Members Constabulary Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) I have to do some repairs on my and a friends army tent but these canvas monsters are heavy and I don´t want to rip apart my Singer 133K carry it downstairs reassemble everything just to find out that the machine can´t do the job. So in the recent days I was hunting for a proper "tent repair machine"... I´m sure flat bed machines are better for the job but I stumbled over this one by accident and by the Lord I could not resist buying it and so picked it up today. So from what I can tell it is a BUSM / Pearson #6 but (maybe) made in Germany or "relabeled" BUSM for a German distributor. I will do some research to find out more... Anyway - here are some pictures for the cast iron lovers out there: Edited April 3, 2015 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 April 3, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Due to the gray paint job (German field gray?) I would guess it has a military background but don´t know for sure. Maybe its just the standard paint for the German distributor. Some pictures of the accessories that came with the machine. Nice bunch of needles & presser feet and even some longer presser feet which not belong to this machine afaik - or do they? Edited April 3, 2015 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 April 3, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) got it - the long "presser feet" are needle guides Edited April 3, 2015 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 amuckart Posted April 3, 2015 Members Report Posted April 3, 2015 looks complete, and with a good range of feet too, good score. Quote -- Al. Medieval Stuff: http://wherearetheelves.net Non-Medieval, including my machines: http://alasdair.muckart.net
Members Constabulary Posted April 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 4, 2015 Hey amuckart - thanks for jumping in. Yes, I was amazed when I was unpacking everything. Yet I don´t know if I will keep the machine when I´m done with the repair. So in case of keeping it I will probably restore and give it a new paint job . You also have restored a BUSMC #6 right? 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 amuckart Posted April 4, 2015 Members Report Posted April 4, 2015 Hey amuckart - thanks for jumping in. Yes, I was amazed when I was unpacking everything. Yet I don´t know if I will keep the machine when I´m done with the repair. So in case of keeping it I will probably restore and give it a new paint job . You also have restored a BUSMC #6 right? Partly I disassembled and reassembled it as a test, then dismantled it again and stripped the paint but never got to the point of reassembling it fully. A few years ago I came down with a chronic neurological condition that has taken most of the dexterity in my hands, along with my ability to move big lumps of cast iron about. After the machine had sat for too long I gritted my teeth and sold it. I regret that, of course, but at the time it seriously looked like I'd never be able to work on machines again. What I will say is that for all that it's big and looks like it has lots of moving parts the HM6 is a fairly simple machine. Everything is on the outside, so it's quite easy to work out what does what. They were built to last, and built to adjust into wear at the high wear points, so they come apart and go back together again fairly easily. I'd rate a No.6 as easier than a Singer 45k25. I had mine soda blasted to strip it and was planning have it powdercoated black. I did that with my 45k and I was very happy with the results. The thing I did wrong was to assume that the powdercoaters could mask it for me, but the machine is way too complex for that and they said they couldn't do it so would have to mask it myself and bring it back to them. If you're just going to re-paint with 2-pack spray paint or something masking is easy but masking for powdercoaters is hard. It took me so long to find the right silicone plugs for the screw holes etc. that the machine had started to pick up surface rust. If I'd had the masking gear ready and had taken it straight from the soda blaster, masked it and given it to the powdercoater, it would have been fine. If I were doing it again, I'd probably do the stand first, get that all ready, then strip the machine, repaint it, mount the main frame on the stand and reassemble it on there. As far as I could see all the screws in it are BSW and you can still get Whitworth tap and die sets, so if you need to manufacture any replacements it's a lot easier than with the strange proprietary screws in Singer machines. Another thing to mention explicitly is that you've got a complete bobbin winder there, including the top wax pot. Do not let that go! They are rare as hen's teeth and worth quite a lot. I'm curious about the pedal on the left hand side of the stand. I would like to see photos of that when it's assembled to see what it does. Quote -- Al. Medieval Stuff: http://wherearetheelves.net Non-Medieval, including my machines: http://alasdair.muckart.net
Members Constabulary Posted April 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 4, 2015 That makes me confident! Now that you mention soda blasting - I have a Co. nearby that is doing dry ice blasting (no soda blasters in my era). Maybe thats an option. I´ll contact them next week. I just figured the left pedal is a clutch pedal. The machine once was motor driven. I have almost assembled everything but I´m not sure if the clutch system is complete. 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 gordond Posted April 5, 2015 Members Report Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Cool machine!..nice set of feet as well ...and as Al ; said the winder is worth $$!! I often end up [reluctantly] die grinding the bare castings - not surprising - the heavy coatings they used covered all the sins[ I'm referring to Japan finish here- though I have encountered factory filler- Singers/ Dania and others]. the point of doing it is that after putting so much time into a restoration- skimping on the basic work as we know is false economy. HM6's are not too bad but always seem to have some rough parts and some pinholes in particular spots that WILL always stand out -and drive you nuts in not fixing it from the start..[pinholes hold oil which needs to be heated and bled out- heavy grade Singers seem to be quite bad with this - mainly the thick section castings which makes sense] the last HM6 restored took almost as much time on the stand let alone the machine- reason was the state of the casting [shrunk back hollows , spue , uneven location in the casting box leaving steps in the cast- so on -so on]..I am redoing the livery and wasn't happy with it - not a big thing. Edited April 5, 2015 by gordond Quote
Members Constabulary Posted April 5, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 5, 2015 Hey Gordond - I already admired your machines. I stumbled over the pictures when I was googling for Pearson #6 pictures. Very nice machines - really really well done!!!! A Pearson w/o bobbin winder does not make much sense but seems most sell without it as it seems. I always loved these machine and never thought of finding one on this side of the pond. Seems I treated the easter bunny well last year. Mine is missing the driving rod between the pedals and the short arm of the balance wheel on the stand. Were these rods made of wood or metal? Could you give me some measures like thickens, width, length and distance between the 2 holes...? That really would help me. 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 gordond Posted April 5, 2015 Members Report Posted April 5, 2015 thanks!....Al was going to get a pick axe handle and cut it down for a drive rod [i'll probably do the same for a couple of machines that are missing them]...ie/. straight grain Hickory..pic in'c shows ~ 397mm centres..they are left hand thread bolts.. getting too late to start taking apart[everyone asleep] .but will take some measurements in the daytime Quote
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