Adler 69-72E

[toxo]

What's the maximum stitch length and how different is the 72E compared with the 373. I have looked, honest.

The biggest stitch I can get is 9 to the inch. I don't think this is normal so is there an easy fix? please say yes.

I watched the vid that Folker put up re equalising forward and reverse but can't find anything on stitch length.

[shoepatcher]

The 69-73E does not have 4 motion drop feed. Rather it is skip feed that they use in binding.  It still should make a 4.5-5.mm max. stitch length.  Is the fed dog coming anywhere close to end of the the feed dog slot in both back and front of the needle plate?  give us a short video or pics please.

glenn

[Constabulary]

Not my video I think but must be a video by "thesergeant" but I have linked it I guess. Stitch length can be limited by the feed dog lot and / or the slot in the stitch length dial. So a throat plate with longer slot + matching feed dog may help but post picture please.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Constabulary

[toxo]

I have checked as far as on minimum there is a very slight movement on the feed dog. On maximum it looks close to the 0.5mm at each end as per the book. Ill post a video later.

[toxo]

I think I have it sorted. Syncing the forward and reverse isn't as simple as that video makes out. When I screw the clamp back on it doesn't grab like it does in the video. It must be something to do with the collar but he shows putting the collar on afterward. There must be an order to it because I did it once but it wasn't right so had to do it again and now I can't remember how I did it before. Grrred a few times after dropping the collar through to the bottom. Oh for a proper set of engineers tools.