INSTRUCTION

Industrial Sewing Machines

First published : May 1997

Fourth edition : January 2006

No. 050153

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 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for your purchasing Kansai Special's FX Series.

Read and study this instruction manual carefully before beginning any of the
procedures and save it for later use.

1. This instruction manual describes adjustments and maintenance procedures on this

machine.
2. Before starting the machine, check to make sure the pulley cover, safety cover, etc.
are secured.
3. Before adjusting, cleaning, threading the machine or replacing the needle, be sure to
turn off the power.
4. Never start the machine with no oil in the reservoir.
5. Refer to the parts list as well as this instruction manual before maintenance.
If the machine includes a thread trimmer, read and study the instruction manual for
the thread trimmer carefully.
6. The contents described in this instruction manual are subject to change without
notice.

Indication of serial number

Model

0 6 0 0 0 0 1

Serial number

The date of manufacture

Zip code

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 CONTENTS

1. SPECIFICATIONS 10. ADJUSTING THE PRESSER FOOT

1-1 Stitch type ··············································· 1 10-1 Presser foot pressure ····························· 14
1-2 Models ···················································· 1 10-2 Position of the presser foot and foot lift ····· 14
1-3 Diagrammatic sketch of the Series ·············· 1
11. ADJUSTING THE REAR PULLER DEVICE
2. NEEDLES & THREADING THE MACHINE
11-1 Manual lever and position of the stopper···· 15
2-1 Needles ··················································· 2 11-2 To adjust the puller pressure ·················· 15
2-2 Replacing the needle ································· 2 11-3 To adjust the feeding amount of the rear puller
2-3 To thread the machine ······························ 2 ···························································· 15
3. MACHINE SPEED 12. ADJUSTING THE STITCH FORMATION
3-1 Machine speed & direction in which the machine 12-1 Thread tension adjustment ····················· 16
pulley runs ·············································· 6 12-2 Position of the needle thread eyelet ·········· 16
3-2 Motor & belt ············································ 6 12-3 To adjust the needle thread guard ··········· 16
12-4 Position and timing of the looper thread take-up
4. LUBRICATION eyelet ·················································· 17
4-1 Oil ························································· 7 13. CLEANING THE MACHINE ··················· 17
4-2 To fill the machine with oil ························ 7
4-3 Replacing the oil and the oil element ··········· 7
5. SEWING MACHINE INSTALLATION
5-1 Cutting the machine table ························· 8
5-2 How to install the machine ························ 9
6. TIMING OF THE LOOPER TO THE NEEDLES
6-1 positioning the looper and the looper rocker 10
6-2 Looper left-to-right movement ·················· 10
6-3 Looper setting distance ··························· 11
6-4 Needle height ········································ 11
7. TIMING OF THE RETAINER LOOPER
7-1 Installing the retainer looper ··················· 12
7-2 Timing of the retainer looper to the needle · 12
8. ADJUSTING THE NEEDLE GUARD
8-1 Position of the needle guard ····················· 12
9. ADJUSTING THE FEED DOG & STITCH LENGTH
9-1 Feed dog height & tilt ····························· 13
9-2 Stitch length ·········································· 13

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 【1】SPECIFICATIONS
1-1 Stitch type
JIS401 double chainstitch machines

1-2 Models
Model FX4404P,4404P/UTC FX4406P,4406P/UTC FX4412P,4412P/UTC
No. of needles 2∼4 5∼6 7∼12
4 needle threads 6 needle threads 12 needle threads
No. of threads
4 looper threads 6 looper threads 12 looper threads
Type of tension set Mounted type
Puller width 55mm 78mm 78mm
Minimum gauge width 3.2mm (1/8 inch)
Maximum gauge width 50mm 70mm

1-3 Diagrammatic sketch of the Series

< FX4404 > < FX4412 >

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 【2】NEEDLES & THREADING THE MACHINE
2-1 Needles
DV×57 of Schmetz or Organ.
Select the proper needle for the fabric and thread to
be used.
< Needle count comparison table >
Schmetz Nm75 Nm80 Nm90 Nm100
Organ #11 #12 #14 #16

2-2 Replacing the needle

When replacing the needle, check the needle
carefully to see that the scarf is turned to the left
(see the illustration).

< Note >

Be sure to turn off the machine before replacing the
needle. A clutch motor continues running for a while
after the machine is turned off. Therefore keep on
pressing the pedal until the machine stops.

2-3 To thread the machine

Thread the machine correctly by referring to pages 3
to 5. Incorrect threading may cause skip stitching,
thread breakage and/or uneven stitch formation.
When threading the looper, tilt the looper holder
toward the front of the machine using the looper
drawing bar.
■ To tilt the looper toward the front
1. Bring needle bar A to the top of its stroke.
2. Pay out the needle thread from the spool by
pressing a finger down on needle threads B.
3. Pull looper drawing bar knob C out to the left so
that the looper holder is tilted toward the front
of the machine.
4. After the machine is threaded, replace the
looper by pressing looper holder D into the
machine until it clicks.

< Note >

The looper pops out of the machine as soon as knob C
is pulled, so do not bring your fingers close to the
looper.

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 ■ Threading diagram for FX4404

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 ■ Threading diagram for FX4406

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 ■ Threading diagram for FX4412

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 【3】MACHINE SPEED
3-1 Machine speed & direction in which the machine pulley runs
Refer to the table below for maximum and standard
speeds of the Series. To extend machine life, run
the machine approximately 15-20% below the
maximum speed for the first 200 hours of operation
(approx. 1 month). Then run the machine at the
standard speed. The machine pulley turns
clockwise as seen from the end of the machine
pulley.

3-2 Motor & belt

Motor : 3-phase, 2-pole, 400W clutch motor
Belt : M type V belt
Select the proper motor pulley according to the
machine speed (refer to the motor pulley outer
diameter on the table below).
Adjust the position of the motor by pressing the
finger onto the middle of the belt so that 1~2cm
deflection can be achieved (see the illustration on
the right).

< Machine speed >

Model Maximum speed Standard speed
FX4404P 4500 4000
FX4412P 4000 3500

< Motor pulley selection table >

Motor pulley Machine speed (SPM)
outer diameter
50Hz 60Hz
(mm)
60 3150 2950
70 2300 3450
80 3300 3900
90 3700 4400
100 4100 (4900)
110 4500 (5400)

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 【4】LUBRICATION
4-1 Oil
Use Kansai Special’s genuine oil.
(Part No. 28-613 : 1000 cc)

4-2 To fill the machine with oil

Remove rubber plug A from the oil hole.
Fill the machine with oil until the oil level is at the
top line (see H in the illustration) on oil gauge C.
After the first lubrication, add oil so that the oil
level will be between H and L.
After filling the machine with oil, run the machine
to check the oil is splashing onto oil pot A.

4-3 Replacing the oil and the oil element

To extend machine life, be sure to replace the oil
after the first 250 hours of operation.
To replace the oil, follow the procedures below.

1. Remove the V belt from the motor pulley and

then remove the machine from the table.
2. Remove screw D and then drain the oil.
Be careful not to stain V belt with the oil.
3. After draining the oil, be sure to tighten screw
D.
4. Fill the machine with oil by referring to 4-2
shown above.

If element E is contaminated, proper oiling may not be performed.

Clean the filter element every six months. If just a little or no oil flows out from the
nozzle with the proper amount of oil in the machine, check the element.
To do so, remove oil filter cap F. Replace the element if necessary.

< Note >

When the oil filter cap is removed, the oil collected on the element drips. Be careful.

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 【5】SEWING MACHINE INSTALLATION
5-1 Cutting the machine table

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 5-2 How to install the machine

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 【6】TIMING OF THE LOOPER TO THE NEEDLE
6-1 Positioning the looper and the looper rocker
Insert the looper into the looper holder until bottom A
of the looper touches to looper rocker B.
Then tighten screw C.

■ Location of looper holder have to be located in the point

of needle have to be positioned with center of back side
of looper should be adjusted by screw D on looper
holder. Then when the point of looper reach at needle
scarf, the clearance should be 0~0.05mm is adjusted by
screw C for fixing looper angle.

6-2 Looper left-to-right movement

The timing of the looper to the needle is as follows.
When the point of the looper, moving to the right, has
reached the center of the needle, the point of the looper
should be 1.5mm above the top of the needle's eye.
When the point of the looper, moving to the left, has
reached the center of the needle, the point of the looper
should be 2.3mm above the top of the needle's eye.
To make this adjustment, remove the top cover first.
Loosen screw D. Then move eccentric A.
For standards, marks C is turned upward when the
needle is at the top of its stroke (at the same position as
eccentric B).

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 6-3 Looper setting distance
When the needle bar is at the bottom of its stroke,
there should be a distance of 3mm from the point of the
looper to the center of the needle bar.

Adjustment is made by removing the top cover and

loosening screw B for lever A.

6-4 Needle height

When the needle bar is at the top of its stroke, remove
plug A on the head plate, loosen needle bar clamp B
with a hex. wrench and then move the needle bar up or
down.
< Standard needle height ( distance D ) >
Standard With
Stroke
model thread trimmer
34.5mm 14.5~14.9mm 13.6~14mm

< Note >

Do not loosen the screw on needle bar guide C.
If this screw is loosened, make sure each needle drops
into the center of the needle drop hole and then
retighten the screw.

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 【7】TIMING OF THE RETAINER LOOPER
7-1 Installing the retainer looper
Install retainer looper A with its flat surface turned
upward. There should be a clearance of 0.6~0.7mm
between the needle and the point of the retainer looper.
After this adjustment, tighten screw B.

7-2 Timing of the retainer looper to the needle

When the looper's eye is close to the point of the retainer looper while the needle bar is
ascending to the top of its stroke, there should be a clearance of 0.3mm between the right
side of the retainer looper and that of the looper. When the needle bar is at the top of its
stroke, there should be a clearance of 0mm between the right side of the retainer looper
and that of the top surface (heel) of the looper blade.
■In case of UTC, When the retainer looper are located at the right end of its stroke, there
should be on the same line with the right side of the retainer looper and the right side of
looper’s base.

【8】ADJUSTING THE NEEDLE GUARD

8-1 Position of the needle guard
When the right side of the needle is the closest to
needle guard A, there should be a clearance of
0~0.1mm between them.
Adjustment is made by loosening screw B.

< Note >

For a standard type of needle guard, loosen the looper
set screw after positioning the looper rocker, adjust the
needle guard and then tighten screw B.

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 【9】ADJUSTING THE FEED DOG & STITCH LENGTH
9-1 Feed dog height & tilt
When the needle bar is at the top of its stroke, the feed
dog teeth should be 1~1.2mm above the top surface of
the needle plate. Adjustment is made by loosening
screw A. Tilt adjustment is made by inserting a tool
from D and adjusting screws B and C.
After making this adjustment, make sure the feed dog
is parallel with the top surface of the needle plate.

< Note >

Before adjusting the height of the feed dog, tilt the
looper holder.

9-2 Stitch length

The stitch length can be adjusted from 2 to 5mm with no step.
The following table shows the stitch length with the number of stitches within 1 inch
(25.4mm) and 30mm.

Position Stitch No. of stitches

of pulley length (mm) within 1" within 30mm
S 2 13 15
M 3 8.5 10
L 5 5 6
■ To change the stitch length
1. Press push button A lightly with the right hand
until the end of push button A touches an inside
part and clicks.
2. With push button A depressed, turn the handwheel
with the left hand until the push button goes
further into the depth.
3. Press the push button strongly again.
Then turn the machine pulley to select the stitch
length as required.
4. Align the desired stitch length with alignment mark B.
Then release the left hand.

< Note >

Before changing the stitch length, be sure to turn off the motor.

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 【10】ADJUSTING THE PRESSER FOOT
10-1 Presser foot pressure
The presser foot pressure should be as light as
possible, yet be sufficient to feed the fabric and
produce uniform stitches.
To increase the presser foot pressure, turn the
adjusting knob clockwise (see the illustration).

10-2 Position of the presser foot and foot lift

Fit the presser foot properly onto the presser bar.
Make sure the needle is centered left to right in the
needle drop hole on the presser foot when the needle
is descending. Adjustment is made by loosening
screw A. There should be a clearance of 0.5mm on
both sides as shown in the illustration.
Adjustment is made by loosening nuts B (on
FX4406-FX4412).

■ Foot lift
Position stopper C with the presser foot
approximately 10mm above the top surface of the
needle plate and then tighten nut D.

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 【11】ADJUSTING THE REAR PULLER DEVICE
11-1 Manual lever and position of the stopper
To position or remove the fabric, raise manual lever
A. With the manual lever lowered, hold stopper B
so that the clearance between the upper and lower
pullers is 0.5mm. Then tighten nut C.

11-2 To adjust the puller pressure

The puller pressure should be as light as possible,
yet be sufficient to feed the fabric smoothly.
To increase the pressure, turn adjusting knob D
clockwise. To decrease the pressure, turn adjusting
knob D counterclockwise.

11-3 To adjust the feeding amount of the rear puller

Adjust the feeding amount of the rear puller
according to that of the feed dog.
To increase the amount, loosen nut E and move it
down. To decrease the amount, loosen nut E and
move it up.

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 【12】ADJUSTING THE STITCH FORMATION
12-1 Thread tension adjustment
Thread tension varies according to sewing
conditions such as the fabric, thread and stitch
length to be used. Tension on the needle thread
can be adjusted with nuts A. Tension on the looper
thread can be adjusted with nuts B. To increase
the tension, turn the nuts clockwise.

< Note >

The tension should be as light as possible, yet be
sufficient to produce uniform stitches.

12-2 Position of the needle thread eyelet

Position needle thread eyelet C so that the distance
from the center of the screw to the eyes of C is
approximately 40mm.

< Note >

Adjust the needle thread eyelet according to the
thread to be used. To tighten the needle thread,
raise the needle thread eyelet.

12-3 To adjust the needle thread guard

With the needle bar at the bottom of its stroke, the
centers of the eyes on needle bar eyelet B should be
level and parallel with the top surface of needle
thread guard A.

< Note >

Raising needle thread guard A increases the size of
the needle thread loop.
Lowering needle thread guard A decreases the size of
the needle thread loop.

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 12-4 Position and timing of the looper thread take-up eyelet
When the point of the needle is level with the top
surface of the looper while the needle bar is
descending from the top to bottom of its stroke on
the back side of the looper, the looper thread take-up
bar should start ascending.
Adjustment is made by loosening the screw and
aligning the mark on the eccentric with that on the
main shaft. When the looper thread take-up bar is
at the bottom of its stroke, adjust distance A from
the eyes on the thread eyelet to the looper thread
take-up bar by referring to the table below.

Thread type Distance A

Polyester 8mm
Spun 10mm
Woolly 15mm

【13】CLEANING THE MACHINE

At the end of each day, remove the presser

foot and the needle plate and then clean the
slots of the needle plate and the area
around the feed dogs.

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