Members ensitmike Posted May 5, 2019 Author Members Report Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, SARK9 said: Those are "pre-wound" bobbins which are commercially produced to eliminate the metal bobbins in industrial machines. The "style" for a 29-4 is a (number) 19, the small bobbin patcher size, whereas the "large bobbin" version is a style (letter) I as far as I can tell. I have no idea who may still be offering them. -DC Thanks DC. I plan on going to my city's industrial district tomorrow to see if I can grab one. Here are some photos after a light cleaning for the rest of you all. Need to grab some kerosene for the caked on bits. Brushing with oil only got me so far. Also, what is popular opinion--keep the patina or restore finish on metal parts? Edited May 5, 2019 by ensitmike Quote Jack of all trades, master of some.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted May 5, 2019 Moderator Report Posted May 5, 2019 Bobbins, needles and shuttles are available for all 29 series patchers. Prewound bobbins are also still available, but hard to find. The small ones are sold by the gross. You are missing a tapered pin that holds the needle bar to the take-up barrel. That pin is sold in the aftermarket. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members ensitmike Posted May 5, 2019 Author Members Report Posted May 5, 2019 31 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said: Bobbins, needles and shuttles are available for all 29 series patchers. Prewound bobbins are also still available, but hard to find. The small ones are sold by the gross. You are missing a tapered pin that holds the needle bar to the take-up barrel. That pin is sold in the aftermarket. That is great news. I've been a bit out of the loop focusing on making rather than machines and forgot along the way that I actually want a large bobbin 29k. I'll restore this one and see what happens from there. Thank you for the info. Will definitely be picking up some bobbins for this on Monday. Quote Jack of all trades, master of some.
Members dikman Posted May 5, 2019 Members Report Posted May 5, 2019 A bit hard to tell from your photos but the finish doesn't look too bad. I'd be inclined to clean it up as best I could and leave it at that. Potentially probably has more value with the original lettering etc on it. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members ensitmike Posted May 5, 2019 Author Members Report Posted May 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, dikman said: A bit hard to tell from your photos but the finish doesn't look too bad. I'd be inclined to clean it up as best I could and leave it at that. Potentially probably has more value with the original lettering etc on it. oh absolutely. when it comes to finish I would only hot rod it if I was planning on keeping it haha. I don't mind the grey and black machine that Constabulary did if I ever find a 29k. By restore I just mean a proper tear-down and surface rust removal. It's in surprisingly good shape. Doesn't have the largest SPI because of wear but it seem decent. Quote Jack of all trades, master of some.
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