Vintage Singer Questions

[Hi Im Joe]

Doh! I just read your post that you are getting a real walking foot machine after all. Please disregard my previous details about the 15-91.

Yeah I just lucked into it. Your post about the motor on the bottom of the table is what drew my attention to the posting. I posted it and Constubulary and Wishful told me it was a good deal. For the price it's worth stretching the budget to get something legit instead of a "workaround" like the singer.

[sinpac]

Joe;

Take some time to read my sticky topic about the kind of sewing machine you need to sew leather.

Very nice write up Wiz. Very Nice.

Thanks for your time and effort on this.

Chris

[Constabulary]

Great deal! Worth every cent!

regarding the foots, I´d ask one of the dealers who have banners at the top of this side. Maybe one of them is in your era.

Or check ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=adler+67&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_mdo=Collectibles&_armrs=1&_pcats=1&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xadler+67+zipper&_nkw=adler+67+zipper&_sacat=0

These are so called zipper feet because the outer feet just have one toe on either side. But the dealers may have some more variants.

Left toe foot is the one I use most of the time.

[needles]

how you getting on with your new toy Joe...?

[Hi Im Joe]

I got it up and running. It works! Now I just have to practice....a lot. I'll need to get some type of servo motor as well because right now the two speed options are hand cranked or uncontrollable.

[sinpac]

Thank you very much. I think the problem I am going to have is trying to identify what people actually have. I don't think they even really know.

I like it when sellers refer to there home machines as industrial strength.

[Cascabel]

I like it when sellers refer to there home machines as industrial strength.

All too often on ebay, you see home machines listed as "Industrial Strength". There is no such thing !!! Just because a machine is made of cast iron, and painted black does NOT make it an industrial machine. Prior to the 1960's ALL machines were made of cast iron and painted black. They started making them in colors to add eye-appeal. Regardless of color, the simplest way to tell is that home machines have a motor about the size of a man's fist attached to the back of the machine, whereas REAL industrials have a motor about the size of your head mounted underneath the table. Another thing I see a lot in ebay ads is listings saying the machine is made of "metal". That is not the same as cast iron. Many so-called "metal" machines are made of zinc die cast, and are only one step better than the all plastic bodied modern machines. Do a bit of research before spending your hard-earned dollars !!!

Edited July 13, 2014 by Cascabel

[sinpac]

All too often on ebay, you see home machines listed as "Industrial Strength". There is no such thing !!! Just because a machine is made of cast iron, and painted black does NOT make it an industrial machine. Prior to the 1960's ALL machines were made of cast iron and painted black. They started making them in colors to add eye-appeal. Regardless of color, the simplest way to tell is that home machines have a motor about the size of a man's fist attached to the back of the machine, whereas REAL industrials have a motor about the size of your head mounted underneath the table. Another thing I see a lot in ebay ads is listings saying the machine is made of "metal". That is not the same as cast iron. Many so-called "metal" machines are made of zinc die cast, and are only one step better than the all plastic bodied modern machines. Do a bit of research before spending your hard-earned dollars !!!

Amen to the Brother!