Streak of luck on new (used) machines.

[Mhicks]

I bought an Adler 267 6 years ago and have been keeping an eye out for Adler machines since. I have missed out on a few good buys but in the last 3 months I've bought 2 more Adler's and 4 others that were at good enough prices I couldn't pass them up being local to me.

Adler 268 -  unsure of the subclass as the label is missing.  The Efka controller or motor was bad so added a servo motor to it and it works great.  Still figuring out how I'm going to setup stand alone controls for the pneumatic lifter.

Adler 205-370 - Had been sitting in a closed down harness shop for I think close to 10 years.  I ran it by hand and with the motor and it appears to be in working order but there is quite a few parts that have rusted so I'm going to do a extensive cleaning before using it.

(2) American Straight Stitchers - Were in the shop shop as the Adler 205. One powered up and cycled but the thread system along with the rest of the machine needs a through cleaning. 2nd one turns by hand but is missing a few parts and the clutch/drive system is seized up.

Singer 144-103? - This one is missing a label and is locked up. Came from the harness shop as well but it probably my lowest priority.

Singer 147-90 - Really had no idea about this one but it was $30 at a donation store, someone had bought it but it had a 3 phase motor so they dropped it off again overnight.

The Adler 205 is the only real priority to get running.  The other will probably take me 3-4 years to get through but i really enjoy working of them about as much as I like making stuff out of leather.  I have a combined 2k in these machines and expect I'll spend at least that much again to get them all in running order.

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:29 PM by Mhicks
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[CdK]

Nice older machines worthy of putting back into working order.

[dikman]

I've noticed that the sewing machine collecting bug tends to bite people on here!

Should keep you out of mischief for a while.

[bladegrinder]

Nice!