Members jimi Posted July 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks again to my buddies at work for welding the base. then it is just a case of grinding the corners to adapt to the head. lots of small parts to wire brush clean. then a new look is given to the tired looking machine! you see all that crap that has come off those parts with the wire brush! Quote
Members jimi Posted July 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 I hope so too constabulary ho ho. more pictures coming! Quote
Members jimi Posted July 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 OK, this is where i am at now. i have just got a hinge (big i know) which cost €2.50 good thing and bad thing about it. first it has the barrels too big! good thing is that the width off the plate and the thickness is almost exact, but even better is that there are no holes in it which means i can drill the new ones in the right place according to the old ones. all i have to do now is to cut it down a little with the grinder. as you can see constabulary i managed to fiddle around and got it sewing again. the hardest part was getting the two feet to lift up to the right height. i realized that the presser foot tension screw ( the broken one ) was not screwed in far enough so the back foot would stay up?? now it has a cut in the head and is screwed in with the screw driver. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted July 14, 2014 Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 THIS IS REALLY AWESOME !!!! 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 jimi Posted July 14, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 14, 2014 well i cant go any further today. i will look for some m6 threaded screws with a similar head tomorrow as i have some m6 taps lying around. almost there!! Quote
Trox Posted July 14, 2014 Report Posted July 14, 2014 Great work Jimi, Screws on the presser foot are normal metric threads, but use good quality steel so you do not brake them. If you need some spare feet's and plates try http://www.kwokhing.com/pfaff/ Its not expensive and you will have the screws included with the new feet`s. You will need a thread stand of course or you will have problem with twisted top thread. Very good work. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members jimi Posted July 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 The presser foot screw is not metric on this machine as i have tried that already with a metric screw. it is 1/4 unf i think? i will check again as i might be wrong, thanks tor. Quote
Members jimi Posted July 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Hi Everyone, thanks for the response.Here is another cheap option. it is a nakajima 280L tension unit which costs the grand sum of $9.87!! can you see any resemblance to the 335 one? i know it looks more like the singer tension unit but i think it is still a great option. it dosent have the small wheel and the bent bracket where the thread goes through, but anyway? the small screw that holds it on to the machine was missing but the two screws that hold the spring on the back fit!! by the way how does that release work for the disks, because it looks like there is a hole for the pin but there dosent seem to be anything behind there?? here are some more shots.. Edited July 15, 2014 by jimi Quote
Members jimi Posted July 15, 2014 Author Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Hey Tor, just checked again, the thread is nº12-24 unc i think. you can see the difference between the metric one. i am still trying to find the nut that was broken with the balance wheel in the picture.(its glued together) Edited July 15, 2014 by jimi Quote
Members Constabulary Posted July 15, 2014 Members Report Posted July 15, 2014 Hey Tor, just checked again, the thread is nº12-24 unc i think. you can see the difference between the metric one. i am still trying to find the nut that was broken with the balance wheel in the picture.(its glued together) I think everything you need is on my Pfaff machine. Pictures will be sent by PN 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
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