the pfaff 130 will also do zigzag. regret the day i sold mine. have
sailrite now and like it but pfaff was a better machine
bruce
"Dick" wrote in message
...
Do you guys know of good sewing machines for sailwork, canvas work?
I'm thinking of getting one to make my own sails and canvas work. I
would
love to hear from people who have done this and are happy or not with
thier

purchase.


I have a PFAFF 130. It works well but not for everyone. It was made in the
mid
1940s. You can still get parts except for the tensioner. In the past, I
have
seen them for as much as $650, but you can get them for a lot less. I have
not
had any trouble with mine in the seven years that I have had it. It can
sew 6
to 8 layers of sumbrella with a 110 needle. It can also use the heavy
thread
that some machines have trouble with.


Dick