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  1. Darren Brosowski
    I am cleaning a PFAFF 145 at the moment so I can see how much work went into that baby!! Many machines fit in the same hole so you can always keep heads on a shelf LOL
  2. Darren Brosowski
    Steve Bonnet - Singermania - has a 47KSV that has been cut in half and has a 4 foot extension added. It is a beast
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    I keep quite a few odd parts up in Goulburn NSW and in some cases have been stocking special feet before anyone else. That is a question that comes up every now and then with the 132k6 where people want to sew lighter leather. To make it a roller foot you have to remove the outer presser bar. Like you, I am not sure that there is any real benefit.
  4. Darren Brosowski
    Alexander is spot on there but he forgot to mention the other factor Between posting the question and going back to the machine you may have had a visit from the sewing machine fairies. I cannot tell you the number of times I have been frustrated with a machine, walked away and when I get back there is nothing wrong with it
  5. Darren Brosowski
    It depends on the set up but normally about 1/2". Main limit is the needle bar crashing into the foot
  6. Darren Brosowski
    Aww shucks - thanks Chadd
  7. Darren Brosowski
    My advice is to never sell a good working machine if you can avoid it as if you should ever need to replace it the buy cost is always higher than the sell price. Oil the head, remove all thread, wrap it in a sheet then bag. dismantle the table so it takes up less space
  8. Darren Brosowski
    What Matt S said. The 18 is still in production as the Seiko TF class so you can get some parts. Maximum thread is Metric 40 (#69) with a DBX1 18 or 16g needle
  9. Darren Brosowski
    I have brand new Chinese wheels with the timber handle Not sure what else you need but I may have the hub and shaft as well.
  10. Darren Brosowski
    My first suggestion was going to be the basket as it only takes a microscopic amount of thread or rubbish to cause binding. Pull it back out and look very closely at the male and female slots to see if something is in there. If it is damaged in any way I would replace rather than try to polish out
  11. Darren Brosowski
    Rocky, they only run the DPX17 needle system so that starts the limitations. The other problem is that they are very much designed with one job in mind so they have not made them to be terribly flexible. Steve and I have discussed bringing one in because they look like they would be great for difficult shaped work but they are quite expensive for what they can really achieve
  12. Darren Brosowski
    You hit the nail on the head Mike!!!!! I am a one man show and so keep my business pretty specialised and am always hunting down product at the "unusual" end of the market. As for the advice - I might just be making stuff up LOL
  13. Darren Brosowski
    You hit the nail on the head Mike!!!!! I am a one man show and so keep my business pretty specialised and am always hunting down product at the "unusual" end of the market. As for the advice - I might just be making stuff up LOL You hit the nail on the head Mike!!!!! I am a one man show and so keep my business pretty specialised and am always hunting down product at the "unusual" end of the market. As for the advice - I might just be making stuff up LOL
  14. Darren Brosowski
    Pictures as promised!! The first type is a foot with rollers rather than a roller foot. Second type is similar to what Constabulary showed but has a mounting bracket. To use this you need to rotate the presser bar 90 degrees
  15. Darren Brosowski
    Sorry, I have to take a picture. I sell them for $AU20 + postage
  16. Darren Brosowski
    Parts are certainly available for this. Shuttle race retainer, shuttle race, shuttle and spacer are all available. I supply these from time to time and currently have races on order so I can finish a machine I am working on.
  17. Darren Brosowski
    There is another type of roller foot with a different mount that will probably fit - all you have to do is rotate the needle bar 90 degrees
  18. Darren Brosowski
    I would not touch this machine with a barge pole. People sometimes bring me 29's that they have imported from China and I tell them to piss off as there is not much chance that I can make them sew
  19. Darren Brosowski
    GC0618 is the equivalent common model name. All of the feet etc are the same as the 227/341 machines.
  20. Darren Brosowski
    Wow!! Great job
  21. Darren Brosowski
    Can be fitted with single or double roller foot.
  22. Darren Brosowski
    Recently a customer brought me a brand new Seiko 132k6 style machine as he was having some issues and the dealer is 200km away. The badge said "made in Japan" but the body casting was Chinese at it has the standard issue with the casting being incorrectly machined so the plate that retains the outer presser foot in its well is about 2mm higher on one side than the other so the outer presser foot wobbles around all over the place. Also the linkage on the conrod to the front feed dog bar had about 3mm of slop in it and could not be adjusted. He paid $2000 extra for a Japanese machine and got one made in China
  23. Darren Brosowski
    We do not keep them in stock in Australia but they can easily be brought in
  24. Darren Brosowski
    http://www.parts.singerco.com/IPpartCharts/42-2_3_4_5_8.pdf These are a great machine. The 42-5 walking foot version is more common - do not think I have seen a 42-4 in Australia. This is a roller foot machine. Parts are a bit hard to get but I do supply bobbins. You will be surprised just how heavy this will sew http://www.parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/42_CLASS.pdf
  25. Darren Brosowski
    An extension of what Bob said is that if the tension screw has been wound down too hard for two long the spring may have a permanent bend in it which can be fixed by holding one end with a pair of pliers and gently bending it a tiny amount the other way
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