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  1. shoepatcher
    I bought the 669 in June at the Weaver auction. It is an Eco version. plain jane. I have it set up but I am adding a pneumatic foot lift to it. I own a Pfaff 335 and the 669 is way more powerful. longer arm, longer stitch and higher lift. It is a next generation machine. I have a 227 cowboy and neither it or the Pfaff 335 can touch the Adler. It worth the extra money because of what it can do and what I wanted it to do. I also have an Adler 205-370 with all the toys so I am covered in what I want to sew.
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    Constabulary, You are correct. It is an Adler. I can tell by the arm cover. I was wondering why they would put a Singer on a German battleship. Good catch. glenn
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    that looks like a puritan stitcher. glenn
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    battle ships were self contained in a lot of ways. glenn
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    Folker. You are correct. 51 and 53 have the vertical spring for foot tension. I missed that. That means it is probably 29k1 thru 22
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    That looks like a 29K51 or 53. Like Bob said, model # with be on the front brass plate. glenn Send us a few more pics if you can. glenn
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    the main shaft has lock collars on it. they have to be loosen and everything repositioned to move all the op parts back to the original position.
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    the top shaft may need oil in the oil hole to lubricate the bushing.
  9. shoepatcher
    I found the correct site that has the brochure and explains the different sub-classes. It is : Sew24.blogspot.de. Click on downloads window. Go to the list of brochures at the bottom of the this list and find model #69. click on it. Brochures come up. Go down to about page 6 and there is the brochure for your machine. the maximum needle size is#110. Yours is or was a binder machine. E42 signifies the type of feet on the machine and how wide the range of binding tape it could handle. Hope that helps. Also, the maximum stitch length is 4.5MM, not 5mm or 6mm. glenn
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    I believe the 69-72 takes needle system# 135. Sizes up to #120 The 69-73 takes up to #14-160 I believe. Good machine. Just take the feed dog out and enlarge the hole with a Dremel and carbide tool or Mitchell Cord. These are good machines. If you can go on the sew24bogspot.com, it may have the original brochure on the machine that explains the sub classes. I have it but have to find it. glenn
  11. shoepatcher
    Bob Kovar probably will not have the feed dog. I think those are made by Weaver as an exclusive. Silver solder still cheaper and easy to file once soldered. Just my 2 cents. glenn
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    show us a pic of the reverse stitch lever so we can see the plate it goes thru. That gives stitch length. glenn
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    College Sewing in England. Might try them. glenn How about any dealer in Germany?
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    silver solder works better. glenn
  15. shoepatcher
    No I believe the 69-72 does not have 4 motion drop feed like the 69-372, 373. It was used for binding. The difference between the 69-372 and 69-373 was that the 69-372 was made for smaller threads and needles. Normally the hole is smaller in the feed dog and the balance wheel on the two machines may or may not be different diameters. Same with model 69-72 and 69-73. Smaller hole in the feed dog. Adler also might have changed a part or two inside the machine to accommodate heavier thread and sew thicker materials. They had a lot of sub classes. glenn
  16. shoepatcher
    No. The groove in the feed dog was for the threads to go in. If sewing leather, you want an ungrooved feed dog to push the bottom thread back into the leather. You can either fill it in with silver solder or contact Weaver Leather in Ohio. They have ungrooved feed dogs for sewing leather for sale. They sold more of these machines than anyone else in the world. Ask for Allen Burkholder. He is in on Monday and Tuesdays. glenn
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    Contact Luke at MJ Foley in Detroit. At one time, they were the largest Pfaff dealer in the US. Do you have the part numbers? Their telephone number is 5869486070. glenn
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    that is correct 29K71 sm. bobbin, short arm , 29K72 long arm, big bobbin, 29K73 long arm, small bobbin
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    That machine was probably made in China. The older Pfaff machines will say made in Germany. The newer ones do not say made in Germany. Still, a very good machine. Label seems to be beat up which could come from the handling of the machine. Head looks good otherwise and it is a Pfaff. glenn
  20. shoepatcher
    I am wrong. It is a Pfaff. I just did not see any Pfaff logos or labels and I know that machine has been knocked off in clones. A Pfaff even made in China is a good machine!!!! glenn
  21. shoepatcher
    That spring is not working quite correctly in the video. The spring works twice when it is only supposed to work once. Watch the take up spring. glenn
  22. shoepatcher
    That machine is a clone of a 1245. It is not a genuine Pfaff. Good copy though at least in appearance. Chinese have done a very good job in a lot of cases of copying PROVEN genuine machines. Only test is to sew on it and see how it feels and sews. the real test is the tolerances and the steel they used in making it. Genuine Pfaff's are some of the smoothest machines out there even over Adler and Juki's. I have owned a few of each and just bought a new D/A 669 which is a beast. glenn
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    Artisan should provide you with a set of English instructions for the motor. If they do not, let everyone on this board know! That is poor customer service. glenn
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    Prices seem high to me. There are no new parts available special to the 29-4 now that Pilgrim Shoe Machinery has closed in May of this year. glenn
  25. shoepatcher
    Contact Luke at M.J.Foley. They are the master distributor for Juki in America. They have or can get you the mechanic's manual. I believe their Phone number is 1-586 948 6070. glenn
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