Singer 133K - Information Wanted

[Constabulary]

I recently stumbled over a video of an Singer 133K sewing machine and I mediately fell in love with it

But I can´t find much information.

What I like to know is :

• Which sub class has the walking foot. (I know it has not triple feed as it lacks the needle feed as far as I know). I assume it is the 133K8 + K9 but maybe there are other sub classes with walking foot.
• How high is the foot lift and how thick can these machines sew?

I don´t want to sew leather but heavy webbing.

[Constabulary]

Last weekend was a good "sewing machine weekend", I picked up two machines and one was a Singer 133k3. It is not a walking for machine but this heavy baby will save me a lot of space as I can mount it to the end of my table (had this idea anyway). It has a 12-13mm foot lift which is enough for my work. So my recently restored Adler III has to go again.

Regarding the serial # it was built in 1933. It took at least 4hrs to remove all the dust + oil clumps and old hardened grease plaque from in and outside. One good thing is that I can use the presser feet of the Singer 45K / Adler 104 which I still have floating around here.

Only thing I have to replace is the check spring and the leave spring for the hook retainer (ordered already). One of the former owners "bubba repaired" the check spring with a piece of heavy brass wire - but it works. :D I had to adjust the hook drive shaft a little bit but that was no big deal. I have cleaned out the two gearboxes and filled with new grease and now it all runs smooth (hand cranked yet).

Some pics from the advertising (pics do not tell how dirty it was on the inside), from cleaning and how it currently looks

I should take taken some more but forgot to...

Edited August 28, 2014 by Constabulary

[Constabulary]

Not that it is important but maybe some likes to know. The much heavier hand wheel of the 45K works on the 133K too, you only need a spacer of about 5mm. Only thing is that you have to replace the machine mounted bobbin winder with a table mount winder since the 45K hand wheel is larger in diameter. But the heavier hand wheel will give the needle a bit more punch. The 45K foot lift lever also fits and is seems to lift the foot slightly higher than the original. So I have replaced the original.

Stitch length seems to be 9 -10mm

Few more pictures.

[cdthayer]

Interesting old iron, and your clean-up looks good. In the parts manual, it says the Singer 133K3 is “Cylinder Bed, Drop Feed, Roller Presser, Needle Bar Link, Link Take-up, for Leather Work”.

What does “Needle Bar Link” and “Link Take-up” mean?

CD in Oklahoma

[CowboyBob]

I think the word "link" is just used as a sales pitch they are referring to the fact that there is a link on the needlebar & takeup lever used to run these parts,just like the 31-15 has along with a lot of other machines have.

[Constabulary]

The thread take up lever has an "extra" link and its movement looks somehow smoother when it is going up and down - sound stupid but that how it looks. It also has an extra guidance below the excenter.

@ CD

Yeah - once again old cast iron I of course have painted the machine and now I have to orderer some new decals.

I just want it to look better than when I have found them.

I just have checked ISMCS serial numbers list and the machine was actually made in 1932 (not 133), at that date they made 200 133K and mine was the 2nd in that lot Y8465194

Y- 8465193 - 8465392 133K 200 January 6 1932

I know manuals for the 133K are harder to find but parts lists are not. I have a manuals for the 132K but not for my 133K3 so maybe some one can help me finding a manual.

Some may be interested in the manuals for the 132K (one is for 132B26) so here they are:

Singer 132B26 Operators Guide.pdf

Singer 132K Manual.pdf

Edited August 28, 2014 by Constabulary

[Darren Brosowski]

I've only had a couple of 133k machines.

The first was a 133k13 darner and currently on the workbench is a 133k12 which is also a darner but uses a simple mechanism on top of the needle bar to lift the presser foot.

[Constabulary]

This was the only one I have ever seen for sale in Germany. Can`t wait to see it fully "alive" but I still have a lot of work with the table as I have the idea of using two machines on the tables end (aim is one table, two motors, 4 machines). Belief it or not it came form the City of Bielefeld - the home of Duerkopp Adler.

[VanRhodes]

Nicely done! What kind of paint did you use? Seeing this makes me regret I did not buy the 132K that I was offered a couple of years ago.

[Constabulary]

The paint is ordinary glos black spray paint and even one of the cheapest I have found. But the paint is made by a well know paint company (Kwasny.com) but this paint is more or less a private label brand so it is good quality for a low price . I paid 8€ + shipping for 3 spray cans:

www.ebay.de/itm/190438439289

It is extremy fast drying and covers very nice.

I like the 133K very much - nice large bobbing and rotary hook. Too bad it has no reverse but for the thick webbing It will work (hopefully). I´m also tinking of buying the flat bad type 132K if one crosses my way for a good price. It´s stupid as I don´t need it but I just like these machiens.

Edited September 1, 2014 by Constabulary