Barmmy

I was going to buy a band new machine but was told that I should start off with a used one before spending a few hundred. I was searching online and came across this,

http://fredericton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-appliances-irons-garment-steamers-Sewing-Machine-in-Folding-Table-W0QQAdIdZ508897970

I wrote the lady and she told me the model number is 613, I can't ind much information about it on the Internet.
Any thoughts? Would it be okay for a beginner, also I forgot to ask if it still had the manual.

Barmmy

After doing more research I believe it's an Eaton viking. Lol.

DogHouseMom

I don't know anything about that particular machine, but it looks in good (clean) condition, as does the table. The ad say's it's all metal parts ... hopefully that includes the gears. The price is certainly right!

Take some fabric pieces and thread with you, ask her if she has a needle, if not get the needle size and bring one. Test the machine out - straight stitch, reverse, and zig-zag. If it sews correctly, I'd get it.

Belfrybat

As long as it has the manual or one can be found for a reasonable price, I'd grab it in a heartbeat. Actually, I'd probably grab it without the manual if it works well.

J Miller

Ooooo that's a purty machine. I'd grab it too for that price. Well, except that my arms aren't long enough to reach from here to there .....

Joe

Macybaby

Just so you are aware, this is not a Husqavarna Viking. It's a 15 clone like the other 15 clones, and they put all sorts of names on them to get buyers to think it might be something a bit different.

Which in some ways makes it a better beginner machine, as far as getting them up and running.

J Miller

Macybaby,

Umm, that's not a 15 clone. It's a Japanese ZZ machine more similar to the Morse and others, but not the Singer 15 as the clones are patterned after.

The machine in my avatar pic is a 15 clone.

Joe

Macybaby

Sorry - My mistake. I've got to not comment on non-Singers.

ktbb

I agree with the suggestion for new sewists to start with a used machine before spending lots of money on a new machine. Your needs may change once you start sewing and you can then spend the big money on what you really want. If the machine operates smoothly, the tension is good, it looks like the machine would work for what you need.

mlmack

What sorts of sewing will you be doing?