shoepatcher

Anyone have experience with THOR sewing machines out of Texas??? glenn

What parts are you looking for? I may have a source. glenn

Plate may have to be custom made. Let me know if you need info on people that do this. Sorry for the late response. glenn

Also, Look at the Durkopp Adler 768 which preceded the 868. they could sew up to #207 thread. glenn

Having worked on most of them, the best shoepatcher made is the Claes. It has superior engineering and Claes has made shoepatchers since about 1869! They are not cheap but they go and go and go. A new Adler cost almost as much as a Claes. No one has tried to Clone the machine. If I was 20 years younger, I would have sent it to China to be knocked off. Great machine. Biggest drawback is the price. However, still a shoe patcher and there is know way it is worth $5000.00 for the head. Hell, an original Adler 205 head was about $5,000.00 and that was so much more machine both in sewing capacities and what was involved to manufacturer it. Claes is not built in large numbers and that is one reason they cost so much. If you are going to use shoepatchers a lot, look at the Claes. You will not be disappointed with the machine. glenn

I believe the 29-4 does not have the front tooth cam gear that is bolted to the top shaft. It has the back half of the gear that the pitman arm fits in but not the forward section that the short shaft gear mates to drive the front mounted shaft that comes thru the hub. Some of the early 29K's had the front mounted shaft on certain models but not the 29-4. Changing means pulling the top shaft plus the bub will not mount to the casting because of a different face plate. glenn

Contact Constabulary. He found a service manual for the Claes 8346 machine while getting me a machine. He sent me the manual but I made sure he made a copy for himself. First service manual I have seen for a Claes shoepatcher in over 30 years of working on machines. It is nice. glenn

the pin and spring were used to keep the slide plate from coming completely out. No big deal. Singer used them as well on the 111W155.

Singer only made about 40 some of these 67-1 machines. I have seen 2 of them in Ohio and they are monsters, bigger than a 5 class. Both machines are huge. The 5 class shown in the pictures has a S.D.A. on it which stood for Singer driving attachment. They were run on line shaft and the SDA is what you engaged the machine with on the drive belt. The 5-9 is indeed a big zigzag machine. The 8 class is smaller than the 5 class machine. Both are smaller than the 67-1. If you want to see the biggest machine Singer ever made, look up the 9-1 machine. That was truly a monster. glenn

Great. These are good machines when up and running. Do you have the manuals for the machine? glenn

This is a Monster. One of the biggest machines Singer ever made. Bigger than a 6 class, 7 class , 8 class. Not as big as a 9 class which was THE largest machine Singer ever made. I would buy if I had it available 5-1and rebuild it just to have it. You will definitely need help moving it. Please get us more pics of it especially if you get it. I have an original parts list book to 5-1vto 5-5, 5-7, 5-10 to 5-11. Not the 5-9 however. Is this a zig-zag machine? glenn

Weaver Leather sells it wholesale ( sales tax license needed) about $3800.00

The 669 is a new generation of this design. It has a longer throat of 13" vs. 10.5", foot lift of 20mm vs. 13mm, and max stitch length of 9mm vs. 6mm. I am getting this machine in 201. More money but way more features that are for the better. Juki's new generation only has the 2341 which is like the 869. They do not make a narrow arm machine in this new generation. Pfaff made one for a while like the 669 in their Powerline series but later dropped it. Weaver Leither has the heads in stock in the ergo series. glenn

They make generic needle bars that come with the set screw for the needle. The lower thread guide is either a slot or hole cut into the needle bar. I would replace the needle bar. Despite what people tell you, there are a good number of generic bars available that are not to bad as to price. If you need genuine parts, be prepared to pay. Any screws that are "boogered up", sand and clean up or replace. Be sure to get an extra needle set screw or two because they do wear out. I recently broke the needle set screw on my Pfaff 335 and went to replace. I go into the drawer and low and behold, no extra needle set screw. I order 8 of them that day because the 545, 335, 345, 1295 and 1245 all use the same set screw for the needle. I got both genuine and generic to see which is better. The genuine was $1.18 each, the generic was $.88 each. Not a lot of money for peace of mind. To many people on this board do not keep extra parts or screws on hand until they need them. Not me. Time not sewing is money. My advice to you once you get this machine up and running is stock a few parts. Keep the pics coming so we can follow the progress on this baby! glenn

I would go with the typical tw- 341 which is a Juki l 341 clone. It is a heavier machine but will sew heavier, longer stitch length and is a vertical hook I believe. glenn

Thanks

Still has compound feeThis is the heaviest version of the 545 made. H4 high lift. Subclass D which means largest, heaviest hand wheel. In the model number the letters mean L which is for leather, M means safety clutch. N means maximum 6mm stitch length. This model has no P in the subclass which is for 4-motion drop feed. You do not have it. Rather it has compound feed but the feeding is more of a skip stitch back and forth This is used a lot in binding. Hope that helps. Clean her up, replace any worn screws or parts, slide plates, etc. Still has compound feed and a walking foot. You have a great machine there. glenn

Can you send me a few pics of the light sewing machines to?

Big Sioux, Thanks. Will keep you posted on other info I get. glenn

Thank you. glenn

This is either a U.F.A. machine or the early 29s'. Singer went from letters to numbers for model numbers in 1896. The 29 and 29-1 had the arm on top and the 29-2 was the first Singer patcher to have the rack on top. I would buy the machine since it is an early one and the decals are in great shape. Make a fine conversation piece and probably still works. glenn

That is a clone of a Consew 206RB or Seiko STH-8BL. Parts and the timing belts should be the same. Send us a few more pics. glenn

Hey guys and gals, I am looking for any info on the International Harness machine out of Cincinnati, OH. A co person who works in hockey as I do has the machine which was he grandfathers. I am looking for any info such as a brochure or operating manual. I have heard of the machine but know very little about it. Thanks in advance for you time and effort. glenn

Starting with the 29K58 series, Singer made the front wheel mount an option. Prior to that, the front wheel was standard on certain models of the 29K. You would need the hub, the shaft and gear that is mounted on the shaft with a tapered pin. Clone shoepatchers make the front mounted balance wheel standard. Bob Kovar at Toledo sewing should be able to get you the parts to move the balance wheel from the side to the front, i.e. the hub, shaft and gear.

Call Ryan at Neel's Saddlery. Just so you know, the type of machinery you are needing will depend on whom you call. Give us specific descriptions of what you want and we can get you names of places to call. glenn