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Awesome! When you are dome with the mechanical issues I would give the machine a new paint job. Probably light gray or silver...

I know a guy who custom makes motor pulleys. I think he can make hand wheels too. I was also thinking about a larger one for my Singer 111. I will contact him and ask if he is able to do that. It may take a while to get a response. But we live on the other side of the pond...

the small on you bolt on the flat bed?

http://eugene.craigslist.org/for/4300209495.html Seems the Pfaff has triple feed and it is cheaper so I would choose the Pfaff

But it all depends on if the tension release mechanism is the same.

I would not solder it. A lot of machines are using the same tension assembly. I know for sure that singer 111 and older Duerkopp´s (today they are Duerkopp-Adler) used the same back then. I changed this part between my Singer 111 Duerkopp 245 and Duerkopp 252 w/o any trouble. And I´m pretty sure the new machines made by Techsew, Consew, Seiko and others are still using the same assembly. And they are fairly cheap! I know the one on your Adler 67 looks different. It uses the "square type" and on my machines I have a "curved type" (these are my terms, not official terms) assembly but as long as it is technically the same... I would give it a try. On Ebay you find the complete "curved" tension assemblies for about $11- $20 Scroll down here (or maybe you just find a new stud there): http://www.ebay.com/...ension assembly The "curved" ones look like this - see picture. This is just an idea and probably not he perfect solution.

Sounds good so far but depends on how old it is and what kind of motor it comes with. Some older 227 do not have reverse feed, just for the case it is important for you.

The Adler 48 is very similar to the Singer 17 and uses the same shuttle hook as far as I know. The Adler 48 is not a heavy duty machine and has no walking foot. If you are looking for something similar to your Seiko but with cylinder bed you should look for Consew 227, Singer 153 (not all have walking foot), techsew 2700, Pfaff 345 or 335, Cowboy CB227... The black Adler 48 is probably from the 1940´s - 1950´s

Wow - thats awesome! I´d be grateful for any information. I´d really appreciate if you could send me a PDF file. The motor it self seems to be NDK 800 M/12 The control box is numbered with 18 025 603 Are these the numbers you need? Would be a shame trashing the motor just because of not having a manual. I think there are a few more people out there who need information about these motors.

That would be awesome! Thanks a lot in advance Eric.

A pal bought an older Juki with an Quick Rotan motor (what a beast) on it. The clutch seems to be electronically controlled. Motor is running but when you push the pedal the clutch does not work, meaning the pulley is not rotating. Any ideas why? Maybe just a simple thing but manuals are not available as it seems. So no idea what to do. The control box tag is numbered with 18 025 03 just fr the case this is important.

Selling some older very hard to find & ORIGINAL attachments + accessories for Adler 4, 5, 104, 105, Singer 45K and their clones on Ebay http://www.ebay.de/s...=p2047675.l2562 I have some more presser foot and so on, will either list them in the days to come or just send me a PN. Some may fit for Adler 204 / 205 walking foot but not all!

probably wrong needle size? Maybe chose one size bigger.

There is a kind of binder attachment for leather tape for the Adler 4 / 5 and 104 / 105. Not sure if they still make them and I´m not sure if they work for 441 type machines. Just wanted to shot this idea.

It´s an Adler 20. It seems to have a very limited stitch length regulator. Pretty bad shape. Interesting is the tag that says US Property so it was probably used by the US military. I personally would probably buy just because of the tag but I live on the other side of the pond. :-(

Even better

Singer Screw 201409: 2nd hit on Google http://sewcat.com/singer-201409-screw.html Maybe you find some more little useful screws (throat plate screws sometimes get lost too) to fill an order

Thanks for that Tejas but I was looking for the 555´s manual but maybe the 5550 is very similar. however I will forward the manual to my friend. Anyway, if someone has a 555 manual or knows a source please drop me a note.

Hey folks - a friend bought a Juki 555-4 (not for leather) and he has no manual (he has the parts list). So maybe someone can help him out with a PDF copy. Please send me a PN if you can help.

Buy some flowers first...

Cool, always nice to see other ideas but does your wife know the laundry machine is missing parts now ;-)

I dont have a consew but a Singer 111w156 and it came with a Pfaff knee lifter (I know it because I had the same on my Pfaff 138 once) but on the back of the machine it has the original Singer 2-lever-system and the two system do not work together because the original Singer lever setup needs a push mechanism knee lifter and the Pfaff knee lifter needs a pull lever. So this lever from the consew is what I would need. I would assume it will fit to my Singer, right?

if you don't need the long lever, I could probably use it as on my table I have a different knee lifter which does not work with the levers attached to the back of my machine. Can you post a picture showing the whole lever please?

covering from 380 to 220 is a quite simple task BUT you have to understand what you are doing! What you need is a good diagram of an STEINMETZ CIRCUIT, the correct capacitor and the knowledge how to do it. But if you know nothing about electricity DON`T DO THIS ON YOUR OWN - ask a qualified electrician. http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showpost.php?p=273421&postcount=11 Again - If you understand it, it will cost you just a few bucks for the capacitor - if you don´t understand it don´t even try it. Ask an electrician or buy a servo motor.

If you have a large pulley on your motor you can replace it with a new smaller pulley (50mm recommended) and / or add a speed reducer but it is hard to find in Europe. Another option is a servo motor where you can dial the max. speed.