Pfaff 335-17B S Journey To The Unknown!

[Evo160K]

Incredible Jimi!! It was a treat to follow your thought process and your work. Thank you.

[shoepatcher]

Jimi,

Great job. Couple of questions.

1. What part did you end up using for the tension bracket assembly, i.e., a Singer, a Pfaff, etc.? What about the Pfaff decals?

2. Can you send us a pic of the small brass plate so we can see what the exact 335 model info was ?

thanks

glenn

[jimi]

Hi Glenn, Thanks,I thought I had commented something about that nakajima tension unit before but must have forgot. in the end it was fraying the thread, sometimes it would work ok and others it would fray the thread. it could be because it is new and the edges are not smooth enough yet?? also after passing through the disks the thread would also catch on the small screw from time to time, i think that was where the problem might be, the part with the tension spring. I will put it on again at some point and try to see exactly where the problem lies. so I opted for the second hand one aquired from constabulary who had a spare. now it seems to have solved that problem. the brass plate can be seen on one of the pictures on the first page, it says 335/17B S. and the pfaff decals,well i just copied the letters from pictures on the net and sized them approximately. the one on the head plate was touched up in paintshop, then printed them on water slide decal paper and laquered them 4 times. jimi.

[jimi]

Hi, this is a light which is used on the new pfaff 335s, I was lucky enough to win this on ebay. it is not a very bright light, just 40w but it is focused and you normally come in from the sides with your hands and block out the light. but this way you dont obstruct the light as it is straight on front of you. jimi

[piheart]

amazing!!!

[jimi]

Thanks piheart, just goes to show that no matter how bad it looks, it might just be a case of cleaning and adjusting. as you saw the owner did not pack well enough and courier just lumped it on, apart from that, the machine itself had no worn parts to change. in this post the singer 17-10 was a similar case, but this time the owner packed well. just cleaning! and a needle clamp-easy to make!. 30€!! + 20 transport is all the machine cost. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=59807&page=2.

[Trox]

Job well done Jimi, looks very good. Old Pfaff machines are good refurbishing objects because of there excellent steel quality and craftsmanship. The only negative side to it is expensive spare parts.

[jimi]

Thanks Trox, who knows? maybe some day they will lower their prices, and people would buy more of their machines,old and new.

[Jirka]

Hello,

may I ask you what is serial number please? One of my Pfaffs has #4884212 and and It’s already green one. 

Thank you very much,

Jirka

[jimi]

Hello Jirka, the S/n is - 4 141 405. I also have a newer (greenish) one but it has only 6 numbers?? - 603 218. maybe the paint is still covering the first number??. Regards, Jimi.