suzelle
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Stewart,
Looks like a fun project. Looking forward to seeing the steps!!!
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Lizzie,
Hmmm, I have the Consew 255 machine, no belt guard on mine. So I am not quite sure what to say about removing it.
So I am just saying Welcome!
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So I think you are pretty good at this paint stuff! Do you have a background/work in the painting business? You do make it all seem simple. The mark of a pro!
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Maria, you are amazing! You are very fast too! I cannot believe all the things you have gone through with this machine in such a short time and she stitches.
Yay!!!!! So, now I have to ask... Any plan on what paint and/or decals might look like?
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It's gorgeous!
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1 hour ago, Constabulary said: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.
Shoepastcher & Constabulary, No worries! My Old Sewing Machine Repairman (82 years old - Love him!) gave me the part number to begin with, which was found on the part he's replacing. Problem is, it was just partial number, not the entire number. Seems just about every place I contact for replacement part is confused about what the full part number is, or the extra digits that go to whichever model. So, I did order the replacement part, 91-018-481-05 to be shipped directly to him. If it's not right, I'll get a cranky phonecall and it will be him! LOL. Hope it is right, but it's okay if it's not, I'll just try again. It may be "3 is the charm"... that's what happned with a couple other sewing machine parts lately. Must exercise patience!
As always, I appreciate your help!!!
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New Machine - Juki 1541S - All put together and stitching perfectly! Her name is HOPE. Well, that's self explanitory! LOL
Hope she runs - every time!
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3 minutes ago, shoepatcher said:545 part would not be the same because the hook on the 145 is smaller than the hook on a 545.
glenn
Okay, thanks Glenn for verifying! Correct part got ordered yesterday and sent directly to my Repairman.
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19 hours ago, Constabulary said: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.
Constabulary, Thank you Friend for coming to the rescue! Okay, off to order that part (again). My trip on the Ferry to see my Repairman will have to be put off til next week. I'm going to ship him the correct part so he can get Pfaffalina all fixed up. Turns out, the Parts Company I bought from thought the Pfaff 545 and the Pfaff 145 took same part, bu Repairman tells me that is not right. Anyhow, now I know the full part number, thanks to you! Much appreciated!
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Good luck Atomic. Looks like you have gotten some great advice here. I don't have a machine like yours, but would like to have something like it someday.
I wanted to say what Wiz said, why not just ask for another spring. I realize sometimes have to break things in and all that, but this spring thing is pretty fundamental. I have taken flattened springs out of old machines and stretched them out so they work again, and even trimmed one up before. But those were old machines. I did a little search and found a youtube video that went over the Foot Tension on the Cowboy CB4500 machine and different things you could try. Good luck to you! Please let us know how you do!
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11 hours ago, Spyros said:Wow that looks like a lot and not easy work
Thank you Spyros! Well, the biggest challenge were the rounded corners that frame the 1" straight rows on the main seat face pieces. The reason for the challenge is that my poor Consew 255RB does not have a high enough lift to conquer the many thicknesses, then the layers get even thicker as you are rounding those curves, which made it impossible to do in a very smooth manner. Too much tugging and stuffing under the foot while trying to tame all the layers. So I moved to another machine in the shop that has a higher lift for those areas. That machine is a Juki 1541S, plenty of lift on that machine. Thus the reason for purchasing one myself! I'm setting it all up now, today I make my first stitches on my own Juki 1541s. So excited! Now I'm ready for another curve ball or two! LOL.
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1 hour ago, Tequila said:UPDATE
Well I’ve got good news (at least to me
) yesterday the sewing machine was delivered. I had called the vendor this week and explained that if I didn’t get the delivery by Thursday I felt that I would be forced to cancel the order. The owner of company got involved, made some high level calls to the trucking company, he understood my position and kept me fully informed. As I said in my previous post, I don’t blame the vendor for what happened, it was the trucking company’s fault. So now I’ve got my new sewing machine unpacked and setup, all I’ve got to do now is figure out how to use it. I won’t hesitate to buy from the vendor again, but in the future I’d pay a premium NOT to use that trucking company.
Tequila, Yay! Now a toast!!!! To many happy days sewing! Mine (Juki 1541S) arrived a few days ago, but I wanted to hold off with my announcement until you got your machine too. Appears you may have spent your day yesterday like I did, unboxing and setting up a machine. I'm doing same today, gonna run my machine!!! Best wishes to you!!!
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5 hours ago, MariaMS said:LOL a dragon lady..... that's fun!! I see you have a few interests that align with mine - I am also a printmaker (a Farley letter press and an etching press) and a weaver with 6 looms including a dobby loom I built...... so things mechanical.
That's right Dragon Lady! We are Kindred Spirits! I started my life in the Offset printing business. I love Lithography, Serigraphy, Offset, Screenprint. Have done all those things and still do the Screenprint. One of my shops is dedicated to Screenprinting - carousel printer. The other dedicated to Commercial Embroidery. But I also like patterning and designing, so like most of us Artsy Fartsy types, I'm all over the board! LOL. You are mechanical too I seel! Super Cool! I love it when you can comfortably co-exist among the guys while they do their thing too. I think it's important to express yourself in whatever way you feel like doing it, even when it may be a little harder because perhaps you are not as strong. But your "strength" could come in other ways. You can help eachother out. Personally I forget that I'm a woman when I'm creating things. But sometimes (like today) I overdo it and go home with a sore back. Always a workout, isn't it? Oh and that sewing machine you are lugging around looks H E A V Y !!! Thank goodness you have some help! What fun to see it all coming together. I'm so excited to see the needle bar moving up and down. Great video!
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9 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:Beautiful work I envy anyone who can do that work. !!!! leather or not. My family had a 59 fury.
Chuck, thanks so much! You can be sure I have also been envious, seeing all the beautiful leather work and sewing machines you all display on here. I haven't been able to show my work, at least I felt I shouldn't because I'm working more with fake leather or vinyl lately. So I'm glad you haven't all sent me away yet. LOL! I've done a leather Aircraft interior, but that was 10 years ago. My work in leather is more to the wholesale trade, I do quite a bit for the Auto and Aircraft folks. I'm having a ball doing the Auto Upholstery for my friend's shop and feel happy to ve surrounded by very gifted people. By the way, the Plymouth Fury was a great car wasn't it? Our family had one too, lots of drives to the beach, crusing down the coast in that car. Good times.
Mtl Biker - Thanks for your nice words and the congrats on my new Juki too! Don't worry, just keep dreaming and there is one for you too! After 3 days looking at the boxes (I was too busy) I unpacked them all and put the machine together. Had to go to the Auto parts store 3 times before I got the belt right! Auto parts guy gave me wrong size, his mistake. He grabbed on 5" bigger than I asked for. LOL. Then I over-corrected and got one a little too small, 3rd time was just right! LOL! He called it a Goldilocks thing.
T Sunkasapa - I appreciate that! Thanks for commenting, means a lot to me!
Garyak - Thank you kindly! Oh, I do have a lot to learn! Lots of things I want to do! Oh boy, you got a Ford Fairlane? We had one of those too growing up. I think it was my favorite car back then, parent's car. Funny, that car seemed kind of small way back then. But I test drove one a few years ago (v8 Engine) and that car was a rocket!
Fred, thanks for the Wow!
Well that is a nice compliment and I needed it!
Jrdunn, Thank you! Much appreciated!
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Hello all you Pfaffers, and everybody!
Okay... Pfaffalina is in the shop - she's my Pfaff 545-H4 & she needs a "Hook Waser".. This part goes below the bobbin basket.
I'm pretty sure the correct part number is 18344, but there are some other digits possibly before or after that I need to know.
Apparently it's easy to get this part mixed up for the Pfaff 145 and the Pfaff 545. I was sent the part for the Pfaff 145, but need the part for the Pfaff 545.
Hope that makes sense! Can you guys and gals help me out please? Thanks so much! Old sewing machine repairman says get a Pfaff part, not aftermarket. Apparently the one I bought and sent to him for Pfaffalina was made in China, so he says it's aftermarket.
Thank you thank you!
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Welcome New Girl, and a Crazy one! Love it!
I like the little story behind the name.
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Last photo is the new Juki 1541S - which I will need (Higher Lift) to keep doing jobs like the one above. So excited! Today I'll be putting the Juki machine together and hopefully do a faster job at cranking this stuff out.
Hoping for no problems with the new machine! This whole sewing machine purchase thing has stressed me out but I am feeling better now that shipment is complete. I'm used to paying far less for old machines! I have purchased a few brand new, but it has been a long time! Hopefully the "New Girl" runs like a champ and starts making money quick! Wish me luck!
Also, I want to thank you all for answering any of my questions recently about the old Consew 255RB. She is running as good as she can now and will be going to a Friend of mine soon who is really in need of a machine. A very talented young guy who can do just about anything. I know he's going to put that machine to good use!
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Okay Seamsters and Seamstresses,
Please go easy on me - this is the back bench a late 60's Plymouth Fury I have just reupholstered. I'm including a "Before" shot of the front seats, plus an "After" shot of the back seat. Sorry, I didn't have before and afters of both, but it's a complete set and finished!!!! Not real leather, but hey... there will be real leather jobs to come!
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On 4/3/2022 at 8:16 PM, MariaMS said:This morning's work involved heating....... the result was the rust welds opened up, and WOW I got movement in the main shaft!! So we heated up the top end and got a dragon LOL - I'm lucky I have helpers for things like using a gas torch.... one of the many things on my list to learn about.
You are the Dragon Lady!
Great job so far!
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4 hours ago, Woehlk said:Problem is, the green I wanted was this. Is has a lot more blue in it.
The dark RAL greens, all seam a little John Deere to me.
Oh boy, I like all greens. Green is my favorite color. That's s nice green too! But I like the Volkswagon much better. Just kiddin! Seriously though, you could paint that machine neon green and I'd still like it! In fact, I have a Neon green and Ultramarine Blue carousel printer (for tee shirt printing) in my shop. Haha!
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7 hours ago, Woehlk said:Haha I love that memory!, Be sure to find a picture for me some day!
I love old cars, like sewing machines, Cars had soul back then, don't know when they lost is
The VW red is also super nice. was looking at the VW tangerine also.
No, red might be weird on a sewing machine, I think it would make me sew too fast, like driving a red sports car. LOL. I have a pic or two of the old VWd floating around, I'll post when I find it! Yes, tangerine would be nice for a sewing machine. I agree with that! A little warm in a peaceful sort of way.
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That's great Stewart! Nice work as usual.
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On 4/10/2022 at 3:02 PM, FatDuck said:Nice one Suzelle...
Surely this is a Pfaffination - not just a viral issue....
I don't ordinarily speak with a lisp- only happens after too many drinks.
But then maybe we're all just Pfaffin about ?
Great thread Woehlk- nice to see the whole process- excellent!
I have a 335 too waiting for me to set up properly so watching this with keen interest thanks
FatDuck,
You have Pfaffitis too? Can't wait to see when you post about setting up your Pfaff 335! Congrats to you. Yes, this is a great thread, really enjoying it!
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17 minutes ago, Woehlk said:Soo, a little update. Getting the right dark green paint, was kind of next to impossible :O The auto painter, that makes the paint, only uses RAL, OEM, and car make colors. Most dark green car colors have metallic ind them. and I did not want what. to "new", for and older lady.
The more I thought about it, im giving a 76 year old lady a makeover, fair enough, but then to put her in colors of today. Hmm, did not like that.
SO, color change. THIS, is the new color. still green, but from her childhood, so it should fit a lot better. Sure, I need to repaint the smaller things I think, a lighter tan to go with it. But my gut says its for the better
Okay, I am loving that bug!!!!! She is a beautiful old lady, classy for sure! Great color!!!!!! Wow you are good.... I used to have a 1967 VW bug, I think it was the year they converted from 6 to 12 volt? Anyhow, drove it for many years. I totally refurbed it. Used to be owned by a local mailman and it had these mailbag sized faded paint squares on each door. He drove it on his route. It was very clean and staight though, so I total repainted it the original VW Red. The seats were black. I recovered those. It was totally re-wired, new everything. I just loved that car! But my Husband called it the death trap. I eventually let him buy me a brand new vehicle. Much safer, but oh how I missed my bug!
Oops, I am so sidetracked by the Volkswagon - memories.
Okay, Woehlk, so this is the shade of green you want to paint your Pfaff? Love love love it!
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Maria,
Well it's still a treat to see this machine run! The paint and decals are just the icing on the cake, right? Fantastic project! Very interesting too! Thank you for sharing.