Tigweldor

other sewing machines : Adler 167 (sold), Kansai Special belt loop sewing machine, Adler 4 flat table walking foot and my newest purchase last week is a Gritzner sole stitching machine with #4 cover plate, a #4 needle and a leather knife transporter. It is in mint shape - the little alcohol burner has never seen use nor has the basin for gum tragacanth/oil for the top thread ever been filled. Bought it off a guy who bought a house that belonged to a deceased cobbler - had to drive 120 klicks (one way) - but it was worth it. I oiled it well and it works like a charm - will post pics after I have made some. If anyone needs needles size #4 or size #5 - I have searched the internet and found a source that sells packs of 10 needles for 92€ - that is less than 10€ per needle. Other sellers want horrendous amounts for that little bent piece of round stock (etsy : 761 PG needle = 27€ PER NEEDLE) If interested, send me a message and I will give you contact data.

well, having been bitten by the bug, my next machine was a Dürkopp 239-3 walking foot needle feed machine - I also run it on the same VFD as the one for the Adler 5 Presser feet can be obtained from ebay/AliBaba for the Juki walking foot machines - they fit well. I like to mount my thread spools horizontal - makes less of a mess with loose threads jamming up under the bottom of the spool. Plus (this may just be my opinion) : if you stand the spool upright and pull of some thread - you have a major coiled thread dangling in mid air. You pull thread of a spool mounted horizontal - the thread does not coil - it comes of straight. I have done this on all my sewing machines.

@ AlZilla, I like the aluminum table top - it is longer than a stock table top and material glides on it well. I keep my machines in my "sewing room" - which is inside the house

The 138 is a pretty good Zig Zag machine - but in thicker leather is lacks power. So I bought an Adler 5 - and manufactured a speed reduction for it. I also use it with a clutch Motor in combo with a VFD All presser feet were polished - as well as the sewing guides I have a second pedal to raise the presser foot - had to make the lever in the back of the machine from an old Pfaff lever though

Hi, When the Corona lock down started in 2020 , I wanted to sew masks for myself, family and friends. Having absolutely no experience in sewing plus not owning a sewing machine - I started from scratch. My first sewing machine was a Pfaff 138-6-U - before I knew it, I owned two of them. One I gave to my sister - the other one I kept for myself after having built the table top from 10mm aluminum and having mounted a VFD to change top motor speed on the old clutch motor. I can also reverse sew with a touch on the second pedal - and of course installed a knee lever. All parts were bought individually.

Hi, I wind the bobbins for my singer 29 with a cordless drill. Just get a bolt that fits the center hole of the bobbin pretty snug, lock the bobbing onto the bolt with a nut (hand tight) and insert the bolt into your drill. You will have to use a thread tension disc set-up of an old bobbin winder - this is a real fast way to wind bobbins - especially if you have a hand wheel that has no provisions to free wheel and you don´t want your machine to go clickety clack while spooling up thread. Hope that helps you out. Greetings from Germany Hans