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I have posted My first serious sew on YouTube.

Dikman, Spot on. The springs work well to prevent the controller lever being over extended, but are no good to balance the dead weight.

Or Tent tension springs One to the Servo controller lever and two to the underside of the desk.

This morning the mounted & connected the foot lifter, mounted the light & finished fabricating the thread spool holder. Dikman you have forced to rethink my solution. I will look for a spring to hold the pedal up as well as completing the pedal linkage. Bert51 I will shortly as soon as I complete the pedal control.

finally made some progress on the sewing machine. Everything arived except the extra bobbins. Tomorrow I mount the pedals and redo the linkages. I am wodering if I should add a spring tothe pedal linkage as the pedal movement is greater the motor controller.

Thanx guys, i'm pretty pleased. I paid $700AU. I was in the process of looking at a broken one near me. The guy wanted $395AU and it didn't have the base. The seller explained some of the history of the machine, it came out of a boot maker that specialised in Orthotics. Long story short, this is about the only tool left in his shop after he had a medical mishap. The family had to dump most of the other tools including sewing machines and Shoe Trees and Sole sewers. I was also told to buy a couple of presser feet and cut one foot off either side. This is very useful for making orthotics, because it enable you to sew very close to transision. Now I need to learn how to use it well. I already have several products in mind that will be good on this one.

I find it amazing how things come in waves. I am still getting my 45k in order when an opportunity to buy a 29K58 showed up at what I thought was an irresistible price. So here it is. It runs very smoothly and came with a stack of leather point needles.

It came with a table mounted Winder. It sews really well. I am waiting for pulleys, flang bearings and new V belts to try it out properly. I am also waiting for more bobbin to be delivered.

My servo mot0r spins at 3500 RPM, way to fast for my liking. if I change the motor pulley for 65 to 50mm , I fear it will still be too fast. Hopefuly if Aust Post does what they say they will, I will have a 5 stepped pulley and a new M V belt a day or two. then I can play with hte final placementof the secondary shaft and the motor.

Any Autralian crew wanting a paper copy of the 45K21 manual above PM me a postal address and I will send one. This version below, the cover is printed in satain 170gms and the body in 80gms bond paper and then trimed dow to approximately 135x 195mm. I tried cleaning the images back to Grey scale but found too much details was lost in the process. 45K21 Manual all Compact.pdf

It came with a table mounted Winder. It sews really well. I am waiting for pulleys, flang bearings and new V belts to try it out properly. I am also waiting for more bobbin to be delivered.

Jimi, A thousand thanks for these manual. I found my 45K tread was set up wrong, one of the thread holders was back to front and the thread hold above the needle is missing.

She's a November 1950 model. I came with the oil bath but I doubt I will fit it again.

I'd like to announce I am now the proud owner of a 45k25. It was originally in a cobbler shop, before going to another leather working shop. It has been in storage collecting grime for a bit. The table was a custom job the also had a sole stitcher mounted on it. I am in the progress of fabricating a pedestal mount for it and add a servo motor. Photos to come.

Welcome Doug. I find leather working very satisfying. Aussie are bit thin here, but I have learnt a lot reading heaps here. You may end up collecting sewing machines. BTW I'm in Baulkham Hills, NSW matthew

I have opportunity to buy a Singer 45k21 biult in 1942. The seller says it works well and has just been serviced. The photos look good and the price is not unrealistic. I thought I would take some of my leather and sew 2 and 3 layers of 3mm combination chrome leather. Is it posibble to detail what I should look for when inspecting the machine?