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I have had difficulty sourcing a 3/4" bore 3L or M belt pulley with small OD. Even McMarkup does not have any! What I found was a double groove pulley for 6hp - 7hp Honda motor (GX160, GX200, GX120, GX110 motors). Its listed as a 55mmOD pulley, presumably for 4L belts. I found it easy to source for less than $10 in the usual sources. Both my 3L and M belts sit down in the pulley, dont bottom out and seem to make proper contact. The effective pulley OD with either belts is about 45mm, and in my case will be going from 66 to 45 mm motor pulley, or about 2/3 redcution in speed overall. While it does not crawl, I appreciate the slower overall speed. I think it will also help if you need to add a belt 'space' if you are using a speed reducer too- it will let you keep your motor position relative to the pulley on the machine and move your jackshaft belt spacing over a belt width.

bent shafts can be straigthened. how mechancically inclined are you? what kind of tools might you have access to? lathe? mill? precision measuring tools? how high is your patience level? i would verify that its the shaft and not the pulley that is actually bent. you will likely need to remove the shaft from the machine- do you think you can do it? try this search term in google search field straightening bent shaft site: leatherworker.net youtube.com

Has anyone modded their machine tables to have place to store stuff or easily dispose of snipped threads or tag ends? As what I am thinking of doing is non-reversable, I wanted to ask if anyone else has similar work habits and ask if they have something similar. My welding fab table is made from 4" channel and steel plate. The toes of the channels are basically parallel to the floor. I tacked a continuous 1/2" strip all the way around to hold things like pencils and scribes and serve as a place to hang grinders. I am used to reaching to that spot for things as I work. My drafting boards have a similar hanging basket pencil tray. It is similar in size, and I keep pencis and erasers and the like in there too Those spots are basically above you lap if you are sitting in a chair. When I sew with the home machine, I find myself always wanting a gutter or similar to sweep the snipped threads into. While the trash can is only a arms length away, its often too far to let go of what i am working on reach it. I often end up with a lapful of cut threads, only to dump them from my lab when I stand up. Hanging a basket type tray seems impractical becasue of the knee lifter. What I am thinking to do is route a slot in the top, in front of the machine and have some sort of trap door underneath to catch the threads. I have not decided on width or length yet, I am mocking up with blue tape for now to see how it lines up. I look forward to anyones thoughts or replies. sinneD

CowboyBob and the folks at Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines are top notch! I wanted to order from a forum sponsor. I emailed my shopping list last Friday, they emailed me back with options, I talked to them on Saturday and got my parts today USPS! I was hoping at best to get them all in time to have them to use in this short week. They've been really great at answering my questions- I am grateful for that too!

Anyone have a T111-155 manual? A dowel pin is a finished piece of round stock, precise in its diameter and length. Here is what I came up with. Here is the file if anyone wants it. I was not sure to put it here or in the 3D printer area. Print it with the base down. Use it as a cap on a piece of 1/4"x3" long round stock. You should end up around 82mm length. It works well enough for me until I get a proper part. Then i can compare. knee_lifter.stl

THANK YOU!

Greetings all- I ordered parts from member vendor, but while I wait for the brown truck, I wanted to try printing a cap to put on a dowel pin to try and use my new to me T111. If someone could post a pic or two of the part with a couple of reference dimensions I would appreciate it. I'll post the files here for others to use too. Manual: I have tried searching online but no luck. I have looked at the Typical GC6-6 and Consew 1206 ones. While close, I think there's are subtle differences. I have read posts here of people sharing them- is there a files section to the forum that I might be overlooking? thanks in advance sinneD

but what do you of the machine is already set up with a pump and auto? I was trying to figure out what I could graft onto the existing oiling system to reuse the existing oil plumbing

Anyone retrofited an automatic oiler to a manual oiler of some kind? I am wondering if a machine tool type one shot oiler can grafted onto the pump output so that it can be manually operated. The Bijur autp/manual type is common on industrial machine tools. There are other manual types and knock offs, but basically a resivoir, piston pump and actuation lever dispenses oil via a capilary tube distribution system. Admittedly, I am new to the world of industrial walking foot machines but am familar with ones I described. I am worried my slow, baby step sewing habits wont provide enough speed to properly lube the machine. thanks sinneD