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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?