simran

I bought this machine for a song after it had been bounced off the floor. It landed on the bobbin winder and bent it. In the process of trying to straighten the pot metal, of course, it broke. I'm looking for a bobbin winder for it as well as the plastic cover that goes over it. This is an older Thompson with the tension on the very left end of the machine instead of in front of the needle bar. I tried one out of a tac-sew and it is different. It is still in there and that is what I use but it doesn't function properly and I can't seem to modify it to work either. Thanks, Sim

The Singer 7-27 is a beast of a double needle machine (don't get your hand in there . The bobbins are smaller than the ones in the single needle models (7-31) because there are, of course, two bobbins instead of a single bobbin. Other than that; the thing is a horse man; should sew 3/4". If it has a hi speed motor on it look it over good, to my knowledge, these machines were not made to run at high RPM's. Sim

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Just thought I'd be proper and introduce myself. I've posted a couple questions as well as added a short gallery of some of my early ventures into canvas & leather design & construction. I made that specific bag while I was on tour on an island in the south pacific about 7 years ago. I travel with my job and this thing has been, literally, all over the world. What it lacks in "pretty" it makes up for in tough. I use it to carry all my books I travel with; so it's taken a beating. Anyway hello all from the great state of SD; although I'm in Wisconsin right now working. I think the Packers live here; although I haven't seen one yet!!! Simran

I am looking at one of these old #1 Landis stitchers. I'm wondering what they are worth??? This one works well but is NOT on the original stand. Seems to be relatively tight, makes a good tights stitch without skipping. Any ballpark figures out there. Simran

This is an old post but I needed to jump in here somewhere. I was reading a post a few days ago about modifications to one of these machines. One of the posters has made mods. to his/her machine and had put links to pictures. I could not access the pics. because I wasn't a member; now I'm a member and can't find the string that I wanted. So . . . .This string had lots of talk about these portable walking foot machines (I have one) and one person in particular had put up pics of mods they'd done to theirs. I just ordered a monster wheel for my old Thompson. I know it's old because the upper tension is on the very left end of the machine instead of over the foot assembly on the left front. I also would like to find the original bobbin winder & plastic plate that goes over it if anyone has one of these parted out. When I got this machine someone had bounced it off the floor and it landed on the bobbin winder. I put one in from another machine but it is juussst not quite right!! Simran