Nope, not even close. It was $16 and change. I got the Sewtex today, interesting machine. Not one I'm likely to keep however. The most interesting thing about it is the slideplate(missing of course) opens from the end but the bobbin is front facing. It has an ordinary industrial bobbin case and rotary bobbin, same as my Brother FZ2.

Cari

15-90, $25. The cabinet repair would be long and annoying, but...
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/5045561190.html

$25 model 15s don't come up that often in my market. The cabinet looks like one of Singer's last decent ones as far as quality of wood and workmanship goes. It might be worth the effort though the paint can or flower pot rings may never come out. Are you getting it?
Cari congrats on that Sew-Tex. It's a neat looking machine.
Rodney

Sounds like it would be right up my alley then ! Rugged simple little ZZ machine with standard needle bobbin combo that is suitable for a treadle stand. Sometimes this being in Alaska thing has its draw backs.

yeah that's what I was looking at for shipping, also the reason I posted the link to it here instead of bidding on it :-)

Sounds like it needs to come live with you then. I still have no idea why I even bid on it. PM coming your way.

Cari

Is that a giant wing nut holding that tension on?
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details....dId=1075754579

Maybe.

You know. Now that I think about it the extra leverage might be quite nice on an old spring tension.

LOL! You're not wrong... ;)

Since it's an oak sewing machine it might just need extra leverage, lol.

Cari

Looks like an interesting machine to me and the price is certainly reasonable. Is anyone here getting it?
Rodney

http://denver.craigslist.org/atq/5049362193.html
99k clone??? NOT!!! makes one wonder about where they are getting their information. Looks like one set of attachments wouldn't work on that machine.
The table would be kind of handy with slight modifications per ArchaicArcane's tutorial for Height Adjustable Desk.

Janey Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

Looks like they meant 15 clone.
Rodney

well when people advertise 99's as Featherweights...... why cant that be a 99 clone ;-) oh and I have seen a number of 128's with featherweight in the ad as well. I would use a LOT of adjectives to describe my 128's but featherweight is NOT one of them, not ever, they are completely the opposite... whatever that is

I don't own a 128 but I own a few 99s. They're not featherweights. The very common cast iron versions like I own weigh in at around 25 lbs without a case or accessories. A featherweight comes in somewhere around 11 lbs. They did make a few aluminum 99s and there's an aluminum 99 clone too. I think those would be able to hold their own with a featherweight with only a couple pounds difference in weight.
Rodney

I had a guy bring me a "featherweight" he'd purchased once. It turned out to be a 127. I couldn't figure out how he could have mistaken it for light as was implied by the FW title...

I have a Domestic that weighs around 11 lbs - it looks like it is new - still has shop tags anyway - the case weighs a ton though. I think it is a real nice machine.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/app/5051729433.html

Whoa..... issues?

Wow. Subtract that price from the price of a sewing machine that is overpriced because of sentiment, and divide by two, and then we will know the exact value of sentiment.

Here is happier news. Another strange shaped sewing desk from my local Craigslist. This is not furniture made just for sewing but it is shown with a machine and works well as a sewing center. Good for people a lot taller than me.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/fuo/5050780929.html

Hmmmm. I'm afraid that sewing desk is not really practical. The sewing machine takes up all the possible room -- there is no work space left for the fabric and the machine can't be moved because it does not fit under the shelf above.....

It kind of reminds me of college dorm furniture. No frills and very practical as a desk. Not so much as a sewing table though.
Rodney

I wonder how they really feel. :D
That's just harsh.
Rodney

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/clt/5011181664.html
Can't see the machines for all the stuff in the photo.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/atq/4992788838.html
Someone (I am not blaming Cathy) got me even more interested in cabinets than I was. This one is really neat and to far away.

whoa .... is that an "industrial" 31-15 ? again with the "weird" handwheel , and a table mounted bobbin winder.

I'd say it's an actual industrial, and possibly a 31-15. ;)
The little bit of profile I CAN make out looks right. Here's a comparison:
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Archaic, I was just going byit did not seem to be a "Short arm" ( like my 103 and some of the 70 and 90 series machines) and it does not have any weird extra bumps on the top near the thread spool. that and the 31-15 seems to be the most common.

And I was agreeing with you. ;) The industrials are a little harder to identify especially in a poor photo but the 31-15 is definitely the most common one I see here in Alberta as well.

If they're that common it must say something pretty good about them.
Rodney

I think they're an awesome machine. They're very versatile and Singer kept making feet and plate combinations that just kept expanding its abilities. Of course as with any industrial machine, it's easy to let it get way from you and it will discipline you for it. DH says it scares the he...ck out of him but he handles it well when I sit him in front of it. A healthy respect for the machine goes a long way. As does "slipping the clutch" a little.

the big industrials are a LOT less intimidating when set up on a treadle ( though they are a lot less capable too ) but they will still do a lot of work

I would completely believe that. Of course, the one I came across that was in my budget was an electric one. I have since seen the same machine as a treadle with the decals I wanted for not much more than I paid for this one. D'oh. Of course the good thing is, I don't have to remember to "start right" so I don't snap my thread. ;) I'm notorious for that on my VS machines which are treadled.

The VS machines are pretty picky about that.. the blunt end of the shuttle is tough on thread, the hook machines let you get away with half a turn backwards, usually ;-)

One of the stronger '70s Kenmores in a narrow cabinet. And one thing I have wondered all the weeks that the earlier ad ran. Why is there a metal rail along the top? Does that mean anything? Is it original?
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/zip/5053517769.html

HelenAnn - that cabinet you posted is one of my very favorites. I have my FMQ Singer 15 in it. They show up in the Twin Cities occasionally, I've probably seen 4-5 of them since getting mine. Mine came from St. Louis though, it's really nice having a good friend down there that we go visit a couple of times a year - if I find something, she picks it up and stores it for me until the next visit.

http://dothan.craigslist.org/for/4986347841.html This is a very interesting cabinet. Is it original? Or has it been altered? Very pretty either way.

That does not look original at all but I like the idea of more storage. I doubt it will work as a treadle now though. Or last with all that weight hanging off of it.

You know, I was thinking about that after I posted it. I should just pop the 201HC into the treadle and see how that goes. I really think this is where the "never turn the hand wheel backwards" part comes from. It doesn't hurt a machine, just messes the thread up on some machines but of course, like so many other things it's reached mythology status.

I just know that my 27 snarls (or breaks a thread, or both ) EVERY time....almost instantly. My 306 let's me get away with it most time....

Gahhhhh! http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-21928815.html