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I´d try a needle 1 or 2 sizes larger than the one you are using atm. Larger needles punch slightly larger holes so that may solve your problem.

Found this on Ebay Germany: http://www.ebay.de/itm/150-Stueck-alte-Naehmaschinenkoe-wbr-pfe-Singer-Phoenix-Duerkopp-Pfaff-Veritas-5595-/171259162579?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

Duuuude $2350? I would never pay that much for this machines. I thing $800 - $1000 should be okay. Well, the Adler 5 machine is a great machine but very old. The old Adlers are build like tanks. The successor is the Adler 105 and their successor is the Adler 205. I had a few Adler 4 flat bed and they will last forever. I never ever had any issue except the posts of the thread tensioner broke but thats an easy fix. Shuttle hooks and bobbins are easy to get but everything else is hard to find. But you will probably never need any spare parts! Since it has a a kind of top feed (or moving foot) the presser foot a bit special and almost not available except you find some machine enthusiasts who may have some spares. Needle system is 328 - easy to find! This is not a real walking foot machine, the presser foot moves back with the material and flips forward again as it is spring loaded! I personally do not like this system! Just my 2 cents

Have it for sale on Ebay - better price is possible outside Ebay. http://www.ebay.de/itm/331144053846 Machine runs on 220V with a 400Watts SIEMENS clutch motor with 50mm pulley. EU wide shipping is possible but I have to figure out how much it will be. I may also have some accessories which I will only sell to the buyer of the machine (if he wants them).

sweet - how much do they cost nowadays? Do you have them in stock?

Lift The Dot fastener - pretty common to find in boat outfitter stores or even Evilbay

I´d assume "toggle" but don´t know for sure

not too important. I´ll find and vintage one sooner or later. I know Godstartool.com has cast iron pedals for just $10 but this is not the pedal I want.

Google is your friend (sometimes) - just found one on ETSY and it is even made by SIMANCO https://www.etsy.com/transaction/184641418 Would be cool if I can find another identical one.

I´m looking for 2 cast iron foot pedals for foot lifting. No matter if vintage or new. They need to need hinged like this one and not at the heel end I know SIMANCO once made them

I don´t think there are many parts interchangeable since the machines are totally different. Maybe some tension discs or screws - if at all. But anyway, I´d be very interested in seeing some picture. I´m probably interested in the parts but depends on what it is.

This screw actually is for adjusting the foot presure. The tip of the screw goes on a flat metal spring and this spring puts the preasure on the presser foot.

where are you located? Maybe one of the well known dealers is close to you.

look for a used one... Dealers often offer used machines as well or just check Craigslist but when you are new to this buying from a dealer is probably the better option for you.

Check the Video in this thread, I will give you an idea: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=49979&hl=video

Maybe the Video in this thread will help you: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=49979&hl=video

These take to much space on the table. I will use wing bolts or so. Speed is not important. I´m doing this as a hobby so I have all the time

My work stand "spare parts"

Let me try to explain... Since I have limited space for "lots of" different sewing machines my idea is to make my current table a "universal table". I´m already using it with 2 flat bed machines (Singer 111G156 + 306 G2) both machines fit in the same cutout and have same hand wheel position for the V-Belt so they can use the same bobbin winder as well. Since it is a quite long table (about 60" x 24") I´m planing to put 2 different cylinder machines (Pfaff 335 + Adler 105 or Singer 153 + Singer 45K or something similar) to the left edge of the table. Each machines will be bolted on a about 12" x12" wooden plate and these plates will be bolted to the table the way they can use the same motor with just different V-belts. With other words, I will have 2 motors and use 4 machines on just one table - Thats the idea I have collected a nice lot of parts from vintage Adler work stands (or tables) so I will put an additional leg to the left side of my current table and on this leg I will bolt the "monster flange" for the speed reducer with 3 or 4 pulleys (step pulley - or how do you call it) and this step pulley can be set on different positions on the shaft. The step pulley will have ball bearings and will have adjustment rings on the right and left side so I can move it on the shaft. The flange fits exactly to the 4 square holes in the middle of the legs. I hope I explained it well - D' ya understand what I mean? At the moment it is just and Idea... So here is the current situation:

I recently "liberated" some parts of an old ADLER work stand. I looked through my records and figured it is from the 1940´s (manual printed in 1947) One of the legs had a HUGE cast iron flange bolted on.The stand was meant for a treadle driven Adler 4 or 5. The flange weights about 8 pounds and has a 3/4" shaft. This thing is really MASSIVE! I have the same stand (but restored) on my current machine table so the flange will serve me as amount for a speed reducer sooner or later. I just wanted to share this

this is the newer and larger size hook. I don´t have parts for it but since you are in touch with Bob Kovar I´m sure he will help you. The spring is just for pushing out the bobbin, it makes it easier to pull it out. The older hooks don´t have this spring.

The black one is dyed, in 1956 the Army switched from brown to black leather so they have dyed a lot of brown equipment black. J.Q.M.D mean Jeffersonville Quartermaster Depot - but I guess you know that

If the shoulder bolt is a regular M4x5 screw you should find them in hardwares stores - if they have metric screws. This is no special screw if it is a metric thread. Bobbins and the bobbin spring should be easy to find IF you have the early type hook and not the later larger one. As far as I know the 205 used 2 different types of hooks. The earlier (smaller) hook is the same one they used in the Singer 45K.

Is the brown pouch dated? I also collect US Military MP equipment, I have a nice range of compete leather MP sets (not for sale) and a bunch of single items like mag pouches, hand cuff pouches and so on.

Looks like an Military Police First Aid Pouch - is it brown or black?