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    www Singer-Featherweight.com THE IMPORTANCE OF US! SINGER* LUBRICANTS FOR ELECTRIC SEWING MACHII “The Best is the Cheapest” Use SINGER SewiNc MACH Om on Machine on Motors and Gears of Machii The SINGER MoToR Lust. CANT is especially prepared for lubri- ‘of the electric motor INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING SINGER* PORTABLE ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE 221-1 ROTARY HOOK, FOR FAMILY USE “ATadeMa THE SINGER MANUFACTURING CO. www Singer-Featherweight.com ‘To all whom it may concern: ‘The placing oF renewal of the name “Singer” (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) or any of ‘the trade marks of the Singer Manufac- turing Company on any machine that hhas been repeired, rebuilt, recondition- fed, oF altered in any way whatsoover outside a Singer factory or an author- fined Singer agency Is forbidden. Genuine Singgr Noodles should be weed in Singer Machines. ‘Those Needien and their Containers are marked with the Company's Trade Mark "SIMANCO." 1 ‘Newiles in Containers marked are not Singer made needles. 2 ‘www Singer-Featherweight.com DESCRIPTION ‘Machine 221-1, for family ue, has a rota ‘nook and makes the lock stil Tt has reverse feeding mochanism by means of whiet the machine sitehes as readily in a reverse rection as it does in «forward direction. Tt is eapevally designed for operation by elec- tricity, having an eleetic motor attached to the rear part of its bed. ‘The motor drives the machine tough « belt and the speed is regulated by a foot controler. Tis also equipped with an electric Singertght. SINGER SERVICE Now that you have purchased your new Singer, ‘we do not want you to feel that your relations with to have eome to an end, You ate cordially invited to visit your Singer Shop at any time for assistance Jn your sowing problem. You will be most weleome. ‘We hope to, that you wil make the Singer Shop your headquarters for sowing supplies and service. ‘Only there or through authorized, bonded Singer representatives ean you soeure genuine Singer oil, nelle, belts, parts, ote, 60 important in getting the best results from your machine. And remember, nly an authorized Singer representative should be Sllowed to touch your machine when repairs or Adjustments are required. ‘World-wide Singer Service has no equal. Use itl www Singer- 4 Motor Can be Operated on Either Alternating Current or Direct Current ‘The electric motor, which ix Ioeated at the back ‘of the machine, ean be operated on either alternat- ing curvent of dineet current, as desired. The standand windings of the motor axe for 110 volts, ‘nd motors can be furnished for any voltage be- three 100 and 250 Special motors for 82 volts direct current, and for 50 volts alternating current and dlireet current, Ihave abo been developed and are available. Points to Determine Before Connecting Motor to Electric Service Line Obtain the following information from the Hlec- (ie Light Company whieh supplles the clestric fourent for the eireuit to which the motor is to be connected: 1, I eurrent ie diveet, what i the voltage? The voliage must be within the mnge stamped on the name plate of the motor 2. If current is altemoting, in addition to the voltage, wht isthe minber of eyeta? ‘The number Of eyeles must be within the range stamped on the name plate of the motor. ‘The voltage of any cireuit and, if altemating current, the number of eycles, ean be verified by Tooking at the name plate on service watt moter installed by the local leetrie Light Company. jerweight.com ‘To Connect the Mac! Electric Serviee Line Unwind the tong eecisie cord furnished with the Ineehine. Put the terminal plug at ope end of the electric cord fr as it will go on the three im terminal block at the wight oF the machine ttoch the plag at the cther end of the eon to the eae cts outlet ; lee the foot eontzller im a convenient postion ‘on the floor and the machine is ready for operation, CAUTION When you have finished your sewing, always Alsconnect the plug from the electric outlet, 6 SINGERLIGHT ‘To tum the SINGERLIGHT “on” or “of,” 0 swith is conveniently loeated at the front of the machine as shown at D, Fig. 7. To Remove and Replace the Bulb Do not attempt to unserew the bulb. It is of the bayonet and socket type and does not unsere. —_—_ Cai Ge ial ‘To remove the bulb. Prose the bulb into the sooket and at the same time turn the bulb over fama ‘you as far as i¢ will go, then withdraw the bul ‘To insert « new bulb. Press the bulb into socket and tum it over toward you until the pin (A) enters the noteh in the socket, at in Fig. 8. www Sis 7 To Incure Perfect Action of the Machine Do not run the machine with the pressor fot rst {gon the feed without loth unde the presse oot ‘Do'uot run the maghie when hoth bobhin esas and lear thpeaded, unless there = material Sir the pe eee cae not fey to help the machine by pulling the fabri, len you end the needle. The mahine ees the work without assists ‘To Pack Up the Outfit When placing the machine in ite case, have balance wheel a the right hat ide of case nd eee Pia Canna Cas that the base of the machine is at the right of the leat at the bottom of the ease, jerweight.com, s ‘To Operate the Machine Raise the presser foot (B) by, means ofthe presser bar lifter (C) to prevent injury to the foot (B) and Place a pivce of eloth under the presser foot and Jet the foat down upon it ‘Tum on the cletsie current and press the foot ‘conttoller. As the pressure on the foot eontrller is increased, the speed of the machine is increased, the speed being controled hy the amount of pressure, the foot controller. Operate the machine inthis ‘without being threaded, until you have beeome ‘eustomed to guiding the material and opera ‘he foot eontroller. 9 ‘To Remove the Bobbin ‘Tur the bwlance wheel over toward you until the thread take-up lever (6, Fig- 13) "raised £0 "ioe 0, Rasownee om Boma Csi ite highest postion. Raise the bed extension CB, Fig. 6) a far as wil go and with the thumb a forefinger ofthe Ie hand open the bobbin cate fateh GA Mig 6) and lif out te bobbin ae. the lateh remains open. the bobbin is retsined In the bobbin ease. Release the Intehy turn tho open end of the bobbin esee downward and the bobbin will rop out. To Wind the Bobbin Tk is neorsary to understand the stop motion (B, Fig.) by which the balance wheel Cy Fig. 7) Gis bereeta mien nh han Perce e ‘itang of bobbins witout running the sitehing “Kelece the balance wheel by turing the st srotion serew (BM. 7) over toward sou. Ti is ‘ecesary to hold'the balance wheel while loosening the stop motion sew. therweight.com 10 Place,the bobbin on the bobbin winder spindle ‘and pas # om a2 fan's it il go. Put the epool of 10.7, Wome rum Bore thread on the spoo pin (1) and pac the thread from {he spool Ito the thread guide’ (2, then under and Toten the tension discs (3) at tae Lunt of the bed And through one of the holes in the left side of the eh Gf he ide, "reg down he tabi inde uli eat the el en pree the ot ‘ontolor the same as for sewing. "The end of the thread nas be held by hand until ‘fe els are woul and should then be Broke of) When unt tend a ews ound {upon the bobbin, pal the bobbin winder pulley aay Him ‘te belt aad remove the bobbin fom "HT te tread doesnot wind evenly on the bob Togeen the serew whieh olde the tension im postion on the bed of the machine and fife tension bracket to the right or felt, as may requlred, thet tighten the sew. www Si old the bobbin vet te ha tnd fotsinger ef there han {fenead oop ig ah tees abort n ies oa ee. With th tert hand hold thebovbin case as shown in Fig. She ot in the edge being At the top, and place the bobbin into the hobin esse Reece eerie eee fasshown in Fig. 10, | jeight.com 2 To Replace the Bobbin Cate After threading, take the bobbin ense by the lateb, holding it betwean the'thumb and forefinger Fro. 11, Bowary Case Tenzanen sv Racks ‘of the eft hand. Place the bobbin ease on the center stud (A, Fig. 11) of the bobbin ease hase with the thread drawing from the top of the bobbin ons. Release the latch and press the bobbin eate back ‘until the latch eatehes the groove near the end of the stud. Allow about three ineles of thread to hhang free from the bobbin case and tum down the bd extension, CAUTION-In eaze the throat plate is removed for eleaning the stiteh-forming mechanism, ete, ‘make certain, when replacing tho throt plate thst the position finger (42, Fig. 11) of the bobbi base enters the noteh (B2, Fig. 11) of the po plate attached to the underside ofthe throaty www-Sin, T | 18 To Set the Needle ‘Turn the balanoe wheel over toward you until the nocdle bar is at its highest positon, and looeen the thumb serew (A, Fig. 12) in the needle clamp. dg aif Soe 4 far Sie \ ‘oe Nenacy Ceawe 1 the flat side of the shank of the needle toward the left az shown above and put the needle up into the clamp as far aa it will xo. ‘Then tighten the thumb screw. ‘To sleet the correct needle see page 56. erweight.com “ Upper Threeding ‘Turn the balance wheel over toward you until ‘he thread take-up lover (6) is raised to its highest position. Place the spool of thread on the spool pin fat the top of the ma chine; pass the thread. into the thread guide (Cat the let, down, tuner and from right to left between the tension diss 2), Hold ‘the spool tightly with the right hand and, with thelefthud, pull ‘thethread upunderthe thread take-up spring (@) unl it enters the ‘euningfork @)then passthothreadupand hackotthewirethresd guide (5) and from ight to left through ‘the hole @)in theend of the thresd take-up Tver, down into the eyelet (7) at tho sido of the face plat, into the lower wire thread guide (), into the guide (®) in the needle clamp, then from right to left through the eye of the needle (G0). Drave about two inches of thread through the ‘ee of the neole with which to eommence sewing. r eg ra. 18, Urree Tessaniye www Singerd 1B To Prepere for Sewing With the left hand, bold the end of the thread, leaving it slack from the hand to the needle, ‘Tarn ‘he balance whee! ‘over toward you ‘until the needle moves down and up the needle thread find the bebin thread will come up with it though the hole Sn the teat plate, fa shown in Fig. 14. Lay both, threads back Under the prener fot diagonally sero the feed, stow Fes dst the right ef depend Jing upon which side te le the materia Is to Ip Torated, 0 that when the prose foot sore the threads willbe frm Iu between the fed and the presser foot Tra, 4. Daanene Ur Bowe Tames rere, ‘To Commence Sewing Place the material beneath the prester foot, lower the presser foot and commence to sow ‘When sewing thick material, it may he necessary to turn the balance wheel over towaad You to start ‘the machine. This should als be done if the machine stops when sewing aeross thik seams. erweight.com 6 ‘To Remove the Worle ogy Bo maine wt had ey ever eB) ats highest poftin, aie the eer fod aid raw the tabi fark and tothe es pase the chee aver the teal cuter Ch Pig 1) and Pal down gy oy never then Lane then of Tit tude nr the prewes fot To Turn a Corner Stop the machine when the needle is commencing its upward stroke. Raise the prestr foot and tur the work as desired, using the nccdle aan pvt, then Tower the preseér foot ‘To Regulate the Preseure on the Material For ordinary family sewing, it is seldom necessary to change the prowure on the materi. {facing fn lg Hy rari gene pe by funing the thumb serew (C, Pig 25) onthe top of the machine over tothe let 0 that screws ups Po Inerease the pressure, tum this thumb serew over to the ght thats ‘erent down. Thapar ‘should he only heavy enough to prevent the material from rising withthe needle and fo enable the feed to ovetie workalongevenly. The eave theater the heater the pressure; the lighter the materia, the Tighter the pressure To Regulate the Direction of Feed ‘Tefead he ps fom you, pu do the tteh regulates lever (C, Fig 18) far as it wil ge "Po feed the gotde toward youy rive the stitch regulator (C) as high arte wil’ go" ye dietion of the feed cane reversed at any point of «cam without removing the work fom te tekngi therefor readily accomplished and ek teeing ie therefore realy accomplished an the fastening ofthe E ‘dof weanns is made easy www Singer 17 ‘To Regulate the Length of Stitch ‘The machine ean be adjusted to, make from, 6 to 0 steer tothe ine, indicted. by the ‘Mumeraison the sth indestor plate CAs ig. 18. "The number of stitches tothe nh hat hermachine a st to Take ts indicated by Tie number whieh i inte ete change the gt ean te lng of atitenn serew th thn GF fh ek intitato pte) farang, Foe ove the sth to } Etor tov 3) res Jer designating the d sited Tengthv ot ite Ys Suonna Lanes ron nf ere. ; Fiscute Kegccunse ut (B) inward until Tevire ori” touches the stite i= } futor plate ‘The machine will now make the indicated mumber ‘of stitches to the neh in cuter a forward or reverse ‘direction, depending on whether the lever (C) is at Its lowest or highest position. ‘The longest stitch made by the machine, No. 6 fon the stiteh (ndieator found satefactory for Dsting, alter loosening’ the tension on the needle read so that the stitches maybe easily pulled frog the materia ‘Machine basting is frmer and more even than ‘at done by band,in addition to beng much quicker, itherweight.com Basting | 1s To Sew Flannel or Bias Seams ‘Wee ashort stitch and as light a tension as posible fon the neele thread s0 aa to feave the thread looee ough tn the seam %9 fallow the goods to stretch if necessary. Tensions For ordinary stitching, the needle and bobbin ttre thoul bt tebe nthe center othe hike nness ofthe materia, ths Pre 18, Prarnex Seven If the tension on the noodle thread is tog tight, or if that on the bobbin thread ie too loose, the needle ‘thread ‘will He straight along the upper surtace of ‘the material, ue: (eSeeE5 Fra. 17, Towr Nexovs Tamsan Texto TE the tension on the bobbin thread is too tet crit that on the needle thrend Is oo loose, the hobbit thread wil lie straight along the under’ side of the ro. 18, Looar Nessus Tunnan Fasano CAUTION-It is important forthe tension thumly pat (Bs Fig, 10) 15 ae Rr Bon tension tad (0, Fig. 20, puge 20) to keep the nunhered di Inthe postion st forthe required tension To rem: loos Rt of the nu, remove parta B,D, E, Pand Gy ‘hg. 20, andslightiy¢pread theetud, thea e-aserable ‘the pate ss instructed on pages 20 to 29 inclusive. www Singers a 9 ‘To Regulate the Nestle Tread Tenalon hate etn gon bsp only when the presser foot is down. a is numbered da oe weed Tom to 9 whet ae fem a Sabet ee hea ae asia ari coe ae ene se, th indenter @) Wins far ee He hate ate ee ca ae ee ee eee Tel ae et Stee es ee (B) over, to the ht ont the deste numbe on Bele tb don tae 5 dette toa i 8) Pee roe ee) “rf enon instr (2a masked withthe sens 4st nafs eat he dro in eee eee ee Heats Lash Fred Fes a ations te bas at nen gemercniy chateaus ieee Sh Tt a eu ah Ta eto taetaa aa a hone Se sop Ea en tn an eater oe are Miter Tne hot nnd har bn ager iy le a ete oe eee Se er eed Sethe has eens itherweight.com 2 To Disassemble the Needle Thread Tension ‘Tura the thumb nut (B, Fig. 20) to the left until it stops at “0” on the nurubefed dial then press in oes the dial to disengage the pin (C) in the thumb nut from the dial, and remove the thumb nut and dial, stop washer CE), tension spring (P), indicator (G) sand tension dise assembly CH) which includes the thread take-up spring, thread guard plate and two discs. Note, It is not necessary to remove the stud (0, Pig. 20) from the machine arm in order to d Assemble the thread tension. It is shown removed, in Fig. 20, only for the purpose of illustration, ‘To Reassemble the Needle Thread Tension ‘inst make sure that the tension releasing pin (3), only the endl of whieh ie shown in Fig. 20, place in the stud (0). Place the two tension dises (Ly Fig. 21) with the flat thread-bearing sides ofthe discs together in posi- tion on the thread guard (MD. ‘Then pase the eet a GS) of the thead take-up spring wnder the thread ‘guard, having the coils ofthe epring above the ten- sion dises as shown in Fig. 21, Guide the tension dive assembly onto the stud #0 that the extension (K, Fig. 20) of the thread guard centers the hole in the machine arm, and the tail (inside the coil) ofthe thread take-up spring enters fone of the grooves in the stud. Next replace the indicator with the lange open sie feeing the end of Soe the stud so thatthe plus and minus marks willbe st the top Grith the minus sign at the left) and hold the parts, thus assembled, against the ehoulder of the stud. Then insert the tension spring (P, Fig. 20) in the indiontor with the fist Chlf) coll of the epring www Singer-Featherweight.com 2 straddling the lower half of the stud, Guide the stop washer (E) onto the stud ao thatthe extension wil toe above the tension stud. the spring and stop ‘washer are in correct position, the extension (8) ‘ill elear the first (half) coil of the tension spring ssshown in Fig, 23 5, y Pia. 28 [Next place the numbered dial om the stud co that ‘the numeral 2 is opposite the stop washer extension, then push the dial to compres the spring so that the thumb nut ean be turned onto the std, carefully fzuiding the pin in the thumb aut into one of the holes of the sumbered dial. ‘Then lower the presser boar and turn the thumb nut (B) to the left until i ops at'"0." Thread the tension and pull the thread. through the tension diaes to test the amount of ten sion onthe thread a¢ the "0" position. At this point ‘there should be a sight pall onthe thread to indiest that there is a minimum tension, whieh gradually Inezeazes with the tm ofthe thumb mut tothe right, ‘providing full ange of tensions fom light to heavy ‘within one revolution of the thumb mut. 1 the pul i too strong for « minimum tension, press the numbered dial to disengage the pin in the ‘thumb nt from the dial, and reset the pin in one of 3 the holes to the left of the previous setting. hie setting of the pin will produce less tension at zero Repeat this proses ut the desied sina ten- sion is obtaine On the other hand, should thore be no tension st zero, pres in the dil and reset the pin in one of the holes to the eight of the previous setting, se eating thie proces until light tension is obtained: ‘Thetensionon thethread take-upspring (Pig. 22) should be just suficient to take up the slack of the needle thread until the eye of the needle eaches the fons in ite descent If the tension onthe thread take-up spring requires adjustment, remove the tension digo aseemblyy dis fnguge the end of the spsing from the groove fh the ‘tension stud, revolve the aprng and place Its end in the groove whieh produces the correct tension, If Correct Stitching ia Not Obtained: 10 the bobbin thread tension lias been disturbed, oF 4 correct stiteh cannot bo obtained without a very heavy or very light needle thread tenon, then the following procedure is reeomnended ‘Using No. 50 thread fn the needle and onthe bob- bin, adjust the needle thread tension as instructed above and on page 22. Then tur the tension thumb du to" and, with (wo thicknesses of thin material Inthe machine, edjutthe bin trea eon, te instructed on page 19, until the stteh i correct Toeked inthe material as shown fn Fig, 1b A wide range of materials and threads oun now be ‘sesommedated without further adjustment of the ‘bobbin thread tension, www Singer-Featherweight.com mu To Oil the Machine ‘To insure easy running, the machine requires oiling and if used enntinabusty it shouldbe oiled each day, With moderate use, an occasional cling ig suffciont. Oil should be applied at each of the places shown by unletioredl arrows in Pigs. 24,25 ‘and 26, ‘One drop of oll at euch point is eulicien Oil totes are provided: inthe maghine for bearings ‘whieh cannot be dire reached ‘Tum back the cover at the back of the machine gail orig parade fe nom ale 4n'Rig, 24, aad occasional apply a si ty of SINGER. Monon Lewnacust to the teeth of the gear CA, Fig: 21), then replace the cover a ‘Toke out the face plate thumb sevew CB, Fig. 24) and remove the face plate. Put one drop of ol into ach of the oll holes and joints thus uncovered, at Indicated in Fig. 25, then replace the face plate and thumb serew ‘Tooil the Hook Mechanism, ocasionslly apply 8 drop of oll at the book bearing indicated by B, in Fig. 1. ‘www Singer-Featherweight.com ‘re. 8 Ocawe Poere ax Buse oe Macusea ‘To reach the parte underneath the bed of the ‘machine, turn the machine over on its rear side. Re ‘move the thumb nut from the serew (E, Fig. 26) at the canter of the large caver plate underneath the bed of the'machine and remove the eover plate. Apply oil to the ol holes and bearings indicated by a To Lubricate the Motor USE ONLY SINGER MOTOR LUBRICANT FOR LUBRICATING THE MOTOR. tube of this Tubrient ig seat with the machine, ‘The SINGER MOTOR LUBRICANT is a specially ‘prepared. non-Aowing | compound which is not affected by varying temperatures, It ie the only lubricant sehicly will positively lubricate ‘the motor. Other: lubricant, ine

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