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wel with the help of a manual on pdf i started working out the tensions below and above and she sews. the upper threat and the bottom thread. i tried opening up the stitch lenght and she got messy real quick. so i kept tweeking the tension and slowly its getting better. so im gonna go for the bigger stitch length and set her up for that. so i can atleast sew the basic stuff and not mess with it to much. so my next step is putting on the smaller pulley. but geusse what. the axle is conical. and the new pully aint. even a tiny bit bigger so it slides over the entire shaft. so im gonna dril a hole in the axle and make a stop with a ring on it. put the pulley against that. and im gonna make a special filler ring to fit over the conical part and stabilize the pully so it turns perfectly straight and not woble or anything. but im happy she is sewing. also gonna laminate the table with a cheap top so it looks nice and works smooth. eventually clean up the frame and paint it and all. but first she has to make some money before she gets more love 😁

thanks man you helped me out big time. i printed the last part of the pdf. and started working those tips and it worked. she is sewing.

im an old pro. ive had a upholstery shop for 15 years. back then i bought a new durkopp adler 267. i used that machine without issues all that time. but i was moving and sold my house and workshop. then the sellers of the new place upped the price with 50k so i had to shift my focus to storage. my house and workshop is packed in 4 20ft containers and i have a old farm shed storage hall. as im looking for a new place. 4 months in and bored waiting to find my new place. i thought lets buy a little machine and do a little work. small budget as im paying rent and storage fee,s this one was suposed to be working just needed a little maintenance from sitting a few years. sadly i was mistaken XD so i just wanna get it running and make little projects i can sell again. i cant unpack the storage containers so i have been buying little things here and there to set up a temporary workshop. i have black red and orange thread at the moment so i can do 2 color. ill get to it tommorow again hopefully

ah thanks ill print it out and take it with me to my workshop and fight these issues. and see how far i get

the good news is. i finally got it stitching the bad news is that it inst pretty or good. keeping the smallest stitch length its stitching just not good looking. but when i turn it up for longer stitches it starts messing up badly. so what does everybody think ? is it a tension problem ? any advice would be apreciated. i took apart all the stuff inder the needle i sanded down rough edges and cleaned everything. but didnt find any burrs or nothing. the under side of the feeddog had some carving that was weird in my opinion and everythime i used the knee lifter i heard a click and i found the problem. the bracket that helps take the tension of the top tread when lifting the feet was broken and the home made a piece that slips off and dont do much. so ill go look for a replacement for that. already spend 3 days working on this and i was ready to give up and bring it to a mechanic. but i learned they are hard to find. and the ones i called dont do it anymore only domestic machines. so that sucked. i need this machine to run and work for me. cant keep fiddling for ever on this. and dont have the money to buy another one and find that that has problems to XD

yeah thats the plan. open it up and see where it goes wrong. get some good lighting going and see whats what

good plan. i believe the axle of the handwheel is 12mm but ill take it of and measure it out and see what i can find. yeah ill learn the work the clutch. it takes time but also cool to learn. easy system for sewing machines instead of the servo motors stil have not found the problem with the tread jamming. see allot of videos, but either they show nothing or extremely to much XD

good thinking. ive been raised with a servo motor 😆 sure i always hold on to the ends of the tread. but the needle was always in the up or down position. with the clutch motor ill need to keep my eye on that i geusse. good tip. ill keep my eye on that. i have been looking for a bigger handwheel pulley but didnt find any. so ill keep looking and see if i can find one for this machine. thats would help slowing it down to.

i dont have the machine running i was turning it by hand to check if it would sew right. im stil waiting for the new pulley before i can get it running with the motor. i checked the safety clutch that was all good and yes good idea to look for a new belt especially with the smaller pulley smart thinking thank you. yup i believe i ordered the 45mm pulley

cleaned up the machine. oiled it. took apart the tensionplate cleaned and polished everything and put it back together. set up the treads and tried sewing and sadly it jammed. 1 stitch and it gets stuck. i turn the wheel a bit back and then i can pull back the material and i have 4 threads coming out so thats not right. if anybody has handy vids. tips. or hints i appreciate sharing them. i geusse im gonna need to adjust it and set it up right. ill go check the manual and see if i can find the problem there

checked the clutchmotor and it runs at 1420 RPM thats gonna be a bit extreme for me so i ordered a smaller pulley and see if thats gonna be enough gonna be a big difference hopefully as there was a big one on there.

little update. wel a few updates. i got the right needles and learned whats what with those. i took of the tabeltop. it was damaged and ugly so got it down to the wood and waiting for a new top

there are many options out there. sadly many people who sell industrial sewing machines automaticly label it as a machine for heavy materials and leather. and many just arent. they are high speed machines for clothing or household needs. you would like to have a walking foot machine it holds all the layers nicely together as you sew and keep your stitches exactly the same even when you go thru multiple layers of fabric foam and vinyl. like the pfaff 545 or the singer 111w series machines. the k6 models would also do but they are pretty vintage. what ever machine you find google it and see what the options are on it. servo motors are really handy for beginners. reverse is very handy especially in car upholstery work. there are many good models out there. some are better known as others. it al depends on whats for sale locally. also see whats available online in parts. doing car upholstery work or boats and such. zipper feet and welting feet are handy if you wanna add zippers or piping. when testing out a machine especially with clutch motor check how slow you can make it go. wich is handy for corners and going round edges. the slower it goes the more control you have and the better your results wil be

its horrible. cause i need tables for my 132k6 en 2 k7,s so ik keep checking the market dailly. seeing new models doing research on them and finding out all kinds of cool little facts and history its turning into a passion or fetish 🤣 and especially good deals i cant resist. i was gonna sell the machine and keep the table but even thats hard for me to let go even though i dont need it 😆

its horrible 😆 bought this sewing machine as i needed a table for my 132k6 but it doesnt fit XD so i was thinking maybe fixing it up for my pfaff 545 but it has a decent table under it just needs a paintjob and tabletop its a cool machine and should be in working order the seller told me. it moves smoothly but have not tested it yet as i dont have power in my storage area. ive noticed its missing a spring in the stitchlength and reverse lever but that should be a easy fix im geussing. its the basic pfaff 34 industrial sewing machine. probably around a 100 years old. i havent checked the serial number the 4AL decodes to Subclass 4 a machine equipped with a wheel feed and often a swing-away roller foot. setup designed for sewing materials that require visibility and easy maneuvering, such as leather footwear or gloves. A = Light materials L = This means a Leather configuration or specialized leather parts, reinforcing its use in artisan leather trades so a cool little machine. it came with 20 bobbins. and a whole bunch of extra parts i bought it for the table but i dont have a machine for it yet to put into it. so maybe ill sell it as is and let someone else give it the love and care it deserves. for now ill set it aside and maybe clean it and oil it and see if she runs and stitches and then see what ill do with it. i dont use it in my line of work so fixing it up for myself would be useless sadly cause its a cool one