I can not belive I got this for $10.00
11-14-2014, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by manicmike
After a quick search, Pfaff bobbins are unique to Pfaffs. You'll possibly have to order them
Heck, I use L bobbins in my Janome drop in bobbin machine that should take a 15 bobbin. I have an abundance of prewounds around so I use them anywhere I can.
ETA: this pdf chart from superior might help.
Keep an eye on the belt in that machine. The internal cleated one. Sometimes they rot. They're discontinued, but there's a guy somewhere online who makes them. They're not cheap though.
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11-15-2014, 10:41 AM
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[QUOTE=ArchaicArcane;6968573]It looks like those machines take a [URL="http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/pfaff thanks so much for the info............I looked hard at that bobbin last night and then I measured my 301 bobbin and they seemed to be the same size, SO then I carefully tried the 301s bobbin in the phaff and it worked just fine....if it is safe to use the 301s bobbins in the Phaff, that will be really nice, as I have a good handful of those bobbins...anyone know if this is ok? I don't want to hurt this neat little $10 machine by using the wrong thing....even tho it seems to sew just fine with the 301 ones...........
11-15-2014, 11:00 AM
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congrats on your Pfaff, I am a Pfaffie, I have 4, 7570's 1, 2056, and a coverlock serger also a Pfaff, I have had 3 other Pfaff's that I gifted to sister and friends, there is nothing like them IMHO, the 7570 was the last German made Pfaff, they sold co. to Viking give me an older Pfaff any day!
11-15-2014, 11:24 AM
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[QUOTE=4dogs;6969742][QUOTE=ArchaicArcane;6968573]It looks like those machines take a [URL="http://www.sewingpartsonline.com/pfaff thanks so much for the info............I looked hard at that bobbin last night and then I measured my 301 bobbin and they seemed to be the same size, SO then I carefully tried the 301s bobbin in the phaff and it worked just fine....if it is safe to use the 301s bobbins in the Phaff, that will be really nice, as I have a good handful of those bobbins...anyone know if this is ok? I don't want to hurt this neat little $10 machine by using the wrong thing....even tho it seems to sew just fine with the 301 ones...........[/QUOTE]
It might sew, but they aren't the right bobbins and you'd likely see tension issues in either embroidery stitches or general sewing. Get the correct Pfaff bobbins and your machine will be happier.
It might sew, but they aren't the right bobbins and you'd likely see tension issues in either embroidery stitches or general sewing. Get the correct Pfaff bobbins and your machine will be happier.
02-05-2015, 11:01 AM
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A friend got my Pfaff 360 for $10 at a yard sale a few years ago. It free motions like a dream. She is my go-to baby. So smooth.
If you look in the back where the motor is there in the first slot you will find the machine number. Mine dates to 1954 and was bought in Germany probably by someone stationed there as all the info on it is in English.
If you look in the back where the motor is there in the first slot you will find the machine number. Mine dates to 1954 and was bought in Germany probably by someone stationed there as all the info on it is in English.
02-05-2015, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 4dogs
I think I found a fantastic bargain at our local Goodwill Outlet store.............this was marked $10.00 and I brought it home............the cabinet is huge...has very little wear and tear..........the machine was SO dirty I took a Clorox wipe to it..........it needs a lot more cleaning, but at least the first layer of dirt is off it now.....I was thinking I would get the cabinet and give the old machine back to the store.....BUT when I plugged it in and threaded it and sewed on it, MY GOODNESS, its really good...........in a drawer, there was the manual and a box of attachments to go with it.........what a find.........anyone know anything about this brand?? first one I ever had my hands on, a Pfaff .262 ..... I was thinking maybe the 60's for age? it sure sews a nice seam ...it's a zigzag too and says it does other stitches which I haven't tried out yet.........I hope I did the pictures correctly........
I don't know about all the Pfaff's out there, but my model 30 uses a class 15 bobbin as advised by someone who has a website for buying and selling vintage pfaffs, esp. the 130. The 262 uses a metal pfaff bobbin, and the 1472 a plastic pfaff bobbin.
02-05-2015, 08:53 PM
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Thanks for your help.......I am loving this little old machine..........the date I was told was the 60's.......it was so dirty, I took Lysol to it......it still isn't really cleaned up good, but I don't know what else to use on it......it is supposed to have some other built in designs, but I cant get it to do anything other than the zigzag..it could probably use a trip to the repair shop just for a cleaning and tuneup....maybe one day, but so far, it sews wonderfully and it is so quiet I cant believe it.......much quieter than this $4000. plus Bernina sitting beside it.............
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