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The 29k is working, except there's an issue with the front wheel, it stops engaging when the needle touches the material, maybe some teeth are rounded. Anyhow I'm satisfied, will order a few parts soon. Thanks everyone for the help!

Thanks mate! Exactly what I needed.

Ok thanks, I tried hitting the front with a hammer and it didn't move. Just greased it and I'll try again later. I'll heat it up a bit to see if it also helps.

Great to hear that, thanks! I was going to weld the lever today so I can try it asap, how do i remove it? Its attached with some sort of punch pin, do I just punch it out?

I finally got it today, thanks for your help! I found a 29k71 not too far from the omega, so I went for both machines today. 300cad for the 29k71, it looks in good shape, seems like the bottom gear parts have been replaced. I'm not sure how upper threading goes on the Omega, I just figured it should looked like this from reading different machine's user manuals, and I was able to makes some stitches...

Ok nice to hear, I'm not looking to spend too much money, as I don't sew that often. Yes about 6hrs total trip. I hope it'll be worth it. Yes I did it all with a sewing awl, I used an old nylon jacket as pattern, and kept the old zippers, now I need to change all the zippers. Thank you for the compliment and your help!

Thank you for your input. I offered 200 and he accepted, do you think it's too much? I think I'll be going to see it tomorrow. I did came across both the walking-foot.com and Sailrite websites searching for more information. Will definitely checkout the video showing the differences between the Sailrite and clones, thanks. I'm looking forward to sew a medium weight cowhide jacket. I did one by hand 3 years ago but it took me way too much time to finish.

I mentioned the 42-5 because it looks very similar in design from the front. Good to know you think that it looks like a walking foot. I should be able to sew light to medium weight leather with this right? I'm planning on doing a cowhide jacket. Thank you for your help!

Thanks for the information. I think it may be like the singer 42-5. Here's the best picture of the head.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a walking foot machine and stumbled upon an Omega sewing machine online, but the pictures are low quality and the seller says he can't take more pictures because its sitting inside his dark shed. He says its for leather and furs, and he has been using it for furs. I asked him for a serial number or some more info to find out if it actually has a walking foot, and he gave me "135x17" as a serial number the next day. So I'm assuming it uses 135x17 needles, and from my research most walking foot machines use these needles, so I'm asking you guys what do you think? Does some non walking foot machines use 135x17 needles also or they're exclusively made for walking foot machines? The machine is 3hrs away, so I'm trying my luck here, before I plan the trip. Thanks

Ok thanks, much appreciated! I will tangle on this later on will update as it goes.

I'm starting a thread to see if someone can help, seems no one who knows about these clones is willing to help me. The patcher has been rebuilt, when i bought it, it worked fine, but when i got home i couldnt get it to function properly, it seems its out of timing, ive messed around a bit with it, and found that the timing is done by removing/rotating the bobbin carrier; is that correct? I think it's set up the right way, the bobbin turns counter clockwise pulling on thread, and i turn the hand wheel clockwise, but i feel theres something wrong with upper end, sometimes when i pulled the thread, right before it goes it the needle, it breaks from inside the rotating cylinder, but most of time it pulls freely, think its something with the thread spool holder, as the tension knob is very loose I made a small video, hopefully someone can help me out. https://youtu.be/W2OiyJnNYDQ Thanks in advance.

Ok thanks for the tip, I'll post a new thread. I'm sure it's an easy fix, as it worked properly when I bought it, and don't want to bring to my mechanic....

Yes it's a Chinese clone that's been rebuilt, thanks I've seen Darrens posts, but I'm not looking to buy another one. I'm looking to see if anyone can shed some light on my issue here.