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44 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

Yes, it is a flat bed. Sorry for the high jack. I just got a little excited seeing anything about a 108.

no problem at all. Only info I found on 108-3 is this:

http://www.industrialsewmachine.com/webdoc1/used/used-singers/108w.htm

Open a new thread for it - would like to see some details. ;)

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Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2

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I will, that is all I could find as well. I'm bringing the other machine home soon. So I will do a thread for both then. Thanks

I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with.

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Very nicely done Constab and I think I recognise the hook, because you pointed it out to me on ebay many months ago, so I bought one... I forgot to thank you for the heads up...

I think your touch up with the spray paint is a good compromise, sometimes one has decide what it is one wishes to do most.. .Fix them up or use them...  I go through stages... :)

My CLaes 230 has not been used in anger yet, since I have to do as you have done and make a table to fit many machines.. I got an oberfraese for Christmas.. :)

 

Thanks for the effort of putting up the information.

Cheers

Alex

 

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I am impressed. Nice job! Congrats!

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12 hours ago, alexitbe said:

Very nicely done Constab and I think I recognise the hook, because you pointed it out to me on ebay many months ago, so I bought one... I forgot to thank you for the heads up...

Hey Alex - you are welcome. Yes that actually was the hook I bought :lol: glad you have not bought both back then. Have you bought the binder plate from College Sewing - does it fit for your 230

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Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2

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On ‎29‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 9:39 PM, Wizcrafts said:

I used to have one like that, minus the binder parts. I took it on the road so I could sew in rooms I stayed in while traveling with road bands. I powered mine with a domestic sewing machine motor I bolted onto the back of the head. I mounted it on a 12x12x1/2 inch piece of wood.

@Wizcrafts:

I was wondering how you connected the drive for the motor? I have tried setting one up like you said, but with the domestic motor bolted to the board behind the machine.

First attempted it with some leather belting, but didn't get any traction on the domestic motor pulley.

Next I tried some green PU round belting (slightly stretchy - thought it would be more like domestic rubber belt), but the same issue.

Now I'm thinking to make a replacement pulley with a slightly larger diameter, which will hopefully do the trick.

 

Thanks up front for any advice.

 

@Constabulary:

Thanks for your post and vid. I probably wouldn't have had the confidence to get the machine without reading about it here.

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Learned two things here;

Singer has a synchronized binder machine.  Second, they have a brochure in Spanish for a machine from that era.  Never seen that either.

108W20,W21 SPAINSH.pdf

Singer108W20Pages.JPG

 

Singer108W20Pages.JPG

Edited by Gregg From Keystone Sewing

Industrial sewing and cutting, parts sales and service, family owned since 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, 215/922.6900 info@keysew.com www.keysew.com

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What a beautiful piece of machinery. Well done.

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On 1/30/2018 at 5:09 AM, bikermutt07 said:

Yes, it is a flat bed. Sorry for the high jack. I just got a little excited seeing anything about a 108.

I wanna see

Machines currently in use: Cowboy 3200, Adler 67-372, Singer 66, Singer 15-91

 

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8 hours ago, Lather said:

@Wizcrafts:

I was wondering how you connected the drive for the motor? I have tried setting one up like you said, but with the domestic motor bolted to the board behind the machine.

First attempted it with some leather belting, but didn't get any traction on the domestic motor pulley.

Next I tried some green PU round belting (slightly stretchy - thought it would be more like domestic rubber belt), but the same issue.

Now I'm thinking to make a replacement pulley with a slightly larger diameter, which will hopefully do the trick.

 

Thanks up front for any advice.

 

@Constabulary:

Thanks for your post and vid. I probably wouldn't have had the confidence to get the machine without reading about it here.

That machine was with me about 28 years ago. The best I can recall, I used the longest ribbed domestic belt I could buy. I had the motor mounted high enough on the back that a domestic belt could reach from it to the hand wheel pulley. I would have bought the belt from a sewing machine store. Nowadays, you can buy long stretch belts to reach more distant motors.

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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.

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