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Just an FYI to this thread.

I modified a Consew CS-1000 and it works great. Just a couple of notes. This motor (new last month or 2), has a VERY bright LED. A piece of paper did NOT work. I had to use a heavy piece of plastic (cut up old gift card). I made a modified sloped pieced and taped it under the original arm.

One issue I noticed is that with the original heavy paper I used, it started sagging and changed the amount of light allowed through. The plastic will stop that, but I don't trust the tape for a permanent solution.

I have also bought a couple of spare arms from SE Sewing and am going to modify one to make a shallower slope and will report on how it works.

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On 7/26/2012 at 10:47 PM, SWFLholsters said:

I made this video and how-to to show how easy this MOD really is and hopefully make a lot of people happier with their machines.

 

Found the video on youtube, as his website is no longer working:

 

In search of the perfect hundred-dollar servo motor with needle positioner.

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You do realise, I hope, that this is an old method (optical gradient) that hasn't been used on servos for quite a few years?

Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500.

Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)

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