shoepatcher

C, IS THERE A PART NUMBER UNDER THE RUST AND PAINT? GLENN

Contact Campbell/Bosworth in Texas. They have all the feet, guides , etc. glenn

Alexitbe, That Claes should use the same feet as today's machine. The Claes of today is built in Germany. There has to be a distributor in Germany for those machines. You may have to contact a company that sells shoe repair equipment in Germany. Send us pics of the shoepatcher! glenn

Alexitbe, Where are you located? I can tell you where to get feet for the machine. Need pics of the machine. glenn

What is the exact model number, i.e. like a 204-370, 204-64, etc. ? Knowing that we can get you a better price depending on the model. glenn

Anybody got a manual for a Chandler C-562? This is a double needle bottom and needle feed machine, NOT a copy of a Juki LU-562. glenn

To answer the question, Seiko made Consew machines for over 50 years in Japan. They had an agreement that they would not sell Seiko machines in the US. Consew went bankrupt in the early to late 90's. A new Consew company was started but Seiko was not going to make their machines. Seiko was going to market their machines in the US under the Seiko name. Consew machines were taken to China for production. The Chinese made Consew machines were made off the original Seiko designs as well as updated. Todays Consew machines are a good quality machine. They may not be quite as good as the original Seiko built ones but they are still good because they are built on proven designs. As long as they are built in a "A" grade manufacturing plant in China, they are good and dependable machine . The 206 is a proven design no mater what the subclass. The 441 is cloned by a number of Companies in China today. Some are very good, some are boat anchors. I think the view of new comers to the sewing machine market is that China machines today are inferior. That is being proven to be less and less true each year. The quality is only going up. Remember, Japan made junk in the late 50's and early 60's and look at where they are today. Consew is a good name in sewing machines. It may not be Adler, but look at the cost difference. Just so you now, most all of Adler sewing machines are no made in the Czech republic and the parts company is in Romania. Only one machine is made in China and that is a entry level apparel machine. All others are made in Europe and stocked in Germany. The Cowboy and the Cobra machines are both made in China and they are a very good machines and very good value for the money. Bob can tell you better than anyone that the quality has only gone up in the last 10 years. Pfaff 335, 1245 and 1295 machines are all made in China. That plant was set up by the Germans with German production machinery, German taught Chinese workers using the German production techniques. They make a hell of the machine for the money. In essence, China does make so good machines. You just have to know what and where to buy. glenn

Late post to you. The Pfaff 145H3 is a great old machine with reverse but small "G" size bobbin. But because you are sewing bags and purses, a cylinder arm may be better. The Nakijima 380 L was a cylinder arm. Is the 280L a flatbed? Juki bought Nakijima and either renamed the machines or kept the same name. You can get parts for them. for Nakijima. I hope you got one that worked. glenn

Call Bill's Sewing in Hildebrand, NC. Ask for Jones Decker. I dealt with this company for many years. They build table tops as well as selling sewing machine and parts. Their telephone number is 1800-4455657. They have a web site. good company. They may need a template of the base of the machine for a cutout. glenn

Aluminum Bobbins are used when you have a thread trimming device on your machine. Some but not all machines use a magnet to run the knife so that is why aluminum bobbins are used instead of steel. glenn

Check the eye of the needle for sharpness. Once in a while, needles do come with a sharpness on one of the edges sharper than it should be. I have buffed a few of the eyes in my day. I had one of my operators have problems with a pack of 134-35 titanium G-B needles in size #23, round point last week. Turns out all the eyes were sharp and fraying or breaking thread. Tried another pack and no problems. It does happen. glenn

try New England Needle. Ask for Tom. 18002433158. glenn

The S stands for sewing cloth. The N usually means 6mm maximum stitch length. The Pfaff part # for the presser bar you are looking for is #91-011718-92 . If it is generic, that part # is 11718. Henderson Sewing here in the US has generic ones that were selling for $8.15US in their old catalogue and that included the screw for the foot. I would check with them even though you are in Finland. They have a web site. PM me if you need their telephone number. Hope that helps. glenn

The Singer 168W or G101 uses the needle system 135 x17. I have seen needles up to #24 used. Maximum thread size is #138. Machine has no reverse. Basically, a post version of a 111W155. glenn

The Singer is a long arm. The stand is for a short arm. The model will be on the plate in front on the right side of the balance wheel. I would say it is either a 29K72 or 29K73. 72 is big bobbin, 73 is small bobbin. It will be a hard pressed to sew 8-10 s sole leather. the other model is an early shoe patcher. Looks like an early Patent Elastique or early Claes & Fenje. Great machines but now parts. glenn

One thing to look for also if the pointed end of DD si worn off. I have seen that happen before as well. glenn

graywolf, I used to live in Waynesville, NC which is not to far from you. Give Jones Decker a call at Bills Sewing in Hildebrand, NC. 1-800-4455657. They are a very large Juki dealer and they were at one time one of the largest Consew and Pfaff dealers in the US. Great people to deal with. I bought machines from them and they have a lot of used and reconditioned machines. Excellent service. Not on our list of dealers on the board here but they are close to you and certainly worth a call and maybe a visit to their showroom. Tell them what you are looking for. glenn

Blackiy, Two other things. The DA669 has a 2.5" longer arm than the Adler 69 and the Pfaff 335. Weaver Leather has them in stock. I think the price complete for the Eco on a stand with servo motor is about $3,800.00US. Do not contact Allen at Weaver this week because their annual auction starts tomorrow and goes thru Thursday. One of the biggest suctions for machinery and supplies in the US and it si held every year about this time. You will never get a hold of Allen in the next 2 days. glenn

The 669 is an updated version of the Adler 69 class. Horizontal hook vs. the vertical hook on the 869. We have an 869 here at the our plant with all the toys. Fabulous machine. The 669 is sold by Weaver Leather. It has the smaller arm, 20mm lift and you can get it with a maximum stich length of 9mm I believe. I will be buying one in about a year. You could email Allen at Weaver and he can tell you more about the machine. I am surprised no one on the board here that lives in Europe doesn't order Adler machines from a German dealer. I would think they could get you some decent prices and since they are made in Europe, is there a Value added tax on the machines? Durkopp/Adler M-series machine in general are great machines. Not cheap by any means but great machines! glenn

Can we get a pic or two from the front? glenn

Before removing the cam roller on the end of the drive rack on top. remove the drive rack from the casting. That big tapered pin drives from back to front. Remove the drive rack. I pour a little Kroil oil into the hole that is the access hole used to remove the cam roller. Turn it upside down so roller is at the bottom and let it set for a few days. Oil will seep around the pin at the end of the roller and loosen any corrosion holding the pin in. I thin take a center punch out and begin tapping the roller out. You may have to heat the end of the drive rack where the roller goes in up a little bit break the bond on the pin. Be careful no to get it too hot! If and when you get it out, make sure you taper the end pin on the new roller a little bit with a file to make it easier to go back into the old hole. Good luck. glenn

I think Uwe meant the $8K price was for the -7 machines which are the ones that have all the toys. A plain Jane machine should be in the $5,500.00 or less category. glenn

I would look to see if any HighTex dealers are in Europe. The are made in the same plant as Cowboy. I would also check the Highlead machines in England. This gives you some options in Europe. glenn

Are we talking about a timing belt inside of the head or a belt connected from the balance wheel to the pulley on the motor or treadle wheel? glenn

There are other places in the US you can try. Out west, try Alberoni's in LA, Bogle-Greenwell in Texas, Miami Sewing in Florida. These are all big sewing machine dealers. Since you are probably going to only be getting head only, shipping would not be a huge expense. The key is finding one and in good shape. glenn