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it had a trimming device but I think someone removed it. Is the spring on the back just missing or are the "rest clamp" for the spring on the outer foot bar missing too??

It´s time to post some pictures of your machine

If they do not ship to Ireland - try a mail / parcel forwarder

nope - don´t have it

Ha - I think I spotted Mr. Burns

I haven´t even threaded the 46K46 - I know nothing about it - really - it rests next to a 246K16 serger on a shelf and is collecting dust. I (yet) have no work for both machines but want to test them one day and you never know what they could be good for. Sometimes and idea pops up and then you need this or that machine... And just heaving the heads does not take too much space. Recently I met a lady in an IKEA store and had a random small talk and she said: "Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have" (a Franz Kafka citation by the way)

I understand that! Lots of people over here are sick of their government too - and its not getting better. Just yesterday they promoted the chief of the intelligence service because of several frailties - What - kidding me ? Sorry too complicated to explain the whole story in English. They really provoke it and scratching their head why they are going to loose (or already have lost) a lot voters. And that is just one sample... ** deleted what else I wanted to write - don´t want a political discussion here ** reg. 2 years - I take that bet - lets bet for 2 packs of 135x17 / 135x16 needles (no Chinese needles - they will be to expensive then )

I would not count on that - you never know - when a new player / competitor enters the game the price could drop again. it also depends on how much a dealer already has stocked. If you have a good number of machines in stock you can hold the price for a while and in 2 years (most likely) you have a new president anyway and then cards are being reshuffled again. Time will tell.

The singer has a stitch lenght adjuster! Thats a big bonus I think! It looks a bit like my 46K46... I´ll post pictures in a minute... EDIT could well be that the Strobel´s are relabeled Success (Allbook & Hashfield) machines...

maybe a misprint - don´t know. Or look at the foot lift levers of your 111´s - not sure if there were different types for different foot lift heights (different part numbers?) if not and all 111 are using the same lever you should be able to tweak it a bit because I doubt they used a lot of different parts in the different subclasses - compare the parts lists. Will check my parts bin if I can find different levers - I know I have 1 or 2 spares... EDIT: yes - different levers - but I don´t know if the black one probably is a DURKOPP (they share parts with Singer). Do you see the difference?

you are welcome - would like to have the "key" to your archive

taxes makes sense in some cases - they can protect industries / markets from being swamped with cheap Chinese products or products from other foreign / cheap labor countries. It depends on the market. But in a globalized world its hard to control all that especially when items come in in small numbers through Ebay and Alibaba / Ali Express and so forth. Taxes on sewing machines do not make much sense because there is no serious sewing machine industry in the US anymore - or? I think there are probably a few smaller manufacturer who still make sewing machines for special applications, right? Or do they meanwhile all modify import sewing machines? I honestly do not know. Nowadays often some foreign investors bought the brand names and put on some stickers with the "good old names"... Keep the old Singers running... Oh - BTW if we need Singer 111 parts we have to check with some African countries. Read this? https://www.army.mil/article/146004/munitions_manufacturing_equipment_finds_new_life_in_african_peacekeeping_mission Different topic but interesting to read too: https://www.army.mil/article/146104/clothing_repair_taught_for_final_time_at_quartermaster_school

Very nice vintage setup thats what I would guess. How much doe they ask for the Singer? No I don´t want it - I have a 46K46 to set up - one day - maybe...

I have scanned this brochures I have a while ago, not sure if I uploaded here alreday. Subclass list for sure is not complete but at the date of printing (11-52 afaik) it was what Singer offered as regular machines. Seems the 111w156 was not on the marked back then. Hope you like it Singer 111w Class Machine Brochure.PDF

1/2" clearance under presser foot I put a PDF scan of the brochure in a new thread..

I´m no "ozy" but it can sew approx 8-9mm stick with 138 thread - in very best case 207 but 138 is what it work best with. It for sure depends on your motor setup how thick it can sew and how hard / dense the material is. The 111w155 has no reverse if that matters. Machine seems to be mid to late 1950´s made.

As sad as it is but I guess most small businesses or hobbyist could not afford these machines then. These days are over! I think when an labor intensive industry is down once it will not rise again. Lets dig out Isaak Merritt Singer, lets see what he says. When did Singer quit making industrial sewing machines in the US and UK? 30 / 40 years ago? So keep the old cast iron alive - it´s worth it - I always said that Talking US made stitchers: Windham Cub, Luberto Classic, Campbell / Randall Lockstitch... so it´s not that you don´t have them... but...

Will not mess up - I did that on my Singer 108w20 - no problems and I´m sure other member did that as well. See picture. Spring is at least to weak for your application as it seems - replacing them is not uncommon. Have you tried to reduce the bottom tension? If the bottom tension is too high you also need more top tension.

The 111 type needle feed machines also have a different needle plate and feed dog so not sure if it is satisfying when you only remove the center foot and put on a new foot. I don´t know - I haven´t tested it but this is the feed dog and need plate for a Singer 111 needle feed machine.

Singer 111w141 is a plain drop feed if I can trust their sales brochures.

You can use a heavier spring on the tension unit - easy task. Most dealers should stock them. Reg. feet - I would grind down the tip of the inner foot to get and open needle hole.

you can run a lot of 400V motors on 220V by using a capacitor google for: Steinmetzschaltung

ask the manufacturers I think the demand is not big enough - there are just a few who really need an FBA in comparison to the number of manufactured cylinder machines. Singer 29K is a different story, it is "universal" repair machine. But f.i. for the Singer 45K and Adler 5 they supplied a heavy cast iron FBA.

It is often just the feed dog that limits the needle / thread size. The hook often is the same so in best case you change out the the feed dog (one with wider needle hole) and you can use a larger needle size. Also you never know if one of the previous owner (if it is a used machine) already made changes on a certain machine so it is well possible that the machine "as is" already can handle larger needles / thread - just try it by hand cranking or slowly test sewing the machine. Since it comes from a dealer he most likely is able to modify the machine for you - talk to him!