Members Constabulary Posted July 18, 2020 Members Report Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Reg. SD28 There is only 1 machine that needs this particular needle and the machine no longer is in production so its just a matter of time until needles are dried out. However lots of orthopedic / cobbler supplies wholesalers on my side of the pond have the SD28 needles but I cannot buy them because they exclusively supply the cobblers trade and no other businesses - not kidding. I tried 3 times to open an account and they did not sell to me - they do background checks as it seems. Again - a very special needle for just 1 single machine - so why should a dealer stock these needles? Just not enough demand. Even when there are 1000 machines worldwide... Most are ran by hobbyist I think so not really much demand there... But you can ask SCHMETZ to make them but afaik you at least have to buy 10000 needle of 1 size. So even when you are a dealer... 10000 (rather expensive) needles of 1 size for an outdated machine... and then try to sell them - shipping cost may kill the deal when someone just wants 10 or 20 needles or so. So you may sit on them for decades. I do not think it is economic for either party. Edited July 18, 2020 by Constabulary Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
CowboyBob Posted July 18, 2020 Report Posted July 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Constabulary said: Well back then books where like the internet of old times (thats where knowledge came from ) nowadays you find technical data for the most common needles in the www. But of course not for the outdated / no longer in production needles cause no one really needs them anymore except some vintage sewing machine crazy dudes like us. I honestly don´t know what the difference between 1000H and 1000 is. I guess the shaft diameter or needle tip or position of needle eye could be different. Maybe some of the sewing machine dealers here have more knowledge (from old books). My guess would be like most other needles they put a scarf in them so they will work in modern machines. Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members Oluffen Posted September 13, 2020 Author Members Report Posted September 13, 2020 Thank you all, especially @Constabulary Machine is working with needlesystem 1000 H Now I need suitable thread, the one I'm using now is to thin! Quote
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