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In general there are three different domestic machine types:

- standard low shank machines with snap-on feet
- standard high shank machines
- Singer slant shank machines (not all Singer...

I would like to sew my second hammock with your old sorted out Kenmore. I'm sure that your Brother industrial machine can sew 100 times faster (not 100 times better) than I can think and this would...

I should have added, that newer Singer machines sew not bad. The stitch quality is in almost all cases very good. The biggest problem with newer Singer machines is that almost all are hard to repair...

It's not a mechanic machine and hard to repair if you get problems. My experience with newer singer machines is bad. "The older the better" is especially true with Singer machines. I personally would...

It is most likely a little condensator in your foot pedal. Try to open your foot pedal and to renew this condensator before you buy a new foot pedal. Show pictures from the inside of your foot pedal...

I like very old sewing machines (like your Necchi) for which I can find a service manual and where I can solve all problems myself. I learnt a lot by reading old service manuals very carefully....

Your Necchi was build in Italy in the early 50s. I guess before 1953. Here is all you need:
Necchi BU Mira Service Manual
There are also a lot of nice videos on YouTube...

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It's one of these good old standard zig-zag machines build in Japan in the early 60s. Don't know exactly who build it. Two or three Japanese manufacturers incl....

I found the petroleum recommendation in old sewing machine mauals (both Singer and Meister used almost the same wording). I still don't want to use WD40. It is more ore less the same but has...

I used good leather fat to solve this problem. The motor belt tension should not be too strong and not too week. Look for a good compromise. The tension is correct when you get the highest motor...

I like it your new toy and believe that it makes a lot of fun to work with it.


I have exactly the same problem. It was a lot of work to clean the machine inside completely and remove all old...

I'm all gaga about my new sewing machine, the Singer 216. I got it today and it looks not only great, it looks completely like new (build 1954 - 62 years old!). Shape: 100% ok, no single scratch. And...

With Ebay near Düsseldorf for 12.50€. This is more than twice as much as I paid for my special edition model of the Meister ZZ. I offered much more but there was no serious demand competition.
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Guess what I've paid? It's not exactly what I've wanted (a Singer 206d with a hand crank), but almost. I have already another good treadle machine and also a Singer motor for this Singer 216 machine....

I'm now the proud lawful owner of a Singer 216 G ZZ machine (series no PA299719) build by Singer Nähmaschinen AG, Germany, in spring 1954.

I will get it on Tuesday. It looks like that this 62...

I'm here again. I'm fine! Thanks!

I got another sewing machine cheap (i.e. costless). It's a Singer 6105 this time. I tried to repair it. The machine had a lot of problems and it was a lot of...

I just made a picture of my machine in straight stitch action (roll hem on DIY silnylon - I adjusted and improved the form of the Grizz beaks I made last week).
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http://www.occaphot-ch.com/bernina-startseite/b-730-record-serie/

I guess it's already in its 50's.


Yes, I'm sure, it is ... but this machine has already some nylon gears inside.

77 Sunset Strip! It turns out that you have a good old heavy duty machine, although it has a nylon oscillationg shaft hook gear. The Riccar 528 looks similar but has a different nylon hook drive...

This is a type of machine were I cannot guess who has build it. I exclude the usual suspects Maruzen, Brother (Jones), Janome or Toyota. I'm baffled. I would say this is an extremely rare Stitch...

It's a new guessing game. I guess your machine was build in Taiwan by Elite Sewing Machine MFG. Co., Ltd (AISIN - Toyota). Kenmore has sold some similar machine types but this machine is no Kenmore...

"Wow, Juki thats awesome". This machine is most likely ~65 years old and still looks like new. It is a Singer 15 rebuilt. Oil it properly and then you will get much fun.

No, the original was one of the best pre-war sewing machines. Possible that no newer straight stitching machine is better. Here is the original Singer, here a similar Pfaff 30 and here a similar...

Don't know what "International" should be but I'm almost sure that your machine was build by Juki Japan during the years 1947-1953 and sold as a home sewing machine in U.S.A. For me it looks like a...

My machine is comparable with a Singer 206D. I would like to have such a hand crank on my hand wheel. This is all I would need. I will think about it how I can DIY make it or buy it somewhere. It...

Always when I don't know what machine it could be I search on this website.
http://www.naehmaschinenverzeichnis.de/verzeichnis-der-naehmaschinen/singer-bis-50er-jahre/

There are a lot of detailed...

My old Meister machine made in West/Germany is a winning star (I forgot to present it in more detail. Perhaps I will do it later when I have time). I sewed almost everything with the footboard...

I will still try to get one from the Pfaff 260-362 series cheap.
Reviewing The Pfaff 260
or a
PFAFF 230 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH SEWING MACHINE.
Just for fun. All these machines are build for the...

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I got it complete on Wednesday with cabinet and footboard. I oiled it already twice, greased two metal gears, extracted some rust under the footboard at two axle...

Mine is not the same but I'm now optimistic that the machine is very similar. Most likely it is a Meister Zick Zack too. The service seems to be very easy and adding a motor is no problem at all. I...

So I will make every effort not to break up the treadle set up. I will think about a better solution step by step.

I just found out that my Meister machine looks similar than the first Meister ZZ machine shown here which is similar than the Vesta ZZ 302 build by Vesta-Werke (Dietrich) in Altenburg, Germany up to...

So you think I should not break up the treadle setup because it has some kind of extra benefit. I will think about this. If I do it your way this means for me that I have to break up another nice...

Somehow I will transport it with my Audi, if the cabinet can be made smaller. But I need an assistant to carry it. In my home I don't like this cabinet. I have no place for it. Only in my cellar...

I'm now the owner but must still transport this beast. It is most likely very heavy. I have seen only these three pictures yet. But I know that all Meister machines were really good ones. And yes the...

This is already my second extension table I made myself.

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Yups, and this machine sews 4 layers webbing (about 5-6mm high)...

Pfaff series 260-362 is too expensive in Germany (in the US the prices are perhaps better). A good Pfaff 260 or 360 will cost about 200-300€. For about 70-100€ I would get a Pfaff from the 204-213...

Yes, thats right. I would use WD40 only as an exception in very stubborn cases, if I would see no other chance.

I noticed the following problems on my old machine. It was very clean inside but...

Yes, there are a lot of very fancy machines out there, but they all need some kind of good service.

I just got the following advice from an old sewing machine expert.

nylon hook gear/nylon...

Nice fancy machines! Currently there is a nice "Mundlos Original Victoria 88G" completely overhauled for about 100 bucks on Ebay.de. This is a class 1 machine with a top ranking. I could buy it but I...

It's about 35 year old and made in Taiwan

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I don't believe that your professional machine sews faster than a Pfaff select 4.2. But I believe your Janome is much better for you and easier to handle. Your extension table looks very nice. I...

Thanks. I got it cheaper. I used only an injection to insert some drops of medicine (oil) at certain locations into the machine. This was really cheap and it worked perfectly well like a miraculous...

I have a little problem now. I'm not interested in Pfaff machines any longer. I got my cheap 15 bucks machine yesterday. I cleaned it, oiled it and it worked nicely and purrs also like a kitten. It...

Another machine you should try to get is a Bernina 830 Record or a Bernina 840 Favorit (best Info here). All user manuals on http://www.bernina.com/en-US/Support-US -> Out of Print Manuals. Swiss...

You can be proud owner of a nice and solid machine made by Maruzen, Japan. I wouldn't get the same, but almost the same like this one:

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Here in this forum I acquired a taste for old fancy...

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This is a machine I picked up for 15€. I will get it tomorrow. I thought it would be one of the last machines made by Anker-Phoenix Nähmaschinen AG, Bielefeld, Germany,...

This is the machine I would like to have.
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But it would be hard for me to repair it and there is no chance to get it cheap. Because all experts know that is a very good one.

Currently on...

Nice decision. I will try next time the same. Most likely a Pfaff 360. Reason: I found a technical handbook for the Pfaff 260-360 machines. Here it is, but written in German. Here is another one,...

Now I know how I can get some old Kenmore machines in Europe too. But it will get even funnier for me on my way to become a sewing expert. Yesterday I bought just for fun a very old Phoenix...