Melrose

Sorry, for the late reply, I didn’t get a notification. No, not SA, we are farmers in NSW and Melrose is our property name. Yep, I got my last servo from eBay and it came with two pulleys and one was really small, but I think it was 50mm. I did see smaller ones on there, though. We’re a bit time poor so it would be better to get a reducer ready to go, I’ll check out eBay for those, too. Thank you!

Ah, yes, the machines pulley wheel is quite small so I see what you mean about a speed reducer. I’m not sure we have the ready made ones readily available here in Aus but seems to be plenty of info about making them. The table top is very lovely with a nice patina which is why I’m hesitant to cut a piece out and perhaps ruin it. I need more air under the arm, though. I don’t think the table is the original for this machine looking at the cutout and oil tray underneath. Maybe I can find another machine to fit it....;) Thanks for that, the pulley size issue would not have occurred to me until we found the machine still ran too fast!

Hi all. I’m located in Australia and recently picked up a nice old Singer 17-16 that might come in handy with my bag making. (Light leathers). My husband and I installed a generic servo and needle positioner on my Protex 0618 without any issues and am hoping it will be as straight forward with the Singer. I’m thinking the needle positioner won’t fit, so won’t get one. Currently it has what looks like a ‘normal’ motor and separate clutch set up. It’s pretty easy to control but noisy in the house, and I have to heel down to brake, which I tend to forget after coming off my other machine, lol. I’ll replace the table top with a new one with a cut out under the arm and I’m thinking I’ll need to pull off the whole shooting match under the table and just install the servo with belt going directly up to the machine. Would this be the way to go? Thank you!