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great job Alex, well done. your getting nearer to the goal!

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These machines - in my experience - are very sensitive to tension!

 

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Hi Darren,

 

Thanks for your response... I have fixed the upper tension issues and am now looking at the shuttle tension problems.

I will order a new shuttle spring and a cheap shuttle alternative from alibaba as Jim suggested.

However, first I will buy some thicker thread and see if the tension spring manages to make some contact.  I am thinking Gutterman Mara 11 (tex265), which says its suitable for 180 nm needles.  If you have any other alternives then I would be happy to try them.

 

Cheers

ALex

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Enjoying following this thread.  

Great to see people working out ways round the problems of older or more specialised machines.

 

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So following SandyT's advice I ordered some thicker thread.   I ordered some polyamide thread (Amanda Ares) size 6 (564tex) and now the shuttle tension is working and is adjustable.  However, the upper thread is not pulling up through the leather.  The website recommends it for needle size 180-220, but I don't think is correct. From the website:

  • thread Thread structure Breaking force no less than Recommended nedles Applications Beams Number of pcs in a pack
    Ares 20 470 dtex x 3
    141 tex
    8600 cN 140-160 For sewing shoes, structural seams 1000m 10
    Ares 10 940 dtex x 3
    282 tex
    19000 cN 180-200 For ornamental seams 1000m 4
    Ares 8 940 dtex x 4
    376 tex
    25000 cN 180-200 For ornamental seams 600m 4
    Ares 6 940 dtex x 6
    564 tex
    34000 cN 180-200 For sewing heavy technical fabrics, leather and ornamental seams. 400m 4

 

So now I have ordered polyamide size 8 (940 dtex x 4 376 tex)  and I hope this will be more suitable for my size 220 nm needle.  We shall see..

 

Thanks for the help so far... We are getting there. :)

 

For anyone interested in this thread, the website is here.  I got the ares 6 for about 15 euros for 400 m.

http://www.amandathreads.com/industrial-threads-ares.html

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On 7/4/2017 at 4:59 AM, jimi said:

If anyone wants a copy of the manual in English let me know. its too big to upload in PDF or i dont know how to??

I would sure appreciate a copy, leathermoose@yahoo.com

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I have no idea about what it should be, but as 1.25 is the standard pitch on M8 screws I find it unlikely to be used on M5 (that usually has 0.8 pitch, and the thread doesn't look out of the ordinary in the picture). 

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It is an M6 x 1.0 screw, 33m long shaft with 4.5mm x 15mm end w/o threading - see picture

I have no spare - sorry!

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