shoepatcher

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

pics?

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

send us some pics to see what you need

The Lu563 is the best machine for what you are doing. glenn

For moccasins, you need a medium duty cylinder arm with lift and power. Do you need the narrow arm? If not, the better machine to look for would be a Juki 341. More power, higher lift and bigger bobbin. The 337 -G I believe has the lever by the reverse lever that can make the upper and lower feed e different than each other. That is not what you want. glenn

331K5 I believe is for sewing apparel if I am not mistaken. You may need a heavier machine for light leather. glenn

Yes clean and derust it before you begin to take apart. glenn

Pfaff 337-G I think was used in the jeans industry. Any pics? Pfaff parts can be expensive but the machines are great. glenn

please post pics. thanks glenn

Two people with Pfaff345 saddle problems in the same day. That is rare. Hirose and Cerliani both make aftermarket hooks. Both are very good quality. One made in Japan, one made in Italy. They both should carry this hook. Just finding a dealer that can order you one may be the hard part I have never take a saddle out of a 345, 335 yes, 345 no. Looks fun. glenn

Looking at it, I would super clean the area around the hook saddle. Looks gummed up and rusty. Looks like there are two shims one on each side at the bottom of the saddle. Are they accessible from the bottom?? glenn

Contact MJ Foley in Detroit. They are the Master Distributor for JUki in North America. They should be able to help you program the SC--922. glenn

It looks more like a copy of a Juki 341 vs. PfaFF345. The Highlead company is out of England and their machines come from China. My experience is it is not the easiest company to get parts from. That said, looks like a good machine.

Politype shoepatchers were made in Germany. I have one myself.

Anyone got a manual to a BUSM Pilot shoe machine. Know someone looking for a manual to that machine. glenn