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For another $25. maybe he would have helped you carry it down.
I guess I'm too cheap. Now, if he offered to clean it for $25... Getting it in the house was a pain but I woke up the next morning with sore legs, shoulders, and a smile. I've been looking at industrial machines for a couple of months, thinking about a Pfaff 134 or a modern Juki. I don't think this 130 would cut it.
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Location: Round Rock,Texas
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What type of needle does the 130 use? I'm hoping a 15x1.
Sharon
Sharon
Yes, that's correct: 15x1. From what I've read about the 130 (which at this point isn't much), they used to take a needle designated the 130R, appropriately enough. This was essentially a 15x1 but with the added feature of a different eye design that diminished the bias between the hook and the needle while cycling (130s are rotary, not oscillating). This design eventually became the standard 15x1 design we all use today.
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Yes, that's correct: 15x1. From what I've read about the 130 (which at this point isn't much), they used to take a needle designated the 130R, appropriately enough. This was essentially a 15x1 but with the added feature of a different eye design that diminished the bias between the hook and the needle while cycling (130s are rotary, not oscillating). This design eventually became the standard 15x1 design we all use today.
Nifty!
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I've been drooling over a Pfaff 130 lately, however I'm sure that another machine in the herd wouldn't go over well with the spousal unit.
Sharon
CD in Oklahoma
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LIKE. Simpler, lighter clean
CD, you have the spoked hand wheel which I think looks one heck of a lot better than the Bakelite version I have. And your treadle table looks great. I also like your spool pin setup. Thanks for posting your pictures.
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I need some help diagnosing a problem with my 15 91. Sometimes the upper thread gets hung on something in the bobbin area and makes a nest on the bottom. It only happens every 6 to 8 inches. It doesn't hang up, just makes a noise and keeps sewing. Anyone else have this problem? I'm thinking of ordering a new bobbin case from Sew Classic.
I've watched it in motion. The thread goes down and around but the loop hangs up, then the next stitch brings the whole mess up to the fabric and the machine just keeps stitching. Can't find any burrs or scratches that would explain the thread getting caught down there.
Does anyone know what Singer needles size 16 X 231 Y fit? There are a couple of dozen of them. Also have Groz-Beckert B 27s, also labeled DC X 27. No clue what they go to.
I've watched it in motion. The thread goes down and around but the loop hangs up, then the next stitch brings the whole mess up to the fabric and the machine just keeps stitching. Can't find any burrs or scratches that would explain the thread getting caught down there.
Does anyone know what Singer needles size 16 X 231 Y fit? There are a couple of dozen of them. Also have Groz-Beckert B 27s, also labeled DC X 27. No clue what they go to.
Last edited by redmadder; 05-21-2014 at 03:46 PM.
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I would be looking for burrs, rust or dried up oil on the bobbin case, hook well, check the whole area. Also check the throat plate for burrs.
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