Originally Posted by onthemove
Does anyone know if you can free motion on a home industrial singer 95-1? It has a high shank and I have not been able to find any information. It is from the early 1900's. How about a singer class 15 from the 1920's? I'm tired of straight stitching!
I set up a 1936 Singer 96-40 industrial machine for my wife to FMQ on, but I had the problem of finding a high shank hopping foot for it. I eventually lowered the presser bar and fitted a low shank hopping foot to it, but we didn’t like the results. The needlebar travel is just more than the little plastic feet want to handle for very long. She was able to persevere through a couple of large quilts and get them finished, but it was a struggle and we went through 3 feet. Now, at least on the smaller quilts, she’s happy using my Singer 301A for FMQ.
I’m working on adapting a Viking high shank foot for use on the 96-40, but I haven’t gotten it “tweaked” yet to give it a go.
The model 95 is a smaller harp than the series 31 or 96 machines, so I’m wondering if you will gain that much over a domestic model (class 15, etc) for larger quilts? Feet, parts, and needles are easier to come by for the household machines too. I have a 1936 Singer 95-40 at the shop that I’m setting up for hemming jeans, but I haven’t ever measured the throat on it to compare it to the larger industrials or the class 15s.
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Singer 96-40 FMQ
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Singer 96-40
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Singer 95-40
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