Mathilde1981 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 I recently picked up this machine from a very lovely older gentlemen. He has serviced industrial sewing machines all his working live and now that he's retired, cleans, restore and sells machines. It runs like an absolute dream and is in working order. I have done a few headstall parts on it and repaired fender straps. It lays down a lovely stitch with whatever thread you feed it. The adler name is still vaguely on the body but i could not get it in a picture. But other than the engraved number i have nothing to go on. I think its a class 5. Any help and manual would be much appreciated. https://photos.app.goo.gl/weFqsAbWfPeHWa5LA https://photos.app.goo.gl/mX9cSWNWHQQofZ2K7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted July 24, 2019 If possible photos should always be uploaded to here rather than to any image hosting site, so that everyone can see them, and so that they will still be there when eventually the hosting site closes down ( Google close down things every month ) ..Google+ being the most well known thing that they shut. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathilde1981 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 I am sorry! When I get to my computer I will down scale the pictures and add them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted July 24, 2019 If you are on a phone, emailing them to yourself shrinks them to a size that can be uploaded here, always provided that you can access your emails from your phone. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert51 Report post Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Nice looking Machine, there are people here that know more about this machine then I do, but I think the Adler 5 is the early version of the 105 series and the 205 series and the manauls for the 105 and 205 are available to download from Adler. Parts manual, http://www.duerkopp-adler.com/commons/download/download-text-attachments/Vintage_Parts_Books_Adler/105.pdf Operators manual, http://www.duerkopp-adler.com/commons/download/download-text-attachments/Vintage_Manuals_Adler/Manual_Adler_104_105.pdf More information from their downloads here, http://sew24.blogspot.com/p/downloads.html Enjoy you new machine. Bert. Edited July 24, 2019 by Bert51 More information Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted July 25, 2019 the stitch length adjuster looks kind of odd - the Adler 5 has a different stitch length adjuster. I´m not sure but could be that it has been modified - or - but I have no proof - it could be a NECCHI made machine. I have a German language Adler 5 manual send me a PM if you are interested in the manual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mathilde1981 Report post Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Constabulary said: the stitch length adjuster looks kind of odd - the Adler 5 has a different stitch length adjuster. I´m not sure but could be that it has been modified - or - but I have no proof - it could be a NECCHI made machine. I have a German language Adler 5 manual send me a PM if you are interested in the manual. Thank you very much! Will send you a pm. When I was browsing the web all pictures I compared the machine with where just a bit different. So I'm just not sure what I bought. Is NECCHI made good or bad? And what about the age of the machine? A friend of mine helped me picking it up and he was joking that it looked like it came from Stalin's basement lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted July 27, 2019 NECCHI is an Italian brand, nothing wrong with it. But before you buy it make sure the machine is fully functional and the reverse lever works as you expect. You may have a hard time finding spare parts. Some parts may be interchangeable with Singer 45K, Adler 4 / 5 or Adler 104 /105 but some like the stitch length lever seem to be very unique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
