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Kevin that is all good advice , sent you a PM

Really sorry to hear about Dave , I loved his work . From my family to his , our best wishes and prayers ..

X 2 the servo , great control & more flexibility with speed choices ..

Good to hear ..

You might get better answers if you post pics of the stitches that you are having problems with , otherwise people are just guessing .. Good luck

G 21 maybe more

What Wiz used on that one was a small can motor like what was on home or light duty machines (not a servo ) Like amuckart said , I always try to do things that are reversible if possible just incase I want to sell it in the future.

You might want to give a little more info on what you are looking for and / or what you plan on using it for ...

Give yourself a big pat on the back from me , glad to hear it ..

PM sent .......

It would be a good idea to post a pic so people have a better idea what it is that they are trying to help you with , all to often the model number someone tells you is wrong . Good luck

It looks like unbolting what you have and putting on a servo would be easy , that is the way I would go , it would mount just like the motors on the machines your wife has .

It might be helpful to post a pic of the current motor and clutch system . I think you are going to find that a servo will be the fastest and easiest way to go , all that is required to mount it to the table is to drill 3 holes thru the top of table and put in 3 carriage bolts , there is a lot of adjustment (slotted mounts on the motor ) so the holes don't have to be dead on . I bought a 111 on an old USM table and it has a similar set up as you have described and its not to hard to convert it over to a servo which I will do when I have time to look over the machine . Where are you located ? If you cant just drill the table because the old mount is in the way and can't be unbolted then put up some pics and we will see what we need to do , don't get to frustrated Im sure there is a fix (wish I could take my own advice LOL ) If you need help with an adapter plate I can help you with that as well .. A side note on the servos , I am new to all this as well and did a bit of research on the servos before I bought one (after it was recommended by a repairman in NC ) there are cheaper servo motors available BUT the one that Bob sells is the only one that I have seen that has built in gear reductions and what I have been told is that some of the others don't have the same power at very slow speeds (they don't reach rated output at low speed ) .... The servo motor is a totally different animal then what you have now , they don't run all the time , they work just like a variable speed drill (best way I could think to describe it ) another up side is that they only draw juice when you are sewing ..

K-Man got the package , thanks a million

There are several things that you can do , you can swap out the motor for a servo motor that will give you total control of the speed from 0 and up , you could check the local hardware or farm store for a smaller pulley to put on your existing motor or you could put a larger hand wheel on the machine .. If you do a bit of searching you will find more info on all of the options .. Hope that helps .

Do you have any idea who it was made by or / and any specs like PSI , CFM and stroke .. Thanks

I think you would need to eliminate the back roller for starters , Im not sure it would work to well with smooth rollers and with the off set of the rollers , the offset will present the biggest challenge (getting it to feed the leather straight) , you might be able to make 2 arms to move the top roller back . I can send you a pic of a 5 in 1 to show blade position if you need it ... PM sent as well ...

I might have a line on a 111W155 , it is in Maryland but if you are interested I will look into it further ..

X2 good idea , also if anyone needs it I have the M-4 / M16 zero target in a printable format ,

Another thing to keep tucked in the back of your mind is that some agencies / departments don't allow people to where equipment with makers marks visible . My 1.5 cents would be to have the logo on the back ....

For those that have never seen a clam shell holster , check out an old episode of Adam 12

I know there is one on the market designed specifically for drivers on protection details , then they switch back to a traditional holster after exiting the vehicle .. I can try and find it if you need me too ..

As a very last resort or to hold you over until you can find the part you might try JB weld or steel putty and recut the slot with a cutoff wheel on a Dremel

Thanks for the links , I had seen them at some point but I guess that braincell keeled over and died ..........LOL That was exactly what I needed ..

I will post some pics when I get her up and going , she looks like she has been well used but taken care of , everything seems tight . I plan on doing holsters and belts so I figured it would be a good machine to get started . Pilgram told me that only # 6 awls and needles were available so what would be minimum and maximum thread for that size ?? Thanks for the reply Simran...