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    I have a small quantity of very hard to find New Old Stock Genuine Singer Brand 97x4 Leather Point Needes in size 28 only, as well as larger quantities of 97x3 New Old Stock Singer Round Point Needles in sizes 26,27,28,29 and 30.

    Price for the Leather Point 97x4 SIZE 28 is 20 Quantity for $40.00 including postage to the U.S.

    Price for the 97x3 Round Point is 20 Quantity for $28.00 including postage to the U.S.

    Message me if you are interested.

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    The curved Landis #12 machine started with the Model A and went from there using the alphabet for newer models. The last ones made were the Model 12 L.

    glenn

    Hey Glenn... Thanks for setting me straight on this. My memory comes and goes. And to think I used to work in a shop that had a Model E curved needle that was a spare machine. It wasn't in the main work area but I would walk past it several times a day.Try as I might though, I can't remember seeing the earlier A,B, or C models yet. Maybe I need to go out to my shop and see if there are any there. :dunno:

    Tim, how are you coming along with your curved needle?

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    Tim, all jokes aside, when you pick up the machine there are a couple of things I would do before even thinking about moving it. First, I would remove the foot pedal. It is just sticking out there begging to be broken off. The cast mounting plate for the motor can be fragile. Ask if there are any wrenches that go with it. It uses square male and female ones that are important to have.Same thing for any bobbins, needles, awls or parts.... grab them if they are there. Manuals for downloading are easy to find.

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    I acquired this machine during the purchase of several others. It was set up on a new table with one of the smoothest operating clutch motors that I have ever used. I set my Singer 153 K 103 up on the table after I set the folding machine off to the side so it was more like buy the table and motor and get the folding/gluing machine for next to nothing. The gluing machine suffers from someone not cleaning the glue out after it was last used. Other than that the machine seems complete and the heater to melt the glue works. It would be a good machine to do a big production run of glued and folded edges on small leather goods.

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    It is part number 8627 Flat Vibrating Presser Spring. You can see it on plate 156 on the link you included in your post. There are other parts that mount on the spring that you will need if you don't have them. Bob at Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines ( Banner Ad at top of this site ) would be a good place to inquire. If he sees your excellent photo he will help you sort it out.

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    I'm not afraid of a used machine. I've had several already. An Adler flatbed, a Singer flatbed, a Tippmann Boss, an American Straight Needle, and a Sewmo "The Stud" cylinder arm as well as about 15 home type/embroidery machines for regular fabric sewing. I've just never spent enough to get myself the right heavy machine. I tend to think differently than most. I have a hard time buying something new and sterile....I'd prefer to find a great deal on something someone else has loved and then work it over and make it mine. There are those out there who absolutely should buy new and probably couldn't make it without the customer service (my brother in law being one of those....LOL...poor guy)

    Well now. In light of this experience that you have just now told us about and given your opinion of used machines....You have answered the question that you posed in your first post. Go with the Ferdco Pro. Juki is top notch and if you are buying other equipment you might have some bargaining leverage. I would still get a quick tutorial on it though.

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    Regardless whether the machine is new or used, the buyer should understand that ALL machines will at some point need to be adjusted, or repaired, have parts changed etc. I have purchased for factory use well over 1,000 machines of all make and class, new and used.

    My personal expectations are that each and every one of them will have to be worked on at some point. That's what I expect, so when it happens, I don't get upset.

    People get upset when their expectations are not met. In many cases, they simply expected the machine to be "plug and play". Beware of anyone making a claim that the machine will always work like a charm, they don't. A lot of the time the new owner messes it up themselves. In a factory, I can just walk over, make the adjustment, educate the operator hands on, and be done with it. Not the case for most folks on the forum.

    In my honest opinion, I'd rather have someone available to talk me through an issue if I knew nothing about machines. At some point, the end user has to assume some responsibility in making sure they're not doing something that causes problems over and over.

    I don't really have a dog in this fight, but I had some time during lunch.

    Regards, Eric

    Words to live by for someone who doesn't know their way around industrial machines. In regard to going with someone available to talk to and close to Indiana, you might give Cowboy Bob at Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines a call to discuss his Cowboy 441 clone. Less shipping means more money to spend on leather, thread, etc.

    This is in no way a slam against Steve because I would advise someone near California to talk to him.

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