olariuciprian Report post Posted June 21, 2017 HI all. I am in a search locally here in my country for a cylinder bed leather sewing machine (currently I have a flat bed pfaff 546 converted to work with only 1 needle) and I have found at a decent price a sewing machine, made in USSR. I guess this states for the soviet union. My question for you is if there is someone in here that worked with this kind of leather sewing machine, or at least with a USSR one. I have attached a picture of it. Thank you in advance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted June 21, 2017 It resembles a typical light to medium duty walking foot machine, like the Consew 227. It can probably handles medium weight thread (perhaps up to T 90 or T135) and may sew up to approximately 9 or 10mm thickness. I think that it is missing the outer presser foot. It needs two feet that alternate up and down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olariuciprian Report post Posted June 22, 2017 9 hours ago, Wizcrafts said: It resembles a typical light to medium duty walking foot machine, like the Consew 227. It can probably handles medium weight thread (perhaps up to T 90 or T135) and may sew up to approximately 9 or 10mm thickness. I think that it is missing the outer presser foot. It needs two feet that alternate up and down. Thank you, @Wizcrafts. But the actual name of the company producing these I guess you do not know. I asked for detailed photos from the seller, as it's a bargain the machine. The father-in-law of the seller sewed in the past leather belts with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted June 22, 2017 Maybe PODOLSK? Not much is known of former Soviet sewing machines in the western hemisphere - you will probably find more information in former soviet influenced countries (no offense, just a fact). You barely find information on some certain older Singer sewing machines from GB or the US so information on Soviet sewing machines are even harder to find I guess. I´d try STRIMA in Poland, maybe they know more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregg From Keystone Sewing Report post Posted June 22, 2017 This machine reminds me of Pfaff short lived Eco line, made in Russia. Really good looking machines sold by Pfaff, but the factory never was able to supply parts. Notorious for custom made one off parts fitted on machine. Pfaff Eco line had some really goofy feet, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gottaknow Report post Posted June 22, 2017 4 minutes ago, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said: This machine reminds me of Pfaff short lived Eco line, made in Russia. Really good looking machines sold by Pfaff, but the factory never was able to supply parts. Notorious for custom made one off parts fitted on machine. Pfaff Eco line had some really goofy feet, too. I've seen one of those machines at a dealer in Seattle. It wasn't for sale, he felt sorry for the guy and took it on trade. There are a large number of Russian immigrants in the Northwest. Apparently this guy hauled this head with him. It went to the scrap yard as we figured the best place to get parts was in a landfill in the former USSR. Regards, Eric Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Brosowski Report post Posted June 23, 2017 Would not touch it with a barge pole! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olariuciprian Report post Posted June 23, 2017 thank you all, guys. So, it's not such a bargain as I originally thought :D I have a friend who is a lathe operator and could make the needed parts for it, so that I would not have to reach into the former USSR, as @gottaknow mentioned :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandyt Report post Posted June 25, 2017 I don't know what a bargain is for you, but I would probably be to curious to leave it IF IT'S IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION and realy cheap. But that's me. A lot of parts need to be hardened to hold up against wear. So only a lathe is not enough to make parts. Sandy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olariuciprian Report post Posted June 26, 2017 On 6/25/2017 at 3:31 AM, sandyt said: I don't know what a bargain is for you, but I would probably be to curious to leave it IF IT'S IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION and realy cheap. But that's me. A lot of parts need to be hardened to hold up against wear. So only a lathe is not enough to make parts. Sandy. The seller wants 110 $ for it and it's cheap because in my country the industrial sewing machines are not so wanted, so the price is always lower than in USA, for example. I bought my pfaff 546 with less than 200 $ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
