artieinmiami Report post Posted November 11, 2008 I am artie in miami and am new to the forum...I just wanted to introduce myself and let everyone know that you never, ever need to spend a dime on any pfaff manuals ! Just do a google search for "free pfaff downloads" or go onto the pfaff website...they have free downloads of: parts manual, users manual and repair manual and even adjustments manual for some of the models. I have 4 pfaff model 545 and one pfaff model 1245 as well as two singers and a brother (all industrial) and never spent a dime buying any of them. I got the first bunch after hurrican andrew here in miami...while prowling through junk piles in front of the warehouse area of miami I found a pile of rusting machines complete with tables and motors etc. Then I ran into a guy that bought a truckload of stuff from a school board auction and had no place to store the pfaffs...he gave them to me ! I also have a double needle rimoldi that I have never even looked up...cannot find the manual for that one. I am missing a few of the parts for the pfaff 1245...under the bobbin area...does anyone have a 1245 that they are using for parts ? I hate to pay the amounts they ask for pfaff parts. I think I have more sewing machines than anyone in miami (that is not connected with some type of sewing business)...I am a school teacher and maybe when I retire I will do some sewing for the marine industry...I hear it is good money. artie in miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavingear Report post Posted November 13, 2008 I am artie in miami and am new to the forum...I just wanted to introduce myself and let everyone know that you never, ever need to spend a dime on any pfaff manuals ! Just do a google search for "free pfaff downloads" or go onto the pfaff website...they have free downloads of: parts manual, users manual and repair manual and even adjustments manual for some of the models. I have 4 pfaff model 545 and one pfaff model 1245 as well as two singers and a brother (all industrial) and never spent a dime buying any of them. I got the first bunch after hurrican andrew here in miami...while prowling through junk piles in front of the warehouse area of miami I found a pile of rusting machines complete with tables and motors etc. Then I ran into a guy that bought a truckload of stuff from a school board auction and had no place to store the pfaffs...he gave them to me ! I also have a double needle rimoldi that I have never even looked up...cannot find the manual for that one. I am missing a few of the parts for the pfaff 1245...under the bobbin area...does anyone have a 1245 that they are using for parts ? I hate to pay the amounts they ask for pfaff parts. I think I have more sewing machines than anyone in miami (that is not connected with some type of sewing business)...I am a school teacher and maybe when I retire I will do some sewing for the marine industry...I hear it is good money. artie in miami How heavy of thread can you run in your 545? Mine sews great with 207 polyester, but I'm thinking to try 277. What do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoepatcher Report post Posted February 7, 2009 Gavingear, The Pfaff 545 and 1245 will sew a maximum thread size of #207. Will not sew #277 unless a lot of machineing is done on the hook and bobbin area. Let me know what parts you are missing . I can put so on to a place that has some generic pfaff parts. shoepatcher How heavy of thread can you run in your 545? Mine sews great with 207 polyester, but I'm thinking to try 277. What do you think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
