CowboyBob

Vais Sewing machine in Brooklyn should be able to get it going.

That's what the factory recommends BUT if you do it the rings might get gunked up with carbon & start using alot of oil. Then you'll have to look for a video on Youtube on how to repair it.

Measure it(the needle) & let us know how long it is.135x16,16 is approx 1& 3/4" long 190 is almost 2"

"G" machines were made in Germany,W -USA,U-Japan

Hope you heal up quickly,just remember to use it once in a while to keep the blood flowing,LOL!! Had a guy in here one time that got one in his thumbnail,had pics & x-rays to show me,said it took 3 hrs operation the get it out(went into the bone)Closest I've ever came was a needle broke once hit me in the cheek,felt like it stuck in.Glad I have to wear glasses & recommend safety glasses when sewing. Stay safe!

The manual for this machine is very close to yours. 72w19.pdf

Yes,it is a needle feed that will sew 5/16" using 138 thread max,your holsters would have to be on the very thin side for this machine to sew them.This model is for thinner leathers for sewing wallets,credit card holders.

As far as it's backed off I really doubt the tension is the problem,my guess is look for it to be binding ( or getting caught) somewhere between the spool & machine.

I have them,give me a call.866-362-7397

I've done it before on Landis 12F using a 2-wheel cart fits between the motor & side perfect.It's alittle top heavy so don't tilt back too far.

Just get some oil on the parts & it will free up on it's own!

@Tigweldor The older 29-3 doesn't have this adjustment.

@Ken1967 The manual doesn't show threading just some adjustment tips. Here's a pic of one threaded. You go through the tension & then take off the brass piece holding the rubber stripper (at the bottom of the lube pot) run your thread though the rubber & then to the thread throw piece by the needle.

Looks Great! You might want to get a smaller (45mm) pulley on the motor for better slow speed control.

Yes,there's not many different types of feet out there for a needlefeed.It would be best to file it.

If your bobbin thread is showing on top it has nothing with the #23 needles,we have people using that size all the time.I would suspect you need to tighten your bobbincase tension spring to get it to pull down.If that doesn't work you should get a new bobbincase spring.

These have been discontinued many yrs ago,I sure hope you can find one as I have 5 machines here that need them ,I've been looking for at least 10 yrs.

@cadet4x4 Here's another manual 111w Navy Repair manual - Copy.pdf

needs a plate on top to enlargen the table though, because the "footprint" of the 29K-33 is a lot larger than that of the 29K-51. You can use 2-pieces of angle iron,I use old bed frame cut the length of the legs to extend the mounting surface on the short top.

Look @ the 190 system of needles it measures 1.98mm shank & 44.50 mm from top of needle to top of the eye hole making it approx 6mm longer than a 135x16

The best way is counter-clockwise.

Here's one we welded years ago & he's still using it.But every repair is different. welded Adler.pdf

Singer 29K71 72 73 Manual hi res.pdf

Here's one in metric. TABLE TOP MEASUREMENT 241 SINGER STYLE.pdf

Great work!