Members Chayne Posted March 7, 2015 Members Report Posted March 7, 2015 BSS I'm located in Louisiana and Catskin my email is hossnozzie@yahoo.com...it would be great if you could send me one...Thanks a bunch. Someone said theres one posted here but can't find it Quote
Members catskin Posted March 8, 2015 Members Report Posted March 8, 2015 BSS I'm located in Louisiana and Catskin my email is hossnozzie@yahoo.com...it would be great if you could send me one...Thanks a bunch. Someone said theres one posted here but can't find it Chayne, As I said I am not sure how to send a saved file but I will try. If that fails I could print one and send it for postage plus $3.00 for printer ink. Quote
Northmount Posted March 8, 2015 Report Posted March 8, 2015 Chayne, As I said I am not sure how to send a saved file but I will try. If that fails I could print one and send it for postage plus $3.00 for printer ink. If you are using a windows based PC, right click on the file name in "windows explorer" (not in internet explorer), pick "send to", "mail recipient" and your email client will open and attach the file to the email, ready for you to send it. If you are using some other contraption, someone else will have to help. Tom Quote
Members Chayne Posted March 8, 2015 Members Report Posted March 8, 2015 Ok thanks Catskin! I stumbled across this by accident and then couldnt find it again because they call it an american straight stitch in the video. After extensive searching I found it again so if ya'll have never seen the beautiful it makes he ya go...yes it sucks it only has a 3 inch throat! Quote
Members catskin Posted March 10, 2015 Members Report Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) That is a good example of what they can do, but the one in this vid is set up with for sewing soles on. Put on a flat plate ( you likely have to make it, I made mine in about 1 hour if I can you can ) and you have a whole other machine. Check out Lisa Sorels vid that Twin Oaks posted above, where she is side seaming boots and you will see the flat plate. If you want to see mine I can try to email you a picture. Edited March 10, 2015 by catskin Quote
Members cgleathercraft Posted March 16, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Well I bought the machine over the weekend. It is a little dirty but other than that looks to be in good condition. No major rust anywhere that I could see. All moving parts were free of blemishes and had a slight film of oil. The motor hummed right along and everything turned freely. The lamp had been removed but that isn't an issue for me. The wax pot is there but the heating element is gone. I didn't plan on using it anyway but I may get the heater and get it working just in case. I will be cleaning it up with wd-40 when it shows up at my place. It does have a nice layer of dust since it was the backup machine. Then oiling it up with 3-in-1 oil. (recommended by previous owner). He said anything about the same viscosity would work just fine. I will also be making a flat bed attachment for it but that may come later on. One tidbit of information that I found extremely fascinating was the warranty provided by the factory - 24 hours a day 365 days a year for 100 years operation. Of course this would require upkeep (oiling, new hooks/awls) that would only be done in a factory setting but it's no wonder that these old machines chug right along after the abuse that some see. For those of you that use or used one of these - I'm looking for recommendations on where to get parts, awls, hooks, types/weights of thread, bobbins, anything else you can think of. I've heard of Pilgrim and will be contacting them soon. Edited March 16, 2015 by cgleathercraft Quote http://www.cgleathercraft.com Member of the Iron Brigade.
Members catskin Posted March 16, 2015 Members Report Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) I recommend making a flat plate sooner rather then later unless boot soles are about all you intend to use it for. I found sewing flat with the boot sole plate made it MUCH easier to break needles since there is so little support outside the needle. I made my flat plate what looks like wider and longer then the factory ones look to be from the pictures and vids but it gives good support on wider and longer things. I made mine 8" by 10"and made a guide for the inside. Some parts are available from Landis international in Montreal. I also have a message in to Pilgrim but am waiting to hear back. In Montreal needles are expensive but if you can't get them somewhere else the machine is worth it. There can be a bit of a learning curve getting the top thread tension right, read that part in the book several times. Have fun with it. Edited March 16, 2015 by catskin Quote
Members luckyclover Posted April 2, 2015 Members Report Posted April 2, 2015 I recently bought an American also. I bought new belts and some other odds and ends from Gateway Shoe Company. I now have it up and running, but could anyone point me in the right direction in figuring out how to thread it and wind bobbins? I have the "Instruction Book and List of Parts", but it doesn't make much sense to me. Quote
Members Chayne Posted April 2, 2015 Members Report Posted April 2, 2015 If you watch the video here you'll see in the beginning how its threaded. Did gateway have replacement parts? https://youtu.be/vgt0AUp3emU Quote
Members catskin Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 If you watch the video here you'll see in the beginning how its threaded. Did gateway have replacement parts? https://youtu.be/vgt0AUp3emU Chayne, You haven't answered my PM asking if you got the book I tried to send you. Did you get it ? Quote
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