need help finding a singer cabinet for a 301

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I'm not an expert here, but wouldn't your machine be too long for the opening in these if they were made for the standard 301?

--Betsy

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Yes, I think they would. I lurk there, but don't feel like I know nearly enough to contribute. I joined because the zigzag on my Bernina 530 stopped working when I did the buttonhole procedure in the wrong order. Lurking there helped me become brave enough to open the top, figure out why the zigzag wasn't working and fix it.

--Betsy

Thanks for your response!

I have also realized this problem with the long-bed 301. Do you know if there were ever cabinets made for the long-bed machine? I've only seen short-bed 301's in cabinets.

-A

No cabinets were made for the short bed 301s. The cabinets are all designed with the standard machine opening, which is what the short bed 301 is with the bed down.... but Singer did make card tables with the longer openings for the long bed machine.

-Irene

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Hi, I realize this conversation is an old one... but I figured I'd add an answer, just for future folks with similar questions.

The 301 and 301A Singer Slant machines (known as the Featherweights' Big Sister) did come with two different sized, folding front deck extensions: a short and a long. Of the three colors the models came in (black, tan and a two tone tan/oyster), only the black and the tan had the option of the larger-longer deck. The short deck models, of any color, were the ones mounted into the Singer cabinets listed on the Singer machine reference website pages. The long deck only ever was put in a 'grass' trapezoidal suitcase type carrier for use as a true portable. A cool feature of all the 301's, though... was that the short deck models ALSO had the carry handle on the top, and also could be somewhat easily (with the press of a lever) be 'popped' out of their carrier plate/cabinet and also taken on the road.

I have heard of people who purchase the carrier decks (hard to find) and put them into a non-antique cabinet - first modifying the opening to accomodate the longer machine deck, but also to get it to the right height. To my mind, and easier and fast way would to simply use a brand new sewing table! Simply set your vintage 301 on the same platform the modern sew machine would go, and use the airlift mechanism to lower the machine until it's flush with the cabinet top (they are adjustable). Like a Horn of America cabinet. Or, you can go online and buy the entire new airlift mechanism too, and put it in a cabinet you make. Same deal. Simply contact the manufacturer to have them laser cut a piece of plexi to fit around the machine, just as you would have to do for any machine you put in a cabinet. (Although, that's not hard to DIY either.)

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