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Thanks JJN! glenn

I got news for you. The Weaver auction in 2020 will not be in June as it has been. Rather, the powers that be decided it would be better in December at the fairground facility which is close to the Weaver complex. That's right, it will be in December, 2020. This is a DISASTER waiting to happen. You will have an attendance less that half of normal because of the time of year and the weather. Who wants to travel to Ohio in December? Weather is so unpredictable that time of year and you have Christmas and New Years to deal with. Plus, a lot of people go in June to buy a years worth of supplies and leathers. If those businesses are on a fiscal year, who would stock up with inventory less than a month form the end of the business year? Inventory is taxable!!! This is a big mistake. I will not be going in December simply because of the weather. Mark your calendar in 2020.

still need the Engineers manual. glenn.

Weaver still testing machine and working out a few bugs. It take a while to work out bugs. believe me. Contact Allen at Weaver to see where they are. glenn

What model Juki? glenn

System is the specs to that actual needle. in your case 135x17 for round point, 135 x 16 for leather point. Size is either Singer number such as 23 or metric which for a size 23 would be160., 24/180, 22/160, etc. Leather tips tri is triangle point, Dia. is diamond point, RT is a reverse twist, LT is a left twist,, etc. So system first, type of needle second, size third. Hope that helps. Most sewing machines designed around a particular needle system. glenn

Ferdco at the end when they were in Utah used Consew heads for their conversions. This one has the big Ferdco balance wheel which gave the machine a lot of torque for going thru thick leacher. This one looks like Mitsubishi YU-360 head. $300.00 is not a bad price and $150.00 is a great price. Buy it and we will figure out for sure what head they used. glenn

Also, the pitman arm that connects the treadle to the arm on the clutch to end gage the motor should be vertical to get the best results. Right now, it is at a large angle. Loosen the connector and move it on the pedal rod. Machine will work smoother. glenn

Balance wheel looks like it downs line up with the slot in table? Does it or is the photo not right? glenn

These are not laying around. See what a new 545, 1245 will cost. glenn

Constabulary, Two things. 1).The bell crank for the 29-4 no longer made and no new ones available. 2.) A few are Adler bell cranks and you know want what a new one costs. 3. The only things that really wears on a bell crank is the 2 lobes at the end. You weld, profile and even make the lobes a little bigger than original and stitch gets even longer. Singer made some long stitch versions that I know of, the 29K52 and 54 are two of them. I would like to see the bell crank on those. glenn

Should be the same on 593 as 1293

You weld each side of the end section of the bell crank and then go to work on the weld to profile it with a sanding drum on a Dremel. I have 28 bell cranks to rebuild. glenn

Nice job using small square tubing. glenn

Check out Kwok Hing. They are in China but make some pretty good parts and feet. glenn

contact Steve at Cobra and talk with him Not that hard to set up. glenn

pics? glenn

I always recommend taking the head off the table when transporting a machine. Too many things can happened and almost all of them are bad. I have purchased and move a few machines in my 40 plus years doing this. glenn

The generic parts for the Pfaff 335 are not that expensive. Kwok Hing makes them and you can sometimes find on line. The biggest problem with generic is finding ones that fit and are decent. A lot of the stuff coming from China is junk. Kwok Hing makes some decent stuff. In the case of the 335, you may also need a cover plate for the arm since chances are both of the binders are symmetric feed. glenn

They are pretty good. I have sewn on their 205 Clone. glenn

What is missing is the flat plate that Beiler's Produces that you can use the feed dog with. Plate #5 in the pics does not look very flat. glenn

Keestar makes some pretty good machines. I would go with them. I recommended their Adler clone some years ago to a company and they have been quite happy with it. Please know the Adler clone is a more expensive machine to produce. You are not talking a lot of money here between the companies on the 441 Clone. Go with one that is proven for the extra money. Some of these companies are unknown as to what kind of quality they produce. I have seen Keestar machines and they look good and work good. Your call. Keep in mind you will have to go thru the machine when you get it just like our dealers listed here do. Only way to guarantee you do not have problems in the future. Glenn

I would also clean up the hook and bobbin case so no rust or old oil is there. Be surprised what that will do for your stitch. glenn

A LU 563 should sew #138 all day long. The grove for holding the finger of the bobbin case may be too shallow. I have deepen those a little bitt and polished it out. It allow the thread to move over the bobbin case better. Yes, definitely replace the feed dog. No only beat but it could have a sharp piece sticking out that will fray your thread.