This is my second singer heavy duty machine. Can't even remember what year I bought my first heavy duty machine from Singer. Living in the country I am constantly repairing jeans ,camo and other heavy duty clothing for my family. Singer machines have never let me down. Wish I could find a Singer to put in my grandmothers Singer treadle cabinet .
I'm very happy with how this machine performs. I've been using it to sew heavy duty outdoor fabric and it's moves through the thick layers easily. My previous machine always jammed up and I haven't had this problem at all. I didn't realize the difference between a cheap machine and a quality machine until I started using this one. Highly recommend!
I have a Singer 401a sewing machine that I purchased new in 1957, it still works, but has slowed down a lot lately, so I purchased this new Singer, AND I LOVE IT. I hope it lasts as long, although I don't think I will last that long. I have been sewing masks for my neighbors with the 401a, and it just could not do the job, but this new machine easily goes over the pleats and no skipping or stopping and starting. I am very happy with this new machine.
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Customer Rating
4
She's a Trooper
on May 25, 2020
Posted by: What, No!
from LV, Nevada
Verified Purchase:No
I have had do this machine for a couple of years now. Purchased because my dog murdered my last one by trying to climb into my lap while I was sewing and dragging it down... he weighs 90lbs. It was irreparably damaged and I was in the middle of a project, so I was limited to what was in stock nearby. In the beginning, I hated this machine. We were so much not friends. I hated (still hate) the flat base and all the other little "not my machine" quirks. I have since come to realize that this is a laid-back, decent machine which will get the job done if you are willing to work with it, and I feel bad for hating prematurely.... story of all my friendships really. We now cocreate quite peacefully. I do occasionally run into the random tension issue that some people have brought up, but I have never met a machine that didn't need occasional adjustments and it isn't hard. Takes about fifteen minutes to get it back to perfect; just take a deep breath and adjust. It is a good bit louder than many modern machines, but not louder than my last machine or the industrial machines at work, so a non-issue for me. I just found the feed dog drop switch TODAY! It is a little bit hidden. It is less fancy than my last machine, which I initially thought would be an issue, but so far we have not run into a single project that it couldn't handle. It's a good machine. All it wants is to be loved.
Like so many others, I am making face masks, but using Velcro to fix to one's head making a one sized fits all mask. My 50 year old Singer met its match with the Velcro and bought this primarily as it was advertised to sew Velcro. It's humming along. Only thing I find difficult is that the foot pedal is not metal and easily is moved accidentally.
I am so happy with this sewing machine. I am a beginner sewer and this sewing machine is so easy to use. I previously owned another sewing machine of a different brand which was terrible. I have absolutely no issues with the singer heavy duty model. I would absolutely recommend this sewing machine to everyone.