Members obsolete Posted November 20, 2017 Members Report Posted November 20, 2017 Can any one tell me anything about my Bauer harness machine. i would like to know years manufactured what size needle can be used thread size presser feet etc. machine is working fine now but would love info and spare parts. Thanks Quote
Uwe Posted November 20, 2017 Report Posted November 20, 2017 I've never even heard of that brand. Can you please post some pictures? You may know more about the machine than most people on this forum. Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 20, 2017 Moderator Report Posted November 20, 2017 I found a manual for the Bauer Harness Machine. Better still, here is a YouTube video somebody posted showing how to thread a 1919 Bauer Harness Stitching Machine. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 20, 2017 Moderator Report Posted November 20, 2017 As regards spare parts, good luck. If fortune smiles on you, you may find that it uses similar bobbins to some other machine from the 20th Century for which parts are still available. These could possibly be from a (Campbell) Randall Lockstitch, or a Landis 3 or 16, all of which use boat shuttles with cylindrical bobbins. Other parts may be made of unobtanium and would need to be custom made. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 20, 2017 Moderator Report Posted November 20, 2017 There is a chance that the bobbins and needles for the ancient Pearson/BUSM harness stitchers might fit your Bauer stitcher. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members SARK9 Posted November 21, 2017 Members Report Posted November 21, 2017 Here is one in the wild: https://tricities.craigslist.org/art/d/leather-sewing-machine-heavy/6388815167.html -DC Quote Machines: Juki LU-563, Consew 206-RB5, Singer 20U33, Pfaff 481, Mitsubishi CU-865-22, Consew 29B, Rebadged Juki LU-562, Mitsubishi LS2-180, Seiko SK-6, Juki LG-158-1
Uwe Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 That is some machine, wow! Unfortunately that threading video appears to be the only bit of documentation available online. I did find an Advertisement for an earlier version of the machine on the last page of the 1909 issue of "Harness" (the thread tension mechanism is a little different - it only has one tension disc). Sometimes patent application drawings and descriptions can be helpful. With a needle that long, there's going to a minimum thickness that makes sense and likely will only be manufactured in a limited size range. Do you know what system needle you have in your machine right now? If not, can you take some measurement like diameter of butt, butt to top of the eye of needle distance, and overall length (ideally in mm). It may narrow down the possible needle system choices. There's only a handful of needle systems that are that long. I was organizing a few parts bins yesterday and came across a few Landis (I think) parts. The bobbins sure look a lot like the Bauer bobbins, but the shuttle boats are quite different, at least in the thread tension mechanism. Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Uwe Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 The guy in that Craigslist posting above says he has a manual for it. What are the chances of him being willing to scan it to PDF for the greater good? Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Uwe Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) Just a screenshot and the images from that CL ad referenced above, just to preserve it for posterity here on LW. Love that pedal drive! Edited November 21, 2017 by Uwe Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Uwe Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Here's the Patent US822337 about the thread controlling device: Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
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