shoepatcher

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

Contact MJ Foley in Detroit. They are the Master Juki Dealer in the US. Their number is 586-948-6070. Ask for Luke. Tell them I sent you. glenn

Everyone, This is a Singer 67-1. A very rare machine. Singer only about made 40 of them total of which I think about 21 or 22 still survive. It was used for doing carriage fenders and the like. I have seen 2 of these machines in Ohio. They rarely come up for sale and when they do it is for big MONEY only because they are so rare and will sew things other machines will not. They have a 4 ft. throat on them and a post that comes up about 12". In the class of a Singer 7 class machine as to sewing ability and certain parts. Quite the machine and this one is on the original cast iron stand. If you need one of these, buy it. A may be a long time before you to find another one. glenn

C, That large bobbin is correctly threaded on the patcher. glenn

Great pictures JIMI. I have seen most of these years ago. They come from a Singer Catalogue from around late 1800's or early 1900s'. The 29 machine is a U.F.A. if it was before 1896. After that it would either be a 29 or 29-1. The 29-2 has the conventional drive rack on top. vs. the arm.

As far as I know, there are no generic bell cranks for Adler 30 class shoe patchers. I think the bell crank for a 29-4 will work better since Adler copied the early 29 class machine when they created the 30 class shoepatchers. I believe there is a minor difference in the bell cranks for the 29-4 machines and the 29K machines. I know the Adler bell cranks or screwed and pinned where as the Singer's are only screwed on. glenn

wcook,, Because you can't sew on the machines to test them, I suggest you send a few samples to Ron at Techsew and have them sew the samples for you. Just make sure you let them know the weight of thread you are going to be sewing with. glenn

That looks like a bed slide pin for holding the right slide plate from coming completely off. I bet someone before you took it off and dropped it in the oil hole. I would keep it but not use it and put it in the drawer. glenn

Steve, When you talk to Weaver, ask for Ext. 223 which is Allen Burkholder. He is the 205 guy and will know about #1000 needles. glenn

Definitely call Ron. The outside presser foot that you received does not fit the inner presser foot. You should have got a different inner presser foot as well.. These are normally but not always sold in pairs. glenn

Replace the clutch motor with a servo motor. You can set the speed and it is so much easier to control. glenn

Navadabob, That is a model 35-1 hand held sewing machine for rugs by Singer. Nice but not worth $875.00 by any means. Hope that helps. glenn

Chopinzee, I have a friend who has one of these and we had a heck of a time finding a manual and parts list for this. When Juki bought Nakajima about 15 plus years ago, they changed some of the model numbers. Most people may not know that Nakajima developed the 441. Juki engineers went thru it and changed a few things for the better and kept the same model number. In the case of the 381L, the changed the number to Juki 245 which you got info on. They also kept the number on the DSU 1541 the same. Hope that helps. glenn

Eric, check your model number. A Singer 211G 155 and 211G156 are compound feed machines. I thought the 211G157 was compound feed as well with reverse? I could be wrong. glenn

Al, It is cork You can get cork where they sell gasket material. Contact cement will hold it on to the round metal clutch plate. Glue both sides and let dry before installing and make sure you have it lined up when you put it on. Only get one chance to get it right! glenn

Both Krylon and Rustoleum make a black lacquer gloss in a spray can. Both have worked well. You might also try automotive stores as I know they carry black lacquer in spray cans as well. glenn

Steveleather, Can we get a pic or two of the slide on table for the 335B from Artisan? Not shown on their website or if it is, I could not find it. Thanks glenn

Al, Singer used black lacquer on their machines and stands. If it is not shinny enough when you finish painting it, spray some clear lacquer on the stand. glenn

Move the binder away from the machine and see if the feet and feed dog will feed the material. If not, get us a few pics of the machine and it's set up so we can see what it is doing. glenn

Can we get a few more pics of the shoepatcher? glenn

TomG, I think you are looking for a raw edge binder. There are generic ones out there for not too much money. I would give Bob Kovar a call at Toledo. He can get generic binders. You are looking for one that would handle 5/16" strips which is very narrow. Remember, this binder will fold in half your binding and leave you with a fold over. and a raw edge past your stich on each side. I think they start with a 12mm size. The other worry would be how thick a material you can put thru them. Keep in mind, these are generic binders. If it doesn't work to your satisfaction, then it is on to the custom made route. glenn

send us pics of the samples you want to use. glenn

JBernard, I had one just like this that I bought in 1984. Looked just this. It was a 227R and these were made in Japan by Seiko. The 227R was replaced by the 227-1 and I believe they were off white in color. I think all the white ones were and are made in China. Anybody out there got any more info on them? glenn