PFAFF 487
Special high-speed sewing machine with drop feed and variable top feed
Typical field of application:
Sewing of fullness and/or sewing without ply-shift on fine to medium heavy fabrics - Shirts, blouses, jackets, blazers, soft furnishings, curtains and much more ...

Features
- Employed in all branches of the sewing industry
- Large hook (G) with approx. 50 % more bobbin capacity than normal machines
- The variable top-feed allows application of fullness and/or sewing without ply-shift
- Top-feed pressure may be adjusted separately for optimum sewing of difficult materials
- Floating foot for sewing difficult material using extremely low pressure, quick-adjust stepping control for different thickness of material -918/38
- Double-bearings on needle bar, take-up lever and feed regulator components
- Central lubrication of sewing hook and needle bar. (semi dry sewing head)
- Closed gearcase with long-time lubrication pad
- Lifetime sealed maintenance-free bearings
- Built-in adjustment gauges for easier and faster adjustment
Options
- An additional pedal or knee switch allows variation of top feed during sewing (-918/14)
- Programmable control of fullness (-918/15)
Accessory equipment
- Quick-adjustment of top feed with visual indicator (-918/14)
With this device, it is possible to preselect any two top feed settings which can be recalled, by activating the knee switch. - Programmable control of fullness (-918/15)
A control unit allows preselection of various amounts of fullnes, with values ranging from 0 (plain sewing without gathering) up to 9, e.g. 6 plus values = for gathering the top ply, or 3 minus values = for gathering the bottom ply; or 2 plus and 7 minus values, 5 plus and 4 minus values
Applications
Sewing
of fullness and/or sewing without ply-shift on fine to medium heavy
fabrics - Shirts, blouses, jackets, blazers, soft furnishings, curtains
and much more ...
Specifications
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Max. sewing speeds | 5.000 s.p.m |
| Max.Top feed stroke | max. 3,2 mm |
| Dimension | |
|---|---|
| Needle size | Version B: 80 - 100 Nm |
| Systemparameters | |
|---|---|
| Needle system | 134-35 |
| Stitch type | 301 (Lockstitch) |
| Uncategorized | |
|---|---|
| Clear workspace | 260 x 130 mm |
| Connection voltage | single-phase a.c. 230 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Max stitch length | 4,5 mm |
| Fabric clearance | max. 9,0 mm |