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  1. Doru
    http://www.chinamaqi.com/cn/product/9800.html This is a Mitsubishi 4400 copy.I don't know if there is an Uk dealer for this brand. I have bought one about two years ago and I'm very pleased with it. Brand new with a powerful 750W electronic motor paid 900 euro.
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    Hi,see if this one helps. Adler-467_EN.pdf
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    886€ including VAT,free shipping.I've already bought it...Indeed 9mm stitch,750W servo,from a dealer.Just for fun I have to mention that before contacting the dealer,I phoned to the Mitsubishi dealer from here and asked for a LS2-4400 price.The answer: 5355 euro including VAT...I just hope that the clone will do its job.
  4. Doru
    Mitsubishi LU2-4400 indeed.So, would worth 880 euro for the Maqi clone?Thank you Constabulary for your help.
  5. Doru
    Hello leatherworker, I am looking for a triple feed to buy and found this Maqi LS -H4400. Never heard of it and can't find any details other than 9mm stitch length,16mm foot lift, DPx17 needle.Price new with servo motor...about 900$. So is this a Juki copy in the end?Does it resembles to any other model or brand you may know? Thank you.
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    I have another machine that I use the most.A chinese Jack 6380,and this one takes 135x17 (DP x 17)needles,a very common and easy to find system.So I had to adapt the singer to this size too.Very easy to do,just move the needle bar up or down until the hook tip catches the thread loop.This is not a heavy weight machine,so will not sew very thick materials or very thick leather.It was design for shoes industry.I primary use the 90 size of the needle,it works fine with 100 maybe 110 but a higher size will show that is struggling to make the job.About the dog feed wheel...this is a no reverse sewing machine so the whell will always run forward,the maximum distance between the needle's holes will be 5mm.To reach the 5mm you have to play with the screw in the image below.It won't work if it's too tight or too loose.With a little patience you'll get it right.
  7. Doru
    Hello there,...I was in your shoes a few years ago,bought my Singer 18 for about 40 dollars , not working condition with parts missing.After cleaning,lubing and adjusting it (a lot),now is working fine.After all this I can tell you not to hurry and spend a lot of money for parts.First see what can still be used,then what can be repaired or manufactured by yourself and in the end what you need to buy.And I'm saying this because the nowadays replacement parts are either cheap but poor quality or VERY expensive but good quality.I'll take for example the shuttle hook for the singer 18, on eBay it is for sale for about 18-20 dollars(SE Asia),but on college-sewing.co.uk it can be found as the " TF1=048001252 Hirose shuttle hook made in Japan excellent quality" for 55,40 pounds without VAT and postage.About your needle throat plate,I'll try to use it first as it is,and if it's not working then try to change it.I'll attach some pictures of my Singer to see what I"ve done,remember it was not working with missing parts.Now as you can see in the picture it sew through 2.8 mm thick leather using a 90 needle and about 60 or 70 thread,and I think that's not too bad for a 90 years old lady.Take a special care about the spring in the last picture,you'll find it under the arm and it's responsible with the good function of the feed dogs.Good luck!
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    You're right ....The Mansfeld it's back in working condition,but I can't rely on it only due to the poor condition of its bobbin case.She does have a very beautiful stich though.I hope that maybe I"ll ever find another one to fit on it.Thank you.
  9. Doru
    Hi...I use vinegar to remove rust from metal.Cheap alchool based vinegar.Just put the rusted parts in a small or a larger plastic tub,and leave it there for a day or two.Then scrape the softened rust and old paint with a soft metal brush,rinse with water and dry it with an old cloth or a strong heat source.Immediately give it a coat of oil or any other metal grease and there you have it prepared for the paint restoration.The cast iron can be weld with TIG,WIG, MIG welding machine.(Please,can you post a picture with the ROBERT KIEHLE's bobbin case and maybe tell its sizes.I have an old Mansfeld in working order but with a cracked bobin case and I would like to seek for a better one,thank you.)
  10. Doru
    Thank you all for the answers.
  11. Doru
    Hi to everyone,just bought a few days ago a Juki ACNP-MOO2 550W servo motor.Found it on an online market and the seller was very poor with the details.Beeing a cheap deal (35$ including postage) I had bought it,thinking that I'll manage with it somehow.Only after its arrival realised that there isn't the regular small weight servo motor I know from my sewing machine.It's a 30 pounds beast.It's the motor only,no controll box or an on/off box.It has 3 cables coming out of it but I can't tell which one is which.I would like to try to see if it's working but I can only guees which are the power wires,so I better leave it alone.Can anyone tell more about this motor,anyone used this model before?What do I need to test it,or to make it run again.What control box do I need to look for?If I can't use it on a sewing machine can be used as it is,without the controller,for something else like a homemade polishing machine or belt sander?Thank you.
  12. Doru
    http://www.duerkopp-adler.com/commons/download/download-text-attachments/Vintage_Parts_Books_Adler/68_Naeheinrichtungen_Sewing_equipments.pdf https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/Durkopp-Adler-67_68_167-Sewing-Machine-Parts
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    Yesterday I was having the same problem with my sewing machine....After about half an hour,after checking and rechecking I've seen that the needle was incorrectly set,by mistake,facing the wrong way.After rotating it 180' the machine starts working as it should.So I think you've also set the needle in a faulty manner.
  14. Doru
    Hi,maybe this guy could help you...give it a try and ask him. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?app=galleryℑ=6930
  15. Doru
    Hi,...20,5 cm in length and 7 mm in diameter measured on my Singer 18.This are rough measurements taken with a regular school ruler.Hope that helps though.
  16. Doru
    Well,...thicker leather that can't be sewn with a Singer 18...and other heavy materials that I usually have to sew by hand.Thanks.
  17. Doru
    Thank you all for your answers,..I believe I'll go for it.Thinking that the motor only is 130 pounds on "college-sewing.co.uk" plus let's say 20 pounds for shipping would be 130 pounds.About 235 american dollars.So I think that 190 dollars for a new walking foot industrial sewing machine(even if it's a chinese one) is not that bad.For lighter leather I have an old Singer 18-3 which works great,so I'll keep this Jack for thicker leather and other heavy materials.Thanks again.
  18. Doru
    Hello everybody,...I found to a local seller a Chinese Jack JK-6380 sewing machine,that is supplied with the table and a Jack JK-561A-1 servo motor.The machine is like new still have the warranty until march 2017 only 10 wallets sewn with it.Price-425 dollars.What do you think is it worth it?Thank you.
  19. Doru
    Thank you Constabulary!
  20. Doru
    This is a piece of suede leather folded in half, not very thick about 3 mm.The stich length is 5mm(or 5 stiches per inch). And this is how it looks when I've find it in the first place. Next I'm thinking to replace the take up lever with a new one,a new check spring,a new feed dog,maybe clean all the rust and put a new paint on it.All in all I think I've made a good job and should give myself a tap on my shoulder .
  21. Doru
    The sewing machine is working again. I wasn't able to order the spare parts from colege-sewing uk yet.I've made some improvisations first just to make sure that the sewing machine has the willing to sew.One of the problems was the little groove in the hole of the thread take up lever make it useless.Resolved it with a piece of rubber coat,from a power cord and a screw eye hanger. The next thing to resolve was the upper thread guard.Made it from a piece of steel wire.And find a thread check spring...find one from an old home sewing machine.
  22. Doru
    Thank you again!
  23. Doru
    Yes,this is the picture I was looking for.....I see that the tension assembly it"s like at the singer 16 class one.... Now I need to start looking for parts...do you know any place where to find this kind of stuff besides ebay in Europe?....The thread take up spring and the take up lever especially.Thank you again Constabulary for you help,..It"s great to see an old,almost dead thing coming back to life.
  24. Doru
    ...yes the video is with my machine.Thank you Constabulary for all the help so far.I will contact Singermania for sure maybe he would like to talk to me.Thanks again.
  25. Doru
    Hi,actually I'm from Romania... And I think that the machine is not that old(before the WW1...maybe made between the Great wars).I belive this one is older http://www.ebay.de/itm/151523421399?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT But the pictures are shot in a poor angle as I can't see if there is or not a thread tension spring somewhere. Mine it does have the cover plate,it can be seen in the last picture.And believe it or not I knew about the machine from the link you've shared,and I did ask the seller to post an image with the front plate but he/she ignored me.There were few Adlers that looked like Mansfeld on Ebay Germany but I haven;t saved the auctions to tell what specific model they were. Anyway thank you for your answer and for your time(maybe you have a picture with the spring you said the bottom thread is going under).
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