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Neither nor - I have a Singer 145K (left stand cylinder arm Singer 45K variant) I´m working on and the tension unit is missing the 2 springs or better some one put an odd DIY spring in it. The regular 45K springs do not work cause they are wound differently. The springs that came to my mind were the Adler 220 springs cause when I look at the tension unit and consider how the spring works they appears to be correctly wound for my 145K. Meanwhile I learned the Singer 144 spring is one piece and the Adler 220 is two piece - like the 45K springs. So my assumption it the Adler 220 springs could work - hopefully - and they are easier available for me. So question is do they fit size wise.

I would need inside and outside measures of the 2 part check springs for the Adler 220 and (afaik) the 144w Singer has the same springs. I guess (only a guess) they could fit for a restoration project I´m working on. Hope someone can help me with this.

Looking forward to see pictures of your machine and to see screws you have turned. Always good when people share their experiences!

Basically the same machine (both based on Singer 111) but w/o having seen them / tested them / knowing details like motor and accessories I´d choose the one with reverse or if both have reverse I personally would choose the JUKI.

Saving some old cast iron again... Just recently I found a Singer cylinder arm machine that appeared to be a left stand 45K. The picture from the classified ad is the one below and no further information were given. So my rusted cast iron heart decided to pic it up. It was located near Cuxhaven up at the north sea. Gas prices hurt but it also hurts to see this thing in it´s current condition and probably end up at a scrap yard or as a "boat anchor" or garden decoration. So I figured it is a Singer 145K1 (name plate is present). Regarding its serial number the machine was built in 1939 and only 50 (fifty) of them were made at that time. While crawling through the ISMACS serial number lists I figured only 220 of them were made between 1919 and 1949 (regarding their lists). So this really is a rare bird! I will inspect the machine and I hope not too many parts are bad or missing - we will see.... The stand is a DIY stand obviously, not sure what to do with it. This thingy will keep me busy and my fingers dirty for a while, I think. Note for Jimi: it will be black again - not silver.

I once restored a Textima skiver for a LW member here and the "dog bone" was missing too . I cut a "801 bone" in the middle and put a piece of tube between the 2 parts - worked w/o problems. This was the one:

then add sewing machine to your needle bar search and you for sure will have more proper results

to start with when the hook is not picking up the top thread f.i. when needle bar is too high when the needle hit a hart spot (needle plate...) and the NB has been pushed up and so forth...

Even when you have a driver license it does not mean you are a good car driver. Same with sewing machines - you may have read the manual (really do that! Even print it and have it next to your machine) and watched a lot of videos and still things go wrong.... There is always learning curve.... One day when you have fixed enough sewing machine issues you will solve these tiny issues in a heart beat without thinking much. But even then, there will be always something new left and right of what the manual says.... Thats where experience jumps into the sewing machine game.

I hope I get this thing done - one day - maybe... Back then (actually 2017 as I figured) I ordered a few parts in Poland for the nowadays 801 skiver (they all seem to be the same) and the parts worked for my skiver. You may have a source in Australia too - maybe MARFAR or you check ALI Express or Ebay for 801 skiver parts You can download a manual and parts list for the modern 801 skiver here - you for sure find a lot similarities. https://www.shoesystemsplus.com/Supreme-TK-801-Leather-Skiver_c_93.html

@David Bruce

finally.... here is mine. I restored it a few years ago (2 or 3 or so) but never really finished it , still missing some pulleys. Has collected quite some dust meanwhile. Looks very similar - Mine is a Model W (what ever that means)

And college sewing do not have it? I can look in my bins maybe I have one. But I´m in Germany. EDIT: Answered it myself - out of stock https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/068150910-hook-gib-adler-genuine.html EDIT II: I don´t have it - sorry

I honestly never expected that this thing will ever sew again! Congratulations! Assuming needle too far away from hook of needle bar set too high.

hm - sorry - I probably mixed up something. But further down in the parts list you find the needle guard 91-018-481-05 also listed for the 545. So it may depend on what hook gib you have - Hook gib seems to be the different and maybe therefore the needle guard is different too.

Doberdan (or was it dobro dan) Just curious - directly from Serbia or Srpska?

then you either try to find a lighter spring or cut down the existing spring

should be mentioned in the manual how to reduce foot pressure. That's a quite basic thing every sewing machine operator should know. You need just enough foot pressure that the rising needle is not lifting up the material you want to sew. Thicker / more dense material with thicker needle and thicker thread require more foot pressure because of more friction between needle and material. But the thinner the material and the thinner the needle the less foot pressure you need. EDIT:

have you tried to reduced the foot pressure?

18344 appears to be the hook needle guard for the 145 This is the needle guard for the 545 / large hook machine series: old # 18481 or new # 91-018-481-05 (large hook machines) https://armastore.eu/91-018-481-05-pfaff-1290-needle-guard-b Pretty sure you can get the part (at least) from authorized Pfaff dealers.

How about British Racing Green? It´s close to RAL 6005 afaik. Very classic color and never out of date Always wanted to paint a machine with 6005 but I always end up with silver or crackle coating (very predictable )

could be an old German FORTUNA Model. I have one on a shelf which I have started to restore some years ago but never finished it. Let me check I think it looks similar.

do you spin the hand wheel towards you or away from you?

usually the wick end is hanging into a small "pit" in the casting where access oil is collected which is behind the 3 bars. Not sure if it is the same on the 206 but maybe worth checking.

Just found this coincidentally - maybe interesting for restoration folks who want to reproduce Singer drawers as for the ancient 29K, 45K and the like... https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/rosette.htm not sure which is the right one but still...