Operation Manual

2.6 Threading the Gimp

Caution Risk of Injury !

Pull the mains plug.

Thread the lower and upper gimp only with the machine

turned off.

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Place tube and wire gimp rolls on the gimp roll holder 1.

Place the gimp rolls with crosswinding vertically on the yarn plate 2 for an easy pull

off of the gimp or thread.

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For stiff and difficult to bend lower gimps choose the short feed over the as

optional equipment available gimp roll holder 3 (Order no. 557 1103).

Lower gimp threading

The threading of the lower gimp is conducted as shown in the lllustrations on pages 30,

32 and 33

in the alphabetical order of the letters

Sub-classes -211241, -221301, -231391 and -251301

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Remove the clamp plates (see Chapter 2.1).

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Thread the gimp from the gimp roll holder 1 or the yarn plate 2 through hole

the thread stand.

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Lead the gimp in order through the gimp guide

and the gimp guide tubes

and

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Thread the gimp through gimp guide

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With sub-class

-221301

the gimp must also be threaded through the draw spring

Through the draw spring the loosening gimp thread is held taut during

simultaneous turning movement of the hook bracket and operation of the gripper

knife.

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Thread the gimp through the gimp hole

of the needle plate.

Allow an approx. 25 mm long gimp end to hang out of the gimp hole.

4 = Hook thread (Page 32)

5 = Gimp thread (Page 32)

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Replace the clamp plates again (see Chapter 2.1).