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That's my Triumph Scrambler. I got run off the road a couple years back and dropped it. I tore my right rotator cuff in the process, and it's still messed up. Shoulder was so bad, I haven't been back on the bike since. I think this season will be the one to get back on it.

Thanks Bob. This is Ken over in Cleveland(you helped me with parts for my 29-4,adler 67, and 31-15). I'll probably be calling you, once I figure out what bits I need to complete these two machines. What is the largest thread I can get away with on the 153?

Hi guys. What a great forum! I've learned so much already, reading old posts. I come to leather through my love of old machines. I started collecting domestics, but recently branched out into some industrials I always wanted(including a 29-4 I'm refurbishing, as well as as a 111W103). Now I'm in deep and loving it. Today I picked up a pair of 153 machines, and would love some advice about them. I know this is a popular machine type, and some of the modern machines are based on this design. For starters, I'm wondering if there are any parts or functional differences between the 153W103, and the 153K103? I got one of each. Is there any argument to choose one over the other, based on model alone? I have read here and elsewhere, that if too worn, these machines can be a bit of a nightmare. What would be the best way to determine which of my samples is best in that regard, once they are cleaned, oiled, and moving well? It looks like the feet for my 111W103 might also work on these machines. Is that correct? Do they share a needle type? What about the bobbins? It would be truly excellent if they shared all these... What would be the largest thread needle combination I can run on one of these 153 machines? Ok last question. Is this stand I picked up with this flat feller acceptable for a 153? It seems like it should be perfect. I will get a servo and speed reducer, once I have a machine ready to work. Thanks for any and all responses. I got these machines so cheap that even if they end up completely worn out, I will make my money back by selling the Atlanta folder, and a few parts. Of course I'm hoping that with y'alls advice, I can get them both going again, or at least one.

Here is my 29-4 as it sits now. It moves very well, and I am getting just a hair over 6 stitches per inch. I understand that is pretty good for a 29-4. It's old, born in 1912! There's really something magic about the sounds of a treadled patcher doing it's job.

Hi folks. Just joined, and I can already see I'm going to learn a lot. I come to leather work through general curiosity, and my machines. I started sewing my own bags and pouches for camera gear less than a year ago. That led to a collection of vintage sewing machines, which in turn led to me acquiring some nice industrial machines as well, for the heavier work I want to do. I want to use them as intended, and this seems like the perfect place to learn best how to do so. Let me introduce my babies. This is one of two locked up 29-4 patchers I picked up for a song. This one was stripped down to bare metal, and is now reassembled for testing purposes. It should be a great machine, once I get the couple parts I need. The next two are my compound feed machines. The Singer is a 111w103, and is full compound feed. The Adler is a 67-7562T, and is needle feed only. The Singer is ready to work on anything up to medium heavy materials. The Adler needs a few parts, but moves like it was in service yesterday. It may become my main machine, once I finish going over it completely. It has a much larger bobbin than the Singer. Last is my 31-15. This one I plan to switch to a wheel foot, and matching feed dogs, for garment leather. I lack a table for this one at present. I am a total novice when it comes to working with leather. Here is my most recent project, sewn on a domestic Bernina sewing machine. Just some simple notebooks that I covered with patchwork made of leather scraps.