Dear ones, my DD1 wants to buy a machine of her own and sent me the following email: Dear Mom, I'm thinking of buying a Singer 500A "Slant-o-Matic" from 1960(ish I think). It is gear-driven and apparently quite loud, but also stable at low speeds which would be good for me :)
So what do you think? Anybody own a machine like this? Roberta in D
It's a Rocketeer! They can be a bit temperamental, and not as good at the stitching as some of their others, but I'd have it like a shot for the superb styling alone! Me want...
The listing is gone but a 500 or 503 are great machines. Another one for her to watch for that is very similar is a
Thanks for replies -forwarded to DD1! Roberta in D
I have one of these along with a 401 (3 of these actually), and a 503. They should not be loud, none of mine is loud they all just purr right along. Maybe the gears are in desperate need of lubrication? They all have metal gears and those gears use a special Singer lube that comes in a small tube and is sold just about everywhere you find sewing notions.
I really love these old Singers but I actually do most of my sewing on a Kenmore from the 1970s. Although I do most of my piecing on a Singer
301A and most of my quilting on either that machine or another even older Kenmore.Judie
I've got a 500 in my 'collection;' it was one of Singer's best!
-Irene
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