Just bought a BUSM 6

[Matt S]

1 hour ago, toxo said:

Well done Matt. Being a Virgo and a bit of a heathen when It comes to restoration I find myself strangely joining in with your enthusiasm. I'm sure I'll understand what all the fuss is about when you show it doing what it undoubtedly did very well in it's heyday.

Scarily I've had that thing for half a decade now...   I've put a lot of leather through her over the years but not as much as I thought. Compared with modern machines it's slow to run and slow to adjust, but it's a thing of such beauty and controllability that I don't think I'll ever willingly let it go.

[Matt S]

9 hours ago, LoopyLeathers said:

Hiya I just bought one of these machines a few days back for an absolute steal and I was wondering if there's anyone out there who could help me to figure out why the shuttle thread isn't catching on the needle thread to create stitches? I've spent hours dicking around and getting everything else on it cleaned, greased and aligned properly but this one is completely eluding me.

Also any tips on how to wind thread for the shuttle and what to do with the reservoir at the top and back of the machine as well as any other tips or tricks would be seriously appreciated.

 

Much Love

Luke

Hi Luke. Congrats on the purchase, they're great machines. Could be a few issues, but tricky to diagnose without a few more details.

Assuming that your needle is correctly installed, undamaged, and matches your thread size(s), does this occur the same run "empty" as with some leather in it? Under some combinations of setting and thread the loops collapse before the shuttle nose can pick them up. With some leather in the machine the loop has a little more resistance. If this is your first lock-stitch machine remember that stitches only really "lock" when they're in material -- they unravel immediately when the machine is run empty and that is normal. Like all sewing machines the thread type and treatment affects how the machine behaves. Try a variety of what you have on-hand and see what happens. Also, take a look in the manual and adjust your thread staple to near its mid-point. The #6 has a weird and wonderful thread take-up system, and that thing essentially adjusts how "high" the locked stitch gets pulled up into the leather, which may affect how long the loop is open for before it collapses.

Bobbins were intended to be filled with the dedicated winder, which was always separate from the machine and so many have become permanently separated. A small drill (cordless or eggbeater) will work with some care. To fill you put the end of the thread through the hole and turn the bobbin, guiding the thread by hand to form even, neat layers. Stop before the thread goes proud of the flanges. Then trim off the stub, load your shuttle (giving each end a very slight oiling) and get cranking.

Wax pot content is something I'd like to learn more about. I've tried linseed oil, silicone oil, solution wax (paraffin in white spirit), liquid furniture wax, and even machine oil. Most of them just made a mess and some damaged the thread. Now I mostly run synthetic thread so the pot stays empty.

[toxo]

11 minutes ago, Matt S said:

Scarily I've had that thing for half a decade now...   I've put a lot of leather through her over the years but not as much as I thought. Compared with modern machines it's slow to run and slow to adjust, but it's a thing of such beauty and controllability that I don't think I'll ever willingly let it go.

Didn't realise it was an old post. I went from that post to the Japanese technology (See my last) how far we've come.

[LoopyLeathers]

Hi there I thought I would post some photos of what I have purchased in the hopes that I can be steered in the right direction to some more information, thanks to everybody who has currently responded. I have downloaded the manual and am currently chipping away at pieces and translating the jargon.

Im still not getting any luck in creating a stitch, so im currently fiddling around oiling, reassembling, cleaning, testing things etc.

If anybody has more tips based off of these photos, I would seriously appreciate that.

IMG_0606 2.HEIC IMG_0609.HEIC IMG_0610.HEIC IMG_0612.HEIC IMG_0613.HEIC IMG_0614.HEIC IMG_0615.HEIC IMG_0616.HEIC IMG_0617.HEIC IMG_0619.HEIC IMG_0620.HEIC IMG_0621.HEIC IMG_0624.HEIC IMG_0626.HEIC

[Wizcrafts]

2 hours ago, LoopyLeathers said:

Hi there I thought I would post some photos of what I have purchased in the hopes that I can be steered in the right direction to some more information, thanks to everybody who has currently responded. I have downloaded the manual and am currently chipping away at pieces and translating the jargon.

Im still not getting any luck in creating a stitch, so im currently fiddling around oiling, reassembling, cleaning, testing things etc.

If anybody has more tips based off of these photos, I would seriously appreciate that.

IMG_0606 2.HEIC 122.92 kB · 4 downloads IMG_0609.HEIC 105.04 kB · 2 downloads IMG_0610.HEIC 97.72 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0612.HEIC 93.43 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0613.HEIC 93.85 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0614.HEIC 85.1 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0615.HEIC 88.46 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0616.HEIC 85.19 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0617.HEIC 81.55 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0619.HEIC 44.53 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0620.HEIC 75.24 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0621.HEIC 72.29 kB · 1 download IMG_0624.HEIC 117.71 kB · 0 downloads IMG_0626.HEIC 128.14 kB · 0 downloads

These photos won't open on a Windows computer unless the owner buys a paid extension. They are Apple specific file types.

[Northmount]

Downloaded the heic files, converted, and uploaded here.  If users will upload jpegs everyone will be able to view them on almost any system/OS.  Apple product users can set their devices to save files as jpeg/jpg avoiding all these issues.  It takes a lot of time for me to do this conversion, lots of hassles with incompatible files and applications.  This will be the last file conversions I will do.  I will put a pinned thread in the Computer Help Forum.

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/98380-heic-picture-files-convert-to-jpeg-before-posting/

 

 

Edited December 9, 2021 by Northmount
Added link to HEIC file conversion

[DrmCa]

One can probably sink ships, by firing these shuttles at them.

[gordond]

I purchased this one off Luke yesterday.. thanks!

Shuttle issues .. different shuttle and it sews

(That makes 5 of these stitchers..lol! funny.. not funny if I have to move house )

Edited May 8, 2022 by gordond
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[Constabulary]

6 hours ago, gordond said:

That makes 5 of these stitchers..lol

a BUSMC #6 HM hoarder you are

[Theswits]

Hi folks,
We are looking to sell a BUSM 6HM in great working order. A little old to be sure, but restored and working.
Is this worth anything? Located in British Columbia, Canada.

Thanks