mlmack

It should be just a matter of undoing a couple of wires and attaching them to the new foot pedal. Shouldn't cost much more than the cost of the foot pedal.

tripletware

Mark:

That's good to know. Thank you!

Katrina

tripletware

Thank you! I've been looking around on Ebay etc.

miriam

We have a thread about the Japanese zzers:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...s-t207880.html

J Miller

Katrina,

Depending on the length of cord you might be able to unscrew the controller from the underside of the cabinet and use it as it. Otherwise you'll need a new cord set with a longer controller side. Or you could rewire your cord block yourself if you want. A sewing machine shop will not rewire a cord block or splice in a piece due to insurance liability costs. All they will do is install a new one. It would be easier and less expensive for you to do it yourself. Same with the servicing.

Ebay is not the only or the best place to find things like this. Sew-Classic is but one place on line that has brand new cord sets. They are neither expensive or hard to install.

Joe

Sunflowerzz

That is a pretty deep looking cam compartment. The cams I have seen for Dressmakers have tall top hats on them and are not the flat style so maybe that is why it is so deep as it needs room for those taller cams? Maybe that will help you to decide which cams to buy to try out.

Neat machine, I like it a lot. Sometimes you can never find a manual so you buy one from Sewusa that is the closest fit and fiddle with the machine and take notes until you figure it all out and then add those notes to the manual you have. Of course the very next day you will find the manual at a thrift store for 10 cents!!! Also check to see if sews without a cam, some will only do straight stitch with out the zigzag cam.

mlmack

That post inside that cam compartment sure looks like it is for a bobbin. Never seen a cam that would fit that.

tripletware

Maybe the cams that look like they have holes all the way through? Like donuts? 😜

J Miller

That is definitely a cam drive compartment. If you look at the first pic the OP posted you can see the bobbin winder in the normal place.
I'm no help in ID'ing the machine or coming up with a manual but it does use cams.

Check Shopgoodwill.com, { http://www.shopgoodwill.com/search/s...umbs=on&page=1 }
they have lots and lots of accessories come through their auctions. If you watch all the machines that do have their cams, you might see one like yours and then you'll know what cams it takes.

Joe

miriam

Joe - some times there are better deals on ebay than on GW.