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Sometimes I wonder things like that. Sometimes thoughts like that are a bit off though. We always think in terms of ourselves, family run shops, etc. Truth is allot of these machines went into big production shops/factories. Nobody wants to dream of their machine being one of 20+ operated by punch clock, floor workers for 30+ years! LOL. My 16 has a brass tag on it that a factory installed on it generations ago. (not the factory tag) probably an inventory/property number.

If you didn't think of this already. Call him and buy his machines if you can.

I would suggest a long arm in a used machine Singer 29k-72 or 73 the only difference being the end of the cylinder bed are slightly different. As for new there are to many clones available so just go with who gives the best price and after support. You might also want to contact the person who just up and quit and see what equipment they have that maybe for sale. @Wizcrafts should be able to provide good sound guidance. kgg

Moved your post to leather sewing machines. You are looking for a patcher. @Wizcrafts has lots of experience with sewing patches and can tell you about it (and of course, lots about sewing machines).

I am looking to get into the patch business as the last one in this area just up and quit. I need suggestions for a patch machine . . . and a quick couple of paragraphs on how they work. Thanks, may God bless, Dwight

Thank you, that would be great. These are the parts that go to the stitch length regulator.

You can use other needles systems but you have to adjust the needle bar height. I´d be glad if I could find a 97 on my side of the pond. 😁

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157174686380 Not mine (obviously) but could be interesting for some folks in the US. Ex factory it is a straight stitch and cam controlled 3-step 8mm wide ZZ machine (subclass 135). It shares presser feet, feed dogs, needle plates and probably some other parts with its "older sisters" like 107w, 143w and the like. Found it as I´m about repairing one and looked for information cause I have one here that needs a new cam. 🤥

The google search works 👍

It's like the old time infomercials in the middle of the night. "But wait! We can sell you a new magic database tool for a gazillion dollars, that may or may not work any better than what you've got! Call Ronco now and save 15%!" Follow Tom's advice to search the site by Google.

I always get that same feeling around old tools. It makes me feel privileged, that today, many of us are able to do something for a hobby, that was once the bread and butter for a family. Genuine wear adds a certain beauty to many things. Brgds Jonas

Looks pretty good I'd say. I am signing off the ship Wednesday, When I get home I'll take a look to see if I can make a drawing of the missing stitch length regulator for you. Brgds Jonas

Nicely done. I like the steel toed sandles too!! Love my Landis Nr.1. God bless.

Some databases don't index 3 or fewer letters words. Easy way to not index "the" and many other articles reducing the amount of space or keys required by non-essential words. Some DBs allow you to specify what gets dropped and what to keep.

I think very detailed boning is partly aesthetics, partly to enhance retention. I continue to work toward the level Mr. Ingles demonstrates, though I've a long way to go. Larry

I just searched "awl" and got nothing. I wonder if there is a setting somewhere for the online search function? Friquant has me off to the races again. Thanks for the heads up.

I still don't have the correct parts but I made it work(to a point) I manually adjusted the stitch length by hand and I ran it through the tensioner of my Singer 51w54. The top tension is a bit off but considering how I have it rigged up, I think it's alright.

That’s some pretty spiffy tooling work right there…very nice job!

Often times it is better not to tag onto an 8 year old post. Find the same forum and make a new thread with your post. Some pictures may be of great help too. Need to be able to see what you are describing. Our ESP doesn't reach that far

Use a Google search. Their indexing is better, and the servers are very fast. Use the following format: site: leatherworker.net vfd The site parameter restricts the search to a specific site. The search parameters like "VFD" follow the site parameter.

There it is, at the bottom of the homepage 😀

Is there something preventing small search queries from running? I'm trying to search for the word "VFD", but it's coming back with no results. I tried adding a filter for "posts only by one particular member" but still no results. I'm also having trouble searching for "tig"

go to the homepage leatherworker.net

Yes that sounds good! I'm not seeing the "donate" box. Here's a screenshot of the lower right of my screen.

Thank you!