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I would approach that with extreme caution ⚠️ PTO's can be dangerous. I have 3 vintage tractors,2 with pto pulleys ( and hard metal seats, and i end up with sore back and a sore a...se) Perhaps leave it well alone if it's still in tact and functional? But all the very best with the restoration , you're preserving history👍 HS

i would leave it alone until i knew how to take it apart and do it correctly with the proper materials, and I doubt most leather workers know how to do that lol.. Those things were dangerous enough without unforeseen problems. and someone may use it at some point in time. Take your time on your awesome rebuild, it's a very cool project indeed.

Thank you friquant, Constabulary & Wizcrafts for the help! Any recommendations for a newbie machine that is more available? I don't see any 111w155 for sale locally. I am looking to dabble in the trade a little bit to see if I like it and if I can make anything intersting.

Your threading of the top thread around the tension discs is incorrect, refer to your manual for the correct threading. kgg

I also have a Singer 107w in my shop. It is handy for jobs requiring a zig-zag stitch. It can sew with #69 bonded thread into 5-6 ounce chrome tanned shoe upper leather, like that tanned by S.B. Foot. But, that's not all it's good for. I also use the 107 to sew linings and cloth that would be eaten by my walking foot machines. To do this I move the stitch width selector on the back to zero throw. This places the needle on one side of the presser foot. I use the stitch length knob on the rear to get a longer stitch. The maximum throw is about 1/4 inch, or slightly wider. While this wouldn't be a first machine to buy for a leather shop, it would be a good addition. Your first machine should be a compound feed walking foot machine. An example is the out-of-production Singer 111w155.

top and bottom picture show a Singer 107w ZigZag machine of some kind, it can sew garment leather. I have one, nice machine but not the best option for leather work. But the one shown has a lot of milage as it seems. I would not buy it as my main / first machine.

if you are looking for small / narrow foot print feet then these feet here may be an option: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/132157-interesting-441-style-presser-feet-for-singer-111w-153w-and-similar-like-341-227r-and-so-forth/

Messing around with some scrap with Wildcat Hillbilly. Fun to do something whimsical.

It's together and sewing! Thank you!!

Here’s a video of it happening. IMG_6701.mov

My thread keeps jumping out of this tension spring. Do I need to rotate it down to keep the thread in? Also do I remove this wool like material from this thread guide? thanksr tj

I don't know why they are typically wider on the left. Somewhere I read that "the softer the material, the bigger you want your foot to be". Grinding down would make your footprint smaller. As long as you are not concerned about sinking too far I don't see a problem. I actually do a fair amount of my stitching with a zipper foot, even when I'm not sewing zippers. (A zipper foot would be like grinding one entire side off)

Don't buy these. You will want a triple feed machine. (May take some internet browsing to learn to identify triple feed) The singer in the photo appears to be a bottom-feed lockstitch machine. (Bottom-feed won't feed sticky materials) The Lewis is not a lockstitch machine at all. Maybe a blind hemmer?

Hey everyone, I have a cb341 that has a presser foot like the one in the picture. I like to guide off the presser foot when stitching but I like to use the left side better than the right. Do they offer a presser foot that has the needle centered. My apologies if I got the terminology wrong. i guess option 2 would be to get another presser foot and modify it with a grinder. Would there be any drawbacks to that?

Genius!

Hey, I am considering buying one of these machines. I have not looked at them yet and don't know anything about them. I would like to get something that can sew leather (belts, wallets, etc.). I think they are asking $200 each. Assuming they work, are they something that I should consider?

While that pulley may help. I think this is my best upgrade yet. I have a 200 rpm minimum on my servo. So this 6” pulley got me to 100rpm at the machine. Should see 70 rpm with the new motor pulley.

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The wheel is staying as is. Taking it apart would leave a HUGE mess. It's actually made from paper! It acts and feels like wood, it's nailed together at the factory (79 years ago). I'm liking this Dwight! Got the brain wheels turning.

What's on the wheel now? Does that have to come off first? If you remove what's on the wheel, then you would have flanges on the two ends that the leather would need to be proud of, so it might not be 8 to 9 oz, but 10 to 11 oz. I would put that on with barge cement with a minimum of a 3/4 " scarf. Laid with the lap in the correct direction. Sorry had that wrong thought

I would cut a piece of 3.4 inch pine to fill the hole . . . nice tight fit . . . that would be screwed to a piece of 3/8 inch plywood . . . that would be the size of the outside diameter of the pulley. Tool a really nice little Farmall "M" . . . sitting atop a small plowed field . . . with clouds on the left and right . . . and the IH in the middle above the tractor. Contact cement the tooled image to the plywood . . . get nails used for attaching cloth to a wood project from Hobby Lobby . . . ring the outside of the tooled image with them. Start the tractor . . . sand the pulley real well . . . paint it bright high polish fire engine red . . . call it all done May God bless, Dwight

KillDevilBill, Yeah I hate messing up a $40 belt blank and I like to find ways for consistent results. Trouble is a lot of these tools don't have handles that are aligned with the cutting edges.

How much is the skiver? Do u have any pics? thanks tj

This is a personal project, not a customer. I'm "restoring" my old tractor. It's almost mandatory that it has a leather seat, but I also thought it would be cool to wrap the belt wheel in leather also. My first thought was to stack rings on so the edges face out and burnish the heck out of them. That's gonna take A TON of leather, wheel is 6" diameter. Next thought was flesh side out and burnish, but I'm not sold on that. Right now I'm thinking tooled with the "IH" logo facing out. Just wondering what the talent here comes up with. Looking for ideas! Thanks!

@chuck123wapati ive kept up on my basil and oregano, and my parsley has gone ' kapoof' almost two feet high. I also planted some capsicums, both red and green , something I use a lot of in cooking. Dam catapillers keep eating my mint, not happy. Just made a heap of sausage rolls, and curry sumosas , some for dinner tonight and the rest get frozen. I can get sausage meat from our supermarket. God bless mum for teaching me how to cook Your ' burb looks quite at home in that picture. HS