tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post2509505188674758687..comments2024-03-10T03:36:11.761-07:00Comments on A Sewing Life: Pfaff 130 in an Industrial TableVirginia at A Sewing Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-31665020255399519762015-12-17T01:15:33.394-08:002015-12-17T01:15:33.394-08:00http://www.masinskikutak.com/2013/02/obrtaji-i-kra...http://www.masinskikutak.com/2013/02/obrtaji-i-krajnja-brzina-igle.htmlMaster https://www.blogger.com/profile/08313648455711546985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-53573386729620880902015-08-23T18:55:04.714-07:002015-08-23T18:55:04.714-07:00hi! I am trying to get my mom's vintage pfaff...hi! I am trying to get my mom's vintage pfaff 130 sewing machine up and running and it looks as though the belt has eroded. Any ideas on how to replace/repair? Do I need to take it in to have it replaced? Tks Laurel Studio L Mentionableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841054084741512267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-40430465448406167202014-04-24T08:10:53.567-07:002014-04-24T08:10:53.567-07:00I used the exact machine (table and all) on a TV s...I used the exact machine (table and all) on a TV show I did alterations on for several years. I bought it after the show was canceled. I never had any problem with the machine/motor in all these years. It sews through anything! I know you'll enjoy this machine for many years to come. BTW I didn't know it wasn't an industrial until recently, when I started looking into it online. Enjoy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873215245117297697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-71795673449971281382013-10-23T13:40:55.992-07:002013-10-23T13:40:55.992-07:00Roger, thank you very much for your comment and fo...Roger, thank you very much for your comment and for your words of caution. Although what you say makes sense to me, I'm not quite sure how to proceed in the face of it. Best I was told by the person who sold this machine to me, it was configured and used this way for a number of years before I got it. I've been using it now for over a year. I don't sew particularly fast, and I haven't been working on anything very heavy, but I hear you that the industrial motor produces more torque than a domestic would do. Finding a domestic motor would be an effort and an expense, so I suppose I am inclined to keep on with the machine as it's configured now. If the belt snaps, that's it for the machine, but I would be able to part out the 50010 and other components.Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-46894105003039902222013-10-21T18:53:00.169-07:002013-10-21T18:53:00.169-07:00The Pfaff 130 is not an industrial machine and a p...The Pfaff 130 is not an industrial machine and a powerful industrial motor will destroy it. Expect the cleated belt to snap quite soon.Roger v.d. Veldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171223872098970110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-24562309809114065052013-08-09T23:01:39.892-07:002013-08-09T23:01:39.892-07:00here's a site that has 8 pages on how to insta...here's a site that has 8 pages on how to install 50010 unit, not how to use it,<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/105455792801049523904/Pfaff_130_50010?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLmC5I6lqqrAfQ&feat=directlink#5909500166531652834Jack Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720416880778324376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-57734730508752170632013-08-09T22:57:10.856-07:002013-08-09T22:57:10.856-07:00Hi,
I just bought a pfaff 130 with the 50010 atta...Hi,<br /><br />I just bought a pfaff 130 with the 50010 attachment, this machine will go thru leather. I too am looking for a manual for the 50010, sure would appreciate help on the manual.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Jack GJack Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720416880778324376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-74932379732026193292012-07-12T10:26:39.950-07:002012-07-12T10:26:39.950-07:00Eric, your project sounds so beautiful. I would lo...Eric, your project sounds so beautiful. I would love to see a photo. I also enjoyed hearing about your admiration for your wife's work--I bet she is amazingly talented. <br /><br />I'd be willing to part with the speed reducing assembly. Why don't you email me at v daffron (a t) g m a i l . c o m and we'll go from there?Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-34664548582003666122012-07-12T04:08:58.909-07:002012-07-12T04:08:58.909-07:00Thanks for the reply!!! I'm done refinishing t...Thanks for the reply!!! I'm done refinishing the table and WOW was that easy. I just removed the the components (motor, legs, top, knee lift) and worked on them separately. I just sanded the top down to bare wood and then stained it with a cherry stain (my wife Barbara's suggestion) and finished with three coats of Minwax Satin poly. For the base I just roughed it up with a sanding pad and sprayed it with Rustoleum. I bought a larger extension cord at Home Depot and rewired the whole unit and installed a new on/off switch just for giggles. It really looks and works GREAT!!<br />Last night I started tearing into the machine and hope to have it re-worked in a couple of weeks. Admittedly I'm a gearhead but enjoy sewing on occasion too. I'm fixing the Pfaff so Barbara can use it for recovering a sofa in our basement and not have to drag all the sewing to her Berninia two floors up. I'll use it for projects on my sailboat. <br />I do have a question for you. I see you removed that red pulley assembly on your table and I'm wondering if you'd like to part with it. That piece was undoubtly installed to both slow the machine down and would also increase it's penetrating power. If you would like to sell it I'd be interested. <br />P.S. Your site is wonderful and I'm going to show it to Barbara. She is quite the seamstress and makes absolutely beautiful clothes, curtains or whatever she touches. I'm impressed with your work too!!<br /><br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-20560799771486118452012-07-04T12:38:03.302-07:002012-07-04T12:38:03.302-07:00Eric, how wonderful that you and your 130 found on...Eric, how wonderful that you and your 130 found one another. I am so impressed that you are refinishing the top and repainting the base. I would love to do that someday, but just now it doesn't seem like I should be spending that time on that project. I also want to replace the motor with a servo. The vintage industrial motor works wonderfully (and is so easy to control, unlike many industrial motor set ups) but there is no denying the noise issue. Jealous of your knee lift! <br /><br />Thank you for letting me know about your find and I hope you will be even happier with it once you have it ready to sew.Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-73843055981203726662012-06-26T07:43:37.157-07:002012-06-26T07:43:37.157-07:00I just picked up a Pfaff 130 from a friend that bu...I just picked up a Pfaff 130 from a friend that buys storage units and said if I didn't want it he was going to take it to the dump!!! My Pfaff is almost identical to yours with regards to the table/motor setup but I don't have that pully unit on the back of the table. I'm guessing that was added later to slow the machine down when sewing. I'm pretty excited to have gotten this unit and can't wait to get it running again. I've sanded and am refinishing the top (butcher block...BEAUTIFUL!!) and am repainting the legs/pedal. I don't have the embroidery unit on the back of the machine so the knee lift intact and is a nice addition. <br />The paint on the bed of the machine isn't in good shape so I'll be repainting the machine as well. Thanks for sharing your pictures!!! I'll try to get some posted somewhere once mine is done.<br /><br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-31251365662171322942012-05-09T15:50:12.987-07:002012-05-09T15:50:12.987-07:00Are you looking to sell any of the parts you remov...Are you looking to sell any of the parts you removed from the 50010. Atbellbuckletn@aol.com ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-40613362170146128642012-05-06T11:53:18.302-07:002012-05-06T11:53:18.302-07:00Does anyone have the manual for the 50010. I have ...Does anyone have the manual for the 50010. I have what I think is just part of one. The pages aren't numbered so its hard to tell. Also for those that have one, The piston knob on mine is missing. Looks like it may have broken off right by the knob part. Can still pull it by the screw part but it wont stay out of the groove. Anyone know how to repair that? Thanks in advance. atbellbuckletn@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-84948255538204805892012-04-04T12:51:19.409-07:002012-04-04T12:51:19.409-07:00Thanks for the information! I sort of half-removed...Thanks for the information! I sort of half-removed the 50010 when I was cleaning the machine, but I wasn't able to loosen one of the nuts that would allow it to be removed completely. I'm sorry that I don't have the knee lift bar; only the abandoned part of the lift that attaches to the table.Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-27800707258172152292012-04-03T00:16:34.564-07:002012-04-03T00:16:34.564-07:00and here is a link to a free manual that shows all...and here is a link to a free manual that shows all the points to oil it at!: http://www.scribd.com/doc/57698461/Pfaff-130-ManualAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-35801786715032169112012-04-03T00:10:12.757-07:002012-04-03T00:10:12.757-07:00Hi,
I have a Pfaff 130 in an industrial table and ...Hi,<br />I have a Pfaff 130 in an industrial table and I love it! It's not in a butcher block table,(luckY!) although I do own a Vintage Long Arm Industrial Singer that has a butcher block table... Anyway, I broke the little cast iron lever arm on my Pfaff 130 that mounts to the backside of the machine for the knee lift. You have the Automatic 50010 "organ Grinder" embroidery attachment mounted there, which is why your knee lift is not hooked up. The only way to hook up your knee lift is to remove your embroidery attachment. I did some research into it because I have another Pfaff 130 that has it too... anyway, taking it off and switching it to another machine is complicated and I decided not to try it... <br />But if you have the cast iron bar that came off the back of your machine for the knee lift, and are willing to part with it, I'd love to buy it! nala woman at yahoo dot com... (:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-55420507352174273732012-02-26T13:53:46.536-08:002012-02-26T13:53:46.536-08:00Any chance you have a garden and chickens?Any chance you have a garden and chickens?Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827744876819691252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-86639429050952531922012-02-24T13:15:24.686-08:002012-02-24T13:15:24.686-08:00What a fantastic find.What a fantastic find.Galadrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383321455657803304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-48629533990535644972012-02-24T13:13:13.593-08:002012-02-24T13:13:13.593-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729176788016205990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-51563336259656293292012-02-24T13:12:32.981-08:002012-02-24T13:12:32.981-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729176788016205990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-49168404504071385112012-02-24T13:03:44.909-08:002012-02-24T13:03:44.909-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04729176788016205990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-21227436921702856272012-02-24T03:03:11.817-08:002012-02-24T03:03:11.817-08:00Nina, long-lost-twin, maybe there is some connecti...Nina, long-lost-twin, maybe there is some connection between hunting the four-leaf clovers and vintage sewing machines? When people ask me how I find so many, I say, "I look". So glad you found your way to my blog! If you ever come this way, maybe we could meet up?Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075820179022097435.post-46565406945815744752012-02-23T15:17:59.565-08:002012-02-23T15:17:59.565-08:00Wow, so glad I found your blog. I am a 40-somethin...Wow, so glad I found your blog. I am a 40-something, redhaired, four-leaf-clover-finding, garment-sewing and vintage-machine-collecting mom to 7 & 8 year old boys in Raleigh. I have over a dozen machines, including a Necchi and Singers in various states from beautiful to blech. I have found thousands, yea thousands of those little mutant clovers - it's so relaxing, isn't it? The clothes you make would fit me perfectly, by the looks of it. Amazing we can have so much in common!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827744876819691252noreply@blogger.com