Singer 96-87 Vintage Industrial...Please help if you can
11-03-2012, 10:35 PM
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Singer 96-87 Vintage Industrial...Please help if you can
Hi! I''ve inherited a Singer machine and can't seem to find a lot of info on it. I know it's an industrial model, but that's about it. Any knowledge anyone could share would be most appreciated!
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11-03-2012, 10:41 PM
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Here is a link for the instruction manual. The manual tells you what this machine is used for.
http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/96-87_107.pdf
Hope this helps,
Cathy
http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/96-87_107.pdf
Hope this helps,
Cathy
Hi! I''ve inherited a Singer machine and can't seem to find a lot of info on it. I know it's an industrial model, but that's about it. I'm really looking to sell it, so its not sitting in the garage collecting dust, but I have no idea how much its worth, or where to even advertise it. Any knowledge anyone could share would be most appreciated!
11-04-2012, 03:42 AM
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Those industrial machines are not worth very much - lots on CL - a lot of business went to China so the machines are all over the place - price $100 and up depending on what the machine is set up to do - if it is straight sew - you are at $100. Some people claim those ss machines sew leather and try to ask more money. Then the buyer wakes up and finds out he should have bought a walking foot sewing machine. A walking foot sewing machine goes for more because there is actually a demand.
11-04-2012, 04:00 AM
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Miriam, please splain walking foot machine. I am lost. I have singer walking feet for some of my little machines, is that what you mean? Had chance to bring home a treadle industrial machine last summer but declined due to space shortage.
11-04-2012, 04:06 AM
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A walking foot is a special type of machine. The foot has two pieces. The material is always being moved through the machine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sailrite-LSZ...-/110970290157 here is some sewing machine with one - scroll down to see the foot - it looks like 3 toes the middle one and then on each side of it The foot moves pulling fabric through as well as the feed dogs. Not good for FM...
11-04-2012, 04:22 AM
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I don't know the correct terms but it sounds like it might be the same or similar. There is also a needle feed - some of the Davis machines work that way. I've not used one of them. They do have a better ability to evenly feed layers of fabric through a machine. I had a couple nice walking foot sewing machines when I had my tent making business. Other than the foot they are just a sewing machine.
11-04-2012, 04:27 AM
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I don't know the correct terms but it sounds like it might be the same or similar. There is also a needle feed - some of the Davis machines work that way. I've not used one of them. They do have a better ability to evenly feed layers of fabric through a machine. I had a couple nice walking foot sewing machines when I had my tent making business. Other than the foot they are just a sewing machine.
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollect...ines/SIL/0029/
Sounds like a combination of the Davis vertical feed and a normal feed dog feed.
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