Its a power tool alright - though we'll see if I can make anything with it!
Its a power tool alright - though we'll see if I can make anything with it!
It's awesome, I love mine. If you need parts, let me know, I got a clone (Standard S.M.C.) for parts, and my singer is all serviced up. Tensioner is already gone. Now that I look closer, I can see that only some of the parts are the same. The tensioner was identical.
Last edited by hippofeet; 07-01-2011 at 18:34. Reason: I see what I want to
An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.
will this machine do variable width and variable stitch length zigzag?
Nope. here is a link to the free download pdf manual.
http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...ine-manual.pdf
You can get a zig-zag attachment. But I think they are hard to find, I have not personally seen one, nor do I know how well they work.
An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.
Thanks hippofeet, If I see another of these old jewels I'll snap it up - for parts if nothing else. Oh - and thanks for the pdf manual. I hope to get a lot of mileage out of this machine.
What are the common stitches that are used in gear making? Can I get away with just straight stitches?
Great!
As has been referenced in other threads... you can get away with only a forward straight stitch. Reverse in handy... but not essential. There are really only two types of stitches widely used commercially now. Straight and overlock. Zig zag is used commercially on occasion for special purposes but if you look at the clothing and gear available in the stores you will find straight and overlock (Merrow, serger and variations of those.)
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Yeah, the only time I use anything but straight stitches is when I am repairing things for someone else. And then it is usually overlock, to replicate the original, or as close as I can get.
An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.
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