Members dikman Posted October 5, 2015 Members Report Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Can anyone enlighten me about this wee beastie? Google doesn't turn up anything (except the one for sale on Gumtree). Does it have any use in leatherwork? Edited October 5, 2015 by dikman Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members dikman Posted October 6, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2015 Must be rarer than I thought. For those who don't know, it's been described as a bag stitcher, or a single needle/single thread overlocker-type stitch (!). It has a horizontal needle, no bobbin, and an oscillating arm that sticks out over the needle and has a hook on the end to grab the thread. The product being sewn is held, and fed, between two large horizontal wheels that rotate. The guy said I could have it for $100 (hook needs repairing), which includes the table and clutch motor, but I can't for the life of me figure out what I could use it for. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted October 6, 2015 Moderator Report Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) Maybe this will help: Consew Overseaming machine Most of the time these machines are used to join two pieces of fur or material together along the top seam, using a whipstitch on the top edge. Tailor shops uses them to repair fur on garments. Thus, they are often called "fur machines." Your example on Gumtree is a fur machine, not a bag closer. Edited October 6, 2015 by Wizcrafts Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members dikman Posted October 6, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 6, 2015 You are indeed a whiz! Thanks for that. A fur machine......I think I should buy it just so that I can say "I have a fur machine". Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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