Info or comments on a Union Special 43200

[Pierre Descoteaux]

A co worker of mine is trying to get ride of her Union Special 43200 straight stitch sewing machine with a table. It apparently works great despite a tiny bit of oil dripping very slowly when in use. She fixed that with a simple cotton ball when she used to make accessories for her home business.

Before I jump on this machine for a very low price (they want it out of their basement asap!) I would like to know if this would be helpful for pack making. I’m just a regular DIY guy but my Pfaff Select 4.2 struggles with the many layers required for some of the stitching on a pack or heavy reinforcement.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Cheers

[Craig B]

Hmm, I didn’t see any reference to this being a straight stitch machine.  I only see Union Special 43200G, which is a chain stitch hemming machine with two needles used to make bluejeans.  I have no idea whether you can use only one needle on it to do straight stitches.  They sound like they are on the medium to heavy-duty side of things though.  Probably not all that helpfull….

[Pierre Descoteaux]

Thank you Craig for taking the time to help out. I really appreciate it. There are a few version A trough F of the Union Special and the one I’m hoping to get was used for jean and bag making and has only one needle. Somehow I still can’t figure out which exact model it is. But for the price, including a table, no shipping needed and all in my Canuck’s dollars it may just be worth trying it.

Cheers

[nunatak]

I just googled it. That thing looks crazy! Good luck.

[Pierre Descoteaux]

Yep it looks overkill to say the least! that’s why I’ll go try it first but right now, the owner is having some separation anxiety issues… I may only be able to try it or buy it in a few weeks. All good since I should really work on finishing my four person version of a Caffin winter tent and for that, my little Pfaff is just fine.

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