tomstas

sorry , could you tell me which type of pfaffs are good for car upholstery? I've found a Pfaff type 5483-814. there is not much info on but it's in the neighbourhood Looks nice and not used that often

I don't know why but i've ignored the other brands (pfaff etc. ) here. it think it's because we use the adlers in class that I kinda like them and maybe consider them to be the best of the best. I think you're right when you say "look over the fence" . In Belgium the say : "look further then the tip of your nose BTW" I know some pfaffs here on belgium websites that are under 500 €. I just thought the possible couldn't be capable of the same things as the more expensive adlers. I guess it's true that i might need to buy more then one in my life and that it's best to start with a cheaper machine.

Constabulary all things you mentioned above make a lot of sense. It's my goal to start a business in car upholstery (especially oldtimers and custom work , this would also include dashboard,sidepanels,steering wheels... But i still have a long way to go but i know for sure this is what I really want. I curently self employed, i have a small newspaper store which is very time consuming that's why i want to install a smaller machine here in the shop and start some experimenting with smaller stuff i can sell her. i was thinking about shoe reapair, making covers foor books small walets , ...,that sort of stuff just so I can practise my sewing; When I'm done with the car upholstery lessons and I feel i'm good enough to make a living out of that i want to quit my current job and go fulltime into car upholstery. I realise that car upholstery and making wallets isn't quite the same. About the electricity in Belgium, If i show this post to my uncle I'm sure he knows what you are talking about. He has been doing this for 30 years. Me knows nothing about this matter ;-) The machines I showed here arer quite expensive, around 1500 €; That's a lot for a beginner but I really wan't to buy something good instead of 5 or 6 bad one's.

Gerry, thanks for your info , i'll check it out later today. When i come home i'll be going to my grandfather to look at his old Singer. Maybe i'll just start with that one if it's functional. Otherwise I'll have to decide witch Adler i'm going to buy. I just feel that maybe i'm going to fast and it would be better to wait a few months longer .Maybe if i have more knowledge the choices will be easier to make. It's good to know that converting a machine is do-able and affordable. Great info on this forum and nice people. That means a lot to me

hi Gregg thanks for sharing your info here.. I know that the 291 uses 3 phase 220v , don't know about the 767. The seller mentions that this can be converted to 220V; Would this be difficult and would this change the waythe machine handles? Once again , i'm a complete noob on this matter Here in belgium you can get 3 phase 220v is some situations. I think you need to proof that you need it for your profession , this is what a friend of mine told me; He's into electric and machines professionaly.

hello, I'm attending an car upholstery class and i'm looking for a good sewing machine . I've found some interesting adlers but I'm not sure they'l be any good for my future car projects.'e The first one I looked at was a brand new duerkopp Adler 267-373. It's from a well respected dealer in holland. What I don't like about is that it is brand new and covert in white plastic. I hear a lot about new DA not beeing as good as the old one's. So would it be better to buy an old version of this one? Second one I found is an old duerkopp(no adler) 291. Is this one better then the 267? What's the difference ? Is there any logic in the serial numbers? What does 267,373,etc all stand for? The last one I found is a Duerkopp Adler 767 Fa 373. This looks like a complete different league. But hey I'm only a rookie so I could be wrong. All the machines are in the same price range finally, my grandfather has an old singer he used to fix shoes about 30 yearsq ago. He will show it to me on friday ,maybe it can be used after some TLc. BUt i think it's gonna be hard to find parts for this one if needed. If someone knows a lot about these 3 please letme know I'll post som some pictures of the 3 DA machine

Hi Ralph, I just checked your site, looks like you really know a thing or two about leather ;-) I'm only just started lessons 2 weeks ago without any experience at all. I'm currently self-employed , i have my own litlle newspaper shop but i think it's time for a change, so that's why I finally found some time to do these classes in Limburg. Is there anything special you want to know about them? I'm going to check out some more of your stuff laterr, i'm currently in my shop so i don't have a lot of time now. I'm from Keerbergen by the way, it's located between Brussels and Leuven. thank for your interest in my first post here Tom

hoi, I'm Tom, 32 years old from Belgium I'm currently following a car upholstery class. The duration of this class is 2 years followed with 6 months of specialisation (build in airbags,aftermarket seat heating etc..) I'm really excited about this class and really want to make a living from car upholstery in the future. I'm a total newbie so i have a lot to learn and a lot of questions to ask. I think i will find a lot of answers during my class but i still registred here to meet other people who shae the ssame interests. My grandfather used to fix shoes and has an old machine (which needs TLC) on his attic; I will go check it out one of these days; Not sure it will do what i'm looking for. Thats all for now folks greetings Tom