Members stitchgearhead Posted February 24 Members Report Posted February 24 Hello all As the title states, I found an ad for a cheap PFAFF 27, near me, that left me wondering. I always wanted to try my hand at restoring an old, but worthy, sewing machine, and i think I am ready for the challenge. I was looking for a cylinder arm machine for light leather, and found this. I haven't even talked to the seller yet, but it is near me (20 Km away), and the price is right (74€). The forum, or even the Net, does not seem to have much info on this... By its looks, it will need restoration (which doesn't scare me), but may need special, hard to find parts (which does scare me a bit...). So, pending further info, what do you more knowledgeable people think? Could it be worth pursuing? Or am I better of choosing something else as a "project machine"? I have a PFAFF 146 that I love to bits, so PFAFF is a good name to me, but this had me baffled a bit, due to the lack of info...even here! A search for PFAFF 27 yielded nothing directly related, which is odd... Thanks for any help you might have to offer. DF Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted February 24 Contributing Member Report Posted February 24 If its cheap enough, and in working order or semi-working, I'd buy it Quote
AlZilla Posted February 25 Report Posted February 25 Assuming that Euros and USD are pretty close and that it's not totally seized, I'd be in my car now. Looks like a fun machine. Quote
Members stitchgearhead Posted February 25 Author Members Report Posted February 25 Yeah...that's what I thought! Thank you both. I'm going to call the seller tomorrow. Hopefully there's no big parts missing...even then, it's a cheap adventure, even if it doesn't work out. I'll post any advancements here, with pictures if possible. Thanks for the encouragement! DF Quote
Members nylonRigging Posted February 25 Members Report Posted February 25 That Pfaff is a L-hand machine . what does the front of the machine look like ? Is that the only Pic. that you have of it, of the backside ? . Quote
AlZilla Posted February 25 Report Posted February 25 Here's a thread about it's cousin, the Pfaff 28: Quote
Members stitchgearhead Posted February 25 Author Members Report Posted February 25 Sorry to take so long to answer. Spent all day out on my day job. Here are the other pics that are on the ad: I sent a message to the seller, but I have no reply yet. We'll see. @AlZilla: thanks for that link to the Pfaff 28 thread. I have learned a lot from that. I'll post any developments that arise. Thanks for all the help. Quote
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