) will be installed on your Mega Quilter 18x8 from the factory. When it is time to replace the needle you can easily install one. Be sure the power switch is off on the machine. Remove the bobbin case. To remove the needle use the smaller teal colored screwdriver included with your machine. Loosen the screw just above the thread guide on the needle bar; the needle should fall out as you loosen the screw. Look closely at the needle.
How Do I Make Adjustments to Make the Perfect Stitch? Understanding how your long arm machine makes a stitch will help you make the proper adjustments to make the perfect stitch. The technique all long arm machines use to make a stitch is basically opposite of the home sewing machine. The home sewing machine is designed to press together two layers of fabric and sew while the fabric is held in place by the presser foot.
Tension, tension, tension… This probably causes more problems than anything else. You need correct tension on the top and bottom threads but you also must have correct tension on the quilt held between the bars. You should be able to gently rock the belly bar where the backing fabric is attached. This allows enough movement of your quilt layers for the needle to penetrate and make good stitches.
Adjust the tension disk small turns clock wise. Repeat until stitch quality if good. Quilt Top Puckers Is your backing fabric stretched too tight? While the backing fabric needs to lie flat and without wrinkles, stretching it too tight can make the quilt top pucker. After stitching and releasing the backing fabric the top will pucker. The top tension is too tight. Adjust the tension disc small turns counter clockwise. Repeat until stitch quality is good.
Check spring replacement/Tension Knob Fig 1: Tension Assembly with broken Spring (old tension knob) Fig 2: Tension Assembly with good spring (new Tension knob) Fig 3: Screw on inside of machine loosen only DO NOT REMOVE Fig 4: Remove assembly from machine.
Fig 14: Insert New Spring Fig 15: Twist while inserting new spring Fig 16: New spring in place Fig 17: Insert the tension assembly back in barrel Fig 18: Insure that you are all the way in Fig 19: give the tension assembly a twist until you feel resistance on the check spring Fig 20: Tighten screw.
Fig 25: Tighten screw on your machine. Fig 26: Tension assembly back in place with new check spring at 11:00 Fig 27: For fine adjustment of check spring insert screwdriver turn clockwise for more tension Timing between needle and rotating hook Remove the two needle plate screws from your machine. You will also need to remove the three Face plate screws The protecting flange of the position bracket A should be engaged in the notch B of the bobbin case holder. D is set screw to adjust hook timing.
Turn the hand wheel to locate the needle at it’s lowest position. Note: correct needle position is when you can see a small portion of the eye of the needle. This picture shows correct location. Adjusting rotating hook point timing with needle Turn the hand wheel counter clockwise to locate needle to its lowest position. At lowest position turn hand wheel to raise needle 2.5 mm (1/8” ) Hook point should be just above eye of needle. Loosen Needle bar connecting screw A.