19th century Hugo Werteim shoe patcher

[Constabulary]

All standard 29K have the same (small) hook - the one for the 100 years old 29K3 is the same as for the 29K51 from the 1930´s and later model 29K71 and so forth - there is a larger hook too but as I said its larger and will never fit your machine. You have to look for an original hook and that pretty much is a challenge. To said it with WIZ´s words - "They are made out of unoptanium".

The rattling sound is a bit "unhealthy" but thats probbaly you have no shuttle driver installed.

[RichardPorley]

Yep, is a challenge alright! I will keep looking, but in the mean   time I will try and make one. I like the rattling, there is something appealing about it! 

"unoptanium", I like that,

Richard.

[RichardPorley]

This are the photos from the other machine that looks exactly like mine, I printed  the photo to scale and measured the parts as best I could, the bobbin is about 16.5 mm, the hook is around  the 22.something mark. 

[shoepatcher]

Now, here is the good part.  A new hook can be made on a #3-D printer.  The shoepatcher on steroids I got in Australia a couple of years ago has the very large hook.  I have talked with a 3-D manufacturer and distributor.  He feels the hook can be made out of stainless steel on a 3-D printer including the taped screw threads and a hard Rockwell !!!  Your hook can probably also be made on a 3-D printer.  The hook would have to be scanned on CAD but it would be cheaper than having to build and polish one on a mill. from scratch.  I figure about $200.00 or less to have it down but you do not have many choices like me.  Your hook is different than any that I have as to size.   

[RichardPorley]

Well it all comes down to finding the right hook for my machine, then have it 3D scanned, and then printed, like you said, my hook is different size to most of the machines I have seen  out there, so I'm going to go with making one, it seems to be my only choice at the moment, :-)

Thanks for your input much appreciated.

Richard.

[RichardPorley]

Productive weekend,
Some filing, drilling, milling, sanding, polishing will be done tomorrow, after I shape the tension spring for it,,
thanks for looking.

Richard.

 

[jimi]

Hey Richard, way to go mate. well done, that is looking great.

[RichardPorley]

Thanks mate, but I won't count my chickens just yet, will be a couple of weeks before I get my needles to try it.

Richard. 

[shoepatcher]

looks great so far.

glenn

[RichardPorley]

Thanks  Glenn, 

Richard.