Returning a favor.

I mentioned several months ago that the Pfaff K that I fixed up came with a “price tag” - in return for the being given the Pfaff K, I was to clean up and restore a second machine.

This second machine is a much newer Pfaff 30-31, first cousin to the Pfaff 30 that I cleaned up last year. This Pfaff 30-31 is the newest sewing machine I’ve worked on. Its serial number places its date of manufacture in 1949.

This series will be all about all the fun times I have and all the things I discover about this Pfaff 30-31.

  1. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - What have we here? - Well darn it! (Not.)
  2. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Fixing a small problem - Jams are for music and toast, not sewing machines.
  3. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Refinishing the cabinet - Unlocking the beauty in an old oak veneer sewing cabinet.
  4. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Disassembling the machine - Removing all the bits and pieces before stripping the paint.
  5. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Stripping the paint - carefully - Mind the lead.
  6. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Repainting and applying decals - Looking good.
  7. The Pfaff 30-31 sewing machine - Reassembly - Putting back all the things I took off.