I'm Going To Scrap My Machine Soon

[venator]

Yup. Ups.ca at $127. Guess I ship her Monday.

[TinkerTailor]

When it comes back fixed, i would go back to the tech and demand my money back, as his diagnosis would have been proven worthless. Yes, you absolutely should pay for expertise. The root of that word is expert....The guy in edmonton may be an expert, but perhaps not on your machine. He should not charge for anything he does not know. If he is a professional, he should be able to give you a basic diagnosis and estimate for REPAIR before you pay him anything.

I would phone Leightons.ca outside red-deer, they have been selling and refurbishing industrial machines specifically leather ones since 1983. They have been recommended to me before. They may have better advice on a good tech to go to.

Not fixable?? Its an adler. Its not a cheap knock-off. Parts are out there, used and new ones. Not fixable means he does not know how. Broken in half is not even unfixable..... I actually have seen a metal lathe that was broken in half and then brazed back together, and worked just fine. It was not an economical repair, but it was repaired. NOTHING is unfixable with the right expertise.

Here are some pics of a vise my grandfather brass brazed back together 60 some years ago. One jaw broke right off. The vise has been in use by him, my father and me ever since. He could have thrown it out, but why when it is fixable. Too many things get thrown out these days, and we have forgotten how to fix things.

On second thought, I don't think Justin Beiber is fixable, but that's an argument for a different forum.....

[gottaknow]

Looking forward to getting my hands on this Adler. Like the last one, I'll document stuff for the forum. For me it's a labor of love and a way to give back. Paying forward and stuff.

Regards, Eric

[TinkerTailor]

Looking forward to getting my hands on this Adler. Like the last one, I'll document stuff for the forum. For me it's a labor of love and a way to give back. Paying forward and stuff.

Regards, Eric

"A Gentleman, Scholar, and a fine judge of horse flesh" as my father likes to say....

[Constabulary]

. Too many things get thrown out these days, and we have forgotten how to fix things.

YOU ARE SO RIGHT WITH THIS!!!

This is off topic but a few years ago my dish washer (approx 10 years old) no longer cleaned the dishes - broke - crap - new one is expensive. Mechanic said: "Parts no longer available. You have to buy a new one (from him)". I could not believe it. So I took it to the garage and started simply cleaning the hoses and some internal parts and when I removed the pump and I found a broken pump wheel. I googled a lot and figured parts from other washers will work as a lot of them are internally the same with just different labels (like sewing machines). I found the parts number and bought a pump wheel kit on Ebay for 40€ (worth maybe 2€) but this kit fixed it and I saved 400€ for a new dish washer. And since then it is working flawless. That was a really good lesson. Since that day I always try to fix things by my self because a lot of mechanics are telling bull shit because they want to sell new "devices". And I had other similar experiences (converting a clutch motor from 380V to 220V f.i.).

Most repairs are fairly simple and you can save A LOT OF MONEY when you can fix things by your self. And on top of that it is environmental protection when you fix things instead of throwing them away. Still off topic but do you know about "Planned Obsolescence" - google it!

Back to topic. Sending the machine to Eric is probably the best thing you can do. But make sure you pack it up carefully and well protected. Buy some thick Styrofoam plates or extra protection and make sure the machine is not moving inside the package. Put Styrofoam plates to the bottom top and all 4 sides. Remember - the machine is heavy and really need this protection!!!!

Eric - I´m pulling my hat - this is really really generous but you probably will get in 10 machines a week now

Edited April 18, 2015 by Constabulary

[gottaknow]

Lol. If I had the time I'd travel around and fix everything so people would have more time to actually sew.

[Ferg]

My kind of man, ERIC !!!!!

ferg

[venator]

Totally unrelated but I was on TV today. I'm also a motorcycle instructor.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1946831/edmonton-police-urge-safety-as-motorcycle-season-revs-up/

[Jkirk3279]

The truth is that I'm handy but if there's 10 different adjustments that need to be balanced I'm not able to do that, with a car maybe but not a sewing machine yet.

{cough}

Okay, first post here, but I thought I should say something.

I got that “26 different timing points” speech from a guy who came in offering to re-time our machines for $75.

I mentioned it to Tim, our Sewing Machine Guru and Trainer. He kind of scoffed.

Basic timing is like this:

1) the rotation.

2) the distance from hook.

3) Needle Post height... and that’s stretching the point. It doesn’t get reset often.

That’s it.

Now, if you count everything that CAN go wrong... like messing with Feed Dog Height, Feed Dog centering, the stitch length assembly, the needle rotation... I suppose you could get to ten adjustments.

If you added in all the weird things that could go wrong, putting in a different needle than the machine was timed for, or using a smaller needle than the thread calls for...

But that’s not the usual problem.

Normally, timing is controlling the distance from the needle to the hook, and the rotation of the hook so it’s at the right point when the needle has begun to rise.

Get a magnifying visor. Or a Boroscope... I’m seriously fantasizing about a color Boroscope.

I want to be able to poke the fiber optic wand in, and watch the hook approach the needle hole with a 5X magnification.

[Uwe]

Nice going Captain Kirk, now you got me shopping for a borescope on Amazon. It sounds like a great tool to boldly look where no man has looked before inside my sewing machines.