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Well, but $300 for this machine is not a bargain considering the condition and that you have to drive 1100 mls. Seems you also need a bobbin winder, a thread stand and maybe a new table or stand. This stand is from a 29K and has a pretty lightweight balance wheel for a heavy machine like this. Not sure if I would buy the machine....

very small pictures - can´t see enough.... The thread take up lever is on the left side and goes through the face plate, it is not on the front! I think it is present - see red circle. Thats the position where it should be when the lever is up. You are right, some do not have a feed dog (darning machiens) but this one has a roller foot and a roller foot makes no sence w/o a feed dog so I´d assume it has one!

Has an unusual shaped and flat throat plate and the roller foot looks a bit different but thats maybe because of the pictures. Do you have a picture from the backside? Are the pre and main tension present? How much does the seller ask for it?

early 1900´s built as it seems - maybe they just made a few of this subclass. How is the rest of the machine looking

We once put together a lot of information about the 45K subclasses here: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=61619&p=397944 But I have not heard of an 45K31 - are you sure the subclass is 31. Any chance that you can post some pictures?

The Adler 48 is comparable with the Singer 17 Maybe you can try needles for the Singer 17 which were system 16x1 / 16x2, 16x21 / 16x 22 and 16x46 / 16x64 (left is cloth and right is leather) I also took two shots from an old and up to date Adler Manual I hope this helps to compare the sizes

well - for just a bit more you can buy a brand new machine from Toledo with warranty and so forth. In this case I´d rather buy a new one instead a used one of unknown origin for about the same price.

How about $20 shipped (worldwide registered Airmail) - I just don´t need them. I take paypal

I don´t know REX machiens but I´d assume it is a good machine but personally I´d rather buy a needle feed machine for light leather work. Seems this one has top and bottom feed but no needle feed. If I were you I´d test sew it with the materials I want to sew before I buy it. $200 sounds like a fair price but depends on the condition.

an alternative thread could be Aman SYNTON or SERAFIL (same thread afaik - SYNTON is the old name) in colour 1002 or 1003.

usually the flywheel turns towards the operator

The 433 is like the 234 but with 2nd oil tank on the bottom afaik but I´m not 100% sure. It may have some other technical differences. What you mean with propper rotation? The max. rpm. it can sew with?

Even the 771 / 770 or the like industrial machines with drop feed are not ideal for producing leather goods. Wiz gave some very good hints in the pinned thread I have linked and Arthur Porters Video is worth watching when you are new to sewing machines. I had to learn it the hard way - at the beginning I thought any Industrial sewing machine is strong enough for my work and I can sew as thick as I can get unter the presse foot (hell - they are industrial machines) but no I totally failed. I once owned a Pfaff 138 (also drop feed like the 771) - great machine for fabric but it struggled with leather (especially suede) and thicker thread like 138. I have tried a lot of different machines (really). And since I have my walking foot Singer 111G156 I never had to look for another flat bed sewing machine for medium leather work or heavier canvas work (up to 9mm thickness). And I´m totaly pleased! The combined feeding system of bottom feed, needle feed and top feed really makes the difference!!! Again - You really should look for a walking foot machine - Check the Video and the linked thread !!!

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Still not what you should buy. There are almost no parts available for these machines. Maybe some standard parts but thats it. Its also an odd system with the pulley underneath the table. Thin needles punch through soft leather w/o problem and most other machines can do that. But they once where designed for sewing fabric or some thin garment leather or maybe sewing sunbrella with thread not thicker than 69 or max. 92. They are high speed machines with an automatic lubrication system (if I remember correctly) and when you sew at slow speed the oil pumps do not work properly. I would not buy the Singer 770 machine for serious leather work. I once setup a 770 for someone who bought it for 1€ on Ebay. I hope I don´t see it again. Or it was a subclass of a 660 but it had the pulley under the table... You should look for a walking foot machine - check the Video and the linked thread.

I recall that there is another 771 from Singer - is it the old grey 771 industrial machine which has the belt pulley underneath the table top?

The 771 is a domestic "Plastic Bomber". Domestic sewing machines most of the time are limited to 69 or 92 thread and you sometimes don´t even find thicker needles for thicker thread because of the limitations. These machines are not designed for heavy work. You of course can sew leather with them but on the long view this most likely is not what you want. Please look at this pinned thread first. LW member WIZ explained a lot about sewing machines for leather. It´s a lot to read but also a lot you should know before buying a machine: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=25239 Furthermore check this Video of Arthur Porter, he also is a LW member Take your time - You need these information!

MG515 - before you start buying a sewing machine better read this pinned thread first - It will help you a lot. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=25239

oooooh this is the type I´d like to own - nice, small and vintage

Maybe Ebay Germany. Is it your thread spool? Usually they have the thread name, a colour number and thread thicknes mentioned on a small sticker on the inside of the spool. I´d assume the therad name is TERA (Polyester thread)

Since some Singer 111 type flat bed machiens can handle 207 thread I could imagine that the Seiko CW-8 / Consew 227 type machiens can hadle 207 thread as well when the hole in the feed dog is wide enough and the hook is set up proberly. But I can´t speak from experience since I (yet) don´t have a 227 type machine. Biothane is not feeding - why not? The 441 has a needle feed so I think it should work. Or am I on the wrong track?

Took me hours to find out what it "could be". Seems the machine is like the Consew 3302 or 3300 series. It´s a chain stitch machine. Does someone have experiences with these machines? I have never touched a chain stitch machine. Is it producing the sort of chain stitch you find on Jeans? like this here (the stitches not the machine)? Maybe someone can shed some light on this

I have a screw that fits the Singer 45K Feed dog 916907 (flat bed) - if it is the same as for your feed dog send me a PM

I think you just have to rise the needle bar a little bit to accomodate the 134-35. The 135x17 is the longest, they are 45mm long in total. @ Gregg I don´t want a "nedle fight" but I just have checked a Pfaff 145 manual - see picture.

The Pfaff 145 H 1 and H 2 need system 134 and Model H 3 sytem 134-35 afaik. But you never know what the former user did with the machine. I once have seen a Pfaff 145 set up for 135x17 (DPx17). You can sew a bit thicker than normal with this needle. It just depends on how the needle bar and the feet are set up.