Singer 45K58 serial number

[Matt S]

@hwinbermuda Harry, that's a great looking machine. Ready for another 104 years' use now! Do you know what servo you have on it? I'm shopping for one for my Adler 5, which is essentially a 45K21.

45Ks are great machines. Bombproof, capable, and easy to adjust. Not fashionable these days, which means that those of us who appreciate them can pick them up for relatively little money.

@chrisash There's plenty of 1980s machines still going strong, they just don't look pretty so people don't tend to show them off so much as their more experienced machines. Look at Jukis, Adlers and Seikos from that era and the quality was no less than that of the old Singers, and in some ways were better. In fact by the 80s Singer had closed its factories and was selling rebadged Seikos. However by that point the market for heavy leather goods (industrial parts, luggage, horse harness etc.) had dropped and where it still existed a higher finish was demanded so features like compound-feed and reverse feed were required by the factories.

[bermudahwin]

11 minutes ago, Matt S said:

Do you know what servo you have on it? I'm shopping for one for my Adler 5, which is essentially a 45K21.

I am not in the workshop at the moment, but will check it out, and get back to you, cannot recall off the top of my head.

The 45K58 in particular is sought by saddlers to repair horse blankets. I have been offered way more than I expected to sell it prior to refurb, but I wanted to refurb it myself and then 'modernise it', we'll see if it worked, or if I end up with a table and motor for sale

[Matt S]

24 minutes ago, hwinbermuda said:

I am not in the workshop at the moment, but will check it out, and get back to you, cannot recall off the top of my head.

The 45K58 in particular is sought by saddlers to repair horse blankets. I have been offered way more than I expected to sell it prior to refurb, but I wanted to refurb it myself and then 'modernise it', we'll see if it worked, or if I end up with a table and motor for sale

Thanks Harry, I appreciate it.

I actually have a 45K58 on a proper industrial treadle base that I keep meaning to sell. It's not getting enough use to justify the houseroom it takes up and I'm sure somebody will make better use of it than me.

[jimi]

Hi Matt, Could you send a few pictures of the 45k for us pig iron junkies?