Old school rig
Old school rig
cross-posted from: https://fed.dyne.org/post/247253
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Is that pedal set up up to drive the machine, or is it just for looks?
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It would have originally powered the machine, but someone has swapped the old foot powered machine for a more modern electric unit.
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Modern industrial sewing machines are generally still powered by a belt that passes through the table, though now the belt leads instead to a large servo motor slung to the table's underside. But that does leave the machine heads more-or-less compatible with the old treadle tables
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Shadow priest colors unoe.
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Is that a digital sewing machine? God, I'm so jealous, I want one.
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I hope your grandma has good eyes and steady hands. Cuz that much RGB is blinding me.
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6/10. Now if it were a model 66, 99, or a featherweight, that would be 11/10.
It's a 4423 heavy duty, it's made for bulk and endurance, not for aesthetics
For a modern machine, it's ok. The current "Heavy-Duty" Singer machines are really more "moderate-duty" and suffer from significant reliability and repairability issues. Yes, it can do zigzags and other stitches out of the box without an attachment but, can it stitch through two layers of 1000D ballistic nylon with a polypropylene sheet as a stiffener without complaining AND double as an emergency boat anchor? My all-metal, 10kg model 99k (portable model) can and it was cheaper and can be converted to use a treadle or manual crank :P.
Seriously, vintage machines are awesome.