DanHolland

Found this video of a CHN Mansfeld, it looks identical...

Hi Y'all, I did some measurements (metric) and uploaded the pictures to the album. (I can do more detailed accurate measurements if desired) It looks very similar to 2nd phone screenshot of @silverkrown Furthermore it looks identical to 5464 as dislplayed in the shuttle brochure, it mentions: "mit Lochspannung" which translates as "with hole tension". This makes me think it might actually be complete, the 2nd screenshot utilises these 'holes' to create a pre-tension... It seems to be the simplest design, without any external leafsprings (there is one at the bottom of the shuttle to push up the bobbin) What do you gentlemen think? There is some wear obvious wear on the pointy side, which rests on the lower caliper bracket in the pic below. ..Still wondering about the rather big clearance, I made a video of it in the album... @silverkrown, could you perhaps forward this to the instagram contact and ask him? Best! Dan

@silverkrown & @Constabulary Wow, amazing work!!! This is what the internet is for in my humble opinion! I'll start measuring and comparing to your images (probably this tuesday), will report back asap. Thanks!!! Dan ps: oh yes, the thread I'm using is a middle of the road thread for making sails, don't have the exact specs but it's very strong...

Thanks for the replies! Hoping I can find out how it is supposed to look/function exactly in order to find way to repair. Is there anyone around here with a fully functional shuttle? It would be amazing to find out exactly what's missing + its dimensions... Found these images online, looks as if the screw adjustable excenter has a kind of pin? This one above appears to be non original?

So today I finally had some time to clean the beauty and try her out. The mechanism seems to be running smoothly, when operating slowly there appears to be a "clunck!" sound, when running it faster it disappears. And, yes it came with a shuttle and one bobbin! I'm wondering if the clearance around itis normal, it's quite a lot! The shuttle might be incomplete: compared to the 'threading' youtube vid, it appears to be missing a little clip on the cylindrical side.... Does anyone have a pic of a complete one? It failed to pick up the lower thread 'automatically', when I tried to do it manually, I must have given the shuttle too much resistance to complete its spinning path, somehow pulling it out of phase since I made a collision and broke the needle... Gonna look for the "system 88" needles here in the Netherlands. I'll post some pics now, please fire away if u have any questions! Due to limited space to insert pics here I've started an album, will fill it up slowly with pics / vids... https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vug9acU3Ey3L3dAn7 Cheers, Dan

Great, I'll look into it, thanks!

Hi y'all, I'm new here and so excited to find there is activity here about this machine. I just bought one from a friend, it was rusting away in his old shed in Amsterdam. I haven't had the time to properly test it and to check whether everything is complete. I'll send an update + some photos later this week when I'm fooling around with it at the shop... Cheers! Dan ps: Wondering whether a 3d printed shuttle would work...