Rel. No.

016
Ref. No. TTD-98-1014
February,1998

INSTRUCTIONS
HOW TO MAKE
BASIC GAUGE SET

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FOREWORD

We are sending to our distributors Basic Gauge Sets with this technical document to give instructions how to
Use the Basic Gauges.

Please check the contents of this document and we hope you will make effective use of the Basic Gauges
when setting up embroidery machines or providing after-sale service on the machines and on other occasions.

CONTENTS

Page

(1) LIST OF BASIC GAUGE SET 2

(2) PHOTO OF BASIC GAUGE SET 3

(3) INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO USE BASIC GAUGES 3

1. Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge 3

2. Needle Bar Connecting Stud Gauge 4

3. Frame Dive Belt Tension Measuring Gauge 4

4. Parameter Unit for Inverter Motor 5

5. Pen Stand for Design Check 5

6. Upper/Lower Thread Tension Adjusting Gauge 6

7. Eccentric Pin to eliminate the gap of Needle Bar Case 6

8. Needle Bar Reciprocator Timing Adjusting and 7

Take-up Lever Start Timing Measuring Gauge Set

[Attached Reference Information]

Mechanical Timing List for the currently sold models

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 (1) LIST OF BASIC GAUGE SET

Gauge Name Application / Remark

(Part Name/ Manufacturer’s type No.)
1. Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge To set on the Rotary Hook Base and adjust the lower dead point of
(Part No.ZG003030300000) Needle Bars
(Applicable to both Regular and Jumbo Rotary Hooks)
2. Needle bar Connecting Stud Gauge To set the lower dead point for the remaining Needle Bars, referring
(Part No. ZG0030400000) to a Needle bar with the Needle Bar with the Needle Bar Lower
Dead Point Gauge
(To reduce setting time)
3. Frame Drive Belt Tension Measuring Spring balance for adjusting belt tension
Gauge Set
(Type no. of Spring balance)
OHBA-SIKI (5000g)
4. Parameter Unit for Inverter Motor To set the parameters for Inverter Motors
(with cable) Parameter Unit has been already distributed to our distributors and
(Manufacturer’s type No.: is not included in the Basic Gauge Set.
Mitsubishi FPR-PU03) (Your order for the Parameter Unit is available.)

5. Pen Stand for Design Check To draw frame movement and check the design finish and stitch
(with a ball point pen and a spring) length
(Specially made by Tajima)

6. Upper/Lower Thread Tension To check the guideline for upper/lower thread tension
Adjusting Gauge (Some sets have been already distributed to our distributors and this
(Specially made by Tajima) is not included in the Basic Gauge Set.
(Your order for the Tension Adjusting Gauge is available.)
7. Eccentric Pin to eliminate the gap of To adjust the gap between Needle Bar Case and Rail
Needle Bar Case
(Part No. FX0608000000)

8. Needle Bar Reciprocator Timing A pick gauge with a special base is used.
Adjusting and Take-up Lever Start
Timing Measuring Gauge Set
(Manufacturer’s type No.: LT-310)

9. Thermometer To measure temperature of parts when they are heated

(Manufacturer’s type No.: A&D, (We will omit the instructions how to use the Thermometer in the
AD-5624) following pages. Please see the enclosed instructions, made by the
with clay for measuring temperature manufacturer.)
(BNA-3) Attach the clay to place where to measure temperature and
insert the tip of the thermometer into the clay.

10. Magnifying glass To magnify and check embroidery finish conditions

(Manufacturer’s type No.: 1961) (We will omit the instructions how to use the Magnifying glass in the
following pages. Please see the enclosed instructions, made by the
manufacturer.)

11. Multimeter To measure voltage, electric current, resistance etc.

(Manufacturer’s type No.: HIOKI (We will omit the instructions how to use the Multimeter in the
3240) following pages. Please see the enclosed instructions, made by the
manufacturer.
12. Levelling instrument To set machine levelling
(Manufacturer’s type No.: L-160Q-38) (We will omit the instructions how to use this instrument in the
following pages.)

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(2) PHOTO OF BASIC GAUGE SET

Tool box (The shape may be subject to change.) 7. Eccecntric Pin to eliminate the gap
of Needle Bar Case
4. Parameter Unit for Inverter Motor (with a cable)
(Not included in this Gauge Set.) 10. Magnifying Glass
6. Upper/Lower Thread
3. Frame Drive Belt Tension Tension Adjusting gauge
(Not included in this Basic
Measuring Gauge Set
Gauge Set)

2. Needle Bar Cnnecting 9* Thermometer

Stud Gauge
8. Needle Bar Reciprocator Timing
1. Needle Bar Lower Dead Adjusting and Take-up Lever Start
Point Gauge Timing Measuring Gauge Set

5. Pen Stand for Design Check

12. Levelling Instrument with a ball point pen and a
spring

13. Multimeter

[Note] 9*: The above photo does not show the clay for measuring temperature.

(3) INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO USE BASIC GAUGES

1. Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge

1) Remove Needle Plate first and set Needle Bars at the lower dead point by turning the Main Shaft manually.
[Note] For the cylinder type machines please lower the table.

2) Set the Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge as illustrated below and loosen Needle Bar Connecting Stud
screw to adjust so that the bottom face of Needle Bar may be in contact with the Gauge.

[Note] Be sure to adjust Upper Dead Point Stoppers with the Main Shaft kept at the upper dead
point (0 degrees) afterwards.

External View

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2. Needle bar Connecting Stud Gauge
1) Set this Gauge as illustrated below to the Needle Bar, which is set by the Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge.
Loosen the thumbscrew of the gauge this time and tighten the thumbscrew so that the gauge contacts with two
points of the Needle Bar securely.

2) Then using the gauge, adjust the height of the remaining Needle Bars, whose lower dead point is not adjusted yet, in
the same gauge.

[Note] This gauge setting can be applied only to the Needle Bars in a head. For adjusting the Needle Bars in other
heads, please repeat the procedure 1. Needle Bar Lower Dead Point Gauge in the previous page.

External view

3. Frame Drive Belt Tension Measuring Gauge Set

1) Remove Table Lids (for both X and Y-axes)

2) Move the frame to the farthest end.
3) Press the belt downward at the middle of Drive Belt.
4) Press the Tension Gauge until the gauge face contacts Rail upper surface.
5) Keeping the contacts, adjust the pulley position so that the belt tension reaches the value indicated in the Tables of
Belt Tension Settings.
(For more details, please see TTD-94-1034 dated August, 1994.)

Magnified View

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4. Parameter Unit for Inverter Motor

For the details of operation etc. please External View

see TTD-97-1060 (dated July, 1997) and
TTD-98-1004 (dated January, 1998).

5. Pen Stand for Design Check (Specially made by Tajima)

Ball point pen (with a spring inside)

(A few pcs. of spare springs are included)

Tracing Paper (Recommended)

Pen Stand for Design Check

Ball Point Pen Lead

BALL POINT PEN (SPRING INSIDE) (The end is cut off about by 10mm.)
Spring

Cut the bottom end of ball point pen lead about by

10mm and insert a spring (about 20mm long). Insertion of a spring
allows a stroke to the top end of the ball point pen to draw on paper

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6. Upper/Lower Thread Tension Adjusting Gauge (specially manufactured by Tajima)

External view

1) For the procedure how to measure tension, please see the instructions inside the case of Upper/Lower Thread
Tension Gauge.
2) For more details, please see TTD-97-1126 dated December, 1997.

7. Eccentric Pin to eliminate the gap of Needle Bar Case

[Application] In case when there is a gap in the up and down direction of Needle Bar case, this Eccentric Pin is used
to press the Part No.46 (Case Rail, Upper) and eliminate the gap. And when the Needle Bar Case does
not move smoothly, adjust the pressure of Eccentric Pin to the Part No.46 (Case Rail, Upper).

External View of Eccentric Pin

to eliminate the gap of Needle Bar Case

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8. Needle Bar Reciprocator Timing Adjusting and Take-up Lever Start Timing Measuring Gauge Set

External View

This gauge is a precision device.

Take good care when handling it.

A. How to adjust the timing of Needle Bar Reciprocator

1) Remove Needle Bar Case and fix the Gauge

Example:
2) Set the Main Shaft at the lower end point + 1 degree of the machine
For the machine with needle bar
and contact the tip of the Pick Gauge to the upper face of the
lower dead point 178 degrees,
Needle Bar Reciprocator as illustrated below.
set the main shaft at 179 degrees.

The above photo shows how the needle bar timing

is adjusted for cylinder type machines.

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 In this status, release the screw for the Collar
that fixes Needle Bar Cam and rotate only
the Needle Bar Cam without moving Main
Shaft.

3) Look at the Pick Gauge Dial to find the

lower dead point of the Needle Bar
reciprocator and rotate the Main Shaft
clockwise to fix the Needle Bar Cam
when the gauge indicator swings by
0.01mm (1 division).

B. How to measure Take-up Lever Start Timing

1) Turn the Main Shaft to lower the Take-up Lever to the bottom position.
2) Fix the Gauge as shown in the Photo below.
3) Then, turn the Main Shaft clockwise and read the Main Shaft angle when the Pick Gauge indicator swings
by 0.1mm (10 divisions).
The actual timing is calculated by reducing 3 degrees from this value.

Example: If the Main Shaft angle is 295 degrees when the Gauge Indicator swings by
0.1mm (10 divisions), the actual Take-up Lever start timing is calculated as follows:

295 - 3 = 292 degrees

(For cylinder type machines)

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MECHANICAL TIMING
(97.01.12)
TMFD, TME-DC TMEG-V TMEG-X TLFD TMFX-C TMEX-C TMEX-C101 TMLG TMCE/ TMCE/
Model TMFD-C -XC CE head FX head
Specification
Needle Bar: Upper Dead Point 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lower Dead Point 178 180 178 178 178 178 180 178 178 185 178
Stroke (mm) 44.5 50 44.5 44.5 44.5 44.5 50 45 45 14 44.5
Take-up Lever: UDP 71 75 71 71 71 71 75 75 68 / 71
LDP 297 295 297 297 297 297 295 295 295 / 297
Stroke: Regular Hook 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 / 62
Stroke: Jumbo hook 66 / 66 66 66 66 / / 66 / 66
Hook Timing 201±3 202±3 201±3 201±3 201±3 201±3 202±3 203±3 201±3 / 201±3
Presser Foot:: LDP 113-248 123-237 113-248 / / / / 135-220 120-230 / 134-222
: Low-Noise Type 134-222 / / 134-222 134-222 134-222 143-218 / / /
Zigzag timing
Nipple: UDP 0-100 / /
LDP 25-55 /
Stroke 170-280 /
CE presser foot:: UDP 6 /
LDP 190 /
Stroke 320-60 /
Looper timing 6 /
ATH movable knife 116-110 /