Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted November 27, 2011 Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 Looking for a Singer 153-101 cylinder arm machine! I have used these in the past and loved them... I am sure they are harder find now, so is there a good QUALITY replacement??? 31-15 is also on my list of machines to get... Quote
Members CustomDoug Posted November 27, 2011 Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 Where in Texas are you.. I might know a place. Quote Does Anyone Know Where the Love of God Goes When the Waves Turn Minutes to Hours?
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted November 27, 2011 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 Where in Texas are you.. I might know a place. just east of San Antonio... Seguin Quote
Members CustomDoug Posted November 27, 2011 Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 Give this guy a call, he's just north of SA if I recall in Boerne, TX and he had a 31-15 (not sure if any of it's still available but worth a try) Established 1968 Shop Contents For Sale (Texas) . You should try contacting the dealers that sponsor this site first to see if they've got what you're specifically after, I'm told they often have and or can get specific used machines. See the banners at the top of the screen. If that doesn't work, give Bogel-Greenwell a call (because they're fairly local) I'd bet they have a 153 and I'm sure they have a few 31-15s. Good luck. Quote Does Anyone Know Where the Love of God Goes When the Waves Turn Minutes to Hours?
Moderator Art Posted November 27, 2011 Moderator Report Posted November 27, 2011 Be sure to get the 153w101 or 153w103, but don't get the 102. Be careful as these are or were production machines and will usually have a LOT of miles on them. Pfaff 335 or Consew 227 are reasonable alternatives. Campbell Bosworth is also down your way in Yokum, and even if they don't have what you might want, their advice is always helpful. Art Give this guy a call, he's just north of SA if I recall in Boerne, TX and he had a 31-15 (not sure if any of it's still available but worth a try) Established 1968 Shop Contents For Sale (Texas) . You should try contacting the dealers that sponsor this site first to see if they've got what you're specifically after, I'm told they often have and or can get specific used machines. See the banners at the top of the screen. If that doesn't work, give Bogel-Greenwell a call (because they're fairly local) I'd bet they have a 153 and I'm sure they have a few 31-15s. Good luck. Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted November 27, 2011 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 31-15 are easy to find down hereThe boerne guy has a 153-111 which a table model. seen his adds on craigslist. looks like a good mchine, but want acylinder arm! I found 20 of these machines in san antonio 16 years ago, and bought them for the toledo outfit! packed them all up and shipped them to ohio for them bck ten! mybe tey will have some left! Quote
CowboyBob Posted November 27, 2011 Report Posted November 27, 2011 Yes,I remember that & we fixed one up for you & shipped it back to you,do you still have it? We sold all the ones you sent along time ago & have been out of them for a while it seems like there getting hard to find anymore,I did just get one yesterday. Bob Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted November 27, 2011 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 Yes,I remember that & we fixed one up for you & shipped it back to you,do you still have it? We sold all the ones you sent along time ago & have been out of them for a while it seems like there getting hard to find anymore,I did just get one yesterday. Bob I am surprised you remembered that! I was pretty sure when I saw your name in a post and the Ohio it had to be you! I have to admit this was before the "internet" and I found these sewing machines in a green sheet ad! I had done a little bit of business with you prior to that I think, mainly just needles and small stuff! Bob overnighted me a $500.00 money order (I was a lot younger and didn't know how to save money) and extended his trust that I wasn't just going to "keep" the money and run! I took the pickup truck load of machines to a shipper and boxed them up! In exchange he sent me one of these machines mounted on a table and ready to go to work for me! In my eyes a heck of a trade! I hope he made lots of money with the remaining heads that he recieved! After the first of the year I will be more ready for a new/used machine! What is a good/great condition 97-10 worth these days, in case I want to trade? David Mills Quote
Moderator Art Posted November 27, 2011 Moderator Report Posted November 27, 2011 Hi David, A little advice from an ex-oldiron aficionado. That stuff is heavy, and the older you get, the heavier it gets. Soon you have dollars invested in heavy equipment to move the heavy equipment, and machines to make parts for all of it. On 97s, parts are not getting easier to find, and knowledge and experience in foundry work and sand casting (or a nearby foundry and plenty of cash) get to be of significant importance. When you start buying machines "just for parts" you know it is time to get to know a therapist better. If you can't resist, learn to weld-up sturdy steel pallets and get a pallet jack; the lathe and mill need to be flat and level though. Nonetheless, I still have several battleships, but for the last few years my ventures into "old iron" have been Singer 221s, 222s, and the occasional 301a, 201s, and the like. Art I am surprised you remembered that! I was pretty sure when I saw your name in a post and the Ohio it had to be you! I have to admit this was before the "internet" and I found these sewing machines in a green sheet ad! I had done a little bit of business with you prior to that I think, mainly just needles and small stuff! Bob overnighted me a $500.00 money order (I was a lot younger and didn't know how to save money) and extended his trust that I wasn't just going to "keep" the money and run! I took the pickup truck load of machines to a shipper and boxed them up! In exchange he sent me one of these machines mounted on a table and ready to go to work for me! In my eyes a heck of a trade! I hope he made lots of money with the remaining heads that he recieved! After the first of the year I will be more ready for a new/used machine! What is a good/great condition 97-10 worth these days, in case I want to trade? David Mills Quote For heaven's sakes pilgrim, make yourself a strop!
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted November 27, 2011 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2011 I'm just not a big fan of "chinese" and in ten years who's to say that parts for the chinese knockoff's wont be impossible to find??? If there is a comparable in quality in another brand I'd like to know about it... Back when I had my shop up and running there was no internet to speak of, so I have to "relearn" what I knew! Plus they just look cool! lmao Hi David, A little advice from an ex-oldiron aficionado. That stuff is heavy, and the older you get, the heavier it gets. Soon you have dollars invested in heavy equipment to move the heavy equipment, and machines to make parts for all of it. On 97s, parts are not getting easier to find, and knowledge and experience in foundry work and sand casting (or a nearby foundry and plenty of cash) get to be of significant importance. When you start buying machines "just for parts" you know it is time to get to know a therapist better. If you can't resist, learn to weld-up sturdy steel pallets and get a pallet jack; the lathe and mill need to be flat and level though. Nonetheless, I still have several battleships, but for the last few years my ventures into "old iron" have been Singer 221s, 222s, and the occasional 301a, 201s, and the like. Art Quote
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