plinkercases

From all the evidence it seems when the vendor left it at UPS to crate it and they dropped it over on the flywheel side bending the handle the main shaft several guides and screws and the plate slid out since there was no spring locking it in and the shuttle and bobbin came out apparently unnoticed... then just packed it all up. Very well packed but arrived useless. There is a claim with UPS and between parts from Henry, aaron marton and my metal friend it will be close to 750 to get it operational again...

Can other owners post pics of the underside of the left hand shuttle cover plate so i can see the amount of bevel on the brass guide. I am almost done having a replacement made for one lost by UPS and am using this old ine as the model and i would like to see the angle of chamfer on others to see if this angle is common or the result of excess wear etc. On the sample pictured below. Thanks in advance.

looking forward to seeing that invention... working on one myself...

very cool and the canvas bag detaches a satchel thingy>? pics of that?

You are making a truly quantum leap in space...wow!

excellent spaces.... where will you put your scissors?...Oh I see!

Ok sure i will take some on the weekend. Thanks.

As ot says...table has inserts but no counterpart to go into the wholes on the machine. Any suggestions where to source?

Well done. Is that the kind of case the Masons carry the secret plans to the tunnel system?

Well done and thanks for the video.

500 canadian dollars.....? If i buy it i think i then officially become a collector... old iron junky as someone here said...

Hah ya thats quit a rig. The one i am eyeballing is on a stand with motor but if this class is linited in thread size to 69 as i have read then i will pass despite it being a cool looking old machine and cheap...

Curious about the specs on this old machine... can find stuff on w20 and w21 and a few videos of this one sewing but no info other than double thread and had been used to sew/bind matresses? Any help?

Godly work!

Yup that is a fine piece of work.

Chrisash thanks.. when i get to it i am sure there are lots of excellent psots i will need to revurw like this. Constabulary - yes i will make sure part numbers are all accurate or deal only with folks who know. The assembly woth the hear pictured was spare and looks like the disc area is broken There is an assembly in the machine i have not pulled and wont unless function trouble shooting warrants. Thanks for the tip on reliable shuttle source. The rebuild i am talking about is where the arm cast metal appears chipped on the arm just around the area where the shuttle etc sit in. This i can reconstruct. It looks like some aress alreadt where so it looks like ot may have landed or beem struck on the end of the arm at some point. All this is much appreciated and i will refer back

Thanks chrisash

constabulary - I have not gotten to downloading the parts list and I am not actually worried about the gears right now - would need to see how it sews I suspect. I have determined I need to rebuild some of the casting around the bobbin shuttle area as suggested by catskin. As for appropriate parts I am hoping shoepatcher here or other machine rebuild gurus can help there before I commit to buying anything "wrong". Thanks for the heads up though.

catskin - thanks for the observations and experience. I can get the pinions on ebay.ca or amazon.ca if they are needed. as for the shuttle enclosure I believe if I get some good pictures and someone with an intact one can determine what and where the issue is I can rebuild the material with JB weld and a dremmel toll butt thanks the heads up. constabulary - yes I was going to ask/look around for something that can de-grim but mild enough not to destroy the decals. As a Canadian I am not familiar with the term soda wash unless you mean a baking soda mixture? is there a brand name? Still excited about the old girl.

I picked up the machine and have had a look at it. SO far: 29K2 - with original manual!!! how cool - 1920 dated will take the motor off and use another treadle to try to rebuild it to foot power somehow the top drive shaft seems to have been lengthened to accept the new pull added with the motor rig original top pulley is chipped but I am sure would still hold the belt - I will use the larger pulley track which seems fine runs absolutely smooth and quiet and there is still oil where there should be haven't tried to sew as I down have the threading rod to get down the head to the need and the bobbin winder needs a new rubber... needle is still in it and straight!!! there was still a loaded bobbin in it so its as if she just stopped using it one day their seems to be a mystery tensioner (broken) threaded into the front of the head...not needed as far as I can see unless for the winder? but cant see how that would work Seems to have all other screws. knobs, wing nuts, springs, guides etc. came with 3 shuttle hooks and the one installed had a make shift metal band as a replacement for the missing "wall section" - other 2 look fine but I would know if they were worn out or not - not sure they why they would not have been used instead of the broken one... unless they are worn out functionally and the broken one still hooked came with an extra shuttle carrier and the drive pinion look to have all its teeth so to speak came with 9 bobbins but are rusty and easy enough to get new has a metal repair on the very end of the arm so it may have taken a header some where in its life...haven't we all? I think I need for function new top tension disc and spring new winder rubber new needles (came with a pill bottle full and labelled - "old patcher needles"... so are the old needle from the patcher or needles for the old patcher? rusty anyhow and better to replace with new wait to seeif it sew then perhaps new shuttle hook and carrier and drive pinion assembly For aesthetics noting!! - I am just going to clean some of the grim off and perhaps polish up some of the bits that used to be shinny and leave it as is... nothing wrong with it showing its age and signs of loving use.

So happy for them!

Add is down now...must be sold.

shoepatcher I will have possession Friday and can look for the model number and thanks fro the offer of help. And yes the motor rig is coming off!

check this thread from the forum...same question and good help. And as mentioned here Tandy has good braiding books electrically now. So do some other leather supply set ups. just google around. Book are always worth getting hard or soft format.