Constabulary
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I always do. As gottaknow said because of the oil and I sometimes do test sewing on this piece
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Control depends on the motor. I have not used the EFKA Variostop ever, I think it is an advanced model of an clutch motor. There are clutch motors which are good controllable and some are hard to control. Just take a workpiece with you and try the machine + motor. If you can´t control the motor a new servomotor would be an option. But I really have no experience with the installed motor. Maybe some other member here can tell you more.
Well, accessories could be an issue. You don´t find many for the big Adler 104 or 204 but maybe some accessories of the clone machines that will work with the 204. Shuttle hooks + bobbins are easy to get. But shuttles are expensive so be careful with it. But maybe some accessories will come with the machine. Have you asked the seller?
I still have some different feet and accessories of my 104 and the forerunner Adler 4 / 5. But´m I´m not sure if they all work with the 204.
I think the 204 uses different shuttles than the 104 but don´t know for sure.
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Needles feed - Seems my eyes are still good. :D
I honestly would buy the 205-64 as the price is very good and needle feed is very good too, triple feed / compound feed may be better but I don´t think that the effect is noticeable when you look at your finished work pieces but it depends on what you want to sew with it.Triple feed just gives more constant pressure on your material when the material is moving forward. And the Adler has a motor with needle positioning system (assuming an EFKA Variostop)
Just to give you an idea what triple feed is:
Needle feet is about the same but the middle bar with he small foot is missing.
not sure if you see it but the needle bar moves forward with the material.
Big advantage of the Adler is that it has MUCH bigger bobbin compared with all other machines you posted. The bobbin is about 3 times bigger than the one from a Singer 111 The machine stand is quite nuts so I think you have to build or buy a new one but thats not a big issue considering what a great machine you buy for this money.
I had an Adler 104 (forerunner of the 204) and it was an awesome machine but I figured it is too big for me as I mostly sew 4-6mm Canvas and my Singer 111 does the job very well. But If I had the chance to buy one for a good price I would buy one again but I currently do not have the space for more machines.
Still - I would buy the 204 even when it cost 6000 Kronas
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looking closer at the picture I´d say i´d may have walking (or alternating) foot but not compound / triple feed. So not sure about the subclass. Anyway, it seems to be a really good price.
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The 2nd + 3rd machine do not have a walking foot. The last one is an Adler 204 assuming subclass 64 it has no walking foot but has a needle feed as far as I can tell from the pictures.
They ask 5000 Kronas for it? Thats just about 600€ if I´m right.
GO BUY IT - don´t wait until its gone! Thats is unbelievable cheap!
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Install a smaller pulley on your motor. Or has it a 2" pulley already?
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Once again - I need some help to ID this sewing machine.
Seems to be a special purpose machine but I neither have a clue who the maker is nor what their purpose is (or was).
Sorry, no better pictures .
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Got it - seems to be Singer 770 or 771. Took a lot of time to figure out...
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Can someone ID this Singer machine?
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not sure how important the ring is. I think the part is held in place good enough by the just the upright pin and the large screw. So why not cut the ring and grind down the tongue.
Not sure if it works, its just another idea.
Maybe you can try this with the broken part - somehow. -
Again - I have NOT questioned the quality and I don´t want to buy a new machine (but probably a new motor sooner or later). I generally have no problems with buying items from China. But the motor thing just confuses me a little bit, but It was just a question which is now answered - nothing more nothing less.
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didn´t know - so I have no further idea! I don´t know how mine looks (I will leave it in there until it´s broke) but can´t you carefully grind it down?
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First of all I don´t want to offend any of the distributors or dealers of the known brands but I wonder if any of the "big name brands" are still made in the US or are they all typical Chinese made nutshells?
I always see servo motors + sewing machines + speed reducers that all look the same, some are consew, some are enduro some are not branded. They finally look all the same. Housing may have a different colors but finally they look all the same.
A few weeks ago I even did not know that Adler produces sewing machines in the Czech republic and the more I read about sewing machines the more I wonder where they come from. Consew - still made in Japan or in China?
So I wonder whats the deal with all that stuff. Is there nowadays still a company that produces their own sewing machines in the US? I mean Singer is dead as it seems or do they still produce industrial machines in the US? I don´t think so.
Whats the deal with Cobra, Cowboy, Techsew - still US made or made in China with just a different name on?
I do not question the quality at all, but I just begin to wonder.
Maybe someone can broaden my mind.
Again - I don´t what to offend anybody!!!
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Not sure but maybe they have sent you a wrong part. It is probably for a clone, maybe for a consew.
I just checked Ebay and found one that looks as if it could fit, it seems not to have the "wide tongue"
I have bought all parts for my 111D156 from sharpsewing on Ebay and had no problems. But I have not tried the release slide but maybe you can contact them and send them a picture through the ebay system. The guy who always answered friendly was Sam.
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ha - good idea
I just found this needle chart, so it seems to be a 28.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer-needle-sizes-1950.html
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I´d say they are all about the same class and have the same performance. Maybe one or two may have a higher foot lift but 2x 5oz are no problem for either machine. But the foot lift is probably something you should consider for future projects. So if I were in your position I'd consider the price and the availability for parts and accessories. So my choice would be the Consew 226.
But you should also check the motors. Do the machines have a clutch or servo motor? The speed of the clutch motors is not easy co control (most of the times) - they alway run at top speed and the speed of your machine can be controlled only by how much pressure you give on the clutch via your pedal. And that could be tricky, sometimes there is just a 1/10 of an inch between no speed and full speed. but they have a good torque. At servo motor you can regulate the top speed by just tuning a knob. Servo motors are more energy efficient as well. But they loose torque when you slow them down.
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I just went through some older needles of my Adler 4 and found a monster. Its a 328 system needle made by Leo Lammertz. The lower part is even thicker than the part that goes into the needle bar. The thickest part is 3mm !!!
It´s marked with a size11 but size 11 is neither a metric nor a US size, right?
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What kind of machine are you looking for? I have an Adler 4-2 if you are interested (machine only).
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I have a manual for the 31K which is the same machine as far as I know.
I also have a parts list with a lot of sewing accessories or attachments but the file is 4MB so I cannot upload it here.
Send me a PM with your email address if you want it.
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This seems to be the regular walking foot set that comes with the machine. Looks not wrong to me. Not sure what you expected but you know that the machine has a walking foot, right?
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If a 250W motor works depends on what you want to sew with your machine.
Not sure in which part of the World you are living but if you live in the US I´d consider if Minerva has an "outpost" in the US at all since it is a Czech Company. As far as I know nowadays it belongs to Durkopp Adler so you "may" get parts from them. Anyway - I would first check if you can get any parts or accessories for the machine in your country or the WWW. If not, guess what I would do. It´s hard enough to find parts for older "western hemisphere" machines but I cannot imagine how the station is for older "eastern hemisphere" machines.
In the 1990´s and before Minervas were mostly delivered to the former USSR and the former "communist block" or their satellite states. I personally would not buy any of them. But that is a personal attitude and has nothing to do with the quality of their machines.
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I just shot a Durkopp 252 on Ebay for a bargain. Just the slide plate and presser foot are missing.
I know its an old machine and parts for this machine are not wide spread. But I figured the 252 is "optical" quite similar to the Singer 107W or 143W. So I wonder if the slide plate of the Singers could fit for the Durkopp as well.
Maybe someone can give me a measurement of the Singer 107 / 143 slide plate (in millimeters if possible).
I don´t have the machine here yet but good to know in advance.
I assume the Singer presser feet will fit but don´t know for sure so if someone knows both the Singer + Durkopp a small hint would be nice.
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Does anybody know where I can find the wax pot for a Singer 97-10? Also whats the best thing to do when it comes to needles is it to modify the 794 LR needle. Can someone give me all the options someone would have for needles when the 1000 needles are absolete. Thanks!
Ralph
Ralph, I have two wax / lube pots for an Adler 4 / 5 they may fit for the Singer as well. Any interest? I can send some pictures if you want.
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not sure how the motor mount looks like but on my motor I have two spacers I can place at different positions. With these spacers I can move the belt a little left or right. Maybe this could solve your problem.