shoes Report post Posted October 7, 2012 customer had an old sewing machine in her barn, asked me if i wanted it. she said it was an industrial machine. needless to say, i went to look at it. did not "know" the machine, but it turned nice and smooth so i brought it home to save it from a probable death by neglect. its a Singer 251-12. cant find hardly ANYTHING on this machine online. anyone know what this machine is for, when was production, etc. if nothing else, i think it would be good for my test garments. thank for any info anybody can give. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoes Report post Posted October 9, 2012 really. no one knows about this machine? come'on guys, help me save this machine. throw the dog a bone. and what does the "time oneline" mean? been on here a little longer than 36m. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted October 9, 2012 May I suggest you type "Singer 251-12" in Google? Loads of info along with a You Tube video. ferg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post Posted October 9, 2012 just posted earlier today http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=43014 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSMcK Report post Posted October 9, 2012 see http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/model-list/classes-200-299.html. I find this list a very handy reference. It has everything you were asking, plus the needle system. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzrguy Report post Posted February 1, 2022 So I want a sewing machine so I can do bigger project and came across a nice Singer 251-12 at a very nice price will this machine sew Veg-Tan up to 6-7 I mostly use 4-5. I see some say it's to fast of a machine but pully can be changed to slow it down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted February 2, 2022 9 hours ago, zzrguy said: So I want a sewing machine so I can do bigger project and came across a nice Singer 251-12 at a very nice price will this machine sew Veg-Tan up to 6-7 I mostly use 4-5. I see some say it's to fast of a machine but pully can be changed to slow it down No. It isn't strong enough to sew veg-tan; just soft temper chrome tan and synthetics. The feed is bottom only which means the presser foot will drag against the leather and fight the bottom feed dogs, which normally have fine teeth for transporting light cloth. The machine has an oil pump which sits in an oil bath and needs to spin fast to distribute the oil. The maximum thread size would be #92 (15 pounds test). If you decide you must buy this high speed garment sewing machine and want it to sew soft temper leather, you'll be smart to convert it into a roller foot machine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzrguy Report post Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Wizcrafts said: No. It isn't strong enough to sew veg-tan; just soft temper chrome tan and synthetics. The feed is bottom only which means the presser foot will drag against the leather and fight the bottom feed dogs, which normally have fine teeth for transporting light cloth. The machine has an oil pump which sits in an oil bath and needs to spin fast to distribute the oil. The maximum thread size would be #92 (15 pounds test). If you decide you must buy this high speed garment sewing machine and want it to sew soft temper leather, you'll be smart to convert it into a roller foot machine. OK thank I'll pass on it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted February 2, 2022 If it's dirt-cheap, you could buy and resell it as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzrguy Report post Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 9:19 AM, DrmCa said: If it's dirt-cheap, you could buy and resell it as well. 250 and that's a good point Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted February 5, 2022 $250 does not leave much of a margin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
