Real Walking foot Pfaff Creative 1471-German Precision-nice machine with stitches galore (video 305)

[@wizegrl94]

Bought mine in 1986 and still have it!

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

@@wizegrl94 quality and precision from a bygone era. 😎👍🏼

[@pathannan1368]

Thanks, I have one! I bought at habitat for humanity and had it serviced. It is the best for binding!!!

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

Excellent. Enjoy. 😎👍🏼

[@gergemall]

Thx Randy . What a tank . I picked up an older model

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

👍🏼😎

[@KAPPYCAM]

my friend has one..wonderful machine.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

My customers who have them, really like them. They’re also buying backup machines for parts, should the need arise.😎

[@alcas7864]

Had a brand new Pfaff Passport 2.0 with the built in walking foot. Made in Taiwan. Did not sew as great as the older Pfaffs. Sold it and bought a 503a. I am sometimes tempted to buy a 1471 but the motherboards scare me a little. Scared of spending the money and the motherboard goes out.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

That’s a legitimate concern. I’m not buying or selling anything with a mother board, father board, or a baby on board. Too much downside risk. I’ll take the 503-a and have no worries. 👍🏼😎

[@horacerumpole6912]

Bought one at a yard sale last Saturday for $25.00-

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

Nice. If everything checks out, that will turn out to be a good deal.😎👍

[@pamcherry1814]

I have one of these and the needle does not stop when winding the bobbin. And the zigzag does not engage. On a small project, these are the only dysfunctions that I have noticed at this point. Could the two be related? I took it to a local sewing machine shop, they have to ship it out for repair at a starting cost of $200.00 and eight weeks. Do you have any suggestions/recommendations? And of course, they warned about the availability of parts.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

It sounds like it needs serviced. Avoid any service facility that wants to sell you a new machine because “you can’t get parts for those anymore “. The machines that are the hardest to get parts for are the newer machines. Ironically, they’re the ones with the most malfunctions and need for parts. Good luck 🍀

[@pamcherry1814]

@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Yes, she showed me a new Pfaff that I could buy for about the $800.00 that I paid for my 1471 new. I have loved this machine, but admittedly haven't used it for years.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

@@pamcherry1814 😎👍

[@pamcherry1814]

@@randyyoursewingmachineman9954 Thanks for your response, Randy. The shop where I bought this machine closed on January 1. Not sure where to take it for service. Is there a listing online somewhere? Where are you, could I send it to you?

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

@@pamcherry1814 I’m in Fort Worth Texas. I’ll be happy to drive a bit of a distance to meet you if you’re in a nearby state. I don’t ship or receive shipments of sewing machines. It almost always ends in disastrous disappointment.

[@ronalddevine9587]

Yeah, buyer beware, how much is the circuit board when it dies? Maybe as a second machine, backed up by a nice 158 series Kenmore.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

If you can find one, it will be pricey. If it works, even more so.

[@garyseverson3094]

I bought one that was in disrepair to replace the circuitboard in my 1371 to get the extra features, fairly inexpensively.

[@marksmale827]

I believe that Pfaff in Baden, Germany, only made industrials at first so by the time they came to make domestics as well, they knew what they what they were doing.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

Their early household type machines were basically smaller versions of their full sized industrial counterparts, so that definitely makes sense. There’s also some identical parts interchangeability that would support that as well. 😎👍🏼

[@AuntGrace]

Hi Randy, Hoping you can help. I inherited this from my Mom. I have only straight stitched with it. Wondering if you can help me find a free motion foot for quilting? I hope it exist and is available somewhere. Also do you know the computer setting for using one. Thanks so much. I have been using my featherweight (I have the after market foot) for quilting but it is difficult because it goes to fast and stitches are uneven in length.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

Set your machine on straight stitch and lower the feed dogs. Release as much pressure as you need to on the presser bar. That diminishes the downward pressure applied to your fabric by the quilting foot. The foot I recommend is spring loaded and kind of “L” shaped. I have a video on this subject, somewhere in the mix of videos.

[@shopwornbear1171]

Isn't this electronic machine built with boards containing electronic components? I've often shied away from anything like this for that reason. Capacitors don't age well, and unless you have a very light hand with soldering, most of these machines, once the board goes, that's it, unless you are lucky enough to come across a new old stock replacement board, and they still have old caps on them. There are two for sale where I live right now (lesser versions than yours), and both, while missing all of their accessories are being sold as fully up to date with servicing from pro-techs in the region. Would you recommend either? Both are under $150 Canuck bucks right now.

[@randyyoursewingmachineman9954]

If they work to your satisfaction and come with some kind of warranty, it’s an educated roll of the dice. The caps can be an issue.😎