Rusty Adler 67-73 t w/ ac motor, do or don't?

[Badem]

Dear sewers,

I've come across this Adler 67-73t with Ac motor. It looks in poor condition. Hence the price of $114. Would this be worth giving it a try? I'm aware possible replacement of parts can be tricky to find and are more expensive. The seller says it's up and running smoothly.

Also will the motor be enough for my purpose? I will need the machine for sewing bags from tarpaulin, up to 4 to 6 layers at a time. Is this a servo of some sort? Will include a picture of the motor details in a comment.

Thanks in advance!

Ac motor Adler 67-73t

[Badem]

[chrisash]

What have you got to lose, even breaking it up for spare parts to sell might be profitable

JUst give it a very good clean as far as you can, make sure any oil holes are clear and give it a good oil and then see what it can do, lots of advice on cleaning them up (All types) on this forum

[Badem]

The consideration would be spending $113 on this one, or use that amount to install a servo motor on my pfaff 561 with double feedt. The Adler has triple feed which would be even better for my purpose, but it only makes sense if the machine won't bail on me

Edit: I just noticed this Adler has single feed, at maximum needle feed but waiting for the seller's confirmation. That makes it much less interesting to switch for me, I hoped to at least upgrade with this purchase to triple feed..

Edited January 2, 2019 by Badem
new info

[shoepatcher]

Most of the machine seems to be there.  It is a green colored meaning they were made from the late 50's to early 70's.     Cleaning is up, possible repainting of the head, rebuilding it should not be too hard to do.  Take lots of pictures while doing it.   I rebuild machines as does  Constabulary.  I would take the machine  on.

glenn

[cdthayer]

1 hour ago, Badem said:

I've come across this Adler 67-73t...in poor condition. Would this be worth giving it a try?

That looks like a good “winter project”.  I’d say go for it!

Here’s my winter project this year.  I started soaking it in oil in September 2018 to get it loosened up.  The outer foot presser bar is the only thing still seized.

The first thing on the agenda was to evict a hive of yellow hornets.  Since then, things haven’t been nearly as exciting....

CD in Oklahoma

 

[Badem]

9 minutes ago, cdthayer said:

That looks like a good “winter project”.  I’d say go for it!

Here’s my winter project this year.  I started soaking it in oil in September 2018 to get it loosened up.  The outer foot presser bar is the only thing still seized.

The first thing on the agenda was to evict a hive of yellow hornets.  Since then, things haven’t been nearly as exciting....

CD in Oklahoma

 

Woa you've come a long way then!  The seller told me the 67 is in good working condition so very slim chance of hives and other surprises

Though I prefer to be able to actually sew instead of waiting for replacement parts (it's what I'm currently at, almost 2 months have passed for my pfaff pieces to arrive.. Not so fun) and strolling the Web in search of manuals. Cleaning up the Adler would be a project to spare on costs of what a decent machine of this quality would cost me. I'm a newbie with machines but I am pursuing a career in bag making so hope to be saddled up and ready asap!  

[Michiel]

Acording the advertiser its a 63 (not 73)

than it should be bottum and needle feed.

all the adlers i bought (that old) were  not dificult to get sewing verry well.

this machine is for sale for some months now because he was asking to much (in my opinion)

(if i were you i would sent him an email and offer 100 euro)

regards michiel

Edited January 2, 2019 by Michiel

[Badem]

21 minutes ago, Michiel said:

Acording the advertiser its a 63 (not 73)

than it should be bottum and needle feed.

all the adlers i bought (that old) were  not dificult to get sewing verry well.

this machine is for sale for some months now because he was asking to much (in my opinion)

(if i were you i would sent him an email and offer 100 euro)

regards michiel

You're right!  67-63t. I'm looking at several different options, I must have mistaken the advertisements. Thanks for your opinion!  What are your search requirements or just keeping an I on the advertisements? 

[Matt S]

@Badem An Adler 67-63 was the first industrial sewing machine I owned. They are very well built upholstery-weight machines with good parts availability. Sadly the 67 class machines have a small bobbin by modern standards and the -63 subclass has only needle-and-drop feed rather than the more fashionable triple-feed. Their quality and utility far outweighs their current market value. That particular machine you found exhibits rust from atmospheric moisture (where the paint has rubbed off from use) rather than being rained on so I'd say it could well be in good functional condition.

However the question is: will the Adler do something that your Pfaff cannot?