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  1. Constabulary
    uuuuuhhh.... I would guess one with vibrating needle plate / feed dog or foot bar? I heard there is something like that - or not? Or maybe bar tackers?
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    Very nice graphics! Thats true but when the needle / hook are properly timed in the center position (straight stitch) as mentioned it in he manual the zig zag "usually" works. You probably have to play the with needle bar hight a bit. That at least what I experienced with similar machines. Needle bar frame should be properly centered too. An issue can be the needle it self - I figured sometimes needles have different needle scarf hight though they are the same needle system Hope you can see it in the picture. In this case both are Singer needles - one marked SINGER and the other SNF (Spezial Nadelfabrik - once a Singer owned needle factory). So the needle with the higher scarf most likely is "more forgiving" when setting up a ZZ machine.
  3. Constabulary
    procedure is mentioned in the manual 143W2_W3.pdf Searchable version of same file 143W2_W3 s.pdf
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    Well these machines are like tanks! I have a 133K3 from 1932 and it is working very smooth and I also have a 132K6 from the 1950s. You still get a lot of parts for these machines. New clones of these machine are still made by some companies. F.I. Seiko has the Model SK-8 and Mitsubishi making the DY-253. Not sure where you live but College Sewing in the UK has a lot of parts: https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/store/Singer132B,132K,133KSewingMachineParts You can download a manual here:
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    you can date most Singer machines by the serial number - or - you can try to narrow down the mfg. date by the kind of badge the attached to the machine Serial number on the 132K6 usually is on the right backside of the flat bed. Please post some pictures of your machine
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    I´m sure some of the dealers here have some more information they often have kept records of older machines. What info you need in particular?
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    WOW - lots of old cast iron. You should get int ouch with our LW Member SHOEPATCHER - he has tons of vintage patchers too. Maybe he will jump in here soon Is the serial number clearly EX or is it EY? My 29K71 clearly has a EY serial number prefix.
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    If I were you I would repaint it with Hammertone silver. I´m sure I still have some black Singer decals from my restorations - will check. They would look like this (see below picture). Don´t know the differences in particular between 96K and 196K.I would assume the sewing capacity is the same. Major difference is the casting I guess. Both are using the same accessories like feet, needle plates and so on. I´m sure you know the College Sewing website and SewEurope, right?
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    I guess its approx a mid to late 1960´s machine if not newer. My 29K71 also has a serial number starting with EY but number is lower and when I restored it I found a date 64 date (don´t recall month) on the gear box. Pretty unusual you find dates on parts but In have once restored a 29K73 and it also had a date on the gear box. Also the badge is typical for late 1950´s and 1960´s machines - don´t know for how long Singer used this "colored" badge.
  10. Constabulary
    Guess you mean the bobbin case opener - that would have been my suggestion. I´m sure UWE has a YT Video how to adjust it. I would probbaly try to increase both top and bottom tension a bit and I´d also play with the tension of the thread regulator spring (check spring). Just a guess w/o sitting in front of your machine.
  11. Constabulary
    I´m sure it does. My old cast iron horde is working well too. My oldest Singer is from 1905
  12. Constabulary
    Your machine most likely has been refurbished, restored or rebuild once (or twice?). The Date / Model list usually shows the base model but not the subclasses so its well possible that your 45K58 is one of the 3000 45K´s. built back then. Only very few subclasses are listed as you probably have noticed.
  13. Constabulary
    Ha - now I recall you and your machine... sorry
  14. Constabulary
    Rubber Tire on your bobbin winder is missing
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    Check with www.sieck.de, or Frank Brunnet http://hightex-germany.de/category/ledernaehmaschine/ they at least supply Hightex / Cowboy 441 clone machines similar to the Cobra 4. But maybe the FBA of LW Member UWE is an option for you. If Uwe can ship this to Germany (he has German roots BTW) and add an invoice to the custom declaration or in a separate plastic bag right on top of the package you most likely don't have to go to the customs office. When the customs at Frankfurt Airport see a proper invoice they usually do the custom work and you pay the duties directly to the Postman when he delivers the package. Thats at least my experience. Uwe also has a custom made "Inline Foot Set" for the 441 machines: https://uwe.store/collections/all
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    Can you post a video? Have you checked with a Cowboy dealer?
  17. Constabulary
    so it depends on the needle hole in the needle bar - maybe it can accommodate the 135x17
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    your question is extremely precise - like need a tire for Ford car where to start? I would check with a Juki dealer like Keystone Sewing or other sewing machine dealers you probably have local and tell em how thick your binding tape is, what material the binding tape is and how thick your material is you want to bind. BTW - lots of info on google https://www.google.de/search?q=Binder+Juki+1508&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=-GJ1WviAMumA8Qes2qCQAg Or Dogpile.com if you want: http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/web?fcoid=417&fcop=topnav&fpid=27&om_nextpage=True&q=Binder+Juki+1508&ql=
  19. Constabulary
    These machines have been produced in some variants - please post some pictures of your machine. The early one were green with lots of ornamentation decal. Some even had a drawer poisoned inside the machine casting and not on the stand.
  20. Constabulary
    I would check if you probably already have other machines using f.i. 135x17 needles and then setup this and all other machines with the same needle system. Advantage is you only have to stock 1 needle system and you can use the same needle in all your machines - IF the 135x17 needle works in your other machines. When ever possible I setup may machines to 135x17 - my Pfaff 345, Singer 212G and Singer 34K which originally used a different needle system, are setup with 135x17. 135x16 is the leather needle other than the tip its the same as the 135x17 needle.
  21. Constabulary
    my gad - haven´t noticed the measures of the collars / adjustment rings - just thought they are for holding the pulley in place.
  22. Constabulary
    was a joke...
  23. Constabulary
    Are you sure you have used a pulley with 1" bore on your machine? Is there a sleeve on the shaft? Just checking because usually machines of this class rather have a 3/8" shaft or so.
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    I´m sure your wife would be very pleased if hubby would make some sandals for her - how is that? Don´t say you don´t have the machines for that
  25. Constabulary
    If you have a round bobbin then yours is a Dürkopp 17 with oscillating shuttle hook. Only the Dürkopp 18 has this fixed boat type shuttle. Check with LW Member SHOEPATCHER - He probably has a few parts he could part with. Reg. resizing pictures - if you have a Microsoft Windows system try this one: https://www.digitalred.com/support/windows/image-resizing/ I´m using it for years and cannot live without it - very easy to use.
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