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Well done,

Thank you, it is going on a Serratelli beaver. The grey u=is a Justin wool. Thank you Made a hat clamp to be able to hang a hat in the car.

Is it that there's a setting for startup speed and 500 is the lowest? I *think* my Eagle 550's have a setting that let me adjust minimum speed. Mine start at 200.

I'm wondering if it can be accessed deep enough inside to reinforce it with something like kydex?

Just bought the Eagle EA 750-P Servo motor. Trying to sew as slow as possible (1 stitch/sec) but cant set the speed below 500 rpm. How can I change the Minimum Speed Parameters ? Also, it has a "rough start" (noisy and a bit eratic) when I slowly depress the foot pedal. Theres also no explaination for the codes U 1 through U 8. Any ideas ? Thanks guys

I’m sending you a photo of the older patch design that was used on the bags. All the color patches in the image are leather. Just letting you know this project is from an older collection.

This may be a foolish question, but why???

I had one. Sewed at least 30 new saddles on it, plus a ton of repair work. A couple miles of double latigo reins. production belts, wallets, everything. If it had 4 more inches of throat clearance it never would have left. If this one sews - $500 and I would not be asking, I would be robbing the ATM and gassing up the truck.

That sounds worth trying. Thanks a lot, @chuck123wapati

Second thought , sew a strip of firm leather on the bottom side to hold the edge out where you want it to stay ( stiffener kind of )

If it is veg tan .......... maybe very warm water ? I guess you would need to lightly dampen the entire side to avoid any water spots , just go heavy on the edges with the warm water . Good luck and let us know the fix you come up with !

Speed reducing that 66 was my first thought but I wanted to see what others offered. Here's a pic of a speed reducer for an industrial. A little big but it illustrates the concept. You can also homebrew a unit with a couple of pillow blocks, 2 pulleys and some bar stock. Reducing the speed also increases the torque. I've got an industrial that I can run as low as 11 stitches per minute. Way too slow but very controllable as it increases in speed. If that 66 can be controlled enough to work for you, it lets you work while you decide on and fund a genuine glove machine. You could go here https://www.blocklayer.com/pulley-belteng and play with the potential speed reduction. I guessed at a 1/2" motor pulley, driving a 4" pulley that in turn drives a 1" pulley and then a hypothetical 3" hand wheel pulley. Driving the motor at 300 rpms gets 13 stitches per minute. Obviously, you can change any of that. It's the 3rd calculator down on the page. If you do something like this, I'd make sure the foot controller is 100%. Those things can cause a lot of problems.

Maybe a circle instead of a diamond with the same-sized edge on both sides of the stitches.

Thanks for your reply and linking to your post. I am thinking this may be my next approach whilst I see what other suitable machines are available over here. I love how you have solved your issue without it being too difficult to manufacture or source parts. I’m thinking I may try a 3d print a larger wheel to suit 😊

Max of 8mm? That thing is definitely overkill, it's a 441-class machine, a harness stitcher!! It's too late now but you should have found out what options the seller has then ask here as to suitability. They should never have sold you a machine like that for what you are sewing.

A 205-64 is not a walking feet (-370) but a needle feed sewing machine. One of the best made in the class of super heavy arm machines.

What other working sewing machines do you have in your shop?

@DarkHorseFarm As a starting point you could check what motor (how much horsepower) and what gear reduction (4:1, 5:1, 10:1) is being offered by the folks at Campbell.

Hello to whoever reads this. I’m considering buying a 205-64. It needs the walking foot worked on. I’ve been told there are shims that are needed to keep it working in line. Its sews fine and could be used as is. I know it’s an old machine with its limitations and I certainly don’t need it. That being said the asking price is $500 and I do wonder if it might be worth it to have I’m my shop or possibly repair and resell. Though I never seem to sell anything. I’d like to hear opinions from those who know more about this machine than I. Thanks Jonathan

My girlfriend says I can get a reduced sentence if I paint the pulley 😀

I would have thought the 869 would be a better machine for the job also. thickest leather I will sew is 8mm.

One curse of the 7x3 needle system is they are so long. This means they will flex more when using narrow sizes like the 140Nm you mentioned. The needles are also more expensive, and available from fewer sources.

It is along the entire length of the bottom edge.