VinnyK

hey guys and girls as im stuck between houses and workplaces for about 3 months already life has gotten boring. and even frustrating. got my whole upholstery shop in containers and stored away out of reach. so as i was browsing the internet i found a great deal on this pfaff 545 sewing machine. tickling my already urge to do some small work again. the price was great but the seller didnt specify what model it was. so also added a but of risk but i love the treasure hunt and not knowing 😆 i had to buy it and went to collect it. not knowing it was in the middel of a city. rushing to get it in the car before i got into trouble for having a car there. im renting a farm shed/hallway for storage. so luxury isnt there much but it has a concrete floor. lights and walls and a roof so im not complaining 😁 i made an offer on a house/workshop in germany but the realtors overthere are freaking slow and dont seem to care much about selling something. ive been waiting 2 weeks to get an answer. anyway if its not accepted im gonna set up a makeshift upholstery shop in the shed/halway on a budget. first ill clean up the machine and oil it and get it up and running this is how she was listed with a picture of the motor and a picture of a few bobbins so not much info but enough for me to see it was in the 145/545 family put the head in a padded plastic crate. and the table with motor beside it. straped it down and went on my way. i got back to my storage unit and set it up. i didnt have time and no power yet so could not test it. but rather clean it first anyway. as you can see its a pfaff 545-H3-6/01 CSMN not the best or high optioned for my kind of work but pretty decent 545 model with the bigger bobbin H3 is fabric clearence of 11mm wich should do the tric ofcourse but the H4 is more desirable 6/01 should mean standard version like body and flatbed C medium/heavy materials S is for Fabric but i dont know the differences between a fabric and leather designation. would love to know ? if anybody knows. is it just the setup maybe ? M safety overload clutch N Maximum stitch length of 6mm so its a great machine and should do everything i ask of it in my upholstery work. i do mainly faux leather and vinyls. in a rare case upholstery leather not the heavy stuff. im still a bit lost on the needles and sizes. ive been ordering parts and bobbins and also a set of needles but they seem to look so tiny. i bought groz-beckert 134s nm100/16 and i dont think my standard thread with fit the eye. i sew with metric tread 40 and topstitch with metric size 20. wich should be sewing with 69 and topstitch 138 size tread so in wich measurment should i be looking for the bigger needle sizes ? as you can see the serial number was put on rather crazily 😂 but have not found a reliable dating system to date it. im happy with my new machine. gonna have fun cleaning it up and getting it working again. thank you for reading. hopefully everybody has great holidays and ready for a brand new year.

hey guys and girls so today i had a little time. set up a table to work on the sewing machines. i dated them. and looked them all over and see whats what. the dates are june 21 1932 for the 132k7 may 6 1952 for the 132k7 november 20 1941 132k6 sadly the broken one februari 6 1941 132k6 one of the k6 had a broken bed. after looking it over it has a broken axle to so i think it fell. that one wil be a parts machine for the other 3 and already helped the other ones with parts. ive been cleaning the 3 metal plates under the feet and left and right from them. i had a lovely afternoon thinkering and cleaning and getting to know them a bit. scavaging parts and putting them on the other 3 so complete them. they are gonna need a full back to metal painjob. as the paint is mostly gone on the beds. but i was expecting that. so im thinking colorchange i have 3 good bobbin winders. one has a broken lever maybe it can be replaced wil see. came with a big bobbin winder but i dont think its from these machines. and 2 grease or wax pots that go on top. i geusse for greasing or waxing the tread before sewing. gonna be fun projects

wow thats beautifull work and a interesting machine man. i like how you fixed up the real k6 with an old table tob and some vintage legs. that would be my route aswell. but ill just have to wait and see what comes up on my path here and there. and thanks for the tips on parts. ill go take a look always good to have adresses for hard to get parts. but my main goal is fetching up parts machines. they come up around here now and again. i would like a few restored ones and set them up for a few different jobs in my upholstery work. thank you for sharing your post. it was inspiring 😇

thanks for the mm next to the inch measurment and yeah i think this kinda walking foot system wil do good with car upholstery work. as the materials dont really slide much and i already use mostly hand control with the materials as i sew to keep everything perfectly lined up. on thicker leather i understand it wont do much good as it needs more force to hold the material in place then these machines offer. they all came from the same sailshop. so i think they just got replaced all together at one point instead of being worn out or broken. but ill see. the heavy topstitsch is really populair these days in upholstery in cars and on bike seats so that would be cool to use them for. i just hope they have double needle versions and long arm versions but havent been looking yet for those. thats what im hoping. getting some trust and experience with these. and im sure ill get more comfortable with my 267 if something goes wrong to work on it. these are a fun and beautifull platform to start on

hi everybody after reading allot of posts on here on the oldschool sewing machines i found myself wanting to upgrade to oldschool 😎. i have a upholstery shop in the automotive world. classic cars and bikes and boats and sometimes furniture. i started with a new bulletproof durkopp adler 267. never had issues with it at al thats why i bought it. but i want to expand my machine park with the classic sewing machine mostly for fun and the challange. would like to restore a few get to know them in and out so i can fix them and maintain them when needed. ashamed to say if something happens to the 267 i bring it to a sewingmachine mechanic i dont dare to touch it 😄 buying it new and costing 2 grand i always feel afraid to mess it up or something. so i bought these 4 singers i thought they where all 132k6,s but turns out 2 are k7,s my first question for the experts on here would be. the difference between the k6 and k7. as far as i have seen the k6 has the walking foot system on it. and the k7 only the bottom feed right ? the next question is can the walkingfoot system be put ok a k7 ? and are the metal bed and head bolted or welded together ? i have one k6 with a broken bed. would be nice if i could put a good one on it from a parts machine. the seller also had a 111w155. i should have bought it as wel same condition as these. but i was going for 2 machines and then came home with 4 already so i skipped it. but i might go back for it 😅 my plans are cleaning them up and see what i got for now. im in between houses and workshops at the moment so cant do much yet. but i would like to restore them to new condition and use them in my upholstery shop eventually. ill mis the reverse for sure. but i know they exist so hopefully i find one again. cause i seen one but was to stupid and didnt wanna pay up and now i have regrets 😂 thank you for adding me to the community. seen many great posts already and great people on here