Gia

You were right, the knife is dull and it can cut only thin thread. I talked with Mike and he helped me how to change the back tacking speed. The stuff there is really nice and helpful. Thank you for the advice Glenn!

Thank you Uwe!

Hi everyone, I'm trying to figure it out what the sewing equipment for Adler 291 refers to, but unfortunately I couldn't find anything helpful.. If anyone knows what all this refers to, their help will be much appreciated. Here is a picture from Adler 291 manual containing the sewing equipment info. Thank you in advance, Gia

Beautiful machine, thanks for all the info. 'Mine' has quiet DC motor, same as my Adler 269, (pic bellow) with functions: pressure foot lift, thread cutting, needle positioner. The price of the machine is 800 euros, and it is still available but my only problem is if the simple roller foot can transport many layers of leather.

Thanks for reply! How thick is the leather you use, and you tried to sew with 270 thread? My projects will include 6mm leather thickness and I'd like to know if I can achieve that with this machine. And btw, what's the subclass of your machine?

Ok.. Probably I won't buy this machine because I'm not sure if the simple roller foot will be enough for medium to heavy leather. However, the machine it's simply beautiful, in perfect condition, with all the functions working

I found them, thanks a lot!

Hello everyone, I have a great deal for an Adler 268 FA-3S which looks flawless, comes with Efka servo, pneumatic foot lift and automatic thread cutting. It’s a wonderfull piece, except that it doesn’t have a driven roller foot, it’s a simple one. I would like to have triple transport but driven roller would work just fine. By reading its brochure, I saw that the driven roller foot was optional. So I’m thinking about replacing it but I’m not sure if its mechanism allows me to do that. I somebody here has this machine, I kindly ask them to help me find out if the replacement of the roller foot with a driven one is possible, or it was just a factory option. Thank you in advance! Gia

Thank you, Glenn! I know that the knife should be adjusted somehow, I'm just trying to figure it out how..

Hello everyone, I just got an Adler 291 with Efka variocontrol V720 which is quite surprising for its age. It has all its standard functions and everything works great, except for the bottom thread cutter. When I finish sewing, it cuts only the upper thread... Does anybody know how to fix the bottom thread cutter? Also, could I switch its functions from the controller to these four buttons on the front of the machine? It works great with the pedal but it seems that the four buttons were deactivated. Only one of them is working, and it does only one stitch. Here's a picture with the machine: Thank you in advance, Gia

Good point, thanks!

Because the tension unit has a cheap feeling and the pre-tension disc has no spring, which makes it difficult to put the thread behind it.

Thank you so much for all your answers! The tension system is obviously not as complex and good as the original one, but however, after adjusting the tension again and changing the needle with a new one, I am able to get a perfect stitch on leather. I suspect that the problem was the strong adhesive on industrial Velcro, which remains stuck on the needle and it pulls the thread. I am thinking to call a mechanic to see if I need to change any parts. All the best, Gia

No, it wasn't off when the problems occurred. There is no noise, I can easily turn the wheel by hand. The only thing I did different from before it was to sew Velcro on leather - with 140 needle for leather and 20/3 thread.

I don't hear any snaps when I thread the pre-tension disc, and it doesn't go more deeper than you can see in the picture. The only snap I can hear is from the tension discs with the springs.

I will, thank you!

I had rethread it many times, added tension, the timing hook is ok as well but this is how it sews: half holes half stitches..

I'll try, thanks. My main problem was that the machine doesn't stitch at all or when it does, it looks like in the pictures. Given the fact that the timing is perfect, could the tension be the reason why it punches the leather without making any loops?

here is a better picture: I did the threading following its manual.

I took off the tension but I can tell why the thread gets stuck.. The machine is threaded just like yours, as you can see:

I did that already, and nothing happened.. I notice that sometimes the thread got stuck between the tension discs.

Threaded like in the manual:

The rough side is the bottom side. It sews nice on top and it tangled the thread on the bottom. Update: the hook timing seems to be perfect.. the hook meets the needle about 1.8mm after it starts rising. Here is a video with the timing:

I did another try and this is how the stitching looks like. Seems to be a problem with hook but I don't guess which.

Is there any change to give me any guides to check if the timing works properly?