PFAFF1445 Spec's

[chasman52]

3 hours ago, brmax said:

The 92 thread or T90 should be fine with that big of a needle 22 i would think.

On the guide i agree that they work best if left of center front as the needle has provisions for the thread that left side.

The sewing above is a start, and i feel for ya on the computer break down thats always a major problem. good luck with it

Floyd

 

I just have to figure out how to rotate the whole rod. Do you think I can turn it by loosening the same clamp that adjusts the needle height?

[brmax]

I would not bother with that, as its probably as manufactured, all here are front mounted except the big one and its thread comes from the side. So not likely the issue, i have found most time the needle tip is ever so trashed on the tip and tearing thread. This likely comes from debris in material, leather, or just bending slightly going through material and hitting the feed dog a time or two in a twist.

Floyd

Edited February 16, 2017 by brmax

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

I know very (Very) little about this Pfaff model, but this is the correct hook, see attached, and part of this is from the parts book linked here.

[imstephenjones]

I have a Pfaff 1445. It's a beast of a machine. You can turn down the speed on the motor. on the side you should see a dial that will control the speed.

I like this machine. I use it as a backup for my Pfaff 1245. Mostly using it for stay stitches on my waxed canvas bags. It can sew through a TON of material. It's basically a 1245 built for the production floor - they wanted a system that could run quick without overheating. They stopped making them because the market wasn't sustaining.

I can sew 3/8" of leather on it. Your thread may be breaking because of the tension when you are running through the leather. A size 22 needle is more than enough for T90. I think I'm using a 19.

Do you have any other issues you are looking for help on? Would love to get a solid document online with everything we can muster about this machine. Finding any details about it is a real pain in the neck.

[chasman52]

Imstephenjones, I didn't know clutch motors could come with speed controllers built in. I'll look for it when I get home.

 

[chasman52]

7 hours ago, imstephenjones said:

I have a Pfaff 1445. It's a beast of a machine. You can turn down the speed on the motor. on the side you should see a dial that will control the speed.

I like this machine. I use it as a backup for my Pfaff 1245. Mostly using it for stay stitches on my waxed canvas bags. It can sew through a TON of material. It's basically a 1245 built for the production floor - they wanted a system that could run quick without overheating. They stopped making them because the market wasn't sustaining.

I can sew 3/8" of leather on it. Your thread may be breaking because of the tension when you are running through the leather. A size 22 needle is more than enough for T90. I think I'm using a 19.

Do you have any other issues you are looking for help on? Would love to get a solid document online with everything we can muster about this machine. Finding any details about it is a real pain in the neck.

It was the tension alright. I had to center the needle and adjust the needle height. Then back off a ton of tension. I can put a balanced stitch in 4 layers of denim.

I still have to wait for thread & needles to come in before I  have a go at my leather. I don't have a Lot of scrap.

I have 4oz chrome tan I'm making a tote.

Does tex138 and a#20 leather needle sound like the right combination? 

[chasman52]

This is how it looks on 2 layers of 5oz. Milled vegtan

 Tex90 with 22 regular point. 

[imstephenjones]

I'm. It sure about the needle size to use for 138. I would think 20 would be a good fit. But I would pick up a pack of 21 and 22 just in case.

 

I generally purchase every size, plus and minus 4 from 20 for my machines. It's a good feeling to always have a needle that works for the job. It's the worst when you have to track down a pack of needles because you don't have what you need. 

[chasman52]

I just ordered some 138,207,277 bonded polyester thread and 18,20,23,25 needles from the thread exchange.

 

 

Edited February 19, 2017 by chasman52
correction

[brmax]

I had good luck with 277 in a Cobra 4, the polyester I like but they all are pretty darn tough.

Good to here your getting it dialed in, seems to be a great machine and quite the deal.

for sure a good score

Floyd

Edited February 19, 2017 by brmax