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singer 347- heavy duty? patrick 03-25-2007
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on March 25, 2007, 5:48 pm
Let me guess, it was advertised as such by some unprintable adjective
who sells machines on Ebay and says they are all industrial strength,
right?

A treadle work work nicely. A gear-driven machine will do better than a
belt-driven machine. But if she wants to do LOTS of cordura, she's
better off getting a true industrial machine -- i.e., one that needs its
own table, uses a separate motor that is rated in horsepower, etc.

patrick wrote:

> useful in sewing cordura/neoprene. She ran across a singer 347 that
> was labeled as being near industrial and able to sew leather and all.
> Is this machine capable of doing the job on heavier materials on a
> regular basis?If anyone has a workhorse favorite, older, purely
> mechanical machine that would do the job, what would you recommend...
> Thanks in advance Pat
>

Posted by patrick on March 25, 2007, 6:52 pm
Hi Guys; Thanks for the prompt reply. As to the several that guessed,
yeah it's a ebay deal- looks to be the pfaff 130 that I originally
wanted her to get may be the fall back. Regards Pat


Posted by Pogonip on March 25, 2007, 7:39 pm
patrick wrote:
> Hi Guys; Thanks for the prompt reply. As to the several that guessed,
> yeah it's a ebay deal- looks to be the pfaff 130 that I originally
> wanted her to get may be the fall back. Regards Pat
>

Now the Pfaff 130 is one powerful machine. It is a domestic machine,
but packs some wallop. It also runs like a clock, and is nearly as quiet.
--
Joanne
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http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Ron Anderson on March 26, 2007, 9:55 am
The Pfaff 130 is a far better machine than the Singer but still not a true
industrial machine. The problem will be with the threads used in upholstery
work. They are much heavier than those used in domestic machines and will
cause a problem


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Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
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> Hi Guys; Thanks for the prompt reply. As to the several that guessed,
> yeah it's a ebay deal- looks to be the pfaff 130 that I originally
> wanted her to get may be the fall back. Regards Pat
>



Posted by Miz Spike on March 31, 2007, 7:16 pm
I saw the Singer 401used in the sample shop at UniRoyal, the maker of
Cordura.

Miz Spike


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