Is there standard for twin needle machines?

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

For French seams on auto trim and furniture 3/8" needle gauge (needle spacing) is by far most common.  

Garment textile is most commonly 1/4", think of blue jeans.

Keep in mind, these are what is most common, and is by no means a standard or rule.  

Edited March 8, 2019 by Gregg From Keystone Sewing
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[katit]

Yes, 3/8 or 10mm sounds about right. I have 5mm guide feet and accomplish french seams with those which very close to what's needed. I think depending on car it might be little smaller.

In any case - I will try to get machine if it all works otherwise. Main point - gauge sets can be found/obtained if needed.

Thanks you all!

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

5 hours ago, katit said:

Yes, 3/8 or 10mm sounds about right. I have 5mm guide feet and accomplish french seams with those which very close to what's needed. I think depending on car it might be little smaller.

In any case - I will try to get machine if it all works otherwise. Main point - gauge sets can be found/obtained if needed.

Thanks you all!

Be careful if the gauge is not what you are looking for; a gauge set that would be a presser feet set, needle clamp, feed dog and throat plate can be BIG money if you have to obtain these parts from Pfaff.  Easily hundreds of dollars.  I'm not aware of any generic.

And, as for changing gauge, it's not that easy, unless you are comfortable changing critical machine settings like hook timing, needle bar height and distance to and from the hook to needle.

Hope this helps with making you decision.      

[katit]

27 minutes ago, Gregg From Keystone Sewing said:

Be careful if the gauge is not what you are looking for; a gauge set that would be a presser feet set, needle clamp, feed dog and throat plate can be BIG money if you have to obtain these parts from Pfaff.  Easily hundreds of dollars.  I'm not aware of any generic.

And, as for changing gauge, it's not that easy, unless you are comfortable changing critical machine settings like hook timing, needle bar height and distance to and from the hook to needle.

Hope this helps with making you decision.      

Gregg,

This is not PFAFF. Machine I will be looking at looks exactly as Singer 168w101 but it's got 2 needle. It's a post bed machine. Hopefully this one is not hard to find?

As far as mechanicals - I think I will be fine. I did change time belt and completely retimed Consew 226R so I understand basics of those things.

[Constabulary]

Double needle post bed machines are a whole different story. We have been talking about flat bed machines. The gauge sets mentioned above do not fit for post bed machines as the feed dog and needle plates are different.

[Wizcrafts]

9 hours ago, katit said:

Gregg,

This is not PFAFF. Machine I will be looking at looks exactly as Singer 168w101 but it's got 2 needle. It's a post bed machine. Hopefully this one is not hard to find?

What brand and model is your post machine?

[katit]

I didn’t pick it up yet. It is Singer, black. Looks exactly as 168w101 walking foot post bed but 2 needle. I don’t know model number but I guess it’s from the same time. It’s the same seller who I got 168w101 from

 

[Wizcrafts]

On the post machines, I believe you move the posts apart when you change the needle spacing. This will be tricky and may not even be doable if the needle bar or clamp cannot be changed. This is old tech.

[katit]

I barely remember how it looks, but it didn’t seem like posts were separate visually. It was just one wider post

 I hope someone experienced with those machines can chime in 

[brmax]

Its best to get a model number from the post bed machine. In looking back in varoius post. It seems interesting to find out if the machine has some of the nice features like stitch length regulation, and wheel or walking foot. Additionally of course the general wear and noise.  

 

Have a good day

Floyd