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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Adjusting Singer Brilliance 6180
  • If the position of the needle is incorrect, some errors will occur, which can greatly annoy the user.
  • The exact position of the needle is extremely important on a sewing machine. The hook has to reach past the needle at a very short distance in order to pull out the thread, if this does not work exactly, there are many defects such as loops, broken needles, thread tears and beating noises.
  • In the two photos, the correct position of the needle in the throat plate can be clearly seen; it must be positioned to the side and in the sewing direction exactly in the middle of the opening in the plate.

If the position of the needle is incorrect, some errors will occur, which can greatly annoy the user.

The exact position of the needle is extremely important on a sewing machine. The hook has to reach past the needle at a very short distance in order to pull out the thread, if this does not work exactly, there are many defects such as loops, broken needles, thread tears and beating noises.

In the two photos, the correct position of the needle in the throat plate can be clearly seen; it must be positioned to the side and in the sewing direction exactly in the middle of the opening in the plate.

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Step 2

  • To access the adjustment plate and screw, you need to remove the left cover.
  • Loosen the Phillips screw # 2 on the back a little, it must not be removed.
  • Remove the Phillips # 2 screw on the left side.
  • Pull the cover towards the left to remove it.

To access the adjustment plate and screw, you need to remove the left cover.

Loosen the Phillips screw # 2 on the back a little, it must not be removed.

Remove the Phillips # 2 screw on the left side.

Pull the cover towards the left to remove it.

Step 3

  • The setting plate is marked yellow in the first picture. It has to be taken out and bent very slightly.
  • First unscrew the rod for the thread run with a flat screwdriver.
  • The adjustment plate is now accessible.

The setting plate is marked yellow in the first picture. It has to be taken out and bent very slightly.

First unscrew the rod for the thread run with a flat screwdriver.

The adjustment plate is now accessible.

Step 4

  • The adjustment plate is fixed with a Phillips screw. Gently twist it out.
  • Use a well-fitting Phillips screwdriver and press firmly as you unscrew. The screw is quite tight and the screw head must not be damaged under any circumstances.

The adjustment plate is fixed with a Phillips screw. Gently twist it out.

Use a well-fitting Phillips screwdriver and press firmly as you unscrew. The screw is quite tight and the screw head must not be damaged under any circumstances.

Step 5

  • Push the needle carrier a little forward from behind to relieve the adjustment plate, then simply lift it up using a pair of tweezers.

Push the needle carrier a little forward from behind to relieve the adjustment plate, then simply lift it up using a pair of tweezers.

Step 6

  • This is what the setting plate looks like. It regulates the position in sewing direction.
  • To adjust, you have to bend the lower part of the plate slightly outwards. Use two pliers to do this.
  • The bending is really minimal. You may have to remove the plate again if the needle isn’t yet in the right position.
  • Reinstall the plate and check the position of the needle in sewing direction.
  • When you fasten the screw, the plate - and with it the needle - must remain movable to the side, otherwise there will be no zigzag stitch, etc. Grease the sliding surfaces. You may have to take it out again and bend it back very slightly.

This is what the setting plate looks like. It regulates the position in sewing direction.

To adjust, you have to bend the lower part of the plate slightly outwards. Use two pliers to do this.

The bending is really minimal. You may have to remove the plate again if the needle isn’t yet in the right position.

Reinstall the plate and check the position of the needle in sewing direction.

When you fasten the screw, the plate - and with it the needle - must remain movable to the side, otherwise there will be no zigzag stitch, etc. Grease the sliding surfaces. You may have to take it out again and bend it back very slightly.

Step 7

  • The lateral position of the needle is easier to adjust. A black hollow screw is used for this.
  • The hollow screw is secured from the factory with red color. You may have to remove it. To get to the screw better, you can unhook the transverse return spring.
  • Adjust the screw using a 1.4 mm Allen key. Observe how the lateral position of the needle changes.

The lateral position of the needle is easier to adjust. A black hollow screw is used for this.

The hollow screw is secured from the factory with red color. You may have to remove it. To get to the screw better, you can unhook the transverse return spring.

Adjust the screw using a 1.4 mm Allen key. Observe how the lateral position of the needle changes.

Step 8

  • One last hint: sewing starts better if you lower the needle using the handwheel into the throat plate after each switch-on; the motors adjust themselves with a brief click. Lift the needle up again and you’re good to go - until the next time you turn it off.

One last hint: sewing starts better if you lower the needle using the handwheel into the throat plate after each switch-on; the motors adjust themselves with a brief click. Lift the needle up again and you’re good to go - until the next time you turn it off.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Sabine - Jan 15, 2021

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Hallo Anleitung ist super. Leider näht meine Maschine seither nur noch gerade Stiche. Egal was ich einstelle….was ist schief gelaufen? Kann jmd helfen?

VauWeh - Jan 15, 2021

Ja. Wie in den anderen Kommentaren auch schon geschrieben: das Plättchen muss seitlich verschiebbar bleiben, damit die Nadel hin und her wandern kann . Probiere es mit viel Gefühl ganz wenig zurück zu biegen. Man merkt, wie das Plättchen festgeht, wenn man die Schraube anzieht. Das darf halt nicht sein. weiße Hebel muss die Nadel verschieben können. Die Einstellung ist wirklich knifflig, es ist eine zickige Maschine…

Mare lei - Sep 29, 2021

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Tausend Dank für die Anleitung!!!

Ich war schon so verzweifelt und wollte mir eine neue Nähmaschine kaufen. (Hatte meine damals bei Lidl gekauft. Garantie und Gewährleistung ist längst abgelaufen und Einschicken erschien mir zu umständlich.)

Und dann das hier…

Sie läuft wieder absolut mittig, Zick-Zack ist auch kein Problem, einfach herrlich!

Viele liebe Grüße

VauWeh - Sep 29, 2021

Freut mich sehr, wieder ein sensibles Maschinchen gerettet. Ich habe den Verdacht, dass das passiert, wenn man während des Transports am Stoff zieht und nicht nur die Nadel verbogen wird.

paul lehmann - Oct 8, 2021

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Guten Tag Ich habe gerade die gleiche Maschine und der Faden kommt nicht mehr hoch . der Greifer Zeitpunkt ist um 9mm nach links verschoben .Bei Bernina, Pfaff, kann man den Greifer mit einer Schraube ,hinter der Maschine lösen und so um ein Zahnrad verstellen.

Bei der Brillianz habe ich nach der Gehäuseöffnung gesehen das am Boden das weisse runde abdeckblättchen zum Greifer einsteller führt.

Mit einem 7mm SWISS-Gryp Nuss -Schraubendreher kann man diese lösen und den Greifer auf die richtige Position stellen ,danach diese Schraube wieder genug anziehen

Ich habe auch den Fehler gemacht und das ganzr Gehäuse geöffnet Gruss Paul Lehmann