"Industrial Strength" Sewing Machines? - maybe not

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"Industrial Strength" Sewing Machines? - maybe not ND 05-30-2008
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Posted by Ron Anderson on June 1, 2008, 11:43 am



>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> http://easyurl.net/IndustrialStrength
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not sure what the writer considers my Singer 111W155, but I'd call it
>>> "better than average for sewing heavy things".
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>> Your machine is indeed an industrial compound feed walking foot machine
>>
>> --
>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>
> I hope so. I paid the outrageous price of $250 with the base and
> everything.
>
> Steve
>
That would be a fair price assuming it did not need a tremendous amount of
reconditioning. A dealer might ask $500-$600.00 for one gone over.

--
Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com




Posted by SteveB on June 1, 2008, 1:52 pm

>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> http://easyurl.net/IndustrialStrength
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not sure what the writer considers my Singer 111W155, but I'd call it
>>>> "better than average for sewing heavy things".
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>> Your machine is indeed an industrial compound feed walking foot machine
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>>
>> I hope so. I paid the outrageous price of $250 with the base and
>> everything.
>>
>> Steve
>>
> That would be a fair price assuming it did not need a tremendous amount of
> reconditioning. A dealer might ask $500-$600.00 for one gone over.
>
> --
> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com

So far, just had to adjust some of the tensioners and get a couple of new
bobbins. Downloaded the manual. They're pretty simple.

Steve



Posted by Ron Anderson on June 1, 2008, 2:37 pm

>>>
>> That would be a fair price assuming it did not need a tremendous amount
>> of reconditioning. A dealer might ask $500-$600.00 for one gone over.
>>
>> --
>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>
> So far, just had to adjust some of the tensioners and get a couple of new
> bobbins. Downloaded the manual. They're pretty simple.
>
> Steve
>
Simple until something goes wrong anyway

--
Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com




Posted by SteveB on June 1, 2008, 6:30 pm

>
>>>>
>>> That would be a fair price assuming it did not need a tremendous amount
>>> of reconditioning. A dealer might ask $500-$600.00 for one gone over.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>>
>> So far, just had to adjust some of the tensioners and get a couple of new
>> bobbins. Downloaded the manual. They're pretty simple.
>>
>> Steve
>>
> Simple until something goes wrong anyway
>
> --
> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com

And then I have a guy who is a genius on lots of sewing machines. So, it's
still simple.

Steve



Posted by Ron Anderson on June 2, 2008, 9:56 am


>
>>
>>>>>
>>>> That would be a fair price assuming it did not need a tremendous amount
>>>> of reconditioning. A dealer might ask $500-$600.00 for one gone over.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>>>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>>>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>>>
>>> So far, just had to adjust some of the tensioners and get a couple of
>>> new bobbins. Downloaded the manual. They're pretty simple.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>> Simple until something goes wrong anyway
>>
>> --
>> Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
>> 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153
>> http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
>
> And then I have a guy who is a genius on lots of sewing machines. So,
> it's still simple.
>
> Steve
>
Thank you



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