Happy Dance

[tnawrot2]

I am doing a Happy Dance, I just bought an Adler 205 for $1,200.00. The 600+ mile round trip doesn't bother me. Searchtempest is my friend.

Edited July 29, 2012 by tnawrot2

[Sylvia]

That's awesome!! Congrats!

[Trox]

Nice machine, it is an Adler 205-25 or 205-8025 with top and bottom feed no reverse.

The top and bottom feeds are adjusted separately for ruffling work. It must not be mistaken for being an Adler 205-370 compound triple feed. This machine is made for sewing moccasins. I hate to ruin your day, but that is why they are sold so much cheaper than the 205-370. You can use it as a bottom feed (that mark up the underside of your leather) or a top feed (that mark up the top of your leather). If you use both feeds together, you must fine-tune the two stitch length adjustments until they feed to the same length. It is possible to make it in to a compound double feed machine, by joining the two feed adjustments together. I do not know how they do it, and for all I know it is already modified this way. When it comes to sewing leather, it will be comparable with the Ferdco 440 Baby bull or similar. You can have reverse, but only when you use the bottom feed alone. If you want to know how to do this, Pls. let me know.

I hope you were aware of this information before you purchased this machine.

Good luck

Trox

I am doing a Happy Dance, I just bought an Adler 205 for $1,200.00. The 600+ mile round trip doesn't bother me. Searchtempest is my friend.

[tnawrot2]

Nice machine, it is an Adler 205-25 or 205-8025 with top and bottom feed no reverse.

The top and bottom feeds are adjusted separately for ruffling work. It must not be mistaken for being an Adler 205-370 compound triple feed. This machine is made for sewing moccasins. I hate to ruin your day, but that is why they are sold so much cheaper than the 205-370. You can use it as a bottom feed (that mark up the underside of your leather) or a top feed (that mark up the top of your leather). If you use both feeds together, you must fine-tune the two stitch length adjustments until they feed to the same length. It is possible to make it in to a compound double feed machine, by joining the two feed adjustments together. I do not know how they do it, and for all I know it is already modified this way. When it comes to sewing leather, it will be comparable with the Ferdco 440 Baby bull or similar. You can have reverse, but only when you use the bottom feed alone. If you want to know how to do this, Pls. let me know.

I hope you were aware of this information before you purchased this machine.

Good luck

Trox

You are so right, it wasn't a 205-370, I could not blow up the picture enough to see it wasn't a walking foot. After a 325 trip down to St Clair, Mo, I see it and it wasn't a walking foot and the pressure foot lift was only 1/2". I found some needles for my 97-10, so I won't be looking for another machine.