LomaeArts Report post Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) A customer dropped this off today. he said he used to sew leather with it a while ago, but has been store in the barn for the last several years. I doubt it has been cleaned in a while and the cotton oil wicks were pretty dry. after oiling it, resetting the needle I got the needle to pick up the bobbin thread. is stitches OK but the tensions are shot. He applied paint in the wrong places. So if I decide to keep it, it will get a strip down and some TLC. a quick search on eBay shows parts availability is good. And I don't like the colour. Matthew Edited September 11, 2023 by LomaeArts colour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted September 11, 2023 4 hours ago, LomaeArts said: And I don't like the colour. Looks like it was hastily painted . So what do you intend to sew? Looks like it would sew thin leathers like wallets etc. If it suits your needs, go for it HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quade Report post Posted September 13, 2023 Looks like it's in the same class as my Juki DDL 5500. The 5500 is a light to medium duty machine for clothes and such. It doesn't much like thick work. I stripped down and powder coated a Singer 211. I'd advise many pics before you take it apart. I ended up having to dig around the internet to find information on some of the settings. Singer manuals are garbage. I'd suggest bagging the screws for each sub-section. Singer uses all sorts of oddball screws. Many are hard to come by because singer uses bizarre thread pitches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
