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Thompson Original Mini Walking Foot Sewing Machine (Model PW-500)
by Thompson
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2 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Jan 2025
A walking-foot sewing machine from Thompson, model PW-500, designed for heavy-duty stitching. Thompson helped develop the similar Sailrite machine, so the two share common parts and repair sources.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Owners describe it as a machine that will outlast them, and its parts compatibility with Sailrite means most repairs can be sourced even decades later. One owner inherited theirs as a family heirloom and still uses it regularly.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as July 2025
Tags
sewing-machine walking-foot heavy-duty repairable parts-compatible
Thompson Original Mini Walking Foot sewing machine. Model # PW-500... once I get it set up, it will outlast me.
I have one that was given to me by my birth-grandfather. I love it!