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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.

Can you send pics of the Adler 267 if you still have them? glenn

nylonRigging, Hand not thought of that . Good point. You could make a left or right toe foot out of the blanket foot. thank you. glenn

Nothing yet has to be someone out there with one. I am thinking in England. Anybody?? glenn

The blanket foot is almost useless for leather. Why Juki and the clone companies produce this foot is a query to me. It is only useable in a few applications. In fact, it is over 1/2" wider then the standard feet of a 205-370 Adler. You need special feet to sew leather on this machine. I have and Adler 205-370 with all the toys on it. Great machine as is the 441 and the Typical 441 clone. The one thing that is not mentioned here is the throat plate. Beiler's in Pennsylvania produces a flat throat plate for this machine that will accommodate the feed dog. Sewing on a flat plate is so much easier that the curved plate on the4se machines. I have a Weaver flat plate on my Adler. I strongly suggest you get one for your machine. glenn

Bob at Toledo can get you the items. Trying to think of any dealers in New England area: WS Bessett in Maine, Sanford Sewing in Vermont, New England Needle,

Yep. The machine is a small bobbin walking foot machine. The GK means it has a shorter bed on the left side so could not be made into a double needle. Good machine. The only problem with them, seems to be the timing belt price and availability. glenn

still looking for the book with little results. Thanks everyone especially Greg. We keep looking. By the way, the 29-4 uses screw #7 in it I believe. glenn

call Campbell Bosworth and see what motors they use and what they cost. glenn

No built from a Consew 754 head. glenn

What most people do not realize is that with Chinese manufacturers, there are basically 3 types. The A Grade manufacturers produce some pretty good machines. Cowboy, Cobra , Sew Tech use the A grade manufacturer. I think all three of these machines are made in the same plant. Weaver has their 205 clone made in an A grade manufacturer. Nice machine. Then you have the B grade manufacturer. They can make some decent machines or some bad ones. Probably depends on the day they are made. Then you have the C grade manufacturer which produce boat anchors!. Look good but sew and preform bad. The trick is knowing which manufacturer is an A grade. I with rare exception do not know which are the A grade manufacturer. Reputable dealers know. Buy from them!! Good dealers like Steve, Alexander, Bob, Ralph have found this out by trial , error and a lot of headaches. They know who to buy from. More importantly, what most people do not also realize is that these good dealers go thru each machine entirely and check all the screws and nuts to make everything is tight before they even sew it off. That is what you are paying for, a machine gone over. Alan at Weaver told me years ago that every genuine Adler 205 that they got in would require 1-2 hours of checking all the setting and sewing off of the machine before it even got put on a stand. A genuine Adler!!! That was before the customer got it. Lesson here is unless you are qualified to work on a machine and know what to look for, buy it from the dealer. A lot less headaches in the long run and what is your time worth??? glenn

My understanding is that Schmetz moved some of their production to India, not China. Does the needle package say China on it? Organ moved some of their production to Viet Nam. Groz-Beckert went somewhere but not sure where. glenn

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This machine could sew up to a 12 mm stitch. I think I would want about a 8mm stitch length to cover all the bases. glenn

Contact Campbell Bostitch in Texas. They service and have parts for this machine. You need a throat plate glenn

The Consew and the Seiko machines in this class came from the 7 class singer. Chances are a lot of those parts are the same. Will not be cheap!!! glenn