Elna Supermatic Threading Diagram: Free Threading Diagrams From www.Sewusa.com Complete manual is available: Sewusa wishes you lots of luck with your machine! Feb 24, 2014 I have what I thought was an Elna supermatic (says so on the electric foot which I have to press to sew) and has a metal case as shown and heavy. The actual machine doesn't look like the one pictured though, so confused. I have had my Elna for many years and bought it off a woman for over AUD $700, so feel ripped off. EXplore mechanical sewing machines eXperience electronic sewing machines lotus elna's iconic model eXcellence premium electronic sewing machines eXpressive embroidery machines eXtend overlock & coverlock machines.
Due to the amount of studies I have had recently, I had about a week were I did not work. When I went back in on a Saturday morning there were three machines awaiting me. One was a modern Brother overlocker, with no pedal (I'm yet to decide what I'm going to do with it), one was a Singer 5528, the second of them I've had in as many months and I keep meaning to devote a post to them and the third was in a very square metal case. There was only one machine I knew for sure came in a metal case (Elna model 1) and this was the wrong colour, so I was extremely excited when I took the machine out. It was a gorgeous Elna Supermatic, complete with ~11 cams plus the buttonhole attachment, a few feet and the cover plates for the feed dogs. Half of the case forms the flat bed for the machine and the machine is a knee control (I love knee controls!). This machine is made in Switzerland and has all metal gears and parts, that I can see, the body is aluminium and consequently the machine is not all that heavy.It wasn't until a week later I found time to take it home and look at it, there is no way I am selling this machine, I am BUYING it!
Firstly I removed the cover from the free arm and the throat-plate just sprung off, the bobbin loads from the back, I then removed the feed dogs so that I could get the bobbin holder and the hook apart, for ease of cleaning. The surfaces here have been de-rusted at some period in time as the chrome is less than shiny in parts.
Elna Supermatic Sewing Machine Wiring Diagram Free
To get the bobbin holder free from the hook there are two little screws (with little springs coiled around them) that need to be removed, they are directly opposite each other and the holes can be seen in the photograph below. Just be aware they are very springy and are very easy to lose if they spring away somewhere.The next thing I did was remove the base of the machine (remove screws circled in red in image below) so I could see up the pillar, it is incredible. The motor and all the necessary electrical parts to control the speed of the machine through the knee control are mounted in there. The motor is geared into the machine much higher up the arm and cannot be seen in the following photographs.
Elna Supermatic Sewing Machine
Finally I checked and oiled all the moving parts under the faceplate and cam door. The faceplate cannot be opened unless the foot is down. The machine is threaded by passing the thread down the back of the faceplate, through the tension, from back to front, and then through the take-up lever and then as usual.