Phaff #345-6C

[Luke Hatley]

Art could you please give me some feedback on a Phaff #345-6C

cilender arm machine.

I would be useing it for repairs and making Med & Lt wt.

leather items. Thanks in advance

Edited October 5, 2007 by Luke Hatley

[Art]

Hi Luke,

I'm not the expert on Pfaff, like Adlers, they have a zillion different numbers depending on what options are installed. The 345 would be a great machine if in good shape, a lot like the Singer 153 except with reverse I think. If it has been used commercially it might have a fast motor on it that you might want to change. As always, try before you buy.

Art

Art could you please give me some feedback on a Phaff #345-6C

cilender arm machine.

I would be useing it for repairs and making Med & Lt wt.

leather items. Thanks in advance

[Duane]

Luke,

You asked for Art's opinion, but in case you want a second opinion, I have a Pfaff 345-6C. I recently installed a servomotor from allbrands.com, along with the 50 mm super-small pulley for an extra $10. The Pfaff is super. Parts are very expensive, but mine has never broken anything. I really like the cylinder arm. I cut a notch in a box to put up against the cylinder to make it into a table-style, but I have never had a need for it. I like the cylinder better than the flat-bed.

It has reverse and stitch length to 4mm. Has walking foot, needle feed, and top feed, which I guess is compound feed.

You must oil it every time you use it with 30 weight motor oil at about 15 locations.

Mine was made in 1961, and it will skip a stitch every once in a while; there is not enough adjustment left for me to get the hook close enough to the needle eye. But I like it anyway.

I paid $150 for mine, then I added the $150 servomotor.

The servomotor is totally quiet except when you push the peddle. Then it is still quiet as a whisper. The servomotor is completely controllable in regard to speed, and can slow down to very slow crawl, but still seems to retain all the punch power it needs.