Brother HC1850 Review | Brother Computerized Sewing Maschine

For sewing, quilting, and basic monogramming; The Brother HC1850 features 185 unique stitches, including 55 alphanumeric sewing stitches for basic monogramming and 8 styles of one step buttonholes. 

Designed for flexibility and ease of use, this sewing machine includes a convenient, built in stitch reference flip chart, 8 presser foot, push button stitch selector, adjustable sewing speed, automatic threading system, detachable foot controller, and an exceptional feed system for sewing on almost any fabric. 

Specialty quilting features include a detachable wide table, spring action quilting foot, and the ability to do free motion quilting. The Brother hc1850 is lightweight and portable... 

Singer 201 Sewing Machine | Singer 201K | Singer 201P

Sewing machines are an inexhaustible topic, especially for those of us who have almost spent our lives next to these devices.

Many sewing machines deserve "attention" on this page, but that is impossible, one of the cult models, which I think deserves to be mentioned, is certainly the Singer class 201 sewing machine. Singer 201 sewing machines were produced mainly in the USA and Great Britain, although smaller numbers were also made in Australia.

Singer 201 first "saw the light of day" back in 1935 and production was completed around 1961. Many will say that the Singer 201 is the best production model of the Singer Company ever, hundreds of thousands of them have been produced and many are still sewing today as long before... 

Singer 201 Service Manual 

Different Types Of Sewing Machine Beds

Class room concepts

In fashion manufacture the sewing machines are still predominantly used in their basic forms but, for more specialized garments and those made in higher volume, variations in machine shape are available which enables easier movement of the materials around the machine. 

These variations primarily affects the shape of the bed of the

machine, i.e. the part on which material rest. 

The best known version is the flat bed and the main alternatives are cylinder bed, Post bed and feed off the arm. 

The blind felling machine is also a special shape, as are the Over edge sewing machines which have no fabric space to the right of the needle.

Following is the classification of different bed type used in machinery. 

Bernina Electric Motor Models And Types | Vintage Bernina Engine

 

The original engines that were used Europe, with which the machines were delivered from the factory, are shown here. Thousands of machines however were also exported without an engine and were only equipped with an engine produced there in the country of destination.

Machines were also imported and equipped with a motor "made in W. Germany" in the EU. Bernina also supplied the 115 volt motors required there for the USA.

All of these Bernina motors were produced by Scintilla S.A. Solothurn / Switzerland. 

Note: all Bernina motors are factory-installed, safe to touch, in accordance with protection class I, 100% insulated from the machine housing. 

NOTE: the post is of an educational nature, work on live devices is intended exclusively for professionals, the risk of electric shock. !! 

Pfaff Timing Belt | Pfaff Motor Cord Belt | Pfaff Cord Drive Belt | Timing Chain Belts

Pfaff triger kayışı

When it comes to the timing belt (toothed belt) of sewing machines, something has already been written on that topic on the blog. The topic was general and we described the general concepts of timing belt on sewing machines, today in this topic I will write about the toothed belt for vintage pfaff sewing machines, these are belts made of cords with the addition of metal rings (cleats). For many years, the timing belt for sewing machines has not been made in this way, today it is made of special rubber woven with threads. I can only guess why the belt was then made of cords and metal cleats.? 

Singer 45K Industrial Sewing Machine | Singer 45k User Manual | Singer 45k Parts

Singer 45k is an old model of an industrial sewing machine (flat bed or cylinder bed depending on model), the production lasted for about 50 years, approximately from 1895-1945. Some models were solved a little later around 1950. You can determine the time and place of production on the serial number of your Singer machine.

Due to its quality, the Singer 45k is still in use worldwide today, its robust construction and quality materials have had the greatest impact on its longevity. Singer 45k is mainly intended for difficult working conditions, below is a list of most models with their basic characteristics. I do not rule out the possibility of an error in the data because I also found most of the data on the Internet.

You can find the user manual, 

service manual and parts catalog at  this link.

Note: spm = Stitches Per Minute 

Pfaff Service Manual Adjustment Download pdf | Vintage Pfaff Settings | Pfaff Parts Diagram

Pfaff Repair Manual

For many years, I have been repairing and servicing all types of home and industrial sewing machines. I also collected many service manuals, next below service manuals and catalogs of Pfaff sewing machine parts. 

Pfaff is my one of favorite model of sewing machines, I especially like vintage models.