skytribe 17 #1 September 15, 2016 Anyone ever done conversion of a 3334 bartacker from a 28 stitch to a 42 stitch pattern. Is it just changing out the Cam and foot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #2 September 15, 2016 Contact below for the experts on mechanical bar tackers. Herbert Jaffe Inc 40-11 Skillman Ave Long Island City, NY 11104-9003 Phone: 718.392.1956 Fax: 718-393-2748 herbertjaffe@attglobal.nI'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #3 September 15, 2016 Hi sky, Quote3334 bartacker from a 28 stitch to a 42 stitch pattern I bought a 3334 from Herb Jaffe & he did the conversion. I 'think' it was more than just a cam changeout. Send Herb an email & then call him. He is 86 or more & his hearing is going. He may ask that you just email him. He is very fair and is a man of his word. I would do business with him without question. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #4 September 15, 2016 Quote Anyone ever done conversion of a 3334 bartacker from a 28 stitch to a 42 stitch pattern. Is it just changing out the Cam and foot. Yes, more than once. You have to replace the cam, gears, knife cam (if using the knives) and the clamp (most of the time). The 42 stitch should be longer East to West than the 28 stitch, thus the need for the longer clamp. Parts alone would be $1000 to $1400 usually unless you can find used gears. JR Sides @ Chambersburg Skydiving has a ton of Pfaff machines there. I think some of them are 42 stitch machines that you could buy for the parts. MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytribe 17 #5 September 15, 2016 Thats a shame, I picked it up for 60 bucks as a backup unit for more heavy duty work but it sounds as though it may be cost prohibitive to switch it over. Sending it to Herbert Jaffe isn't really an option as shipping coast to coast ends up being costly as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hackish 8 #6 September 23, 2016 Since e-tackers are constantly dropping in price it's not worth buying anything but a complete working tacker. Cheap parts seldom work well enough to use for skydiving quality where we care about occasional dropped stitches or inconsistent tension. I fell into this trap buying a juki without a clutch. Clutch is $1000 tacker is worth $1000. -Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
