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Hi Walter, good to know your alright...yes we have the same mental illness here in Norway..where it's a stunt to control the public or a real threat I don't know. However, It doesn't cost me much to wash my hands and avoid other idiot's it doesn't hurt me much to be careful. Hope you have a nice white Christmas and a happy new year, as the times fly by so fast. 

Regards Tor

Thank you Walter! I hope you are well! I'm checking in here in this forum from time to time but not often.

Keith! 

I hope this was answer to your question. I see this model also was available at Blanchard at some time and by several German makers. Here in the JKAS catalog. I can still buy a new one today from the late Otto Langhan..old stock new..very expensive by the way. 

Hi Sorry for the late replay. Here is a download link to my 345 manuals https://rushfiles.one/client/publiclink.aspx?id=vB1eMYTR8R

Good luck

Tor

(link is valid 30 days)

Hi Kary, they are frequency controllers/converters who transform single phase current in to three phases and let you control all parameter on your motor. Like changing the hertz (frequency), that's adjust the speed on a AC motor. These are for sale on all places where they sell electronic components and of course Ebay. Look for the rating plate on your motor (small sign with Watt, amp and current), look for amp and current (110 or 230 Volts and amps). Make sure you buy a controller that is large enough, can handle the amp on your motor (and a bit more to be safe). I do not know if you live in a 230 or 110 environment. The instalation should be done by someone with knowledge of electronics. You could do it your self, then make sure you read up on the manual/instructions first (and be careful it's a lot of amps that can kill you). Could be difficult to understand these instructions if you have no experience with electronics. Every brand of controller have their unique set up, but the basically work the same way. Earth to earth from the motor to controller, the other three motor cables has to be changed around until the motor turns the right way (from motor to high current output controller). The two pole start swith (could be anything that are meant for 110 or 230 volt, like a lamp foot switch or something) are to be connected according to the manual. All motor parameters can then be controlled on the frequency controller, like speed startup time (how log until motor reach full speed in seconds) start up torque, and so on. You could also attach a pot meter to controlled the speed by (like a volum switch). Some says these controller are bad for the motor, but that's not proven to be right. It's a proven industrial solution used Daly all over the world to control every thing like AC driven fans and macines. Check your motor plate and buy a controller a bit larger than neccessary (by amps rating and the right volts) They only work by converting single Ph in to three phases, not single to single or three to three Ph. They are known to make motors sound bad on some frequencies, then just change the speed a little and it's gone (just the hertz that makes sound, nothing dangerous) You can buy a used controller that works fine too, have a look on Ebay. The bigger they are , the more expensive. These can be a little exepensive. Check it out and good luck. 

Tor       

Your welcome keith, the information or lack of such was entirely my own  Walter is a Swiss saddler and leather tool collector, if the tool is German , Swiss or from France he would know. There are also a new Australian member here now who have bought every plough he have seen for sale for Good knows how long. He has a big bank safe full of them, more than 30 in the picture. His name is Alan Rundell, you should check with him too, it's a good change he have one like it too . 

Good luck

Tor  

Hi Keith, sorry for the late replay. I'm afraid I'm stuck on this one, but my guess would be made in Switzerland or Germany. That is based on the style of the plough and the little Swiss cross behind the maker name. You should try to ask the Swiss saddler Walter Roth . It's very well made and cared for, the scale are both mm. and Inches. Therefore I would rule out the English tool maker Huber (known from English and Huber) He would have made the English Dixon style of plough (I cannot be sure of course). This looks like it is made on the mainland of Europe and my guess would be Swiss made. To bad it does not have the original knife, you can often tell much from the knife materials. When the plough it self are are a copy of Blanchard (different guide material) often the makers use their own style/material in the knifes. Ask Walter, he might know where this comes from. It's a rare plough for sure, I've never seen the like of it. Looks very good to me,  I would have grabbed it in a hartbeat

Yes Portrait is also made by an ex tool maker from the house of Blanchard, pretty rare find that too. They are both more worth than more common brands if you ask me.  

Thanks for letting me see it .

Good luck with the purhace

Tor

Well, it's Google and they want to spy on you all the time. However, worked fine before the update. It might have something to do with a program I'm using for a Bluetooth keyboard, it a spelling program, the only one that allows a spell check on external keyboard for android. I'm getting used to this keyboard and I do not like a on screen one. My PC is broken and I'm not planning to buy a new one if I can avoid it. This work very well for all my surfing, mail and online bank service. It even has a telephone, great stuff. I'm tired of PC that needs all kind of security program and expensive software, they get outdated very fast too. The IE works on every other site/forums and did work fine here before.  

I'm using a Samsung tablet with IE, I used the same before the site update. I never had any problems before. I will paste a link to the sewing machine forum and you will see how that turns out "this HTML class. Value is http://leatherworker"  I added the apostrophes, but this is always what's happen every time. It's not happening in other sites/forums or apps. I hope this will help . thank you

Tor  

I'm using a Samsung tablet with IE. I always used the IE and before the site update I had no problems pasting content. Now everything I try pasting in (regardless if it a url or plain text) comes with extra text like "Html" and "value" and word like that. I know what they stand for, just not in this particular setting. Let me try to past in a url to the sewing machine forum : "this HTML class. Value is http://leatherworker"  What's between the "  " is the result of my pasting the url to the sewing machine forum. This do not happen other places than here on this site.

Thank you

Tor

Hi Jackie, something went wrong with that email, it was left in the outbox. Now it's sent .

Thank you Jackie,

Tor 

I am very sorry to hear that Sylvia, my condolences to you and your family.

Tor

I am glad to hear it.

Tor

I am so sorry to hear this sad news Tina. Power and my best wishes to you. God bedring!

Hilsen

Tor

Have a nice trip, and do not do anything I would not do (thats not much)

Thanks Walter, I did not know you where a gourmet chef as well, we had calf steak yesterday too. Yummy!

Happy new year to you and yours.

Tor

Thats good news, have fun with your new machines.

Tor

Hello R, i didn`t know you where in one. I hope your doing fine and can start to sew on your nice machine soon.

Tor

echo that

I use Ispell, its a free ware who works on any webpage, I think Johanna will tell you to use it too. Google is your friend.

Tor

Thanks,I look forward to it.

I wish I could go with you Knut. However, I am not free to go in May.

Thanks Sylvia. Unfortunately it did not work, its still a pain in the .....

Thank you Ran

Nice

They just dowgraded it now, the wind are not as hard as expected.