Singer 78-3 What Do You Know?

[CowboyBob]

Sight unseen is hard to price,condition of the table ,if the machine sews or not,so with that in mind from $150.00 - $450.00,try FB marketplace or Craiglist.

[leecopp]

On 5/3/2020 at 9:41 PM, Nmcdorman said:

I have a 78-3 Singer than I’d like to sell (it was a distant relatives). How could I find what they are worth and what avenue would be best to sell it? (Craigslist, eBay, etc?) I just wasn’t sure the best route for selling a sewing machine like this 

Fwiw, these machines are not very common .. consider it to be the industrial version of the Davis Vertical Feed machines. Great for binding and other multi later construction. Plus side is they can be adjusted to use common needles (135-16 or 135-17), uses same bobbin as singer 31-15 and uses domestic class 15 bobbins. Replacement presser feet are difficult to find as are other parts.  Fun / capable machine for hobbyist.  It cannot do lightweight garment work. Value is entirely buyer/market driven.

Some more information on my  web page https://sites.google.com/site/oldironmachines/home/singer-78-1   78-3 is supposed to be rated for heavier work than the 78-1, but a couple tries at comparing part numbers (of course the lists were in different formats) were inconclusive.  Happy Day

Lee

[cdthayer]

On 5/3/2020 at 8:41 PM, Nmcdorman said:

I have a 78-3 Singer .....the best route for selling a sewing machine like this 

Try to get into contact with someone in the Quilting Community (as in, "quilting ladies").  The Singer 78-3 makes an excellent machine for "stitch in the ditch" quilting fabric and batting sandwiches together (Tex30 thread) without ending up with puckers.

CD in Oklahoma

 

[MrHydez]

I hope someone sees this and has an answer. 
 

I just got a 78-3 and unfortunately upon loading it into the car… the sewing machine fell. The balance wheel shattered. Yes, I almost cried. 
 

anyway, I’m having a hard time trying to find a replacement that will work. An oem part would be amazing but will take anything that’ll work at this point. Thanks!

[Constabulary]

@MrHydez  If the shaft diameter on your machine is 1/2" then a Singer 111 hand wheel probably could fit. Maybe you need some spacers to align it with the motor pulley (maybe not).

https://www.bmfwholesale.com/product/hand-wheel-singer-number-240545/

[MrHydez]

On 4/9/2024 at 6:31 AM, Constabulary said:

@MrHydez  If the shaft diameter on your machine is 1/2" then a Singer 111 hand wheel probably could fit. Maybe you need some spacers to align it with the motor pulley (maybe not).

https://www.bmfwholesale.com/product/hand-wheel-singer-number-240545/

Thank you!

I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.

 

would you happen to know what type of servo motor I could use on the singer 78-3? Would most work for it?

 

Sorry,  l’m very new to sewing machines. I could talk about lasers and computers all day long but sewing machines will take a bit of time for me to learn.