First Experience With An Electric Adler

[Rumblestiltskin]

Many years ago i used to do a lot of stitching on a friends old foot treadle Adler, one of those big standing up beasties. I really liked that machine, especially the control you had with the foot treadle, as it would only stitch as fast or slow as your foot could move. Made it easy to start stitching and control the speed while stitching.

Yesterday i had a chance to use an electric Adler, and made a complete hash of my project as a result. the bag i was making looks like it has been attacked by a rabid sewing machine! I will have to recycle the bag as smaller projects and start over

Biggest problem i had was just starting a stitch line. The foot controller had way to much travel before the motor kicked in, and when it did the dang thing would just take off. Using less peddle and giving the flywheel a nudge to start slower didnt help much. The guy that owned the machine says its normal and i just need to get used to it. I need to master the thing quickly as i have a lot large projects that need to be machine stitched as hand stitching will just take far to long. I dont mind hand stitching, but i've too much big item work ahead of me to have the time to do it by hand.

Any advice from stitching aficionados on electric Adlers is most welcome!

I haven't given up yet, i will master the Beast!

[Ferg]

Probably needs a speed reducer, that is a "step down" pulley. A servo motor would do the trick completely, about $150.

ferg

Many years ago i used to do a lot of stitching on a friends old foot treadle Adler, one of those big standing up beasties. I really liked that machine, especially the control you had with the foot treadle, as it would only stitch as fast or slow as your foot could move. Made it easy to start stitching and control the speed while stitching.

Yesterday i had a chance to use an electric Adler, and made a complete hash of my project as a result. the bag i was making looks like it has been attacked by a rabid sewing machine! I will have to recycle the bag as smaller projects and start over

Biggest problem i had was just starting a stitch line. The foot controller had way to much travel before the motor kicked in, and when it did the dang thing would just take off. Using less peddle and giving the flywheel a nudge to start slower didnt help much. The guy that owned the machine says its normal and i just need to get used to it. I need to master the thing quickly as i have a lot large projects that need to be machine stitched as hand stitching will just take far to long. I dont mind hand stitching, but i've too much big item work ahead of me to have the time to do it by hand.

Any advice from stitching aficionados on electric Adlers is most welcome!

I haven't given up yet, i will master the Beast!