Singer 31-20`

[Ken Nelson]

Can anyone give me the scoop on a Singer 31-20 sewing machine? They look really cool and I have a really mint one located. Thanks Ken

[Art]

Tailors machine, obviously great for fabric and also for decorating boot tops 69 thread about max 45 better. Call Steve at Leather Machine Co, get his recommendations and buy it.

Art

Can anyone give me the scoop on a Singer 31-20 sewing machine? They look really cool and I have a really mint one located. Thanks Ken

[CowboyBob]

Ken,

I's like to add to what Art said,they are also a great chap machine.

We stock alot of feet for them & have a teflon & a roller foot available for them along with all the parts in stock for it that you might need.

We have alot of people still using these 31's.

They are a good machine to have.

Bob

[Ken Nelson]

Ken,

I's like to add to what Art said,they are also a great chap machine.

We stock alot of feet for them & have a teflon & a roller foot available for them along with all the parts in stock for it that you might need.

We have alot of people still using these 31's.

They are a good machine to have.

Bob

Do you have roller feet for them and what is the cost. Needles, size and price. Thank you. Ken

[Art]

Ken,

Singer made a lot of 31 machines (in a few flavors) the fifteen probably the most prevalent, the twenty was an upgrade with the raised plate. These were built very well and are still around. If you buy any used machine, have a talk with Bob, he can tell you what accessories and parts are available for it. While not as good as a needle feed machine, with a Teflon foot or roller foot you can run respectable pressure and still have adequate feed. I wouldn't hesitate if the price is right.

Art

Do you have roller feet for them and what is the cost. Needles, size and price. Thank you. Ken

[bruce johnson]

I've got a 31-20 I picked up a couple years ago without a table. I never have set it up on one yet. I put it on the bench and handwheel it for little putzy repairs with thin thread. I have tried it with #92 thread and it hung up underneath a lot, so thread size is a consideration. I am going to get around to setting it up right when I run out of wallet interiors and have to start making my own.

[Cobra Steve]

HI Ken, like everyone says, it's a great machine. The one big difference is that the 31-20 has a big bobbin compared with the 31-15. It is not as big as today's big bobbin machines, but still, was the largest for it's time. Thanks, Steve

Edited May 4, 2010 by Cobra Steve

[Happy Hooligan]

so what would one of these machines go for? I have a lead on one, on a table and motor, but missing it's foot and seems a little dry. Not sure if it runs, but what's a good price on one?

[Art]

A couple of hundred tops. I see a lot of them for $100-125.

Art

so what would one of these machines go for? I have a lead on one, on a table and motor, but missing it's foot and seems a little dry. Not sure if it runs, but what's a good price on one?

[Happy Hooligan]

I just picked up a nice 31-20 with a table, motor, and a bunch of feet including a roller!

Pretty happy. I'm going to play with it today and get it all oiled up. Looks to have been taken very well cared of.