IMS wrote:--
>
> Yes, but the Touch and Sew is not one of the machines
> worth keeping. It (unless it's Model 600) has the nylon
> gears that dry out and crack. The gears are cheap enough
> to buy, but the labor to put them in takes hours and is
> expensive. The old Singers to keep are the ones up to
> #600. That includes 15, 28, 29, 66, 99, 101, 115, 128,
> 129, 201, 221, 222, 301, 306, 319, 401, 403, 404, 411,
> 413, 500. Did I forget any?
> -
> Yep - the 127 and 128. There are several 600 series that ARE
> keepers,
> as they are not Touch and Sews and use class 66 bobbins (instead of > the
> wind in place bobbins). These models do not have the words "Touch > and
> Sew" on them, The 615U I have is an example. All metal insides on > these.-
>
> Thanks, that's good to know! I covet the 411 or 413 -
> the free-arm version of the 401. Then there's the Model
> 31s, the industrial heads. I'll bet they'd be great for
> quilting. Yes, I did leave out the 128 and 129, the
> "newer" versions of the 28 and 29. I have a hard time
> telling them apart. I've got a 128, sweet little thing
> with glorious decals, and a 29 or 129 in a lovely parlor
> cabinet.
>
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This is the star of my collection, so I am showing it off.> ;-)
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> Joanne mailto: snipped-for-privacy@singerlady.reno.nv.us
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