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Hello All, I recently had the opportunity to get a Pfaff 545 : And I am experiencing an issue with tension : There isn't any notch neither in bobbin case top, neither in bobbin case base as it normally should (circled in red below, sorry blurry pic). As a consequence, thread is pinched hard while sewing, and pulling the needle thread to the bottom of my work, no matter how I try to set upper tension or bobbin tension. Have any of you having this machine, a similar problem and how did you deal with it ?

Now those gauntlets are finished. Those dragon motives continue on those arm pieces. So they all match together nicely. It was exiting journey, learned some new things Here are crafting video as well:

My Pfaff 545 H2 also came with 134-35 needles, depiste the fact that is should use 134 needels according to Pfaff standards. It has probably been modified to run with with 134-35 needles at some point in it's previous life and I keep it this way

2026 is approaching, i do hope the universe is kind to all of us throughout. I'm 'hibernating ' inside in the cool as its so damn hot outside, and will be for whole week, thank God for beer 🍺 Have a safe and Happy New Year HS

@chuck123wapati I use a spray bottle, it administers just the right amount of moisture, the leather stays moist enough throughout, but it did take practice to get it right. I did try using a sponge in the early days, but my carelessness caused the sponge to have a lil' spot of dye that ended up as a smudge on the leather HS

I use kangaroo leather, the hides are around .8mm thick. I don't bother skiving . I make those wallets with and without a flap . A some of the wallets people show me at the markets have just about everything but the kitchen sink in them, and are so thick stuffed so full, and they wonder why they fall apart . The ' minimalist ' wallets seem quite popular , fit neatly into pockets.. Good choice 👌 HS

Wizcraft is correct, my needles are the 134-35 as well. My machine model is 545-H3-6/01 CLPMN. Mine is for leather so that might explain why I have two leaf springs on mine as opposed to your single spring. Other than that, I think we have very similar machines.

No I don't have a needle positioner installed. The first thing I was wanting to do was check I can actually access the settings for the needle positioner, hence me starting this thread. However, yesterday I order a needle positioner because even if my servo supplier cannot give me the instructions I can still design my own interface for needle positioning (using the off-the-shelf needle positioner) and it will have better functionality than what my servo drive has. Example my foot pedal controller does not have any switch for when you press back on the heel of the foot pedal, and I check the wires from the foot pedal controller and there's only 3 which will be +5v, 0v, and the variable signal from a potentiometer. No wire for a signal from a pedal heel switch. So looks like my servo is very basic and doesn't have this functionality built in.

Beautiful work! It took me 2 attempts to succeed making a pair of infant moccasins for my great grandson for Christmas. Simple ain't always easy!

I am looking for a McMillian embossing roll number 9 and handle. Does anyone know where to find one?

Rose red lamb skin. Approximately 3.5 sq ft x .6mm thick. This is another super soft leather. Gloves, small articles. Used for luxurious jackets. $20.00 plus shipping This item has sold.

Bright red lamb skin. Gloves, small articles. Slightly more than 3 sq ft x .6mm thickness Soft luxurious leather. Makes you want to take it to bed with you, lol. $20 plus shipping

Italian Lazaro leather. I have two to sell. Both 5.5 sq ft each. 4 to 4.5 oz This is a fine leather I have used for cell phone cases primarily. Good for most any mid size product. $50 each plus shipping

I have a Pfaff 138-6/21-BS that needs a good home. The SN is 139887. It went out of adjustment when I had a needle strike. The zig zag is not working. I am unable to tighten the set screw for the bight control knob. The threads may be stripped. It comes with the original table and motor. It also has the original owner's manual. There are also parts catalogues. It is free to anyone who picks it up in Tellico Plains, Tennessee. Photos if interested.

I have several leather tools that I’m looking to sell. I acquired them from my late uncle and I just don’t have the time to learn a new craft unfortunately. I will ship anywhere within the U.S. For the price range I truly don’t know. The research I have done is estimate all these tools to be around $650? Please let me know if I’m close to a reasonable price! Thank you all this is a great site I’m so glad I came across this. Seems like a wonderful community as well. mike

The guys & gals making thin wallets will skive all the edges of the card pockets & the edges of the main body of the wallet to achieve a thin wallet. Certain card pockets shapes also help with keeping the wallet thin.

Thank you very much for doing research. Very good points, might indeed be a sole trimmer. The large throat is throwing me off, why so much space. Seems like it would be for cutting deep into a large piece, like a saddle or something.

You bought the wrong needles. I used to have a Pfaff 145 and it used system 134-35 needles. I did a quick lookup and your H3 also requires System 134-35. They are much longer than the 134 you have there. The needle bar would have to be dropped down about 6 mm to accommodate the shorter needles. You'd lose sewing height as a result.

I have a similar machine with a serial number that is also stamped like yours, I can't seem to be able to date mine either. I also have the same spring across the top but I have two, it really clamps down on the material. I don't recall what my model number is, I can take a look at it later today. I have the same brand of needles and will see what size they are as well. It's a great machine and will sew through anything, good luck with it.

hey guys and girls as im stuck between houses and workplaces for about 3 months already life has gotten boring. and even frustrating. got my whole upholstery shop in containers and stored away out of reach. so as i was browsing the internet i found a great deal on this pfaff 545 sewing machine. tickling my already urge to do some small work again. the price was great but the seller didnt specify what model it was. so also added a but of risk but i love the treasure hunt and not knowing 😆 i had to buy it and went to collect it. not knowing it was in the middel of a city. rushing to get it in the car before i got into trouble for having a car there. im renting a farm shed/hallway for storage. so luxury isnt there much but it has a concrete floor. lights and walls and a roof so im not complaining 😁 i made an offer on a house/workshop in germany but the realtors overthere are freaking slow and dont seem to care much about selling something. ive been waiting 2 weeks to get an answer. anyway if its not accepted im gonna set up a makeshift upholstery shop in the shed/halway on a budget. first ill clean up the machine and oil it and get it up and running this is how she was listed with a picture of the motor and a picture of a few bobbins so not much info but enough for me to see it was in the 145/545 family put the head in a padded plastic crate. and the table with motor beside it. straped it down and went on my way. i got back to my storage unit and set it up. i didnt have time and no power yet so could not test it. but rather clean it first anyway. as you can see its a pfaff 545-H3-6/01 CSMN not the best or high optioned for my kind of work but pretty decent 545 model with the bigger bobbin H3 is fabric clearence of 11mm wich should do the tric ofcourse but the H4 is more desirable 6/01 should mean standard version like body and flatbed C medium/heavy materials S is for Fabric but i dont know the differences between a fabric and leather designation. would love to know ? if anybody knows. is it just the setup maybe ? M safety overload clutch N Maximum stitch length of 6mm so its a great machine and should do everything i ask of it in my upholstery work. i do mainly faux leather and vinyls. in a rare case upholstery leather not the heavy stuff. im still a bit lost on the needles and sizes. ive been ordering parts and bobbins and also a set of needles but they seem to look so tiny. i bought groz-beckert 134s nm100/16 and i dont think my standard thread with fit the eye. i sew with metric tread 40 and topstitch with metric size 20. wich should be sewing with 69 and topstitch 138 size tread so in wich measurment should i be looking for the bigger needle sizes ? as you can see the serial number was put on rather crazily 😂 but have not found a reliable dating system to date it. im happy with my new machine. gonna have fun cleaning it up and getting it working again. thank you for reading. hopefully everybody has great holidays and ready for a brand new year.

You don't say if you have a needle positioner installed but re the amount of revolutions, I think this is where my problem lies. The braking system on mine stops immediately I stop sewing. I know the braking system can be adjusted but haven't looked at it yet. Maybe it needs that little bit of freedom to get to the set position. My Chinese seller is asking me for a video so they can see the problem. I should add that my machine came fully built but without the N/P installed.

Only the 16-188 has the foot that pulls,the 16-141 has a spring loaded foot.Also convert the machine to use the 135x16 for leather,it measure approx 1 & 3/4" long & probably has already been converted.