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Jep - my 34KSV5 has a J prefix and dates back to 1905. It´still working very well Of course no modern post bed machine with rotary hook but it sews really good!

So here is the bulletin for the Singer 45KSV100 I have - I have turned it into a PDF file. Hope you like it Singer 45kSV100.PDF I also have found a pictures of a Singer 34KSV4 which is almost the same as my 34KSV5 but with shorter post. The other picture is an extract from an Singer add I once have found on Ebay and cut the 34KSV5 part.

depends on what you prefer - the historical value of an "as is" machine or the optical improvement and increase in value of a restored machine. I figured that all of the machines I have restored where were NOT in a condition I would like to keep + use them. And JFTC you have to sell them quickly (you never know) you have a restored machine you for sure get some more $ for it than for an "as is" or "as found" machine. But depends on the point of view.

dikman - at least your feed dog and needle plate look like the ones from a needle feed machine like 111w151 Regarding wartime machines - I know from some Adler machines of different types that the war time produced machines had fewer chrome or nickle plated parts. Some parts where black instead and the casting was much rougher. I once have restored an Adler patcher which even had a sticker or decal on it that this machine was produced in wartime. This has nothing to do with Singer SV´s but maybe explains why your machine has a black iron model # tag instead of the common brass tag.

Rosin is the same as colophony

"G" and "D" are for Made in Germany Singers not for the City in Germany. Singer produced in Wittenberge until 1945 in WITTENBERGE (Soviet Zone after WWII) the "D" models (D for DEUTSCHLAND) since the "W" was already occupied. After WWII and since the 1950´s Singer produced in KARLSRUHE (West Germany) the "G" (G for GERMANY) since the "K" was already occupied for Kilbowie. Singer "D" models especially the industrial type machines are hard to find - even in Germany. However since there seems to be an interest in Singer SV models why not putting together a list of know Singer SV models? Maybe including a photo of the certain model. Thats probably easier for ISMACS to copy the collected information from just one source. At least I have no problem when they copy the information from the forum. I once found a 29KSV3 cobbler machine and we started gathering some information in this thread. I also have restored a Singer 34K S.V. 5 And I know someone from a German Forum who has a Singer 34K S.V. 6 which technically seems to the the same as my machine so I would guess the machines just came with different accessories. Furthermore I have a technical bulletin for a Singer 45K S.V. 100 for corner stitching of leather cases. But before I start listing everything I have it would be nice to know if people are at all interested in collecting information about the Singer SV models in this thread.

also be careful with the feed dogs - there are 45K flat bed and 45K cylinder bed machines and they do not use the same feed dog. You can find some 45K spare parts at College Sewing UK for reasonable prices: https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/?s=45k This is the feed dog you need. 91607 FEED SINGER 45K So when you are really interested in buying the mentioned 45K I probably have a needle bar clamp but have to look for it.

Feet for this particular machine type are no longer available on the "free market" - maybe a LW member has a few for sale but I don´t know a dealer who has them in stock. Unless you like tinkering I would probably not buy this machine w/o knowing where to find at least the presser feet. You also need a needle clamp and probably want to replace the needle plate and most likely the feed dog. Does the machine have the shuttle hook? No matter what you pay for it be aware that you probably have to invest 100 - 150 GBP before it is working again and that does not include motor and table. Machine is from 1915 BTW so this really is a gamble. You cannot test it before you have all the parts and then you can try if it is sewing or not. In the current state I would not pay more than maybe 50GBP for it as it. 250 GPB is way over priced for a 100 years old machine in this condition I´d say. I don´t say that it will not sew but be careful.

Usually the regular 45K feet fit fit if your presser foot bar has a angular shaped end with a threaded hole. The roller foot usually (if its the original) has a ring clamp and slides over the presser foot bar and can moved up and dow freely. If your bars has no angular shaped end (you never know) send me a PM I may have a presser foot bar for you. Not sure what you consider as Generic industrial lockstitch feet but the standard presser feet of F.I. the Singer 31K15 and the like do not fit. The 45K has MUCH large presser feet.

Nice find - CLAES' for sure are quality machines. Interesting wider feed dog it has. Not sure but it seems to have reverse also, right? I have a German Manual for the Adler 4 and 5 which are technically pretty much identical - file is too big to attach but I can send it by email if you want - just send me your email by PM

Depends a bit on the belt diameter a bit 8mm / 5/16" belts works best for patcher machines I´d say and maybe you can shorten it a bit if it appears to be to loose. I tried no slip spray and it became messy over the time but maybe no slip spray is different over here or depends on the brand. Be careful with oil on leather drive belts. If you take too much oil... well - it´s oil, what else can I say. Colophony is a good thing and I heard bee wax works well too but have not tried it by my self.

is it probably coming from the motor? I´d take of the V-belt and hand crank the machine....

2 ways - either disassemble everything and send the bits in several packages (I did that once - lots of packing and wrapping) - or - ship it assembled tied onto a palett. Maybe you can take off the head and pack it separately in a sturdy cardboard box padded with 1.5" styrofoam plates on all sides top and bottom and tie it onto the palett too. Then you probably can put the table flat onto the palette. That will safe you some hight - maybe hight matters in terms of shipping costs. I´m on the other side oft he pond so I cannot tell you how much shipping would be - maybe check with U-ship.

Then you have to buy a sole stitcher - modifying an (probably) undersized machine does not make sense.

The last picture shows a post bed machine with an oscillating shuttle hook if I´m right? F.i. like the old Singer 34K or Adler Class 7. So if I get you right you want to modify a machine like the one in the last picture with a rotating / movable horn from from sole stitcher in the 1st picture? I don´t understand the purpose and I don´t think it is possible.

It´s the class of an Singer 17, Pfaff 25 / 28, Adler 48 and the like but with additional top feed and a slightly larger feed dog. It will not sew 1/2 leather. it is by far not the Class of an 45K, Adler 5 / 105 or the like. I have an old sales leaflet form Adler - the Adler 48-3 seems to be more or less "the father" (or grandfather when you consider Singer 17 as the original machine) of the Koehler machine and that was used f.i. as a binding machine. See pictures + text.

TEXI is sold by some dealers in Germany - another Chinese clone but what I have heard quality is very good approx like GLOBAL sewing machines or the like.... But I never have touched one.

I there a binding when the machine chirps? Maybe a slightly bent slide bar on the thread take up lever? Try some oil on that spot. if there is a binding you have to replace it. May sound stupid but try a shorter stitch length and adjust the foot lift hight. I once had something similar at a friends Duerkopp 239 - just an idea nothing proven.

I also have removed the NPS from my servo - useless at slow speed (for me). Safe the money and buy a flip down edge guide instead - or thread or needles

Nice to see all the details on theses machines - was about time for some documentation pictures. Lots of knowledge (and manuals?) got lost over the time. AWESOME !!!

Darren - you should probably link your Ebay shop in your signature here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/settings/?area=signature

I think the 29K bobbin winder College Sewing in the UK is selling will work for your 29K58 https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/store/82087-BOBBIN-WINDER-COMPLETE-SINGER-29K

I have an english manual for the 545 - send me your email address by PM as the file it too big to attach here.

Vintage Singers are work horses. I have a 133K3 from 1932 - and it still works very well! Here are pictures of the main tension unit but w/o the two felt / leather washers. The washers go between the disc and pulley, they are approx 1mm thick. Jimi is "Mr. 45K" so your are in good hands with your machine

This 45K model originally had a wax heating unit but I guess you don´t have it, right? You will not find other parts than needles, shuttle, and maybe some smaller standard parts for this machine. You will have a hard time finding presser feet at all. This is not the "standard" 45 this one is quite special so parts are no longer available as the machines is tooooo old. To nowadays standards I´d say the machine is outdated but that means nothing as long as it serves you for the purpose you need it for. May I ask how much have you paid for this machine? Don´t know if you made the right choice. As long as the machine works for your purpose then why not. Seems to be a "top feed only" machine. It has no feed dog and needle feed would not work with this needle plate. I guess you can adjust the stitch length somewhere on the feeding mechanism, but I´m not sure. Otherwise it looks like a fixed stitch length machine as I don´t see a stitch length adjuster. Machine was made in 1916 but that means nothing when properly refurbished. Most 45K do not have reverse just as yours. I have to admit that I have not worked with this particular 45K (52 subclass) but with some other 45K and similar machines. So this 45K may have some "specialties". Machine looks correctly threaded. You can adjust the tension on the thumb screws of the pre tension unit (back of machine top of head) and on the main tension unit of the face place. Not sure if my eyes are cheating me but the tension spring on the main tension unit on the face plate looks a bit light and probably incomplete. Usually the 45K main tension unit has 2 discs, 2 felt washers, a pulley, a (quite) heavy tension spring and the nut on the stud. Are all these parts present on your tension unit? I can post a picture of the tension unit later. You also have to adjust the tension on the shuttle hook but that's mentioned in the manual Thread breaking can be caused by too much tension, wrong needle / thread combination, poor / too old thread, burr in the needle eye or on other parts the thread runs over. Here is a pictures how the original 45K52 setup looks like Sorry - I have to run....