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ALL THREAD STANDS ARE SOLD NOW!

WOW - thats the first complete Singer 45K instructions manual I have ever seen!!! Great find Jimi I have downloaded the pictures reworked them a little bit and turned them into a PDF files. Hope you like it: Direct Download link: Singer 45K User Guide / Instructions Manual Direct Download link: Singer 45K Descriptions of Subclasses

I have a Singer 133K3 (cylinder bed version of your Seiko SK-6) from 1932 (I restored it) and I have not replaced a single part except the thread regulating spring + the foot lifter (was still good but the spare one I had was better). These are really tough built machines and are long lasting as it seems. Mine runs very nice smooth. Maybe you are interested: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=56667 Your Seiko SK-6 is a clone of the Singer 132K and not the 45K. I think feed dog, feed dog screws, smaller screws and springs are good to have parts. If you cant find parts in the US check out College Sewing in the UK but look for 132K parts. https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/catalog/search.aspx?keywords=132K

okay - sorry - don´t wanted to push you - I just wondered what it is... Looking forward to some pictures

Last one that is available it the heavy PFAAF stand for 3 large spools (far left in the picture) - all other stands are gone!

but thats not the "Patcher on Steroids" or is it? Maybe I got something wrong...

You should probably update your profile and show people where you come from. That sometimes helps to point you to things close to you and not to things on the other side of the big pond - if you know what I mean. Most members are form the US so the 1st assumption is that a member is form the US when he is asking questions. 28€ is not a killer price for a sewing machine part and I would not damage original parts when I can buy original parts at this comparatively low price. 28€ is a lot for a simple thumb screw but not a too bad price for a sewing machine part. So when you can find the part for 28€ (maybe + shipping) I would buy it!!! And be careful with tapping new threads, sewing machine parts are often hardened and can kill your tap!!! So it could probably cause some more damage and then it will become really expensive.

would like to see the machine it self....

Found a WETTINA cobbler machine on Ebay Germany - never heard of it before. Another COLIBRI type as it seems. http://www.ebay.de/itm/schoene-antike-Schuhmachernaehmaschine-Wettina-Schuhmacher-Naehmaschine-Schuster-/111592111508?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:DE:3160 @shoepatcher what is this "Shoepatcher on Steroids" - can you post some pictures?

My words! I absolutely don´t see why I should do it. I somehow have a "Sales Show" feeleing here. We have a saying here: "Wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing" or freely translated: "Whose bread I eat his song I sing" Some interesting aspects here (I don´t eat their bread but worth reading it) http://www.tradingacademy.com/resources/financial-education-center/financial-professionals-share-their-opinions-on-bitcoin.aspx Good luck with this stuff - I´m out.

You forgot to send me a ticket... To bad I can´t be there...

Again - none of the CO´s Im buying from is accepting bitcoin - no one ever asked me to do so and why the hell is it me who has to tranfer a virtual currency to a CO that iturns it in to real money? Why don´t bitcoin users turn their moeny into hard currency and then pay me? Don´t know what this FIAT is - do they tun bitcoins into real moneny for free? We have SEPA payments in Europe and that is for free I still see no purpose for virtual money. have to run ... later

Singer 29D, 29D51, 29D56, 29D62, 29DSV205, 29K51 Source: http://home.arcor.de/veritasklub/naehmaschinenwerk_produktionsprofil/seite01_singer.htm

Yet I have not seen a single online shop or other business who is accepting Bitcoin as payment. At least all the shops I buy from regularly, occasionally or randomly do not take bitcoins in the checkout - so why the hell should I accept it? I cannot buy nails, screw, wood, leather, sewing machines, hardware, thread, needles, spare parts or pay my gas or power bills, buy a new car or food...My bank does not take them, I cannot pay Ebay fees... Maybe I´m buying at the wrong paces - really - do I? I have to spent my bitcoins somewhere / somewhen, right? Otherwise it makes no sense for me. So where should I spend them? Yeeehaaaa - I´m a bitcoin millionaire but I cannot spent my money... doesn´t matter I´m a millionaire - yeeehaaaa This might be a funny thing for the electronicfancyfacebookIphonehankypankywhatsapptwittersmartphone2ndlife based world but not for the world I live in!!! (carp now the world know that I´m from the 70´s) Just my 2 cents.

I guess you mean the hand wheel / balance wheel. If Seiko has not changed the Singer specs it is 15mm

keep the small pedal pushed and then you can change the stitch length by turning the hand wheel but the is no indicator for the stitch length. If it is not working most likely the mechanism is clogged up with old oil I´d say. Do you have a manual for your machine?

2mm is really a lot! Don´t know where you are located but College Sewing in the UK has a lot of 29K parts for a good price - especially their needle bar is very reasonable. I have bought from them when I restored my 29K71 and all parts are good quality (at least the parts I have bought)

mistyped - I think you know what I mean, don´t you? 37mm - 120mm is approx 1:3 and 37mm - 160mm is about approx 1:4 reduction

the smaller the small pulley and the bigger the large pulley the more reduction you have. You can run your servo at higher speed and you have more torque and lower sewing speed. 37mm -160 is about 1:3 reduction and 37mm to 160mm is about 1:4 reduction

never liked theses colibri patchers very much but when I look at your restored ones - they really look awesome. I never had one of these in from of me - maybe one day... Thanks for the manual!!!

I wish I had one of these when I rode a chopper a couple of years ago. Great idea! Do you have a website?

Holy Cow - that sounds interesting - can you post some pictures please?

The machine is 90Km away from me. I´d pay 50€ or so for it. Sometimes you have luck with these machines (remember my "Pink Wonder" 30-1). But most likely this one is a boat anchor. You are right with the Adler parts the prices are crazy. Need some "cheap" 30-1 parts? Check this out: http://www.wdn.de/artsearchresult.php?STICHWORT=&KATEGORIE=6140&HERSTELLER=&ARTIKELZAHL=50&LAGERWARE=0&ANSICHT=LISTE&SORTORDER=BENENNUNG&sortaufab=desc Totally crazy!!!! So when you need parts for restoring a 30-1 patcher you are seriously screwed! I was always hunting for a short arm Adler 30-15 but never found one so I bought the 29K71. Later on I restored the pink 30-1 and I honestly think that the the Adler Class 30 is not better than the later the Singer 29K models. Technically I think the later models of the 29K (71, 73, 73 and some in the 60´s subclass) are even better than any 30-1. I personally think ADLER is a bit of a myth because of "Made in Germany" "German engineering" bla blah and so forth... They are for sure nice machines but since I have worked with both I cannot say that the Adler's are really better. They are for sure better that the old 29K1, 29K4 and so forth but not better that the later 29K models. And when it comes to the availability of parts - guess whos ahead? Just my opinion!

You have these people all over the world - just found this one on Ebay Germany: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Schuster-Nahmaschine-/141561557542?pt=Alte_Berufe&hash=item20f5b9f226 Full of bird shit and wrong treadle and overall in a very poor condition and so forth. He removed the Buy It Now which was over 500€ (or even 600€ or so) - unbelievable!!!

It depends - I`m buying on ebay from this seller: http://stores.ebay.de/ATG-Gommern/_i.html?_nkw=keilriemen&_dmd=1&_sop=2&rt=nc They sell STRONGBELT brand and I never ahd issues. I think the prices are good.