Industrial Sewing Machine


Author: Dave
Date: 09.12.11 - 3:00pm



So i recently picked up a 1953 Mercury Class 15 Sewing Machine. I got it off of ebay for 100 bucks delivered. Its a pretty decent machine.

Seller was a sewing machine repair guy and included cleaning kit, extra needles, extra bobbins, manual, and some samples it had stitched. Machine was also already threaded which was a big plus. The samples he included were 8 layers of denim, 4 layers of a heavy vinyl etc.

I bought it to do some upholstery work, and make some storm curtains for the deck. It stitches through 6 layers of 10oz canvas without even blinking.

One tricky thing though was once my first bobbin ran out, I realized i hadnt looked to see how the thread was routed down there..oops.






Comments: (2)

On 11.18.11 - 7:13am Dave wrote:
One other thing i noticed, is that the stitches per inch is controlled by how far the forward/reverse lever is thrown. The stitch plate just limits the levers travel. I was wondering why when I moved the plate the stitch count didnt change lol. because the plate is just a guide and you have to adjust the throw of the lever. So once you get the hang of it, you dont need teh plate at all and can switch granularity very easily.

On 10.22.23 - 11:19am Dave wrote:
So its 12 years later in 2023 and these same storm curtains are still in use!

The only one which comes down is the one across the front of the deck. I have had to put in a heavier pieces of clear vinyl on several of the windows. (The home depot interior draft sealer stuff only lasted 2 years way to thin)

They are kind stained and unsightly now. Pressure washer didnt help. To lazy to soak them or scrub. But super impressed with the material.

If it wasnt so much labor I would make a new set but..I will wait a bit longer still.


 
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