Edge Guides...do They Work?

[ashleyuk]

Hello

do edge guides work on thin leathers ,or very soft leathers ?

Running a stiff section of veg tan along a guide is pretty simple,but do the softest or thinnest leathers scrunch up or are there more sensative rollers on them ?

I was thinking of on a machine like a pfaff 335 or similiar highlead etc

thanks

A

[Ferg]

I have a variety of edge guides. Soft/thin leathers I use a straight guide that is 1 1/4" long.

For stiff I use a roller guide. Also use the roller on curved edges.

ferg

Hello

do edge guides work on thin leathers ,or very soft leathers ?

Running a stiff section of veg tan along a guide is pretty simple,but do the softest or thinnest leathers scrunch up or are there more sensative rollers on them ?

I was thinking of on a machine like a pfaff 335 or similiar highlead etc

thanks

A

[Northmount]

Hello

do edge guides work on thin leathers ,or very soft leathers ?

Running a stiff section of veg tan along a guide is pretty simple,but do the softest or thinnest leathers scrunch up or are there more sensative rollers on them ?

I was thinking of on a machine like a pfaff 335 or similiar highlead etc

thanks

A

With very soft thin leathers, they are more a reference point. Same as if you were sewing cloth. So you have to, in general, keep watching and adjusting your feed to keep the edge stitching even. The guide won't push the soft leather over. For long straight runs, a long guide can help more than a short guide.

CTG