CowboyBob

Yes,that is a real nice stand!

No,that's a portable Consew,it has feed dogs & feet w/teeth that will mark + it isn't the type of machine you would want to use for eceryday sewing.

Great Pic! Knee deep in shoe repairs! Looks like they are giving the good old 29-4's a workout!

http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/132B26.pdf

You might want to take the tension plates apart & look for dirt,old thread or grooves on them.

I've bought,fixed & sold quite a few of these over the years & back in the day they were a great machine but gave on up on them do to the lack of parts. They do not have a tension release like most machines so you have to pull some slack thread from the take up lever then when you lift the foot you won't bend your needle when you pull the leather out. The pressure foot tension is the large screw towards the right of center on the top of the machine.Look on the backside & you see a long horizontal flat spring about a foot long & you'll see where the big screw pushes on it. The part you need is called a needle guide,there's 2 of them for different sizes of needles they are # 58874 & #58910

The upper shaft has a threaded end on it & a lot of times the threads get broken,BUT you can stil push the shaft all the way in & turn the scres from above to change stitch length as needed.

I've never seen one,nice looking machine though!

Well I was thinking since the feed dog doesn't go down as it goes foward & you have just the left toe foot on when the inside foot goes up the outside foot goes down & the feed dog goes foward the top left edge of the feed dog is being pushed into the leather underneath.The only fix would be to round off the whole edge or top corner of the feed dog.

Is the marking worse or only on the leftside of the needle?

Good choice & great price.Now the fun begins!

Your welcome Steve !

You might want to pull it out,it could be bent on the inside.It's been quite a few yrs since I worked on one so I'm alittle rusty on them.

Juki 441

The linen or cotton thread with lube(we've even used sewing machine oil) is all that will work,the nylon doesn't make a good loop & gets caught in the needle eye when sewing.You probably need to put some wax cleaner or kerosene down the shaft where the cast-off runs in, it might have some old wax in it & then oil it too.You could have a weak spring too.

I'd go with the Pfaff first,then the 111w it'll sew smoother & better since it has a slightly larger & heavier handwheel than a 211 which is more for canvas & upholstery.Both are good machines BUT a few of the 211 parts are getting hard to find where 111w parts are all still available.

Take some #138 thread with you & try before you buy it,I'd say it's the max size thread that it will handle.

What size thread?

Is it sewing ok?

With the 20U & the way the bobbin goes in it's hard to make the stitch look right,the other 2 would be better UNLESS you NEED the zig-zag.

Yes,we had problem with the digital readout ones blowing a chip in them.We don't sell them unless someone wants one.We sell a more simple one that has a knob on the front to set the top speed.They run as slow as 300rpm & since they have brushes in them retain a lot of torque @ low speed. http://www.tolindsewmach.com/motors.html

It's perfect for thinner leathers because the top-feed helps to pull it through ,unlike the bottom-feed that will ruin thin leather.

I hate to tell you this but you need a larger machine to sew with thicker thread.

Unless you glue everything you want to sew you'll have a lot of problems with slippage trying to sew real thin #1 since it's only a needlefeed you 'll need to loosen the foot pressure up & also work (loosen) both the top & bobbin tension to be able to use the thin thread & then you'll have to re-adjust everything when you go to thick thread.I always tell people there's no machine that does it all & if you want or need to sew such a wide range of thickness you should get 2 machines.The 4oz would be better suited for a good old Singer home machine than a 105.I would also say that 138 is too thick for 2oz of leather,you need #69 or 46.

I'm with Eric & have welded probably well over 100 machines over the years & don't know of any failures yet,with proper gringing & pre-heating a weld will hold.I've only brazed small parts & use nickle rod on cast.When using nickle rod it's best to peen it as it cools & try to let it cool slowly or it will break the bond of the weld & cast.