What do people use for occasional sewing? I've been eyeing the used
industrial sewing machine market, but I know little about that type of
sewing machine.

Could someone offer some advice? Ebay has some no-name Taiwanese
machines but I'd rather have a used 'real machine'....

I have a bimini top I need to repair, as well as some other things. I
figure if I can pick up a used machine for $200-$300 or so I will just
about break even on the bimini top....

So... Any suggestions on what to get and where to get it?

Thanks,

--Yan

"CptDondo" wrote in message
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What do people use for occasional sewing? I've been eyeing the used
industrial sewing machine market, but I know little about that type of
sewing machine.

Could someone offer some advice? Ebay has some no-name Taiwanese machines
but I'd rather have a used 'real machine'....

I have a bimini top I need to repair, as well as some other things. I
figure if I can pick up a used machine for $200-$300 or so I will just
about break even on the bimini top....

So... Any suggestions on what to get and where to get it?

Thanks,

--Yan


I would look here first:

http://www.sailrite.com/

John Cairns

My mother gave me an old Phaff machine manufactured in the 1950's, have used
it to make two main sail covers, a bimini, a dodger and covers for the
winches and grill, still going strong, I did get it tuned up and a new motor
for it before I started using it. I have seen some of these on EBay and I
even saw one at the local Goodwill ASIS store priced very inexpensively. Do
not use any of the cheap singer or Wards machines as they will not hold up,
I ruined my wife's Wards machine sewing new cushions for my old 26 ft sail
boat
Jim
"CptDondo" wrote in message
...
What do people use for occasional sewing? I've been eyeing the used
industrial sewing machine market, but I know little about that type of
sewing machine.

Could someone offer some advice? Ebay has some no-name Taiwanese machines
but I'd rather have a used 'real machine'....

I have a bimini top I need to repair, as well as some other things. I
figure if I can pick up a used machine for $200-$300 or so I will just
about break even on the bimini top....

So... Any suggestions on what to get and where to get it?

Thanks,

--Yan