Modifications to my Pfaff 1245

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I’m finished working on my new Pfaff walking foot machine. I just can’t leave anything alone and will usually have to modify somthing to suit my desire.
DESIRE #1: This thing was just too fast to get good control while sewing heavy leather or webbing. Priority one became making this thing sew much slower. I designed and built a step pulley to suit this need. Digital tachometer reads 479 spm
DESIRE #2: Theres somthing about taking my hands and eyes off the workpiece while sewing to work a reverse lever that I find disturbing (maybe it’s just me). I knew pfaff had an option to have a pneumatic reverse pedal, but the cost was a bit overwhelming. The cost for this reverse pedal was almost $20.
DESIRE #3: maintaining a 1/2inch seam is much easier if you have a guide. I made this one on the cnc out of marine plywood. it attaches to the factory mounting holes in the slide plate as needed and is adjustable for seams from 3/8″ to 1-3/8″

If anyone else has/runs a Pfaff 1245, i’d be very interested in hearing from you.

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