evilblackdog

Is the binder type integral to the machine or can it be changed? It does indeed just move back and forth without dipping down so is that a problem if I want to get it setup as a standard sewer?

I've got this Pfaff 335 but so far I've had no luck finding the s/n to precisely identify it so I can buy some parts I need for it. Any help would be much appreciated, I'm excited to get it going!ffffffff

Would you be open to a quick phone call? (I'm self employed so anytime that's convenient for you would be fine.) You're the first person to tell me what that thing is called and I'm struggling to get the right questions into text since I don't know the propper lingo yet. I'll direct message you with my contact info so you can call when it's convenient if you'd like.

Thanks a lot for the info. Do you know how many generations there are in these things? You say it's the "new" casting but it doesn't look much like the ones they're currently selling so I'm curious how many versions there are. I'm also struggling to find the serial number to confirm as it doesn't seem like any of the numbers on the name plate have the correct number of digits. Thank you for linking the manual, it had some enlightening stuff in there. I thought the solenoid on the inside was an aftermarket add-on but apparently it's the factory option for a thread cutter although I'm still a little confused because it relies on the variostop controller to activate it which I thought was aftermarket as well... One of the arms on the back is connected to the pneumatic cylinder that lifts the foot and the other does control thread tension but it's tied to the solenoid that is for the thread cutter. Does it just modify the tension when it needs to cut the thread? Thank you so much for the help. I love mechanical things and I will figure this out, It's just difficult when I'm starting from scratch when it comes to how these things operate.

Here's a video I just made. If you need a close up of something to give an opinion I'm happy to oblige. Thank yoy for the help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlNNeRkJq_Y

Do you have any recommendations for multi picture albums? Do you prefer a separate post for every 2 pictures?

I certainly would have but the max total file size of 1.46MB makes that a bit less convenient.

For anyone who finds this thread looking for a manul, here is the thread that Uwe posted it on towards the bottom of the page. Also note that I've found the site search to be useless and have found google to be of much more use. e.g. site:leatherworker.net Pfaff 335 manual

The motor part doesn't scare me but they removed the manual reverse lever and the stitch length adjustment is differen too. There's at least 1 pneumatic cylinder and 1 electric solenoid that I don't even know what they do but are part of the "automation".

I'm not going to lie, it all looks really daunting for someone who hasn't sewn anything since middle school and I'm leaning towards trying to revert it to a manual machine and going with a 110 volt servo motor. What are you thoughts?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fvULpiqfekBmnI34rr7vofxQXf8aUN3F/view?usp=sharing I'm looking into the process of reverting this back to a standard manual machine. Does anyone have experience and could tell me how difficult it is or what is all entailed?

I want to sew leather, canvas, cordura type materials. Idealy I'd like to just remove all of the Efka stuff and turn it back into a manual machine with a 110 servo motor but according to another poster (on another forum) it takes a lot of time and money to convert it back to manual.

According to this post and the s/n on my motor I should be able to convert it to 220 single phase. Do you have any thoughts on that? To be honest though, if I can figure out how to remove all the Efka controls/automation stuff I'd just convert it to a manual servo driven machine.

I got this new to me machine but I'm not familiar with sewing machines and you guys were recommended as the experts! I have so many questions. Images of my "new" machine... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fqcquzUg00eyqw_foMW4r7GGt8s248jW?usp=sharing 1. What is that Efka Veristop v650? 2. Is the motor a servo motor? I'm not familiar with them being that big but I'm not sure what the point is of the position sensor if it's not? (my knowledge is limited to research I did earlier but it's more difficult than I thought to find good info on this old stuff. 3. Is it possible to get a manual for this old machine? All of them I found are for the newer versions? 4. Where is the best place to buy parts? 5. Why is the reverse lever and stich length adjustment lever thing "deleted" and what is the extra stuff on the top and the back for? (just judging from pictures of factory units) 6. What is with the goofy 3 pin plug thing? 7. The motor says it's 3 phase but that weird plug mentioned in question 6 only has 3 pins? There is another 4 pin connector shown in the pictures but that just connects the Variostop to the sewing machine. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g5wLvZpHNX6iurxDiau78WjN0gu8uxfw/view?usp=sharing 8. What's the best way to get this to run off of single phase? I read somewhere that these can be made to run off of 220 single phase but is it just better to get a modern servo motor? Images of my "new" machine... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fqcquzUg00eyqw_foMW4r7GGt8s248jW?usp=sharing Thank you so much for any help you can give. I like to do my own research but my googlfu is failing to find the relevent info on this old gal.