Kansai WX-8800 Series Instruction Manual
Kansai WX-8800 Series Instruction Manual
Kansai WX-8800 Series Instruction Manual
WX-8800 SERIES
TECHNICAL
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Tables of Contents
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6. Stitching Adjustments
8. Lubrication System 25
9. The Tabletop 26
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Thank you for purchasing a KANSAI SPECIAL WX SERIES MACHINE.
This instruction manual is a technical service manual featuring specific information regarding the
adjustments and settings of the machine.
1. LooperfNeedle Timing
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Looper-Needle Synchronization Fig 3A
Looper-Needle Distance
At the time the needles are in their lowest position,
the looper is in its rightmost position. At this time,
the distance from the tip of the looper to the center of
the middle needle (needle bar center) must be 6.5mm
(Fig 5). This dimension is standard for all gauge sizes.
Because it is common practice to measure the looper-
needle distance from the tip of the looper to the
center of the right needle (Fig 6), corresponding
looper-needle distances for various gauge sizes are
shown on chart 1.
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Chart 1
5/32"(4.0mm) 4.5mm
3/16"(4.8mm) 4.1mm
7/32"(5.6mm) 3.7mm
Needle Height
As the looper moves to the left, behind the needles,
the tip of the looper reaches the center of the left
needle. At this time, the distance from the tip of
the looper to the top of the eye of the needle must
be 1 to 1.5mm (Fig 7). If the needle height needs
adjusting, remove the face plate to gain access to
the clamp screw ("A", Fig 8). Loosen the clamp
screw by using A 3mm hex key wrench. Adjust the
height up or down as needed. Retighten the clamp
screw.
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(^^^^Looper-Needle Clearance
As the looper moves to the left, behind the needles,
the tip of the looper will lightly brush against the
right needle (zero clearance). As it continues
across and passes behind the left needle, the
clearance will be 0.1 to 0.15mm. The same
conditions apply to both two and three needle
models (see Fig 10 and 11).
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Adjustment Of Looper Avoid Angle
The looper avoid motion, or path, has a
standard offset angle such that the tip of the
looper just brushes the back surface of the right
needle and has a clearance of 0.1 to 0.15mm as
it passes behind the left needle, (see Fig 12).
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Caution
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Needle Deflection
3~3.5mm
If heavier needles are used, the looper position
may need to be adjusted. Loosen the nut on the
stop pin for the looper avoid rod (Fig 17).
Reposition the looper by turning the screw ("A",
Fig 17). By turning the screw clockwise, the
assembly will move in the "X" direction (see
Fig 18). This will decrease the looper avoid
motion. By turning the screw counterclockwise,
the assembly will move in the "Y" direction.
This will increase the looper avoid motion. The
standard amount of looper avoid motion should
be 2.3 to 3.1mm.
0.3'^0.6mm
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2. The Niedle Guards
As the looper moves to the left and the tip of the 0—0.05mm
looper reaches the center of the right needle (see
Fig 20), the needle guard must be contacting the
right needle to make a "zero clearance" (0 to 0.
05mm) between the looper tip and the scarf of
the right needle (see Fig 20).
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Position Of The Front Needle Guard
Chart 2
Gauge Looper Height Gauge Looper Height
11.0mm 9.0mm
11.0mm 9.0mm
11.0mm
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Top Cover Looper Cont'd
As the top cover looper moves across the front
of the needles, the clearance between the front
of the left needle and the tip of the thread hook
must be 0.3 to 0.8mm (see Fig 26). To adjust,
loosen the set screw ("B", Fig 25), reposition as
necessary, and retighten the set screw securely.
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Position Of The Top Cover Thread Guide
The distance from the top of the top cover
looper ("A", Fig 29) to the bottom of the top Fig 29
cover thread guide ("D", Fig 29) should be 0.5 to
0.8mm. Also, at the time the top cover looper is
in its rightmost position, the tip of the thread
hook should be visible in the center of the slot of
the top cover thread guide (see Fig 30). To O.Smm
adjust the position of the top cover thread
guide, loosen the screws CA" & "B", Fig 31) and
position the thread guide as needed. Screws "A"
are used to adjust up or down and screws "B"
are used to adjust right or left. Retighten the
screws.
Fig 30
At the time the needle bar is in its lowest
position, the distance from the top of the top
cover thread guide("D", Fig 29) to the bottom of
the top cover thread eyelet ("B", Fig 29) should
be 1.0mm (see Fig 29). Also, at that time, the
center of the hole in the top cover thread eyelet
("B", Fig 32) and the tip of the slot in the top
cover thread guide ("D", Fig 32) must be in
alignment (as in Fig 32). To adjust the height
and the alignment of the top cover thread
eyelet, loosen the set screw ("G", Fig 32) and
position accordingly. Retighten the screw.
Fig 32
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Top Cover Looper Timing
The timing of the top cover looper may be Fig 33
adjusted to accommodate various sewing
conditions according to the type of thread used.
To adjust, remove the top cover of the machine,
loosen the set screws ("A", Fig 33) on the top
cover eccentric, and move forward or backward
as nesessary. Moving the timing mark in the
direction of "E" (see Fig 34) will increase the
speed of the timing. Moving the timing mark in
the direction of "F" will decrease the speed of
the timing of the top cover looper. Retighten the
set screws.
Fig 34
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4. Front And Rear Feed Dogs And Stich Length Adjustments
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Adjustment Of The Stitch Length
The stitch length may be adjusted from 1.4 to 3.6 Chart 3
mm (stitch density of 7 to 18 stitches/inch). See
chart 3 for conversions from stitch length (mm) Stitch Length Stitch Density
to stitch density (stitches/inch).
3.6mm 7.0 ST/IN
Note
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Adjustment Of The Differential Feeding
To obtain the required differential feeding, Fig 40
loosen the hand nut ("A", Figs 40 and 41) and
move the lever ("B", Fig 40) up or down as
necessary. If the mark on lever "B" is lined up
with the "1" mark ("C" Figs 40 and 41) on the
gauge plate, the feeding will be the standard 1:1
ratio. By moving the lever up above the "1"
mark, the differential feed ratio can be
increased to a maximum of 1: 2. By moving the
lever down below the "1" mark, the differential
feed ratio can be decreased to a minimum of 1:0.7.
Retighten the hand nut "A".
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Chart 4
The maximum range of dif Stitch Length Max. Ratio Min. Ratio
ferential feed ratio is limited to
the stitch length used. Refer to 3.6mm 1:1.2 1:0.7
chart 4.
2.5mm 1:1.6 1:0.7
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5. Presser /Foot Adjustments
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6. Stitching Adjustments
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Needle Thread Take Up Control
The stroke of the needle thread take up is
adjustable. This is done by repositioning the
drive lever located under the top cover of the
machine. The standard position is 5.5mm from
the face of the collar as shown in figure 47. To
adjust, remove the top cover. Loosen the clamp
screw ("A", Fig 47). Moving the drive lever closer
to the collar will increase the stroke, resulting in
larger needle loops. Moving the drive lever
farther away from the collar will decrease the
stroke, resulting in smaller needle loops.
Retighten the clamp screw securely. 5.5mm
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The Thread Nipper Location
The standard placement of the thread nipper is
mounted directly on the needle clamp (see
Fig 49). This is the position used when using
standard sewing threads such as spun polyester,
wrapped polyester, or cotton threads. Also, this
is the position used for general sewing appli
cations such as sewing medium to heavy weight
knits, double knits, or woven materials. If slick,
stretchy types of thread such as texturized
polyester or nylon is used, or for sewing thin,
light materials, the thread nipper should be
placed on the stand-off located on the lower
front face of the machine head, as shown in
Figure 50.
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Cover Thread Take Up And Take Up Eyelet
The cover thread take up is attached directly to and travels with the needle thread take up (see Fig
52). Therefore, as the needle bar is in its highest position, the cover thread take up is also in its
highest position. At this time, the top holes ("C", "D" Fig 51) of the cover thread eyelet ("A",Fig 52)
must be in-line with the bottom of the slot ("B", Fig 51) of the cover thread take up. To adjust,
loosen the screws ("B", Fig 52) and move the cover thread take up eyelet up or down until the holes
are in-line with the bottom of the slot. Retighten the screws.
If a small stitch length, narrow needle gauge, and standard thread (such as cotton or wrapped
thread) is used, pass the cover thread through either of the holes "C" or "D" (see Fig 51) and pass
the thread in front of the take up ("A", Fig 51). If a long stitch length, wide needle gauge, and
stretchy thread (such as texturized polyester or nylon) is used, pass the cover thread through either
hole "C" or "D" and pass the thread through the slot "B" in the take up. If it is necessEuy to
increase the thread take up, pass the thread through the hole "E" (located below the slot on the
thread take up as shown in Fig 51)
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^ Position Of The Looper Thread Take Up Eyelets
The standard position of the looper thread take up eyelets ("B" and "C", Fig 53) is such that the
thread holes of the eyelets must be aligned with the detent mark ("X", Fig 53) on the guide plate
("E", Fig 53). To increase the amount of looper thread fed into the stitch, loosen the screws and
move the eyelets "B" and "C" forward. To decrease the amount of looper thread fed into the stitch,
move eyelets "B" and "C" backward. Retighten the screws.
Note On Threading
If stretchy thread such as texturized polyester or nylon is used, move the eyelets "B" and "C"
forward as far as possible and don't pass the thread through the small tension ("A", Fig 54)on the
looper thread take up support plate.
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Looper Thread Take Up Cam
As the looper is moving to the right, the needles
are moving downward. At the time the tip of the
left needle is 0.5 to 1.0mm below the level of the tip
of the looper (see Fig 55), the looper thread should
be at the highest point on the looper thread take up
cam ("B", Fig 56). To adjust the position of the
take up cam at this time, loosen the set screws ("A",
Fig 56) and move the take up cam forward or
backward as necessary. Retighten the set screws
securely.
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7 The^ Timii^ Belt
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Changing The Timing Belt (Continued)
5) Remove the following parts from the lower main shaft, as shown in Figure 59
a. Loosen the set screws "J" and remove the pulley "I".
b. Loosen the set screws "H" and remove the fan "G".
c. Remove the screws "F" and remove the flange "E".
d. Loosen the set screws "C" and remove the bearing "D".
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7) Place the new timing belt on the timing
pulley on the lower shaft.
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8. Lubrication/System
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-(4)12mm Dia. Holes 26mm Dia.
3, C'Bore, 4mm Deep
25"]" ^1^
53.5 50
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Mounting The Machine
The WX-8800 Series machines may be top mounted using the mounting equipment supplied in the
accessory box.
Assemble as shown in figure 66.
Fig 66
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