Starter kit of feet for singer 111g155

[chrisash]

As it says, without going daft and wasting money , what would be a good basic set of feet for a compound feed machine

[DonInReno]

Everyone has different preferences with feet - I wouldn’t worry about buying the perfect feet, just start with basic right and left zipper feet with smooth bottoms and you will quickly know what the next set of feet will be.

Keep in mind the inner foot can be wide or thin, open to left or open on the right, short with open front, short with closed front, and any shape can be smooth or ribbed on the bottom.

Outer feet vary as well - it’s ok to use a mismatch of inner and outer feet, but the clearance between them has to taken into account, and not all cheap feet will be made the exact same height.

If you’re sewing wet leather you want plated or stainless feet.  If you like to modify things by sanding, cutting and grinding then black non plated feet are easier to work with.

It will quickly be apparent that cheap import feet have vastly different levels of quality control, even if purchased as a set from the same place.   It’s a myth that everything in China is made in a few large factories - parts are made by a huge number of small producers.   The last set of 3 feet I purchased directly from China are a perfect example - each was in the same packaging, but were obviously cast in different molds, had different fasteners, and quality control was definitely different.   
 

Rather than being frustrated with crappy quality, I simply buy a set from two different suppliers knowing one set will probably be thrown out.