My (First) Sewing Machine Is Here..29K33....its Heavy ;)

[jimi]

Hi alex, sorry to see that your machine was empty underneath. i am sure something will turn up. i have seen a lot of these machines on ebay in germany, the long arm singers so you might be lucky and get some parts there?? its worth a look now and again. if you need any measurements i could try and send some pictures and measure the parts underneath mine?? its not the long arm one but the short arm one. i suppose the only difference would be the length of the long rack? possibly someone who makes model trains or steam engines etc might be able to rustle up a couple of piñons as they usually have small lathes?? i might even have an old piñon somewhere (if i can find it) and if it fits you could get the measurements from that and use it as a guide?? regards jimi

Edited November 28, 2014 by jimi

[alexitbe]

Hi Jimi,

Thanks for your response and offer of help. I might take you up on it shortly. I guess 1:1 photocopies of the parts(except the long connection rack) would be easiest. Then send the scans to my email. However, hold fire for a bit. I willl scour ebay for a bit.

I am missing the following:

The longrack connection rod

The short rack

The following pinion

I think that's it...

Cheers

Alex

[Wizcrafts]

I bought the same parts from Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines. 866-362-7397.

[alexitbe]

Hi Wizcraft,

I emailed Bob Kovar, thanks to one of your previous posts, and he said he didn't have those parts for the 29k33. Its quite expensive to gamble and hope an alternative fits. I think I will wait and hope on ebay...

Cheers

Alex

[shoepatcher]

Alexitbe,

I have a 29K33 that I am going to rebuild sometime in the future. I can get you a line tracing drawing of the long rack. I will check to see if the short rack is the same one used on a 29-4. The following pinion may or may not be the same as a 29-4. If the 29-4 parts are the same, you can get the short rack and following pinion from Harris at Pilgrim Shoe Company here in the USA. He is the only one that has 29-4 parts. There is another gentleman in Ohio who rebuilds 29-4 machines and he may have these 2 parts . The long rack no one has and I am keeping mine. Best I can do is get you pics and a spec sheet on it.

glenn

[alexitbe]

Hello Shoe Patcher,

I would appreciate that line sketch of the long rack with measurements, if you cannot scan it 1:1.

The k33 is funny, in many cases it follows the k30, but in others not.

The short rack, long rack, shuttle, shuttle carrier, shuttle carrier gear, driving pinion and following pinion of the k33 are not the same as the k30.

However the short rack(8599) is the same for k33,k1 and k4

long connection rack(81963) is different(longer) to both the k4 and k1 and seems to only be shared by k32

driving and following pinions (33513 & 8508) of the k33 are the same for k1 and k4

shuttle hook/body (8654), shuttle carrier(8605) bobbin(8604),of the k33 is same as k1 and k4

shuttle driving cam(81871) and gear(81872) of k33 is same as k4, but not k1

I wonder if it is not possible to buy a short rack an attach it to a replacement home made long connection rack....

Cheers

Alex

[alexitbe]

Thank you everyone for your help!

After some thought, I think I have a good solution. I can get all the correct parts except the long connection rack/rod.

...So what do you think about this idea?

Most important is to have the correct teeth on the long connection rack so shuttle moves the correct amount at the correct time. I will look for a long connection rod (from the 29k range), which has the correct teeth to fit the driving and follow pinion of the 29k33. This will take time to research. Then I will mill a recess about 4-6" long along the connection rod, near (to minimize the effect of any build errors) the teeth. I will fit a rod of metal in this recess, slide the end of the original connection rod to the correct length (I will need some pics of a machine for this). Then drill two holes and fix the 3 pieces solidly together. That way, I have a genuine Singer part in my machine, but one that fits.

Its just an idea at the moment.

Alex