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.

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

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

GC0618 is the equivalent common model name. All of the feet etc are the same as the 227/341 machines.

Wow!! Great job

Can be fitted with single or double roller foot.

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

We do not keep them in stock in Australia but they can easily be brought in

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

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

I have this but I am in Australia

Ask Bob about the CB8500 before buying the weaver punch

"Industrial Strength" or "Semi Industrial" are the sign that it it is a scammer. These are great little machines and I often suggest that they are a great starting point to learn the basics of sewing and how a machine works. They can even be useful for wallet liners and such but they are not worth a great deal of money. Stay away from the 15-91 with the built in motor. Buy a machine from an op-shop for $20 and replace the motor with a 180W version.

For 90 Euro buy it then sell it properly described and there is a $$$$ to be made. It is a bloody beautiful machine

We have not been able to get the narrow plate and feed dog set. Possibly it is a Juki part number that got carried over when the manual was copied?

Not sure why reverse would play up with the slotted plate as the only change is not using a feed dog. If you have a spare feed dog you can grind the top off it so it fits under the slotted plate and try that. I know you are handy with a grinder from your work on the 801 roller feet

Silly suggestion maybe but have you tried raising the feed dog?

I still have the 42 class bobbins - they are made in Taiwan and Chrome plated. $AU6 each plus postage

The narrow foot set would make life easier as the feet are in line with the needle. We have these in stock.

There is always the Cowboy HVP-70, 750W servo with 50mm pulley for $345. PM me your postcode for shipping quote.

Seiko make it even easier as they use the Singer part numbers!

Bloody hell Brian another importer asked me to take some feed off the arm machines off his hands for free a few months back.

I still have plenty of these in stock! Due to normal postage being so slow I am now sending them express for $AU24

I will have a look but I think the saddlers foot for the CB2500 is about the right size and it is half the price

Gregg, I like to take the automotive analogy a step further. I have a customer that had a 29k that was clapped out and he was always asking me to try and fix it. The machine was really slowing down his business as the shoes were piling up around him. In the end I asked him if his car was paid for by his business and the answer was "yes" How often do you get a new one? "every three years" How much does it cost you per month? "about $1000" How many shoes does it fix? "HUH, none" So, you spend $1000 a month on something that produces nothing and yet you don't have the money to buy a new Claes that will provide the income to pay for the car? Why do you expect the most important piece of equipment to last forever yet you get a new car every three years? He got the finance and bought a new Claes and has never looked back...