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I have not bought from them (still looking for a nice vintage clicker) but I once found this Ebay seller who offers custom dies for 35€ per "meter".

I also tried to contact them w/o success. I guess some dealers complained that they sell their products to end consumers for a much lower price and thats why they stopped selling parts directly. If you need a drop down edge guide I´d try College Sewing in the UK. They sell the guides for a good price I´d say. I have ordered mine from them and I´m pleased. I guess it also is made by Kwokhing.

The top shaft should have a internal thread so it depends if the servo motor comes with the right screw or not. Usually they come with 2 different threaded screws.

Thanks for the links. It does not hurt me. I though it´s better to ask before you throw away something that "could" have a value.

Thanks Al! The heating system is for sewing with pitched thread or for very sticky wax, right? So this is a part I don`t need.

Thnaks for the pictures. Okay - found the holes for the wax pot but why a 3rd wax pot on the backside? What is it for? I wonder which machine is the later production - yours or mine? I have found a number on top of the head. Is this the serial number? I also have found another USM / BUSMC 6 with stitch lenght aduster on the back. But this one is made for (or in) France. This is also the "cheapest" BUSMC I have found http://www.sieck.de/maschinen/neuzugaenge/details/5164/

And the list goes on Here we have a S. LEVY, BERLIN patcher http://www.ebay.de/itm/131478639627?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true Pictures stolen from Ebay

I see - really different! Mine has the stitch length adjuster on that end. The scale shows a max. stitch length of 3 1/2 and the max. RPM of 420 rpm´s. Where do you adjust your stitch length? Seems you can´t do it on the cam, right? Can you post a picture of the backside of the machine w/o stand? BTW - this morning I just found this website of the British United Shoe Machinery History group: www.buhistory.org.uk/tag/machinery And when you scroll down you´ll find a video of a CO. called IVI METALLICS - so I´d guess this the Company that produces metal parts for BUSMC and did the cast iron work too.

I also noticed IVI markings - is it an abbreviation? And what is this box for? I found no place where I could mount it. The stud fits in a hole on the arm but there are not threads of holes for screws. I thought it could be s spare parts box or so but Im not sure. And some more pictures of the bobbin winder. The spindle for the thread roll is missing as it seems. So this is how it look temporarily assembled - I have to buy some nuts + bolts

Interestingly mine has no bolts, mine has brass studs and a washer on each side but maybe the studs are left threaded. So I´d guess mine had probably a metal rod. Some pictures: Yes, mine was motor driven but seems a couple of parts are missing to get the clutch mechanism working. I will strip it down for treadle use. So I may have some parts I no longer need. I´m not a collector, I´m a user so maybe someone else can use the parts for restoring another machine. I just noticed most parts are marked with 6HM so I would guess when the Pearson´s / BUSMC´s have the same numbers they will be interchangeable. How is the stitch lever and cam looking on your machines. There is not much documentation for these machines so maybe we can put together some detailed pictures for comparison.

Hey Gordond - I already admired your machines. I stumbled over the pictures when I was googling for Pearson #6 pictures. Very nice machines - really really well done!!!! A Pearson w/o bobbin winder does not make much sense but seems most sell without it as it seems. I always loved these machine and never thought of finding one on this side of the pond. Seems I treated the easter bunny well last year. Mine is missing the driving rod between the pedals and the short arm of the balance wheel on the stand. Were these rods made of wood or metal? Could you give me some measures like thickens, width, length and distance between the 2 holes...? That really would help me.

Depends on what accessories (screws + adapters) come with the motor but usually it is possible. Which Adler machine do you have?

That makes me confident! Now that you mention soda blasting - I have a Co. nearby that is doing dry ice blasting (no soda blasters in my era). Maybe thats an option. I´ll contact them next week. I just figured the left pedal is a clutch pedal. The machine once was motor driven. I have almost assembled everything but I´m not sure if the clutch system is complete.

Hey amuckart - thanks for jumping in. Yes, I was amazed when I was unpacking everything. Yet I don´t know if I will keep the machine when I´m done with the repair. So in case of keeping it I will probably restore and give it a new paint job . You also have restored a BUSMC #6 right?

Do you have a parts list for your machine? There is a tiny pin inside the tesion unit that pushes agains a small bar on the tension release disc when you lift the foot. You usually can adjust the small bar a bit toward the machine so the tension releases a bit earlier but be carefull do not brake it. Or check if the tiny pin inside the tension unit is probably missing.

got it - the long "presser feet" are needle guides

Due to the gray paint job (German field gray?) I would guess it has a military background but don´t know for sure. Maybe its just the standard paint for the German distributor. Some pictures of the accessories that came with the machine. Nice bunch of needles & presser feet and even some longer presser feet which not belong to this machine afaik - or do they?

I have to do some repairs on my and a friends army tent but these canvas monsters are heavy and I don´t want to rip apart my Singer 133K carry it downstairs reassemble everything just to find out that the machine can´t do the job. So in the recent days I was hunting for a proper "tent repair machine"... I´m sure flat bed machines are better for the job but I stumbled over this one by accident and by the Lord I could not resist buying it and so picked it up today. So from what I can tell it is a BUSM / Pearson #6 but (maybe) made in Germany or "relabeled" BUSM for a German distributor. I will do some research to find out more... Anyway - here are some pictures for the cast iron lovers out there:

Al - sorry for not responding your Email. The 2 rollers are for sewing raised seams. The 2 needles are for decorative stitching.This must be something for the shoe industry or heavy duty upholstery. I`m sure Adler produced a wide range of sewing machine accessories for the shoe industry for several application one "simple human being" like us would not even think of.

Check if the needle scarf is facing straight right and has no angle and if the needle / hook timing is correct. Maybe you have to lower the needle bar tiny bit. Try a new needle or a needle one size bigger. Thats at least something I´d try.

@ Evo160 I recently have found an application in an Adler 104 brochure where they use a presser foot in addition to a "fixed foot". I never thought of this but here is a picture. But I would assume the fixed foot is not touching the material. It seems to be slightly above the material. The fixed foot is for preventing the material to lift up when the needle is rising. But thats just a guess. The brochure comes for the from the Duerkopp Adler Blog http://sew24.blogspot.de/2012/02/vintage-leaflets-for-adler-sewing_23.html

Pictures are always welcome since there is not much documentation for these nice old machines. Always good to see details :-)

No - the Adler 269 does not take 111 feet. It takes the feet of the Adler 67, 167, 267, 269, 69, 169, 269 compound feed machines (and maybe some others). Maybe there are clones but I know of non. Most clones take Singer 111 type feet. College Sewing in the UK has a wide range of feet for the Adler machiens but since you are in the US I´d contact some of the dealers who have banners on the top of this website first.

Sorry Darren but are you sure about these prices?

Sorry to hear this. As I said earlier I´m done with these NPS on servos. My work is too simple and I figured I don´t really need it at slow speed. College Sewing offers a "new" servo for "Heavy Duty" machines. https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/SV71-650-WATT-220V-0.87-HP-SERVO-MOTOR-WITH-NEEDLE-POSITION See attachment for a brochure for this motor. Seems the accelerator unit is attached to the control box - I don´t think thats clever but thats how they make it. Not sure if this is really an alternative... SV-71.pdf