Members cdthayer Posted January 28, 2017 Members Report Posted January 28, 2017 23 hours ago, Wizcrafts said: The older generation of 111 machines didn't have a safety clutch that disables the drive to the shuttle in case you jam the thread. That came along with the 111w155 (I think). My 1944 Singer 111W153 has a safety clutch, but I don’t know in what order the 111-series of machines were introduced, and I have no idea if a safety clutch could have been retro-fitted after the machine came out. CD in Oklahoma Quote "I sew, I sew, so it's off to work I go....." My sewing machines:Adler 205-370 (Hand Crank), Adler 205-64 (Hand Crank), Consew 226 (Clutch/Speed Reducer), Singer 111G156 (Hand Crank or Clutch), Singer 111W153 (Clutch), Singer 20U33 (Clutch), Singer 78-3 Needlefeed (Treadle), Singer 20U (Treadle), Singer 29K70 (x2) (Both Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 96-40 w/Darning Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 w/Roller Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 (Hand Crank), Singer 16-41 (Treadle), Singer 66-1 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 201K4 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 216G Zigzag (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 319W (Treadle)
Members DavidMillsSaddlery Posted March 23 Members Report Posted March 23 Don’t ever let anyone tell you a 31-15 won’t sew heavy chap leather… I’ve made thousands of pairs using 138 top and https://www.facebook.com/share/1EUtwTDNmi/? Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted March 23 Moderator Report Posted March 23 14 hours ago, DavidMillsSaddlery said: Don’t ever let anyone tell you a 31-15 won’t sew heavy chap leather… I’ve made thousands of pairs using 138 top and https://www.facebook.com/share/1EUtwTDNmi/? My 31-15 is from 1921. It has a pinned shuttle driver and cannot sew with #138 thread. It has trouble with #92 thread. It is fine with #69 or under. I could probably convert it to a newer threaded shaft and shuttle driver if I really needed it for chaps. But, I keep it for sewing garments only. Coincidentally, my Father had a 1920 31-15 all of his professional life as a tailor. 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.
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