Junker and Ruh sd 28

[Henry]

Hi Guys and galls

I have recently joined the group and

I have just bought the same machine from a freind but there were no instructions etc with her, does anyone know where I can find out more about this old girl, IE how to thread it, where I can get needles from etc, any information would be gratefully recieved.

Davy Dtephenson

Trad shoe maker in the UK

Davy,

Send me an Email and I can send you a 'pdf' of the manual.

Cheers,

Henry Veenhoven

Toronto, Canada

416-231-1870

My Email

[amuckart]

These are fantastic little machines, but infuriatingly difficult to find needles for any more. Pedersen made a clone, the Model #308 which is part-for-part compatible, but the last manufacturer of needles Groz Beckert in Germany no longer makes them and the only size they have in stock are the gigantic #8's.

Parts can still be had, if you've got enough money. I'm waiting on a quote to get some manufactured.

I've just finished restoring one from "been in a shed for 20 years" back to working condition, but I haven't yet got needles for it. If I can get a supply of needles then I'll go whole hog and get the plating restored as well and find replacement bobbin winder etc.

Here's my one:

As I got it:

After first strip and degrease/clean

After stripping the rust and properly cleaning it:

[Angelo]

These are fantastic little machines, but infuriatingly difficult to find needles for any more. Pedersen made a clone, the Model #308 which is part-for-part compatible, but the last manufacturer of needles Groz Beckert in Germany no longer makes them and the only size they have in stock are the gigantic #8's.

Parts can still be had, if you've got enough money. I'm waiting on a quote to get some manufactured.

I've just finished restoring one from "been in a shed for 20 years" back to working condition, but I haven't yet got needles for it. If I can get a supply of needles then I'll go whole hog and get the plating restored as well and find replacement bobbin winder etc.

Here's my one:

As I got it:

After first strip and degrease/clean

After stripping the rust and properly cleaning it:

Hi! i have just joined this group. Original Needles for junker sd 28 are still available in Germany. I have purchased 5 at the price 9 euros needle on e.bay.com in Germany. I payed in advance and the needles came after 1 week from Germany To Sweden where i live.

I am looking forvard to restore my junker sd 28 that i bougt on a auktion for only 350 Swedish Crowns the price of a meal at the restaurant.

By the way, there is a junker sd28 for sale on www.blocket.se for 5000 Swedish crowns and the bobon is missing. This is some tips if someone is intrested.

I can send adress and phonenumber of the guy that sells original needles if you wish.

Good Luck! Angelo/Sweden

[amuckart]

Hi Angelo,

Hi! i have just joined this group. Original Needles for junker sd 28 are still available in Germany. I have purchased 5 at the price 9 euros needle on e.bay.com in Germany. I payed in advance and the needles came after 1 week from Germany To Sweden where i live.

I am looking forvard to restore my junker sd 28 that i bougt on a auktion for only 350 Swedish Crowns the price of a meal at the restaurant.

By the way, there is a junker sd28 for sale on www.blocket.se for 5000 Swedish crowns and the bobon is missing. This is some tips if someone is intrested.

I can send adress and phonenumber of the guy that sells original needles if you wish.

Good Luck! Angelo/Sweden

There are a few places still selling needles, but they're expensive. I just laid in at vast cost what I hope is a lifetime's supply of the sizes I could get my hands on (15 x #5 & #6, 5x #8) but I can't find an even vaguely affordable source of #7 needles, which seem to be the most commonly used, and therefore now hardest to find, size.

When you get to working on your machine check that the point of the shuttle is good and sharp, even if everything else is right it won't sew if it isn't. If you need manuals let me know.

If you need parts get in touch with Henry Veenhoven. He's rebuilt more of these machines that most of us'll see in a lifetime.

[Belgian leather man]

Hi pals,

i am looking for liquid wax to put in my SD-28. Where can I get it? Europe when possible.

thanks,

Kristof

[PSBond]

Something of a necropost, but as it's associated...

I've just bought an SD28. It has a needle, it's threaded per the instructions (although I'm using it dry, not through gum trag). Still having a bit of trouble with adjusting the thread tension (either pulling the bottom thread through or ending up with looping under the leather), but I think I'll crack that.

What I don't know is what the thread numbering in the manual equates to - I've got a #5 or #6 needle (well, the front plate is a 5/6) which according to the manual runs a 4, 5 or 6 thread. I've seen somewhere else that #7 needles are large, so that would mean the thread sizes don't tally with what I'm used to (larger numbers, finer thread).

The other question at the moment is - is there a top plate that doesn't have the toe that runs in the opposite groove? Can't quite tell from the parts list.

Actually, thinking about it - is there an idiot guide to refurbing one of these? Or should I just email Henry?