CowboyBob

Looks to me like he doesn't have it fastened onto the right-side of the arm yet.There's no where to fasten it on the leftside.

We sell these conversion parts to the Amish all the time,yes,you need a spoked wheel & you will also need a bobbinwinder approx. $20.00 + shpg.

Looks nice! Someone spent a lot of time making this & did a great job.

We have always brazed them with bronze rod & they holdup for a long time.

I could tell stories all day about machine "accidents" The best one a customer was bringing a real nice 30" long machine in for trade.We really need it for a customer & offered him a good price for it.So he comes in the store looking sad & says I don't know if you'll want the machine anymore.I asked why? He said well I almost missed a turn, was going fast,hit the brakes & turned & the table flipped to the side of the bed & the ma machine fell onto the road & broke in half. I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't tie it down,esp when they are so top heavy,which is one good reason to take the head out of the table,that & it is a lot easier to load.

I would guess a piece of thread might of jammed up the hook,put some oil all the way around the hook then try rocking the handwheel back & forth.

If the hole in #11-330175-15 is the right size,cut one side of the pin off.

No difference just make sure it is bonded.

This only applies to wood like 2x4's ,if the crate is made from plywood or laminated wood is ok since bugs can't live in it.

They probably didn't sell as many over the years so there's not as many around.

Yes,they will sew & are as good of a machine as a Juki 563,in leather probably up to a good 20oz. 5/16" thick.

On an flatbed machine that sets in a table it is best to keep the reducer back by the motor so you can tilt the head back easily,the cylinder arm machine Northmount shows in his pic sets on top of the table & the style he made (which looks great) will work best on that type of machine(which is what we use too) you need to make one that looks like our box style so you can tilt the machine back as needed. So we have the box style(for flatbed machines) on the left & SR2 (for cylinder arms) on the right in the pic. Hope this helps you.

Yes,we stock the box style reducer.

You need to measure the thickness from the top of the flange of the opener cam(bottomside of the hook)to the top of the bobbincase tab,this will hit if it's not milled enough.

Ok,I just got the measurement.You need to have .100 milled off the top for clearance. That color looks great!

Yes,we have converted alot of these over the yrs.You need to either get the hook saddle from the 563 or mill the top of the saddle are for the hook & bobbin case opening lever to set lower since it's taller,the 562 lower bearing will work.Now is a good time to replace the upper bearing if needed they usually are worn & allow sideplay. .

The bar is made of chrome steel you'd never be able to tap it, we sell the bars new for $10.00.

We have sizes #18,22,23 in Schmetz in stock f/$5.00 a pk (10)

We used to sell these for doing car upholstery yrs ago,they will sew up to 6 layers of vinyl so yes,it would handle thinner leather up to 5/16".It has a spring loaded walking foot that will make it feed better than a Singer 31-15.Alot of the common parts from the 31-15 fit this model like the bobbins,bobbincase & shuttle.

There's a few things I would try before taking it apart,it really shouldn't be that tight,you can take a pick,nail or something & try to see if it's loose,or even tapping on it lightly w/a hammer to break it loose. or blow some air in the hole.

That is a 9/64"x36 tpi.

I've carefully used vice-grips & don't over tighten or you'll break it,but just alittle twist as you pull straight down usually works for me.Different machines take different screws,what do you have?

If the needle is out of the hole it will take the pressure off the screw & I've turned them out many times w/a needle.You never get a drill in there to do any good,if you did you'd ruin the threads since it's so small.

Try to make sure it has a rubber timing belt in it because the cloth ones aren't available anymore,you can convert it to rubber but you'll need new top & bottom pulleys to match it cost over $300.00.