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I solved a small (no - rather big) problem meanwhile. Since this is a left stand machine and the tension unit is on the opposite side compared to the standard 45K´s (see picture) I needed a left wound check spring. The former owner had the same problem and bubba`ed a too weak spring from plain wire (obviously failed). Wrapped my thoughts around the spring and an Adler 220 spring set came to my mind which is correctly wound but 2mm too wide. Then a patcher threading wire came to my mind and a YT video about making springs that I watched the other day so I gave it a try. 1st try making a check spring failed - 2nd spring turned out good and is functional The 2nd spring parts (not really a spring considering its function) I found in a spare parts box which really surprised me to find. So I replaced some missing and wrong parts on the two tension units and they are now good to go The lower TU was my biggest concern actually - no functional TU -> no sewing!

I´d try this - loosen this screw (maybe its loose already), rotate the hand wheel toward you until the inner foot and the tip of the needle arrive at throat plate level at the same time. Then tighten the screw again and check if it works.

Thanks a lot Michiel, hope you had a great Koningsdag yesterday Spring is a little larger than needed but it is an option but requires modification.

Seems to be a 30-1. Little secret - the long needle machines 30-5 and 30-7 have the arm hinge point further to the right. 30-1: 30-7:

I forgot to post pics of the the dirty stuff. The cleaned parts turned out super nice - seems to be a quite low millage machine. Even some of the old parts bluing is still quite good! Will post some pictures of the cleaned parts later or tomorrow.

Depends on your market but 750€ is a fair price already IMO. if he sells it for 400€ he is a fool but worth trying - you never know Here is one in Germany for 650€ and with servo already - that's quite a bargain for a machine in this condition and with servo motor I´d say. https://www.quoka.de/gewerbe-business/produktionsmaschinen/c8090a319777574/pfaff-1245-dreifachtransport-230v.html

That definitely looks super cool!

definitely and it is no Singer!

There for sure is always a pleasure in using quality tools but for me (I do just basic leather work) the 5 in 1 thingy you get everywhere fro 5-15 bucks works fairly good. Got mine from Ebay for maybe 5 or 6 bucks a while ago You can´t go wrong with it at this price - even if it turns out "not so good". I just sharpened / polished the edgers and grover with jewelers rouge and I´m pleased so far. https://www.ebay.com/itm/354015291037

access denied 403 could mean Geo Blocking - where do you come from? Machine is still available. 200Km away from me But not what I need.

feed stone too low or presser foot to high I´d say. Do you have a manual for your skiver

Can´t really help but in case you find a neoprene / rubber timing belt with he right width tooth measures and tooth distance from another Singer machine you can try splicing the belt / making one out of two. LW member @Thomo did this with a 307G2 timing belt which is obsolete too. Just an idea - check this:

Its a rare machine (needle feed + drop feed but no alternating feet as on the Pfaff 345)! The feet of the Pfaff 141 should work but they are rare too, also Pfaff 141 / 145 bobbins should work. But better check the measures. https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/10079-steel-bobbin-pfaff-145-146-seki.html I would check with College Sewing, they seem to have OEM Pfaff parts as well as generic parts,. maybe they can get you some 141 / 341 feet.

Parts and paint stripped - almost. Electrolysis did a good job again! Next is cleaning the parts. Most are just dirty and oily, just some rusted but so far not badly I´d say. Fortunately nothing broke! Just some smaller missing parts but I think most can be replaced with regular 45K bits.

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