plinkercases Report post Posted November 16, 2018 Curious about the specs on this old machine... can find stuff on w20 and w21 and a few videos of this one sewing but no info other than double thread and had been used to sew/bind matresses? Any help? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Post pictures please You mean double thread ort double needle? Thats a difference. A LW member once sent me pictures of a 108WSV37. Most likely its not setup as it should be (to be an SV) but maybe this gives you an idea. So just from the pictures it looks like a 108w21 (non synchronized binder) just w/o the binder attachments. So maybe the "special" binder (for special applications?) makes it a SV Model. As on most other SV machine it most likely is a standard machine with special / non standard (off the shelf) accessories or probably a pre-production model for testing if the customers wants it... or the like So I would almost assume the 108WSW36 is or was a 108w20 with special application sewing device but that's just a wild guess - some pictures surely would help. Edited November 16, 2018 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Well, there you have it - I would guess this is the original 108WSW36 setup meaning the whole thing w. table and so on... Looks like a Single needle machine - so 2 thread means top and bottom thread I´d say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=285XUtTaZjA I think the machine heads are all the same basically - just the application and setup is different. So the specs of the 108w20 / 21 should be similar. Edited November 16, 2018 by Constabulary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted November 16, 2018 Looks really useful - if you sew mattresses! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted November 16, 2018 Hah ya thats quit a rig. The one i am eyeballing is on a stand with motor but if this class is linited in thread size to 69 as i have read then i will pass despite it being a cool looking old machine and cheap... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted November 18, 2018 On 16.11.2018 at 11:15 AM, dikman said: Looks really useful - if you sew mattresses! As we all know - you never can have enough sewing machines Imagine you are in the middle of nowhere and the edge on your mattress rips - Lucky you when you when a mattress binding machine On 16.11.2018 at 2:58 PM, plinkercases said: Hah ya thats quit a rig. The one i am eyeballing is on a stand with motor but if this class is linited in thread size to 69 as i have read then i will pass despite it being a cool looking old machine and cheap... 138 should be possible - manual says up to 22 size needles. But as always you never know how a pre owned machine is setup - just test it. If it is cheap I´d buy it. Very nice and simple machine I really love it. It has no reverse but since it is a binding machine it does not matter (at least for me). An interesting thing on this machine is that it has a constant stitch length, no matter how thick the material is (within it limitations of course) because needle bar guide and feed dog mechanism are on a C shaped frame - meaning needle bar is always straight and has no pivot point as other triple feed machines and feeddog and needle bar are always in a fixed position. But keep in mind, the stitch length is rather short - 7 SPI / 3.6mm. But you can tweak it - I get close to 5mm. You have to play with the settings but don´t ask me for the procedure - I just played around with the information from the manual and not its set. But the numbers on the stitch length dial no longer match the actual stitch length but that does not matter for me. I´m really loving it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plinkercases Report post Posted November 18, 2018 500 canadian dollars.....? If i buy it i think i then officially become a collector... old iron junky as someone here said... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constabulary Report post Posted November 18, 2018 Not too expensive I think but depends on the overall condition, motor, accessories, missing parts... 17 minutes ago, plinkercases said: old iron junky as someone here said... I heard there are a few... But I have learned to let go machines. 1st step for a cure? Naaaaa... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
