Post by @ajn142@infosec.exchange
I know my way around most hand crank and treadle Singer sewing machines, even OK with the older vibrating shuttle machines (never dealt with the ancient oscillating shuttles).
Then I face my Singer 29k industrial, and WTFery abounds. What an amazing, and initially baffling, machine.
Clutter for scale.
Clutter for scale.
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Why does it use kind of, well, a spike for the bottom part? And so much room on the bottom too. I'm guessing this is for a special purpose?
@nazokiyoubinbou @jack_daniel b/c I looked it up yeah, that’s all about being able to maneuver the work around that bottom bit in ways that a standard machine can’t, so that e.g. you can stitch the sole onto the bottom of a pair of boots. Some of the diagrams show a wooden bench made to fit around that arm, so that it behaves like a normal sewing machine.
@ajn142 @jack_daniel Ah, I see! I couldn't think of what it would be used for, but I was thinking like loose fabrics or whatever. Something like a shoe would absolutely need a design like this.
@ajn142 @nazokiyoubinbou Yup, I'll probably make a table to add when doing more normal sewing on heavy stuff- but my hand crank Singer can handle most of that work, except for leather.