Singer 108W20 - My New Binder Setup

[Constabulary]

13 hours ago, Lather said:

@Constabulary:

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

You are welcome!

11 hours ago, plinkercases said:

What a beautiful piece of machinery. Well done.

Yeah, it indeed works very well and I´m very pleased with it. Would be nice if it had reverse but that's not necessary for binding operations.

[jimi]

Hey Folker, that looks really professional!! and it´s not SILVER . just kidding. i think you done the right thing with just touching up the chipped and worn areas. not easy to do with normal paint. but this turned out very good with that crinkle finish paint. could that binder work on the 45k?? where did you get it?? Again well done Folker, looks great.. is that anchor with MW for Claes/Textima??

Edited June 29, 2018 by jimi

[Constabulary]

1 hour ago, jimi said:

is that anchor with MW for Claes/Textima??

Had to think twice what you mean... the sign actually is a stylized hook and the letters in side the sign are NTW (not an anchor) NTW means Nähmaschinenteilewerke. They produced hooks and other sewing machine parts in the former GDR. Co. still exists but no longer makes sewing machine parts.

Note their company logo.

http://www.haerterei-dresden.de/index.html  

2 hours ago, jimi said:

and it´s not SILVER

black crackle coating is the new silver  

 

2 hours ago, jimi said:

could that binder work on the 45k??

I have not tried it. Its actually a dirt cheap binder for flat bed machine I have modified. It was just for testing back then but that thing really works well for my purposes so no need to replace it. I run quite thick cotton tape through it. Don´t ask where I bought the binders - I think it was a German seller on Ebay. I have bought 1", 7/8" and 3/4" width and they all work very well.

Don´t you have

[bikermutt07]

18 hours ago, koreric75 said:

I wanna see

I'll drag it over one day. Lol

[jimi]

6 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Had to think twice what you mean

I had to look twice about what you said! hehe. yes it is a hook..... i thought it was an anchor or something. i got these a while ago and wondered who had made them, now i know. thanks Folker.

yes it is back to front 

6 hours ago, Constabulary said:

Don´t you have

this is the one i got for the pfaff and tried to use it with the 45k but it does not seem to like the 90º. and the original style binder for the 45k is very difficult to get working well. it likes to wander off to the side a lot. so i will have to look for one like yours which might let the leather feed better. 

Edited June 29, 2018 by jimi

[jimi]

On 1/29/2018 at 10:10 PM, bikermutt07 said:

I acquired a 108-3. Do you know anything about those? I haven't found much on the web.

Your's looks great.

 you are in too deep now bikermutt... i think you are an old iron junkie now...

[shoepatcher]

Costabulary,

 

Great job on the Singer 108.  Really looks good.

glenn

[George1520]

I just picked up a machine like yours. Older I think.  It works but it has a couple of missing parts. The end cap at the cylinder bed  and the plate/binder attachment. They guy I got the machine from, used it sew wallets, I’m planing to use it as a binder and to sew pull tabs on shoes. Sooner or later  I will get the either get the shoe or my finger caught in the hook. 

Do you know where to get one? Or if the one form another’s machine will fit. Like a Consew 277

 

 

[Constabulary]

18 minutes ago, George1520 said:

I just picked up a machine like yours. Older I think.  It works but it has a couple of missing parts. The end cap at the cylinder bed  and the plate/binder attachment. They guy I got the machine from, used it sew wallets, I’m planing to use it as a binder and to sew pull tabs on shoes. Sooner or later  I will get the either get the shoe or my finger caught in the hook. 

Do you know where to get one? Or if the one form another’s machine will fit. Like a Consew 277

 

Don´t know where you are livi9ng but College Sewing in the UK seems to have the bits. Their shop is sometimes tricky cause not all parts are listed in the category they should be listed in. I think these are the bits but check the parts numbers first:

https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/224702-cylinder-cover-singer-108k.html

https://www.college-sewing.co.uk/224738-binder-swing-base-singer-108w.html

If you are looking for other 108 parts look up the parts number or the machine class 108W or 108K

 

it could well be thats the Pfaff 335 cover could fit

Other than that this thread could be helpful for you to DIY one

some LW members even have printed these caps

 

Edited June 5, 2020 by Constabulary

[George1520]

I think I will try to make one from a measuring cup. It looks like it belongs there. Or make and open end circle like the one on Pfaffs. I’ll make one out of die cutting  with the bender.