
FISCHBEIN®MODELS 100 & 101 EMPRESS™ SERIES SEWING HEAD
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
REV. H 2005 / 11
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Corporate Statement ......................................................................... 2
1. Introduction ............................................................................... 3
1.1 System Description ............................................................ 3
1.2 Warnings ………………………………………………………………………. 4
1.3 Characteristics ……………………………………………………………….. 5
2. Installation ………………………………………………………………………………. 7
2.1 Unpacking Procedures …………………………………………………….. 7
2.2 Drive motor recommendations…………………………………………… 7
2.3 Mounting the Sewing Head ………………………………………………. 8
2.4 Lubrication …………………………………………………………………….. 10
2.5 Maintenance ………………………………………………………………….. 11
2.6 Start up recommendations ……………………………………………… 13
2.7 Consumables …………………………………………………………………. 13
3. Machine Adjustments ……………………………………………………………… 13
3.1 Threading the sewing head …………………………………………….. 13
3.1.1. Needle and Looper Thread ……………………………… 13
3.1.2. Filler Cord (Optional) ………………………………………. 15
3.2 Thread tension adjustment ………………………………………………. 16
3.3 Stitch length adjustment …………………………………………………. 18
3.4 Cork seal replacement ……………………………………………………… 19
3.5 Needle replacement ………………………………………………………... 20
3.6 Feed dog replacement ……………………………………………………… 20
3.7 Throat plate replacement ………………………………………………… 21
3.8 Presser foot pressure adjustment ……………………………………... 21
3.9 Fine tuning of the sewing machine ……………………………………. 22
3.10 Tape/Thread Clipper Adjust (model 101 only) ……………………. 28
3.11 Installing new blades (model 101 only) ……………………………… 29
3.12 Mounting & Adjusting the Rotary Air Knife (model 100 only) … 30
3.13 Using the Gauge ………………………………………………………………. 33
3.14 Sewing speed adjustment ………………………………………………… 34
4. Speed tables …………………………………………………………………………….. 39
4.1 English System ……………………………………………………………….. 39
4.2 Metric System ………………………………………………………………… 40
5. Opening a sewn bag ………………………………………………………………… 41
6. Troubleshooting ……………………………………………………………………….. 42
7. Spare Parts List ………………………………………………………………………… 46
8. Drawings and Parts Lists ………………………………………………………….. 47
9. Machine Set Up Parts Lists ………………………………………………………. 77
9.1 Model 100 ……………………………………………………………………… 77
9.2 Model 101 ……………………………………………………………………… 78
10. Safely Disposing of a Sewing Head ………………………………………… 78