Handi Quilter Easy-Fit Ruler Base

HQ Avante, HQ Fusion and HQ Sixteen

Use the Ruler Base accessory to extend the base of the machine to provide stability when using rulers, guides and templates. This Handi Quilter Easy-Fit Ruler Base is available for the HQ Avante, HQ Fusion, HQ Sweet Sixteen and HQ Simply Sixteen quilting machines.

This ruler base is 12" wide by 11" deep.

Installation Instructions for Easy-Fit Ruler Base

Kit Part Number for HQ Fusion Easy-Fit Ruler Base: HG00447
Kit Part Number for HQ Avanté Easy-Fit Ruler Base: HG00448
Kit Part Number for HQ Simply Sixteen and HQ Sixteen Ruler Base: HG00449

Ruler Base Kit Contents

• Ruler Base
• 8-inch strip of thick loop tape (blue dot on bag)
• 8-inch strip of medium loop tape (red dot on bag)
• 8-inch strip of thin loop take (yellow dot on bag)

YOU WILL ALSO NEED: Scissors (to customize the fit of the ruler base)

To attach the Easy-Fit Ruler Base

Position the opening of the ruler above at the machine throat, and lay in place. The four slots on the ruler base will be in front of the four tabs on the machine base. There will be about an inch of clearance at the front of the machine.

Slide the ruler base toward the back of the machine, as far as it will go. If it slides on and fits snugly without any binding on one or more of the tabs, you will be able to use the ruler base as it is. If one or more of the tabs binds when sliding it on, or if the ruler base is loose, then follow the steps under To test the fit of the ruler base on the other side of this page.

Installing Easy-Fit Ruler Base Step 3

To remove the Easy-Fit Ruler Base

Slide the ruler base toward the front of the machine, until the slots are free of the tabs. Lift the ruler base up to remove.

IMPORTANT: Never push against the needle bar or the head frame.

To test the fit of the Easy-Fit Ruler Base

The ruler base came with medium-thick loop tape wrapped around the tabs. The tape may need to be replaced depending on how the ruler base fits your machine.

Installing Easy-Fit Ruler Base Step 4

To customize the fit of the Easy-Fit Ruler Base

If the fit of the ruler base is too tight

• Note which tab(s) are binding and remove the mediumthick loop tape that came installed on the ruler base from those tabs
• Cut the thinnest piece of loop tape into 1-3/4-inch pieces. If you don’t have a ruler handy, you can use the gauge below
• Remove the release paper from loop tape and apply the tape to an empty tab. Tightly wrap the tab with the loop tape, beginning at the bottom outside edge of the tab. This ensures that the seam formed by the two ends of the loop tape is on the outside of the ruler base

If the fit of the Easy-Fit Ruler Base is to loose

• Rock the ruler base up and down to determine which slots have too much play and remove the mediumthick loop tape that came installed on the ruler base from those tabs.
• Cut the thickest piece of loop tape into 1-3/4-inch pieces. If you don’t have a ruler handy, you can use the gauge below.
• Remove the release paper from loop tape and apply the tape to an empty tab. Tightly wrap the tab with the loop tape, beginning at the bottom outside edge of the tab. This ensures that the seam formed by the two ends of the loop tape is on the outside of the ruler base.

If you haven’t already done so, remove the temporary protective paper covering from the ruler base. Your ruler base is now customized to precisely fit your machine.