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Hi Dikman, I am mostly into it for my two other hobbies (addictions), the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers and shooting. So dog related items, gun cases and heavy thick Sherpa type fabric having a thread count of 800-1200. Also I noticed that you have a Chinese shoe patcher. How do you like it? The reason I ask is I have looked at them and wondered how they would perform as they are fairly inexpensive. Keith

Lovely job, nice clean lines. Keith

Hi Sheilajeanne, I hope you enjoyed the course and you should enjoy the Seiko. Once you get the bug, you will always be hooked and you will figure out a place for that next machine. I love finding and rebuilding the old ceased up Singers, bringing them back to sewing a nice even stitch and then setting them to do one function. My wife thought I was cracked, nuts, gone over the edge (I only had six) but it is just a relatively inexpensive rebuilding hobby (addition) like some people are into rebuilding cars, model trains, hockey or golf. So I can see how easy it could be to collect a few machines. On the production side of the coin if you were producing a particular item that involved a lot of steps or shapes or large variance in thickness it would probably be more cost effective to have multiple types of machines set-up that were better suited to do certain individual tasks. Come Wednesday and for the next little while I am going to be down to two sewing machines but.... Addicted Keith

Hi Floyd, That is an item I never thought to have but having a spare on a Saturday night could be handy so I am going to add it to my list to get from the dealer. So far my list of addition items are: Thread bonded nylon --- #69, # 92, #138 various colours Swing away binder, double fold --- 1" and 1 1/2" Bobbins --- 18 Bobbin Case #B1837-241-H00 --- 1 Keith

Hi Floyd, Good point. I forgot to add some extra bobbins for the new machine. I usually keep few extra bobbins on a couple of rods. They are not really rods but are pieces of coat-hanger wire about 6 inches long with one end twisted to accept a #8 screw and then screwed to the front right side of the table top for easy reach. Thanks Keith

I have been lurking this great site for about a year or so and have found the information provided by all to be honest and straight forward. I have made due with mostly used bottom feed Singer machines both vintage domestic (shuttle and bobbin) and industrial as well as a Barracuda walking foot that I table mounted. This site which I thoroughly enjoy caused me to do a re-evaluation of my equipment needs present and near future. Over this period of time there was a lot of reading, watching of youtube videos, some hands on various machines and a lot of considerations. This included researching various models both new and used; walking foot vs compound feed; flat bed vs cylinder machines; cylinder machines with a flat bed table attachment; clones from China / Taiwan; recognized name brands; manufacturer A vs B and of course the dollar cost. I finally decided that what would serve most of my needs (still would like to have a Singer 29k patcher) would be a new flat bed, compound feed machine to handle multiple layers and reverse with a servo motor for added control. When I looked at the new clones vs a comparable one from Juki there was only between $100 - $300 Canadian saving depending on the manufacturer. I decided to get a new Juki 1541s complete with servo motor as well as a couple of binding attachments and will be picking it up this Wednesday. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thanks in Advance