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I believe all three machines are made in the same factory in China. All three companies are good to deal with and Steve, Bob and Raphael are great people. All give great service. To me it comes down to price and the shipping costs. Just my 2 cents. Whoever you choose, they will give you great results!! glenn

Contact Diamond Needle in NJ. They might be able to help. glenn

Take the large spool of thread OFF the spool pin. It puts too much tension on the needle thread as it unwinds. You need a thread stand behind the machine and a fine hole in the spool pin to act as a thread guide. common mistake made by a lot of people with this machine. You will have a very hard time finding the small screw for the shuttle carrier. No longer made and the newer screws are different threads. hole in shuttle carrier needs to be welded up and re-bored. glenn

pics of the machine? glenn

Yep. Everything is slower to get right now. I have that machine. Nice. make sure you get all three manuals-parts, operations and engineers or service manual. glenn

Wont be cheap. I estimate at least $1,000.00US. I upgraded a few of the 767 motor where I retired from in 2017. Each was $1,000.00 plus. Just so you know./ glenn

The only way to tell would be from an older Pfaff parts list. I am not sure what all was changed. glenn

N means newer model. Juki did that with the 563N as well. glenn

nice!!!!! glenn

remove the the belt tensioner. It was need to engage the clutch mechanism and keep the belt tight. Make the clutch mechanism into a speed reducer. glenn

You will need different parts. going form 7mm lift tp 11mm lift. I know you want geniune Pfaff parts. You may not have a choice. glenn

JJN, the jackshaft in the stand is two piece. You have to bolt the clutch part together so that it truly acts like a speed reducer. I sold my Sutton stand to a friend of mine who is putting a Claes on it. Put a nice piece of 1/2" cabinet grade plywood on the top of the stand over the steel top. Looks better and easier to anchor a machine on it. Servo yes. I removed the 1/4hp Dayton motor off of it before he got so that he could put a one piece servo in it. Buy a one piece servo like the family motor, not one that has three pieces to it. Hope that helps glenn

Clone of 225? The Consew is a copy of the Singer 111W155. Max Stitch length 5MM or 7MM? Machine will sew up to about 3/8" depending on the hardness of the leather G size bobbin which is small by todays' standard. these are good machines because of the design. Good upholstery machine. glenn

thanks C

Someone a while ago in Australia was advertising that they had the singer29K foot #8666 being built in China. Anyone remember who that was and if they have any left? glenn

AmyK, The main shaft on top of a Juki is .495-.498". Hope that helps. glenn

AmyK, Is it Nakakima or Nakijima?

let me know if I can help in the future. glenn

start at the bottom and work up form there, taking 1-2 coils off at a time. I prefer to use a Dremel with a cutting wheel on it. glenn

My binders are all custom made. They started at $350.00. Where I worked before I retired, we set up a symmetric feed binding on a Pfaff 1295 post walking foot machine . it was made for us by Atlanta Attachment They make the best binders bar none. However, you pay for it. That set ending up costing $1350.00. Not cheap. The throat plate, feed dog, binder holder, all custom made. And that did not include the 2" clean finish top and bottom binder with a 3/8" fold over which cost another $400.00!!! Trust me, $111.00 is cheap!!! you get what you pay for. glenn

That machine does not have 4 motion drop feed which would be a -372. It has what is called skiff feed- feed dog goes back and forth but does not drop down. made for binding!!! glenn

Who has this machine. I am interested in getting a copy of the Perfecto manual. glenn

post in the items for sale under the sewing on this website. glenn

Unscrew the top tension knurl screw. Remove the big tension spring. Cut a couple of twists off the spring, put back in a te4st. Tension still high at lowest setting, remove and cut more off. For some reason, Pfaff putt these high tension springs into the machine. Never had any Pfaff cylinder arm where I did not have remove the spring and cut some length off the tension spring. glenn

Nice