I saw this listed on ebay for $100. I really didn't have a place to put it but I wanted an industrial sewing machine stand to properly try out my industrial machines. I offered $70 and they took it. I picked it up a few days ago. It is my new front porch machine. I store the machine inside, table outside. My wife didn't give me any grief about it. She wanted a table to sit at outside so she said that would do.
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My New Singer 95-40 Industrial Sewing Machine
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That’s awesome looking, love the look of the old machines and tables.
I bought it mostly for the table. Yesterday, I cut the hole for the belt bigger towards the back and attached a servo motor to the back of the table. I bought a 44 inch belt at Autozone last evening and it ran OK. I can switch back and forth between servo motor and clutch motor. The leather belt is put through holes in table and around clutch motor assembly so it cannot be removed without difficulty. Why they chose to install leather belts this way I don't know. It seems like treadle machine belts also cannot be removed with breaking the belt. I sewed a little on a paper towel with the clutch motor and it worked great. I haven't tried to sew with the servo motor yet but the control seems awesome. It has been cold here so sewing outside it not great. I will post more later. I have to cut the hole in the table bigger as well to fit my other industrials since this 95 is a short bed model.
Looks like a work horse!
The manual says it can use up to size 18 needles but I just ordered some 16, 18 and 20s to try. The clutch motor really seems strong. It should with drawing 5 amps. When I start the clutch motor the light bulb dims I guess the inrush current is pretty high.
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How many does that make? You might have to be the founding member of sewing machines anonymous. (SMA)
It slightly irritates me that I cant find buys like that in my area.
Looks awesome, please post some sewing video. Is it basically an upscaled 15?
It slightly irritates me that I cant find buys like that in my area.
Looks awesome, please post some sewing video. Is it basically an upscaled 15?
That is an even 20 for me. I have seen youtube videos of people with 40 and even around 100. At an average of $20 to $30 a piece I am not going broke.
I spent $539 on 20 machines, including 3 industrials, about the same as 2 Phantom saddles. The industrials cost about $70 each.The 95-1 used a belt. By the time the 95-40 came out it had gears with gearcases with grease fittings. It is an industrial machine and is heavier than a 15 class Singer. I need to sew on these industrials more to form a valid opinion of them. I still think the Singer 15-91 and clones are awesome machines if you are space limited and want to sew heavy webbing. I think the industrial motor power is where the main advantage lies. They use thicker steel as well to withstand the higher power. Of course, if you have a business sewing you need an industrial which is why they are made.
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It started innocently enough. I just cant resist a deal. When I see a $20 machine that was originally $200 in 1950 dollars or at least $2000 today how can I not buy it. Much of the money went to local charities through the thrift shop. I have a few I still have to fix for different reasons. When the thrift shop opens I expect to donate a few back to them. Everybody tells me nobody sews any more so it is a cheap hobby.
No saddle sweatshop for me. How much would insurance cost unless it was only for use at ground level.
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I totally get it. As a result, I'm a new owner of a Singer 21W180 needle feed machine from the 1910's as of this week. Uses the same bobbins as my 211G which is nice.
I'm jealous. I wanted a needle feed machine. Uh Oh, looking for number 21.
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sdoyle1
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I love the needle positioner. On mine if I set needle down then rock pedals backwards it goes to needle up. It won’t work the other way though. Because of this I always just leave it needle down and if I need needle up I just rock pedal backwards. Curious if yours has the same feature.
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The manual says it has that feature but it does not work. I think the linkage may need adjusting but I haven't figured it out yet. I figured I could just turn the handwheel. When stitching at slow speed the needle positioner does 2 or 3 extra stitches when I stop it. At fast speed it does not. I read a post on leatherworker.com that someone found this. They said the 240V model does not do this. I guess nothing is perfect, including me. It will work. I want to try to sew 3 layers of webbing but I only have 1 needle and it looks like about a size 14 or 16. I have some larger ones on order. If I break the one needle my testing is over until the new ones get here.
I set up the 95-40 with Gutterman upholstery thread, V69, and sewed on some webbing. The 2 to 3 extra stitches on stop with the needle positioner were unworkable so I removed the positioner. It now stops when I stop. No reverse was annoying but I was able to turn the webbing and sew my first box-X . Sewing with the positioner would run off the edge of the webbing, so not good. I stood on the strap and pulled and it did not break with the box-X loaded. I didn't calculate the total strength on this connection.
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I set up the 95-40 with Gutterman upholstery thread, V69, and sewed on some webbing. The 2 to 3 extra stitches on stop with the needle positioner were unworkable so I removed the positioner. It now stops when I stop. No reverse was annoying but I was able to turn the webbing and sew my first box-X . Sewing with the positioner would run off the edge of the webbing, so not good. I stood on the strap and pulled and it did not break with the box-X loaded. I didn't calculate the total strength on this connection.
Curious why yours does that. Mine stops as soon as it’s in the correct position after I stop.
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Maybe a different brand of motor?
Edit: The motor works great and sells for about half of the other motors. I want to add a smaller pulley for slower sewing and I read the positioner has trouble with that because the motor will stop with a error if it makes too many turns to get to the stored needle position. It is a safety feature to prevent the motor from spinning continuously due to a failed sensor. I could test this.
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