So glad! Enjoy your machine!

Thank you for the kind words. These machines shouldn't need much to get them going again. Are you having specific issues with the machine?

​@@thesergeant3524: Mainly making sure the motor is repaired properly, and knowing where to get a replacement for the US motor if things go south... The motor needs a complete repair to the contacts everywhere; which is not a terrible issue, but is annoying as all get out. The core and the outer windings really need a good soak in alcohol or something in order to get the gunk out. This machine has only had 1 owner since it came out, but it has been sitting put away in its cabinet for decades, and in a barn no less. There is all sorts of black shmutz in the windings and on the cambric tape, as well as the wires with the wound sheaths. Nothing too terrible there. The commutators have no groove in them from the brushes, which is amazing, and the bearings in the housing are phenomenally clean and the brushes and springs are in great shape. Still, I need to make sure that I plan for the worst and hope for the best. I know where to get the black belt and the tire for the bobbin winder (it has a flat spot), as well as a number of other parts and accessories, but they are in the UK, and therefore do not have the US motor available if I really wound up needing it for some reason. I do wish I could show you some pictures. Anyway, there is certainly one question that I can ask right out and that is about polarity. The plugs and cables I have do have the standard plug with the wider tine on one side for polarity sake, but from what I understand, polarised plugs were not a thing back in the day. That is one of my larger concerns when rewiring the machine. And of course, as to issues with the machine, I am more concerned with issues that could arise as this is my first machine restoration ever, and I really do not want to foul it up. Again, hope for the best and plan for the worst, and definitely do as much research as is humanly possible. I have not touched the thread tensioners, that is one of my next projects. Right now the person who has taken me through general maintenance of the machine in general is in Germany and her videos are of course in German. KZfaq translate has been very helpful, though. She has a hand crank machine, though it kind of looks like her machine might have also had a treadle at one point; hard to tell or I just do not remember at the moment. There are a couple of other channels I do watch, though the majority of them do not have a lot of Pfaff specific information. I try to learn the information that can be carried from one machine to another as the principle is the same. One thing you might be able to tell me is the right LED bulb for this machine. Finding info on bulb sizes, contact type (thread or the one I cannot remember the name of but has the two contacts on the bottom of the bulb) and a number of other basic info on the bulb type has gotten me so many different answers that my head is spinning. Good grief... Yes, this comment is way too long and feels like a novel that would even be a novel if I was emailing someone. :P Anyway, thank you for getting back to me and I would love to chat more with you on some of this stuff as time goes on and as time permits given your family. :) I still have a number of questions based upon the manual for the machine, but this comment is already way way too long, so I will go ahead and leave you with this information for now. Thanks again! -Kim

Necesito enhebrar una máquina pfaff 30 enhebra de frente

Awesome!

The spoked wheels where use with treadle and hand crank models. The Bakelite wheel was used on machines outfitted with a motor.

@@thesergeant3524 The one I got has a spoked handwheel and a motor. But it is most likely, that the motor was build on to the machine later on, because it is of another motor brand. So the used the existing handwheel.

Good eye! That must have been accidental on my part. You always want to take advantage of the thread guides when they're there.

wow just bought one as good in condition as yours never used a machine in my life just got off it wow this could be fun but what I would like to know is whats the thickest thread I can use and with what size needle. i tried a size 90 needle with Tera 20 polyester cotton but it seemed too much to go through the thread hole? do i just need to practice? THINNER STUFF IS GREAT THNKS FOR PUTTING ME ONTO A PHAFF 30

The machine is definitely worth $120, you did well. Feed it some kerosene and run it full speed to loosen everything up. Wipe away the excess and then oil and it should run butter smooth. Enjoy it!

The lever adjusts the check spring. You'd adjust it depending on thread weight and fabric thickness. This isn't an adjustment that most people need to touch. The black knob on the base drops the feed dogs

Yes, great point. There's also a Pfaff 131, which is exactly like this Pfaff 30 except with the hook arrangement of the 130. I've been meaning to do a video on it but haven't had time. Quite rare but quite amazing.

Usually the treadle or hand crank models had a spoked cast iron hand wheel rather than a bakelite handwheel like the one in this video. You can still use a motor with the cast iron handwheel and a lot of people prefer the cast iron hand wheels, myself included. Sounds like you got lucky!!

thesergeant - very informative, thanks!

it cannot. the two spools are for sewing while winding a bobbin. the pfaff 130 can do twin needles though.

It's a cast iron machine unfortunately, probably 30-40 pounds. Keep an eye out for a Singer 301. It's a better machine than the 221 in my opinion and is only 16 pounds.

Barry Burnett, did you find the source of the stiffness of your machine? My 30 is mucher tighter then I think it should be.

Chromed tanned leather, yes. Vegetable tanned, no.

Check to see if thread as wrapped behind the hook.

The markings are a sticker. I apply the sticker and then usually cover the entire needle plate with clear packing tape.

@@thesergeant3524: Seal it in real good, yep. :)

@@thesergeant3524 Where did you get the sticker that fit that particular plate?

They're typically under the bed of the machine at the very front

Not designed for veg tan. Heavy weight fabrics and chrome tanned are the extent of it's abilities. Look into a vintage Singer 111W155 or any of the clones of that machine. They are much better suited to veg tan

Absolutely! That's what so great about these machines. They actually excel at the finer work.

Ya, bummer to cover it up for sure but the motor location makes the most sense on these machines. You could always do a treadle, handcrank or below the table servo motor conversion :)

​@@thesergeant3524​: lol, maybe I can take a picture of the logo and put it on my table/cabinet as a decal or something. :P

porque é um modelo superior como toda máquina atual. Primeiro veio a Pfaff 30 e depois a 31.

A minha é a 32 dessa pfaff

SuperModerngranny To a degree, yes. Most motors come in two varieties, 5,000 & 7,000 RPM with 5,000 RPM being far and away the most common. The difference you'll see in speed between machines is due to difference in diameter of the 'pulley' on the handwheel. The great the diameter, the slower the machine, the smaller, the faster.

Thank you.

Congrats! You're going to love this machine. Feet from the 130 will fit but will generally be too wide. I'd suggest picking up some vintage Singer feet (for straight stitch machines). Any low shaft foot will work of course but straight stitch specific fee are you best bet.

Thanks for the tip! I bought a lot of 130/260 feet but they're just a little off. I wasn't sure if other brands would work. I'll have to check out some Singer feet.

BTW they would need to be low shank feet, right?

Sorry, not familiar with the 104. I don't know if that model was imported into the US or not. It looks like a large treadle machine and perhaps is a precursor to the Pfaff 34? Sorry I can't offer more.

anyway, thanks for your time! I like a lot your videos!

Pfaff machine che spare parts tumhala mumbai madhye milel ki ,khetwadi (charni road) Alankar cinema ithe sewing machines chi dukane aahet .

Jee. Mumbai mei apko iske spare parts mil sakte h. khetwadi (charni road)mei alankar cinema ki samne wala footpath machine ki bahoot dukan h.mere paas bhi h pfaff30. spare parts bobbin case .,needle ,motor etc. Sab milta h udhar .