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I ordered them too. But I already have these https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005009586815180.html but paid more back then. So better to have than to need 😉 2 more pic for the records

Just found on AE, not that everybody needs them but quite interesting I think. Look like the 441 feet - kind of. 😉 https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005008690407406.html? I´ll order them, I think.

Bernina 217 is the smoothest ZZ machine I ever used. I owned one with a pattern cam. Super nice, super smooth. Looks like yours is an 8mm Zig zag - most ZZ machines (in general) have 4-5mm some have 6mm but 8mm is quite hard to find. Price depends on your local market. I think 500 for just the head is not really cheap but on the other hand 8mm ZZ is something you don´t find every day. Keep in mind that you sell it as a private person and not as a dealer who gives some kind of warranty. I think it would sell better when completely set up with table and servo motor. But if you need a ZZ machine then with the 217 and 8mm ZZ you pretty much have bought the "icing on the cake" machine alreday. If you have work for it - keep it!

A lot of folks for sure have seen the "birth of a sewing machine" film from the Singer plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIMxwy8CLkw Here is another one from the Rast & Gasser sewing machine plant in Austria. https://www.filmarchiv.at/de/filmarchiv-on/video/f_030ALPaJwVeL9AgoOj7NwW Turn off the sound, its annoying. 🤪

needle plate and feed dog are missing, not sure if the shuttle race and cover are complete but I´m almost certain that Singer 17 hooks would work IF the shuttle race is complete. So since you are from Hungary (former east block / soviet influenced) I would bet that it is a East German / GDR made Tetxima 17 or Köhler 17 (or maybe even a PODOLSK of some kind). But I only can guess. Best bet or parts - try Singer 17 parts or Seiko TE-6 parts.

I don´t think it is a Singer only because it has Singer tag. If it is a Singer look for the serial number an post it here so we can try to figure more. Pfaff, Adler and Seiko made similar machines of this class. If it was a Singer it would be a Singer 17 but again I personally doubt it is Singer made machine. The stitch length lever look kinda Pfaff-ish - like from Pfaff 25 machines but not exactly the same.... I would almost say it is a Japanese made machine of some kind / brand.

Hard to tell what shuttle / hook size you need. Can you get us some measures? What is the height of this "fence" and that is the diameter of the bottom of the shuttle carrier?

Definitely a clutch system. The machine it self is a jump foot machine. The jump foot system is similar to what you find on Adler 4 or Adler 5 machines (and later models).

true - as on most machines. Problem is IIRC that the shaft bearing (272142 I think) is inside the hand wheel or the casting and my buddy said the bearing is THAT tight on the shaft or inside the hand wheel / casting (glued or shrunk fit) that you cannot pull it of w/o damaging other parts. Maybe CowboyBob knows better 😉

I don´t think it is possible except you drill a hole in the shaft and cut a thread. but IIRC it is almost impossible to remove the hand wheel from a 211. I have a 212 and was not able to remove it. A friend tried to pull off the hand wheel on his 211 with a gear puller and bent some parts around the thread lever. However, maybe you can make a sleeve or spacer ring that goes over the "hub" on the hand wheel.

Here it is. The Seiko SLH is a clone (more or less) of the Singer 7 and the manual includes the needle hook timing so its good to have. Singer 7 CLASS Manual.pdf Singer 7 Seiko SLH-2B Instructions Manual.pdf

aaaah I´m toooo much "singerized" I guess... 🤪 its a bit different on the 243 as it seem but you can move the feed dog holder sideways.... but its a bit more difficult as it seems. Looks like you have to loosen the 2 screws #25 but an actual picture of the underside of your machine may give us a better idea....

You can move the feed dog holder a bit sideways.The feed dog holder is attached to the feeding rod with 2 pointed screws (one on either side). When I look at this picture I think the feed dog seems to be misaligned. What I would do first is loosen the 2 feed dog screws and try to align the feed dog. Then I would try to move the feed dog holder to the left. It should be the same as on Singer or 45K or Adler 104 flat bed machines. I´ll take pictures tomorrow...

I´m aware of that, I have several, incl a 212 Singer (2 needle version of 211) which is basically the mother of your 255. Mine also has a reservoir under the top lid. But sometimes clone machines come with upgrades. So if you need just a drip pan with no oil reservoir you have to look for one with enough depth. I´d still contact a Consew dealer and order one. Maybe these folks in Seattle: https://www.chholderby.com/

is there an oil pump on the underside or are there hanging wicks into the pan that suck up oil (I don´t think so)? So if not it is a manual oiling machine (basically). I think the hooks run in an oil bath but is is a closed system. I think you can use random oil drip pans. But maybe you can post pictures from the underside of the machine.

I have shipped a patcher from Germany to the US in a custom build crate but that was just the head w/o stand and it is A LOT OF work cause you have to do a lot of internal bracing so that the machine cannot move round in the crate. BTW shipping the DIY wooden stand makes no sense. Not worth it IMO. Other that that look for a double or triple wall cardboard box large enough for the machine + 2" - 3" space to all sides of the machine and fill the space with cut so size Styrofoam boards and bits. Do not use bubble foil or Styrofoam chips. The machine needs to sit very tight in the box. To save on the box size (shipping size) I´d remove the arm lever (just two pins that go out from rear to front) the hand wheel, front wheel hub and wax pot. Maybe the from tension and lock screw too (better safe than sorry). I have shipped machines with UPS to the other side of the pond and they all arrived intact but I have some experience in shipping & packing up heavy things.

I think it uses just a "plain" drip pan and a a drip can with oil reservoir, right? I guess the one for the Singer 211 should work but I´d check with a consew dealer they may have one or can order the correct one. See pictures here: https://consew.com/products/consew-model-255rb-3 Or check the parts list and google the parts number and machine model

does not sound like a 7-34 - just from what I have in mind it sounds a bit like Singer 7-10 (or similar) thread regulator spring - but I´m just guessing... We need pictures I´d say. 😉 Barrel hooks always appear a bit sloppy cause the thread needs to slide around it.

if it was me I´d go with the 67-GA-373. Have an eye on the timing belt. The old brown ones tend to crack and fall apart with the time. If yours is bad check this tread:

if it is a CLEAS (please post pictures) then there were at least 3 different sizes off bobbins / hooks. This is a pic from a later model but IIRC the hooks remained the same event until today but I have to admit I have not much experiences with the colibris. CLAES RPX, Modell 200 and newer models I know more of.

I´m collecting Vietnam War items for many decades. If it was me I would not wear them. first of all when it is a common wearable size (f.i. 9R, 10R and so forth) I think the collectors value is higher than the value of wearing them. If you don´t care (your choice) keep in mind that the rubber sole is 55 years old ant it may crack sooner or later when wearing. If it was me I´d sell them to a collector (maybe on Ebay) and buy a new pair of jungle boots.

I guess you mean the stitch length dial knob. I think I have a metal one here, I´ll check that later.... Or do you mean the Zig Zag knob?

how about a screw extractor. not sure if it works but IMO it one of the last options you probably have. There are other model video show just a random one.

if it is not necessary to remove the shaft better leave it where it is. such actions sometime cause more damage on parts that most likely are no longer available. My 2 cents.

post some pictures. I once bought front shaft for my 29K71 restoration from College sewing in the UK and I remember the gear was very tight on the shaft but it worked. But I had the OEM gear.