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Sewing Machine Deals for the DIY Guys


The search continues. I am attempting to get the seller to give me the model since I can’t make it out in pictures. Any thoughts on it and price?

Thanks

Look like a Singer 66. I think @bj139 likes that machine. $50 probably isn't a bad price, but I don't know a ton about domestic machines.
 
Not even sure the model but it’s free and looks similar to the walking foot industrial machines.
In Dubuque Iowa.


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Not even sure the model but it’s free and looks similar to the walking foot industrial machines.
In Dubuque Iowa.


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Nice, a Pfaff!
 
Look like a Singer 66. I think @bj139 likes that machine. $50 probably isn't a bad price, but I don't know a ton about domestic machines.
Yes. I saved the photo and enlarged it so I could read the 66. I just got one a few weeks ago so I don't have much experience with it.. It is an all steel drive train machine. This is a later model with reverse so it should be good for sewing webbing.
 

This one is really close to home.

As well as this Singer. Thoughts on either?

 

This one is really close to home.

As well as this Singer. Thoughts on either?

I don't know about the Pfaff.
The Singer is a 15-91 with the gear driven motor and 1/2 inch presser foot lift. If I had to have one machine this would be the model for non-industrial use. $135 is high. I would pay $50. I think the condition is driving the price up. If you are using miles of thread every year, you need an industrial machine. For sewing a few saddles a year probably not.
 

Singer 7-31 :laughing:
$500
La Grande, OR

Sew through anything you want up to 3/4"+ thick with tex 92 to 600 thread, and stitch length up to 1/2". This is a pretty good price for one.

Here's a video of a 7-31
Wow. That is heavy duty although not a needle feed machine and no reverse.
 
Not mine, just passing it along...


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Gemsy
Straight stitch
$350
Birmingham, AL

I thought I’d post just so I could feel like I’m part of this thread but I have learned enough about sewing machines to realize I don’t know jack crap.


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Here are my 2 new machines Singer 201 (front) and 66 (back) along with a webbing strap I sewed with tex40 thread. It is four rows and I hurt my hand trying to pull out the stitches. I couldn't pull it out. I pulled out one row with a bit of difficulty. Stitches are tight front and back.

Is the singer 201-3 good. I have one I could buy


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Is the singer 201-3 good. I have one I could buy


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It should be good. I read the Singer 201 was the highest priced sewing machine Singer sold when they were selling them. I used my 201-2 with V69 thread to sew a chair cushion made of lightweight canvas. It needed a little manual handwheel help on the multiple layer of canvas areas. That is normal for these home machines. It's funny, the home machines will not power through and break the needle and the industrial machines will just power through and break it. I find myself holding back the handwheel with industrial machines at times and helping push the needle through heavy sections with the home machines. If an area is tough to sew, I would like to know before the motor starts breaking things. It is usually due to the thread pulling the needle out of alignment sideways and then it hits the plate. Giving a little slack and trying to sew again will often get the needle down the hole in the plate and you can continue sewing. With an industrial, a needle change will often be required when it breaks. No wonder they sell industrial needle by the hundred. Here is what happens when you are sewing merrily along.
 
Pfaff 1245 walking foot on sale in Houston TX on craigslist for 700.00. I have an old pfaff, and it can sew through 5/8” leather stacked without missing a lick.
 
Pfaff 1245 walking foot on sale in Houston TX on craigslist for 700.00. I have an old pfaff, and it can sew through 5/8” leather stacked without missing a lick.

I love my American and Japanese machines, but nothing sews quite as smoothly as a German sewing machine.
 
Well I bought the machine any way. I put 4 layers of seat belt webbing under the presser foot and it handled it easily. It was made in Germany in the 1950s and has a 1.3 amp motor that didn’t hesitate
I do not know sewing machines at all but I tried three layers of leather too.
It is a simple machine with variable stitch spacing and a zigzag function and reverse and needle threader and that is it.

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So I am learning how to sew. This machine isn’t bad.
1. 1.3 amp motor
2. All metal gears
3. Cleated belts
4. Made 1950s in Germany
5. The grey and yellow thread is what I sewed. I know the tension is not perfect
6. Reverse and zig zag and you can change the stitch width.
7. Four layers of webbing is all that will fit under the presser foot. Is that good enough?

So far so good with this machine. But I have never used anything else so how would I know.




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Four layers of seat belt webbing



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So I am learning how to sew. This machine isn’t bad.
1. 1.3 amp motor
2. All metal gears
3. Cleated belts
4. Made 1950s in Germany
5. The grey and yellow thread is what I sewed. I know the tension is not perfect
6. Reverse and zig zag and you can change the stitch width.

So far so good with this machine.


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Four layers of seat belt webbing



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I'm really happy that machine is working out for you! Between its heavy construction and the quick-convert free arm, you've got a really versatile machine. You may never need it, but since it looks like it has the original cleated belt, and that's about your only weak spot, it may be worth picking up an extra to have on hand in case of need.
 
One thing I read or saw about the cleated belt is that these are no longer available. Your sewing looks good. In my limited experience 4 layers of webbing will be enough. Make sure to have enough stitches if you are using it for life support.
 
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