singer scholastic model #717. yes/no?
05-24-2013, 11:06 AM
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Run screaming? LOL I think any of those 700 series have plastic gears. Those machines jump timing and such. I guess they are not too much problem for people who fix their own machines. But I would avoid.
I am open to other opinions, as usual.
eta -- The manual is a free pdf download from Singer.
I am open to other opinions, as usual.
eta -- The manual is a free pdf download from Singer.
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05-24-2013, 11:30 AM
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Ahh, that's exactly what i was afraid of when i looked at it. LOL I saw plastic knobs and was very hesitant about purchasing. There was also a Morse machine but it was without power and pedal so i couldn't test. 
Thanks for your quick answer 
It was exactly what i wanted to know.
Thanks for your quick answer It was exactly what i wanted to know.
05-24-2013, 03:15 PM
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I would skip the Singer and grab the Morse even though it does not have a foot controller. Morse sewing machines are awesome. You might even get it real cheap because you can't test it. It does pay to dicker.
05-24-2013, 05:01 PM
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The Morse is only 15 bucks with the cabinet (needs lots of work) and a new belt. 
So it's already pretty cheap. So I'll go back tomorrow and nab it. The sewing machines you see in the background of these photos are Singers: A Scholastic 717 and a Futura II
http://imgur.com/a/GBcSI <-- Entire photo album (eh, it's the same pics here. )
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If you look behind this machine that is a Singer Futura II hiding in the background
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This is the side, you can see it has a lamp. in the background you can see another sewing machine, that is the Singer Scholastic #717
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The connector where the power goes and the belt, which is quite literally hanging by a thread. But the motor turns easily when i try with my fingers.
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Good Housekeeping approved and it's a Super Dial
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As you can tell there is a whole lot of dust on this machine. It sticking on it perpendicular. Here is the motor and it's information.
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Model Number? Not sure... if you can identify, i'd be very grateful. I can't tell if it's a Heavy Duty or an Industrial. I'm figuring a heavy duty. *grin* As you can see in some of the pics the cabinet needs help. It looks like it was used as a table to hold drinks. But over all it's a pretty machine.
So it's already pretty cheap. So I'll go back tomorrow and nab it. The sewing machines you see in the background of these photos are Singers: A Scholastic 717 and a Futura II http://imgur.com/a/GBcSI <-- Entire photo album (eh, it's the same pics here.
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If you look behind this machine that is a Singer Futura II hiding in the background
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This is the side, you can see it has a lamp.
in the background you can see another sewing machine, that is the Singer Scholastic #717[ATTACH=CONFIG]415309[/ATTACH]
The connector where the power goes and the belt, which is quite literally hanging by a thread. But the motor turns easily when i try with my fingers.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]415310[/ATTACH]
Good Housekeeping approved and it's a Super Dial
[ATTACH=CONFIG]415311[/ATTACH]
As you can tell there is a whole lot of dust on this machine. It sticking on it perpendicular. Here is the motor and it's information.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]415312[/ATTACH]
Model Number? Not sure... if you can identify, i'd be very grateful. I can't tell if it's a Heavy Duty or an Industrial. I'm figuring a heavy duty. *grin* As you can see in some of the pics the cabinet needs help. It looks like it was used as a table to hold drinks.
But over all it's a pretty machine.
05-25-2013, 09:44 AM
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foufymaus,
Aren't you in Australia? If not I'm confusing you with someone else. I noticed the Morse has a US voltage motor.
Anyway ... That Morse is a domestic sewing machine. A good strong one, yes, but a domestic none the less. Definitely not a heavy duty or industrial machine.
However having said that it is a lot heavier duty than the plastic Singers in the back ground.
I have one of those machines badged as an American Home and it sews very nice.
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For $15.00 I'd grab the Morse. Belts are not expensive, and neither are motors, wiring or controllers..... at least not in the U.S., not sure about AU.
And I wouldn't go so far as to say the 70s and newer Singer were machines from Hades, some of them work very well. But, I also wouldn't depend on them. Those stinking plastic gears have a tendency of breaking just when you are in the middle of a project.
My wife and I had two of them do that to us.
Joe
Aren't you in Australia? If not I'm confusing you with someone else. I noticed the Morse has a US voltage motor.
Anyway ... That Morse is a domestic sewing machine. A good strong one, yes, but a domestic none the less. Definitely not a heavy duty or industrial machine.
However having said that it is a lot heavier duty than the plastic Singers in the back ground.
I have one of those machines badged as an American Home and it sews very nice.
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For $15.00 I'd grab the Morse. Belts are not expensive, and neither are motors, wiring or controllers..... at least not in the U.S., not sure about AU.
And I wouldn't go so far as to say the 70s and newer Singer were machines from Hades, some of them work very well. But, I also wouldn't depend on them. Those stinking plastic gears have a tendency of breaking just when you are in the middle of a project.
My wife and I had two of them do that to us.
Joe
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