Singer 111G156 Leather Sewing Machine - Is It A Good Machine?

[Geneva]

Try this site for the manual. It is not the G it is the W should work.

parts/singerco.com/IPinstManuals/111w156.pdf

[hyttogpine]

Thanks Constabulary for the answer.

Sometimes it's easy for me to be carried awy of max. parameters.

@Geneva

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately these illustrations was the same poor quality.

I'm think I will manage to thread the machin (if I purchase ?) but from the text (PDF) I more worried about several adjustment explained and supported by illustrations ? ? Well, well I'll se.

[Constabulary]

hyttogpine - I don´t wanted to sound harsh. Seems I was in a bad mood - sorry .

I guess you wanted to know HOW to adjust the foot hight on the 111G156, right?

On the backside there is an internal screw with a very coarse thread - don´t know the name of it but with this screw you can adjust the foot lift hight. If it is stuck try some penetrating oil or heat gun or similar.

See red circle

[SewingBill]

.All,

I have a 111G156 and have got it figured out....I think....   When I brought it, it had been disassembled and reassembled badly out of time so it took a bit to get it to sew. Sews well now, but the issue is that the largest stitch I can get out of the machine is 8 SPI (3.1mm) and would like to extend the stitch length to  4 SPI (6mm) or possibly 5 SPI (5 mm).   The machine appears to be limited to 8 SPI by the foot lift eccentric....is there some way or adjustment to extend the stitch length that I am missing... or does this 111G156 have a max stitch length of 8 SPI (3.1 mm).

[shoepatcher]

Sewing Bill.  I think the largest stitch you can get on a 111W156 is 5mm. or 5 spi.

glenn

[CowboyBob]

On 12/19/2019 at 4:28 PM, SewingBill said:

.All,

I have a 111G156 and have got it figured out....I think....   When I brought it, it had been disassembled and reassembled badly out of time so it took a bit to get it to sew. Sews well now, but the issue is that the largest stitch I can get out of the machine is 8 SPI (3.1mm) and would like to extend the stitch length to  4 SPI (6mm) or possibly 5 SPI (5 mm).   The machine appears to be limited to 8 SPI by the foot lift eccentric....is there some way or adjustment to extend the stitch length that I am missing... or does this 111G156 have a max stitch length of 8 SPI (3.1 mm).

This happened with many of the older machines that shared the same type of feed cam as Singer, when they put reverse on them the stitch length shortened do to the geometry of the reverse parts.I don't have any sales lit on the 111G156 but the 111W155 advertises 31/2 spi.

[Constabulary]

Funny to read my own 6 years old posts - I have learned a lot since then My 111G156 has a 12mm foot lift and can sew what fits under the feet but depends on density of the material.

The 111G156 has 5SPI when you have equalized F & R stitch length but you can alter that to a longer F stich length but when you do that the R stitches become shorter. The procedure is mentioned in the manual.

Edited December 21, 2019 by Constabulary

[SewingBill]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.  Into the machine with the advice given. Appreciate it.