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On the German Fortuna Website I have found this representative in NJ - not too far away from NYC I´d say. Bio-Med Machines LLC 4 Mockingbird Road Hackettstown, NJ 07840 USA Herr Michael Taenzer Tel: +1 908 269 5569 Mobil: +1 908 914 5144 mtaenzer@bio-medmachines.com

I once uploaded 2 nice & clear manulas in this thread maybe they are helpful for you. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=57862

try to find a weaker spring or cut some coils from the original spring.

oh man - when I see all this it once again confirms my opinion that older machines are often enough the better choice - at least for my purposes. @Venator have you ever contacted Nick-O-Sew to tell them what is going on with the machine you bought from them?

I have this Tandy / Craftool #8372 Masonic Leather Stamp from the 1980´s asking $50 + $7 for Worldwide registered shipping. Included for free is the #8400 Leather Stamp "HANDCRAFTED BY". Sold as set only. Please send a PM if interested. I take paypal.

I know it´s an old thread but are you still looking for this Masonic stamp?

college sewing in the UK has a lot of 29K parts but I´m not sure if the rollers are the same but I assume they are. https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/Singer29K,29USewingMachineParts

10-12 spi sounds like a very very worn machine. It is most likely the bell crank lever you have to replace and probably the feed motion ring. maybe some other parts too. Maybe this thread is helpful for you. I have restored a 29K1 last year: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=60554&hl=%20barn%20%20find

I´d also love being in your shop when nobody is there. I´m sure I will discoverer some interesting things.

Pfaff 335, 345 and Adler 69, 169, have all reverse. Consew 227 came with and without reverse (the ones marked with "R" have reverse). The Singer 153 is the only one (afaik) that never came with reverse. Then SEIKO, JUKI and so forth also made a similar model (don´t know all the model names). These are the most common ones you´ll find in used condition. Most machines have subclasses the subclass describes features that certain machines have. There are of course many other brands (most are Chinese made clones of the Consew 227R) like Techsew 2700, Cowboy CB227R, Artisan... Generally spoken non of the above machines are bad - it of course depends on their condition and how the machine is set up. Buying a used machine can be a gamble but you also can have a lot of luck. I have bought all my machines used and all are working very well but they all needed some TLC Well, there is a "Poor Mans Reverse" for machine w/o reverse sewing function. Just turn the work around and sew backwards. Or lift the foot and pull the work forward one or two stitches lower the needle into a hole one or two stitches back and sew forward again. But a machine with reverse is much more comfortable. Keep in mind that you sometimes have sewing situations where you can´t turn around the work f.i. when sewing close to hardware or so.

I´m about getting 2 new (hopefully original) screws. If they don´t work I´ll tap a 1 size bigger metric thread.

I can´t see what is happening but when other threads are working I´d say the problem is this particular therad - maybe too old. I would simply not use it anylonger.

The feed dogs usually have an oval hole so you have to remove the shuttle race and hook the then you have access to the feed dog screw. Loosen the screw and lower the feed dog a bit.

Shouldn´t be too difficult to adjust it. Or is it probably gummed up or maybe secured with a set screw (you never know). I´m sure one of the dealer who have banners on top of the page can help you with the feet. My source would probably be College Sewing in the UK but I live on the other side of the pond.

Can`t see it good enough - you probably have to replace the presser foot bar to install the roller foot bar but before you swing the screwdriver check if the bar has the same dimensions - look s pretty long. Maybe it belonged to an other machine. You have another roller foot but I can't see what it exactly is. Maybe the pictures of this auction will help: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolling-Needle-Feed-Machine-Singer-110w125-Tag-3695-/271543596201

You can also mark the Videos on Youtube as "Not Listed". I always do that. But I honestly find Youtube not very comfortable to use. But thats probably just me. Lots of other Youtube punks seems to like it.

This is a pre 1945 mfg Singers made in Wittenberge, Prussia. This is the first 111WD I have ever seen. I only own a spare parts box with 111WD marking. These are on of the few almost unknown Singers (from my experience). The only source I know is a Singer (Prussia) mfg. list on the VERITAS website: http://home.arcor.de/veritasklub/naehmaschinenwerk_produktionsprofil/seite02_singer.htm I guess the WD ID´s the different stitch length adjuster which is very unusual for the 111 type machines. Too bad the adjuster knob is missing. I think it´s almost impossible to replace it with an original part. I could only imagine replacing it with a Pfaff adjuster but nut sure if this will fit at all. Could you post some close ups of the hook era?

This "oil pump thing" is really something one should know of and keep in mind when hunting for a new / used sewing machine!!! As Uwe said "the right oil topic" will probably cause some fighting. This is probably the same as "the correct olive drab paint" when you are involved in military vehicles. Others go crazy when it comes to automotive motor oils... WTF Anyway - would be nice to read other oil opinions. My all time favorite oil for all oiling purposes is the full synthetic S-761 weapons oil. S-761 is the NATO code not the product name. It is well penetrating has good cleaning effect and is well preserving too. I have used this stuff for years when I was in the Army. Since then I always have a few liters on my shelf. I´m not a technician but my simple mind makes me think what keeps the heavy machine guns firing can´t be bad for my vintage sewing machines. Maybe a dumb reason but this stuff just works very well. http://www.etsint.de/en/produkte/cleaning/military/weaponoil-967

Okay, you have the variant w/o the blade spring. If you had the blade spring variant and 2 springs were installed you could have taken one off. The "knob" on top of the head is for regulating the pressure. Turn it counterclockwise for reducing the foot pressure. The wing nut is not for foot pressure it is for adjusting the foot hight. Do you have a manual for your machine ? I´m sure it is explained there. Not sure what kind of markings you have. Are you probably using presser feet with toothed bottom? Then I´d either grind down the teeth or buy a new feet set with smooth surface.

My 2 large singer "oil pumps" never fail! But my machines do not run in a factory environment. Anyway - I´d say manual oiling from time to time are not a bad idea even when you have an oil pump on your machines. Question is do these oil pumps work at slow speed at all? Meaning are they probably useless when you are working with leather / sewing at very slow speed? If this is the case you should consider manual oiling in general.

I don`t have one for sale but you presser feet of the Cowboy CB2500, Techsew HD3650 or GA5-1 Sewing Machines will fit for your 45k if it has no jump foot. Can you post some picture of your machine? I always like to see vintage machine

No offense but honestly - why are so many people posting an sales ad w/o proper pictures, w/o location info and w/o technical details and w/o shipping details? Is is so difficult? Taking a few good pictures takes a few seconds maybe minutes when the first pictures are poor. But when you want to sell a $2500 item you should take the time. What I would expect as a potential customer are: - at least 2 good / clear pictures of each machine head (front & back) but the more the better - motor information (Servo, Clutch, pulley size...) - what accessories are included (speed reducer, extra feet, edge guide, needles, thread...) - location of the machine (just put it in your profile) - just local pick up or will you ship Keep in mind that your machine is not the only one on the market. A customer needs help for making his decisions and information and pictures are "the salt in the soup". When you want to sell something YOU have to give as many information as possible. Don´t say "but people can ask" - they don´t when proper basic information are not available. When they don´t get at least some basic information they will switch to the next seller who probably has done his homework. You cannot expect that a customer is googling all information he needs for buying YOUR item. There are simply too many variations on the market. Again no offense but this is something every seller should think about when selling an item - no matter what it is and no matter where selling (Ebay, Forum, Craigslist...)

Not sure which wing nut you mean on the backside of the machine. The only wing nut I remember is for adjusting the foot lift hight. Can you post a picture of your machine? There are 2 different 145 with different ways of adjusting the foot pressure. One with 1 or 2 blade springs on top and the other has just a knob above the foot spring.

In the past you were able to get different type of feed dogs with narrower teeth depending on the sewing application. But nowadays you can be lucky when you find just 1 type. Nowadays feed dogs of the 45K flat bed most of the time have 12 or 14 teeth whereas the feed dog of the cylinder bed machines have 8 or 9 teeth but I know for the cylinder bed machines the feed dogs were available with at least 12 teeth. So when you apply the same amount of foot pressure to the feed dogs then the ones with fewer teeth will most likely leave deeper marks on the leather. Foot pressure should always bee as low as possible but high enough to feed the materials properly.

I think the Juki is using the standard Singer 111w type feet. The well assorted known dealers will have them and you can find a wide range on Ebay or at College Sewing in the UK. You can probably use an inside binder foot and modify it a little bit.