Presser foot conundrum

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

Darren, Chase, Constabulary, I've read all of your posts, good stuff.  Glad to be part of the conversation.

[480volt]

6 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Buy a Dodge WC51 instead

Having owned a 1941 1/2-ton WC closed cab and a 1953 M-37, I can definitely say that they don't have bells and whistles, and if they did, the bells and whistles would have grease zerks, bronze bushings and would be waterproof.

[Darren Brosowski]

I will have a look but I think the saddlers foot for the CB2500 is about the right size and it is half the price

Edited July 14, 2017 by Darren Brosowski
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[Chayse]

2 hours ago, Darren Brosowski said:

I will have a look but I think the saddlers foot for the CB2500 is about the right size and it is half the price

Thanks Darren! I know there probably several out there that would work or could be modified to work. The only place I have actually called was Toledo..and they had something that would fit. Sooner or later I would like to get a roller foot too...never know when it may be needed.

Not to get to far off topic but had to look up a WC51..my daily driver is actually a diesel Toyota Surf...I am a diehard Toyota guy...'78 Landcruiser FJ40, '80 4wd pickup, '88 Surf, and the wife drives an '08 Sequoia. I like them and they are easy to work on!

[mikesc]

I have owned many Land Rovers, ( before they began making the ugly ones that rappers drive ) but, there is much truth in the saying that..
"If you want to go into the desert, get a Land Rover, if you want to get back out again, use a Toyota."

[billybopp]

Completely off topic, but a fun fact:  Land Rovers were so prevalent amongst explorers that it's estimated that for over 50% of the worlds population, the first automobile that they saw was a Land Rover.

Bill

[Uwe]

Careening my Land Rover away from the cliff and back towards the topic, I stumbled across a little adapter that looks much like what @Chayse considered making. It allows installing low-shank feet on the big boys.

 

 

[mikesc]

I do hope that a replacement for screw exists with an Allen or Torx type head ..what kind of thread is it ?

[Uwe]

The mounting screw thread is a regular/weird 9/64"-40 thread, same size and pitch as the Juki LU-562 foot mount screw.

Upon closer inspection, my adapter may actually be home-made from an existing foot, by cutting/filing it just so.

Hmmm, looks like a useful little CNC mill project to me. I'd probably give the mounting hole a standard metric thread size, though (M4 or M3.5). 

 

Edited July 15, 2017 by Uwe

[mikesc]

I suspect that if you could get production going of adapters for short shank feet to long shank machines, you could be onto a nice lucrative sideline there Uwe. :)
Here is wishing you every success with the "experiment" :)