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New tension units are about $12 - $20 on Ebay or at about the same price at most machine delaers. These TU´s fit on many many machiens... Singer, Dürkopp, Consew, Seiko, Juki - they areall using this tension assy. Look for a Singer 111 tension assembly or tension unit and you´ll find what you need. scroll down http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=111+tension&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X111w+tension.TRS0&_nkw=111w+tension&_sacat=0

If the machines is in proper condition and set up well I´m sure it will serve you well. But keep in mind the 155 subclass has no reverse. As a newbie I´m sure the clutch motor will be too fast for you and you have to switch to an energy saving servo motor. You will have a better speed control. What you mean with "pulley to slow it down" - has it just a small motor pulley or a complete speed reducer installed? The Singer 211 is the successor of he Singer 111 but it takes the same feet. User Manual, spare parts list l and service manual should be available online.

I´d ask for the most powerful servo motor they have or can get. It should have at least 550 Watts but the more the better. I have two Servo motors with 750 Watts. I´d also ask for the smallest motor pulley they have. A small pulley gives the motor a bit more torque. I´d recommend a 40 - 50mm pulley if available. AFAIK in ZA you also have 220V power supply, right? So if they can´t supply a proper servo motor buy one from College Sewing in the UK: https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/JK-561A-220V-750W=1HP-SERVO-MOTOR or with needles positioner: https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/JK-561A-1-220V-750W-1-HP-SERVO-MOTOR-WITH-NEEDLE-POSITION

Yet I have not seen the Movie but the machine seems to be a COLIBRI Patent Elastic.

The 225 has no reverse and a small bobbin (if not modified). Advantage of the Pfaff 545 is the larger bobbin and it has reverse. The only advantage of the 225 I see is that you can use the almost everywhere available accessories of the Singer 111w type sewing machines like presser feet (there really is a wide range of em) and so forth. The Pfaff has it´s own feet and parts are more expensive. If I had to choose I´d take the Pfaff because of the reveres and larger bobbin.

3/16 (approx. 5mm) slop seems to be a lot. I have approx. 1mm in my very old Singer 111G156. When I rock the NB back and forth and watching the parts. I´d say the worn parts are #4 and maybe #1 and possibly the part with the wick which is on the needle bar. But thats just a guess.

Its a clone of the JUKI 441 made by a well known manufacturer - I´d buy it asap before someone else puts his hands on it. But test it before you buy it - you never know what people have done with it. http://www.consew.com/View/Consew-Model-756R

approx. 9-10mm as most machiens of this class but it depends on how it is set up. I´d test sew it so you know for sure. Here is a manual - 1st hit on google when searching for a consew 225 manual 225.pdf

Too much top tension I´d say. Do you have a manual for your machine? http://www.consew.com/Files/112347/PartsBooks/227R-2.pdf

I hope this helps: http://sew24.blogspot.de/2011/10/manual-for-adler-class-104-and-105.html

I´d guess for some oiling purposes - I also have notches in my Singer 111 hook. They are normal.

THATS pretty much a difference! $12.500 is probably the "be the first to own" price and I´m sure some will pay the price just to have it - same as with the Apple products or similar stuff - Ha ha! Or maybe they have ordered and paid the machines when the € was high but now that the € is very low they have to ask that much - don`t know.... I`m sure these machines will not live as long as my Singer 133K3 from 1932. It will cost a month salary if you have to replace the electronics and several hundred $$ for the internal motor - not speaking of the accessories. But as a hobbyist I for sure have a different point of view. Old Cast Iron Rocks BTW - do these space ships take the same accessories as the 441 clones?

I think for most leather workers this thing is too far away from realty. For sure a nice and well developed machine but I think less than 1% of the registered LW members can afford it or really have the need for such a machine. But I´m sure some "machinesters" will buy one w/o even having the need. It´s the same with mountain bikes - some 250 lbs "bikers" have $15.000 bikes but they are unable to cycle up the hill.

Seems you have to sew a huge lot of walltes, bags and holsters until it pays off. And nerver forget to update the OS when Adler wants you to do that. Does it still need oil? Siri - Thread This Machine Siri - Wind This Bobbin Siri - Sew This Bag 10 Times When ECO costs 12.650 how much will be the DeLuxe variant?

Depends on what you want to sew. Maybe a patcher sewing machine like a Singer 29K is the better option. Most of the 29K have a hand wheel that you can move from the right side to the front side. I think it is more comfortable for the Boy Scouts to sew with But the 29K has of course it´s limitatations. Maybe this video gives you an idea

In case it will work you will most likely need a complete new hook saddle an new bobbin case opener and a new hook assembly and maybe some more bits and bites + you have to disassemble parts of your machine or ask a sewing machine mechanic to do that. This will probably cost as much as a used machine with larger bobbin. I also had this idea for my Singer 111 but dropped it very soon.

The advantage of the 45K89 is that it has reverse (the 133K has no reverse) and has a heavier handwheel which gives the needle more puch but the long arm of the 133K is also quite nice and as CowboyBob said there are more 133K (or 132K) parts are availlable than for the 45K. Check with College Sewing UK - they have a good ranke of parts. At the end it is your decision.

Have you tried the forward and reverse lever? Better post a picture of your machine - not sure if it has been modified in any kind. Look for a Pfaff 134 or better Pfaff 234 manual - it should give you some ideas.

Seems it has a feeding mechanism and a walking foot - Looks like a 133K17 but not 100% sure - If you have the space then I´d choose the 133K. I´d test sew either machine before you buy one of them How much are the machines?

You wrote 133K13 - and this is a darning machine. Post some pictures if you are unsure.

W/o having seen the machines and not knowing how they are set up I´d choose the 45K89. It has a reverse and some 45K accessories like feet and so are available. The 133K13 is NOT a leather sewing machine - this is a darning machine - It has no feeding mechanism!!!! The 45K89 has a jump foot system (if it has not been modified over the years) so if you have the chance to post some pictures please do.

check out college sewing in the UK. https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/Pfaff335SewingMachineParts

When your clutch motor runs at 3000 rps you will not feel the difference of just a smaller motor pulley. Even 1400 rpm motor is too fast most of the times. It often is a question of how well you can control the clutch. Some motors have smooth clutches and some go from zero to 3000 rpm by moving the pedal just a tiny bit. electrathon is right - I´d rather buy a new servo motor. That will save you time (hunting for parts + putting together everything, move the motor sideways and fiddling around with 2 V-Belts in correct length) and the servo even saves electricity and it is less noisy. When you need more punching power on the needle then you later can add a speed reducer even to the servo motor - just for the case.

And the list goes on... A Husqvarna patcher, a Patent Elastic labeled for Husqvarna in Sweden - very cool, never seen before. I wonder what journey this machine made as it it for sale in Germany again. http://www.ebay.de/itm/Alte-Husqvarna-Nahmaschine-/271912508822 Some pics for the records.

Thats true, thats what I did with the machine were I took off the jump or flip back foot assy. (oh - forgot to add the pictures) I installed a presser bar of a 133K3 from College Sewing - worked w/o problems.