Durkopp Adler 205-370 Handcrank

[cdthayer]

I got the 4 new springs installed in the race.  That was kind of an adventure, but no blood-letting.

I still have my thread-shredding problem, and I’m honing in on the take-up lever as the possible problem now. I finally took the end cover off to see what was going on in there, and my thread (Tex350 Poly) was being shredded coming into the take-up lever. The grommet in the lever eye has a nice large flange on the exit side, but the entrance side is small, not flared, and sort of sharp.  I’m wondering if it originally was a two-piece press-together grommet, and half of it fell apart during a thread change?  I’m just thinking out loud now.  That could explain why it sewed fine and then suddenly wouldn’t.  The machine will make a couple of stitches, and then bind up and miss the subsequent stitches.  If the thread is being held at the take-up lever, there wouldn’t be any loop for the hook to pick up.

This is a late 1990s machine.  Can anyone give me some advice on this, or maybe post a photo of the back side (away from the operator) of your take-up lever eye?

CD in Oklahoma

 

 

[Wizcrafts]

You should contact Adler USA about a replacement eyelet, or just remove what's left, polish the edges and live without the eyelet.

[cdthayer]

Thanks Wiz,

It makes sense to have a user-replaceable eyelet system on this machine for when repeated thread use wears a groove in the eyelet.  User-replacement would probably eliminate a flaring tool to install a new eyelet, so I’m suspecting a two-piece press-together replacement.  I just don’t have a good clear photo of that side of the eye to see if I’m now missing half of it.

This may be a good question to fire at Allen over at Weaver Sewing, but with all of the Adler 205-370 owners on this forum, maybe someone will chime in.  The back side of the take-up lever can be seen and photographed full-travel through a slot without removing the end cover.  I just can’t seem to find a close-up photograph of it anywhere.

CD in Oklahoma

PS- Can you remove the duplicate image in my previous post?  It won't let me kick it out.

[Bert51]

CD, maybe it is a new eyelet and it just needs to be flared to finish installing it?

Bert.

[cdthayer]

5 hours ago, Bert51 said:

CD, maybe it is a new eyelet and it just needs to be flared to finish installing it?

Bert.

I don't know Bert.  Could be.

CD in Oklahoma

[shoepatcher]

CD,

Contact Allen at Weaver,  ext. 180.  He is in on Monday and Tuesday.

glenn

Edited August 18, 2019 by shoepatcher
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[cdthayer]

On 8/18/2019 at 2:16 PM, shoepatcher said:

CD,

Contact Allen at Weaver,  ext. 180.  He is in on Monday and Tuesday.

glenn

Thanks Glenn.  I appreciate you trying to help.  Allen was out-of-pocket, but Joe at Weaver hit the parts books and he didn’t find any listing for the eyelet in the take-up lever as a separate part. It must be included with the take-up lever or not at all.

That leaves me on my own.  I’ve already went with “plan B”, to remove the eyelet, and I still have thread trashing problems, so my problem must not have been with the take-up lever eyelet.  Wish I had known that before I trashed the eyelet.  I’m surprised that there aren’t any Adler 205-370 owners that had time to click a photo for me of their machine.  Oh well, like I said, I’m on my own.

And I’m out of here.

CD in Oklahoma

 

[Bert51]

CD, I have a Adler 105 and it does not have an eyelet in the take up lever, but maybe the previous owner put it there trying to stop the "Trashing" problem?

Sadly I have never seen an Adler 205-370 in the flesh, so I cannot speak with any knowledge that would be helpful.

Bert.