MIL-DTL-83406C
TABLE II. Manufacturing operations. - Continued
Seam &
Stitch
Stitch
Stitches
Description of Operation
Type
Type
per Inch
No.
9. Make body protective cover.
a. Place a 1-inch square reinforcement of the basic
301
SSa-1
10-12
fabric as marked on the pattern so that the center of
the reinforcement will be 3/4 inch down from the top
of the finished fly on the inside, and sew with a
single row of stitching 1/8 inch from the edge. Place
another 1-inch square reinforcement of the basic
fabric so that the center of the reinforcement will be
5-1/2 inches below the center of the upper
reinforcement and equally distant from the edge of
the protective fly cover.
b. Fold the body protective fly cover lengthwise on
301
SSe-2(a)
10-12
the fold line, the material face to face; sew across
the bottom and the top with a single row of stitching
3/8 inch from the edge.
c. Turn and insert the stiffener, folding the raw edge
301
SSe-2(b)
10-12
to the inside enclosing the stiffener. Sew all around
the top, bottom, and two sides with a single row of
stitching, 1/8 inch from the edge.
Sew four
additional rows of stitching, evenly spaced end to
end.
d. Sew two boxes, "X" 7/8 by 7/8 inch, 1/8 inch from
301
SSa-1
10-12
the edge of two reinforcements described in
Operation 12.a with a single row of stitching.
e. Punch a hole, diameter 1/8 inch, in the center of
each box "X" described in Operation 12.d. Install
stud NASM27980-7B and eyelet NASM27980-8B
through the hole at the center of box "X" stitch,
ensuring the stud is on the side that matches with
socket of tab assembly.
f. Attach the slide fastener tape (with the slider
attached) to the back edge of the body protective
fly, the open end at the top; sew with a single row of
stitching 1/8 inch from the edge. The slide fastener
will extend below the bottom edge of the body
protective fly by 5/8 (±1/8) inch.
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