Members Ken B Posted February 5, 2014 Members Report Posted February 5, 2014 Is it possible to swap the handwheel out for one with a larger diameter, and a smaller pulley? I've tried searching for such an item with no luck, which really surprises me. I have upgraded to the Enduro Pro with a 50mm pulley, but it's still pretty fast for the small webbing items that I sew. Quote
Members SARK9 Posted February 5, 2014 Members Report Posted February 5, 2014 I have a 563 and use it for similar tasks, and yeah, going across 3/4" webbing doesn't take long LOL. Using a speed reducer is one way to really slow things down.... I make my own, but there are several folks who sell them here if you check around. Mine looks like: -DC Quote Machines: Juki LU-563, Consew 206-RB5, Singer 20U33, Pfaff 481, Mitsubishi CU-865-22, Consew 29B, Rebadged Juki LU-562, Mitsubishi LS2-180, Seiko SK-6, Juki LG-158-1
Members Cascabel Posted February 5, 2014 Members Report Posted February 5, 2014 I found one of the huge heavy hand wheels from a Singer 29 at an industrial sewing machine dealer here in Atlanta for a friend to put on his 42-5 because somebody had changed it to a small wheel for some reason. No 42-5 wheels were available, so I did a bit of lathe work, and adapted the 29 wheel. Check with the dealers in your area. Some of them have a pretty good "junk pile" of old parts. The larger wheels were common on some of the more popular older machines. A friend with a lathe can make almost anything fit !! Quote
Members Ken B Posted February 6, 2014 Author Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 Thanks, I will look for a speed reducer. I knew there had to be a practical solution. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted February 6, 2014 Members Report Posted February 6, 2014 I know a guy who custom makes motor pulleys. I think he can make hand wheels too. I was also thinking about a larger one for my Singer 111. I will contact him and ask if he is able to do that. It may take a while to get a response. But we live on the other side of the pond... Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted February 7, 2014 Members Report Posted February 7, 2014 We used to put these on 111W, LU-563 machines all the time; the heavier hand wheel really helps with starting torque, with that first needle penetration while the machine gets up to speed. Really shines with heavier work. Singer used to make these for similar models that will bolt on directly with no modifications. I'll see if I have any, and report back here ASAP. I'll know by Monday either way. Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members truenorth Posted February 9, 2014 Members Report Posted February 9, 2014 Greg do you have a larger hand wheel than the factory installed on the PFAFF 1245? Quote
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted February 10, 2014 Members Report Posted February 10, 2014 Greg do you have a larger hand wheel than the factory installed on the PFAFF 1245? The answer is yes, but I don't know what aftermarket handwheels, if any, will be compatable. I do know Pfaff has and sells them, but at what price from Pfaff. I'll be able to poke around and she what works. I can look into it, and I have some 1245s laying around here I can test this on and report back, Again, at running speed, the handwheel, does not do a lot, but the heavier handwheel really shines when you start sewing without a running head start into heavy work. Night and day with heavier applications on these machines. Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members Gregg From Keystone Sewing Posted February 11, 2014 Members Report Posted February 11, 2014 This is the one you want, if you can find it; Singer part #237589, machine pulley is 4LBS, and the handwheel belt pully size is 4-1/4, making it also slower, with a tad more torque than a small pulley. This works great on LU-563, 111W155, Consew 225, 226, 227, and many, many others. Quote Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com
Members Metalhorseman Posted July 31, 2023 Members Report Posted July 31, 2023 On 2/11/2014 at 1:46 PM, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said: This is the one you want, if you can find it; Singer part #237589, machine pulley is 4LBS, and the handwheel belt pully size is 4-1/4, making it also slower, with a tad more torque than a small pulley. This works great on LU-563, 111W155, Consew 225, 226, 227, and many, many others. Really curious about this ... Has anyone done this ? Quote
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