Members Constabulary Posted April 9, 2014 Author Members Report Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) The red Koch Atlas seems to be a Class II. Look at my pictures. Class II and Class III have different take up levers. You will see the difference from the back side view. You probably have noticed that the Class III has an excenter rotating on the upper arm which moves the take up lever. So I´d say you have the earlier Class II Edited April 9, 2014 by Constabulary 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 Constabulary Posted May 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted May 14, 2014 I just got it back to live this morning and figured that 794 needles work fine in this machine. I will post some picture and maybe a video in the days to come or later today. What an awesome machine!!! But I´m still not sure If I will keep it. 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 Constabulary Posted August 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 15, 2014 It took a while but I´m finally done! I have mounted the machine on an old but restored cast iron ADLER stand with new plate and have added a nice Moretti clutch motor (great clutch motor BTW) Treadle stand is sold. I just have done some longer seams and I´m quite impressed of this old piece of old cast iron - I really like it! Just ran out of batteries for my camera so a couple of pictures and a small video will follow this weekend. So stay tuned if interested 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 VanRhodes Posted August 16, 2014 Members Report Posted August 16, 2014 Looking forward to seeing your pictures and video! I love you'r restoration threads Quote
Members Constabulary Posted August 19, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Took a bit longer I had to repair a truck tarp for a friend with this machine - worked quite well! Now here are some pictures The large hand wheel is extremely nice for hand cranking single stitches! Edited August 19, 2014 by Constabulary 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 VanRhodes Posted August 19, 2014 Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 Very neat, well done! What kind of bobbin is it using? Quote
Members billybopp Posted August 19, 2014 Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 It's always amazing to see how sturdy-made and beautifully decorated some of these old machines are. And also how dangersous! LOL. Can you imagine any manufacturer today building a machine with so many exposed moving parts? Somebody would find a way to put a hand where it didn't belong and sue within a week of the first machine being installed. I guess the world changes. Bill Quote
Members Constabulary Posted August 19, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 Very neat, well done! What kind of bobbin is it using? The system is obsolete and it is called vibrating shuttle or in German: Schwingschiffchen However it is working very well. It's always amazing to see how sturdy-made and beautifully decorated some of these old machines are. And also how dangersous! LOL. Can you imagine any manufacturer today building a machine with so many exposed moving parts? Somebody would find a way to put a hand where it didn't belong and sue within a week of the first machine being installed. I guess the world changes. Bill Yeah, back in the old days these machines really had a heart and soul I´d say. Nowadays every freakin` machine comes from China and is light grey or white painted (most of them) and from the outside you cannot even tell from which factory they come. I like these vintage machines very much and as long as there is "rusted old cast iron" out there I could not imagine buying a "modern" machine - except a 441 clone - maybe . This has nothing to do with their quality but I just don´t like them. Well, it just looks dangerous but I think there are still some new made machines out there with exposed moving parts. The Campbell Lockstich 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 Constabulary Posted August 19, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 Finally the Video is up - sorry about the quality I´m not a Video artist. Don´t know why it is so poor... 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 VanRhodes Posted August 19, 2014 Members Report Posted August 19, 2014 Sweet! Great video! I believe youtube sometimes mess up the quality of it. Vimeo is often a better choice. Quote
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