DanishMan Report post Posted February 14, 2020 I managed to find this old PFAFF 335 in Bulgaria. It is a wreck, but I will get it to work. Kind regards Danish Man PS - I also found a PFAFF 595 today - for 130 euros. Bargain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 14, 2020 Poor little Pfaff. It sort of looks like someone was stripping it for parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 14, 2020 I thought so too, but when it arrived, most of the parts were there. Otherwise, I have many parts from other machines, that I can use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimi Report post Posted February 14, 2020 This looks like it will be a interesting project..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 14, 2020 Hi Jimi. I hope you are well. I have picked up several machines in Poland, and this one in Bulgaria. While it is missing several parts, most screws and parts are in good condition. I probably need to paint it. I will see. I have about 10 old PFAFFs, that I need to work with. I found a 595 today and a skiving machine.. Take care. Søren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron1951 Report post Posted February 14, 2020 I am curious, does it have reverse? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted February 15, 2020 Yes, push the stitch length lever all the way up and it reverses the stitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 15, 2020 The reverse lever broke off during shipping, but I have a spare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Don´t tell me you went to from Denmark to Bulgaria for picking up a 335 parts machine. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bulgarien/Kopenhagen,+Dänemark/@48.5993965,9.7962758,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x40a8fec1c85bf089:0xa01269bf4c10!2m2!1d25.48583!2d42.733883!1m5!1m1!1s0x4652533c5c803d23:0x4dd7edde69467b8!2m2!1d12.5683372!2d55.6760968 I guess you were on a road trip, right? Edited February 15, 2020 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 15, 2020 I got it shipped. The machine was in bad shape, so I took the chance. It was not packed very well, and it sustained a few damagages more. Still a good price, and in case I can not fix it for some reason, I got several parts - like the needle rocker assembly. The most critical part is the main shaft, which I suspect to be slightly bend. I noticed it before shipping, and I asked the guy to take off the hand wheel. Had the hand wheel been on, it would probably have broken off during shipping. However, I took a PFAFF 142 apart a few months ago, and I can likely use the main shaft from that. The machine is scratched, and I probably have to paint it. I know a guy, who has original PFAFF paint, so that will also work out.. Brgds Danishman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted February 15, 2020 Okay Yeah, shipping heavy sewing machines is critical when the shipper is not "experienced". Taking off the hand wheel on machines like this is mandatory. And sometimes people think there is the still a Postman carrying a package carefully from A to B so they do not care enough about packing it up properly. I had at least 2 sellers who claimed "it was well packed" but did not follow my instructions and did not even care about padding materials - even when I said I pay extra - some people are dead dumb and do not think twice (or even once). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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shoepatcher Report post Posted February 16, 2020 Please keep us posted as you rebuild it. Nice machines. I have had one of these. glenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 Today I started to look at the PFAFF 335, that I had shipped from Bulgaria two weeks ago. I knew, that the machine was in a sorry state from the look of it. Scratches all over and un-complete. However, as the machine was only 80 USD (including shipping), I could always part it out - the needle bar rocker assembly alone would be worth 80 USD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) When I saw pictures of the machine before buying it, I suspected main shaft to be bend at the handle wheel. I was right, and the main shaft has to be removed and replaced. For that reason, everything in the front of the machine has to be removed. Small things reveal, that the machine has been repaired with whatever they had. One example is the side cover. The original screw has broke or gone missing at some point. Problem solved by inserting a nut from the inside and attaching a bolt on the outside. The threading most likely ruined Edited February 21, 2020 by DanishMan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) To be able to remove the main shaft, every thing in the front had to be removed. I learned, that the needle frame assembly was more or less broken in two peaces. Weird how this happened. Possibly a shipping damage, as the machine was not properly packed - still weird. In the shipping process the presser bar regulating assembly had also broken off - and the stitch length lever. In order to remove the main shaft, I had to cut off the two outer centimeters of the shaft. And then as the main shaft was rusty inside the machine, I had to grind as much rust off to enable the shaft to be removed. Edited February 21, 2020 by DanishMan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted February 21, 2020 You could always drill out the hole..rethread the hole to take an oversize brass insert which has a hole in it with the correct thread .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 Removal of the shaft was a bit easier, than I expected. I have taken a few machines apart before, and I have found the bewel gear to be very difficult to remove. Fortunately I have a main shaft from a PFAFF 142, which I can use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 All in all the machine is in much worse condition, than expected. The ruined needle bar rocker assembly alone is a set back. The plan is to grind the machine down and paint it. And then over time, to find the missing parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 21, 2020 Hi Mike That is actually my thought as well. I will also drill two more holes in the side in order to fit "foot lift" Cheers DanishMan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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DanishMan Report post Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Today I took the machine apart. Four extremely tight screws underneath - one of which had to be drilled out in order to remove it. And then two pins holding the machine together, but two small wedges did the job. Then a thorough cleaning before using plenty of WD40 Edited February 23, 2020 by DanishMan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted February 23, 2020 Next thing will be to grind down the machine on the outside for painting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimi Report post Posted February 23, 2020 Nice one Soren, glad you got it apart ok. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanishMan Report post Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) After dissambly, I used my bench grinder to remove the paint. While the grey hammorite was easy to remove, the primer was very sticky. I used about 4 hours to get the job finished. Then I primed the parts with hammorite primer, using a brush. I had thinned the paint slightly and the result turned out to be quite good. For the colour, I had initially decided on hammorite silver grey, which is a bit off from the original colour. Again using a brush, the result turned out to be less good. I had thinned the paint, but the cover became too thick............. Change of plans. I decided to paint the machine black instead. As the 335 B17 comes in both black and grey, I figured this to be the best solution. Using a hammorite spray, the result became very good. The trick is to spray every 10-15 minutes - wet on wet. Edited March 25, 2020 by DanishMan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
