Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#7461
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
I have a White treadle to work on! I also have a 1908 Singer hand/treadle that is very tiny!
Nancy
#7462
Originally Posted by irishrose
I found a Singer Touch and Sew deluxe Zigzag machine 640 in a cabinet for a good price. Is that an old enough machine to have metal parts and be reliable? I know there was a period in which Singers were too plastic and didn't hold up well. I can't find any information on the 640.
Here is a web site I visited with questions about the Touch and Sew machines.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...2190815AAhh1Ax
Nancy
#7463
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Originally Posted by irishrose
I found a Singer Touch and Sew deluxe Zigzag machine 640 in a cabinet for a good price. Is that an old enough machine to have metal parts and be reliable? I know there was a period in which Singers were too plastic and didn't hold up well. I can't find any information on the 640.
The repairmen often called them Touch & Throws, its hit or
miss whether you get one that works properly. My Mother had a 758 Golden T&S. My sister & I hated that machine.
The earlier Singers are much better. If you want a zig zag machine, the 401,403,500,503 are great machines with all metal gears. The old straight stitch machines are good too.
Sharon W.
#7464
Originally Posted by irishrose
I found a Singer Touch and Sew deluxe Zigzag machine 640 in a cabinet for a good price. Is that an old enough machine to have metal parts and be reliable? I know there was a period in which Singers were too plastic and didn't hold up well. I can't find any information on the 640.
#7465
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by irishrose
I found a Singer Touch and Sew deluxe Zigzag machine 640 in a cabinet for a good price. Is that an old enough machine to have metal parts and be reliable? I know there was a period in which Singers were too plastic and didn't hold up well. I can't find any information on the 640.
The repairmen often called them Touch & Throws, its hit or
miss whether you get one that works properly. My Mother had a 758 Golden T&S. My sister & I hated that machine.
The earlier Singers are much better. If you want a zig zag machine, the 401,403,500,503 are great machines with all metal gears. The old straight stitch machines are good too.
Sharon W.
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#7466
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
Thank you for the responses. I'll let it go. I don't need it, though I may look at it later when I get a new car just for the desk. I totaled my car Monday. Kind of puts a cramp in my mobility.
My 1974 Elna sews perfectly, my 1952 Singer 128 will sew well after a cleaning and the 1960ish Kenmore buried in the sewing room sewed okay with a few tension problems when she was my only machine.
I reallly want a 1950s White, not another Singer.
My 1974 Elna sews perfectly, my 1952 Singer 128 will sew well after a cleaning and the 1960ish Kenmore buried in the sewing room sewed okay with a few tension problems when she was my only machine.
I reallly want a 1950s White, not another Singer.
#7467
Originally Posted by irishrose
Thank you for the responses. I'll let it go. I don't need it, though I may look at it later when I get a new car just for the desk. I totaled my car Monday. Kind of puts a cramp in my mobility.
My 1974 Elna sews perfectly, my 1952 Singer 128 will sew well after a cleaning and the 1960ish Kenmore buried in the sewing room sewed okay with a few tension problems when she was my only machine.
I reallly want a 1950s White, not another Singer.
My 1974 Elna sews perfectly, my 1952 Singer 128 will sew well after a cleaning and the 1960ish Kenmore buried in the sewing room sewed okay with a few tension problems when she was my only machine.
I reallly want a 1950s White, not another Singer.
I just ran into a gal in the repair shop with a Touch and Sew. I don't know the year of her Touch and Sew, but she had been using it since high school. She looked to be in her late 40's early 50's. She brought it into the repair shop because it had no feed dogs! The feed dogs were plastic and had completely worn off! I didn't even know Singer made machines with plastic feed dogs! Anyway, she wanted it fixed. The repair guy wanted to sell her a new machine, but she loved that Touch and Sew so she wanted it fixed. She talked the repair guy into fixing her machine so she left it with him -- I don't know if the new feed dogs will be plastic or metal?
I am so glad I ran into this lady as now I know what 'not' to buy when I find vintage machines!
Nancy
#7468
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
My knees are banged up and one lung hurts, but nothing too serious. The airbags activating was terrible, but I guess I should appreciate them. Luckily, no one was in my car except me and the driver of the truck wasn't injured either. The big Ford 4x4 sustained more damage than my Buick.
I know where there's another Singer 128, only in a cabinet and with a bobbin instead of a shuttle for $75, but I really don't think I want two such similar machines. Mine is in the curved case and has a shuttle.
I know where there's another Singer 128, only in a cabinet and with a bobbin instead of a shuttle for $75, but I really don't think I want two such similar machines. Mine is in the curved case and has a shuttle.
#7469
Originally Posted by irishrose
My knees are banged up and one lung hurts, but nothing too serious. The airbags activating was terrible, but I guess I should appreciate them. Luckily, no one was in my car except me and the driver of the truck wasn't injured either. The big Ford 4x4 sustained more damage than my Buick.
I know where there's another Singer 128, only in a cabinet and with a bobbin instead of a shuttle for $75, but I really don't think I want two such similar machines. Mine is in the curved case and has a shuttle.
I know where there's another Singer 128, only in a cabinet and with a bobbin instead of a shuttle for $75, but I really don't think I want two such similar machines. Mine is in the curved case and has a shuttle.
#7470
I had a gold colored touch n sew and the gears kept breaking. I put about $200 worth of repairs into it (not personally-I took it to a shop) and finally gave up. My dh got rid of it but I wish now that I'd kept it for parts or something.
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