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What make of machine is this. I googled 'Brute 2019' and got nothing. 

This is largely thought to be a rough clone of a Singer 24K leather (shoe) patcher machine. It looks like its mounted on a harbor freight buffer stand. If you go on amazon and type in "shoe repair machine" you will find clones of clones of clones of this machine. The design is simple and robust and the variations in quality are usually good to rough depending on where your stock is coming from. The machine is rough cast iron from molds that have outlived their original design intent. The design is solid and heavy duty. So depending on where you get it from and how good you are at getting it running smoothly depends on your success with this machine. More plainly spoken, out of the box you are going to have to address several issues with files and lubrication to get the machine to run reliable or at the very least with your sanity in tact. You can do good work with this machine and build money to get into something nicer. 

I should also mention I would not pay more than $150.00 USD for one. Otherwise I would save my ducketts and  move up to an antique Singer unit. It will probably need an overhaul. But saving time on becoming an expert on a crappy machine vs. a better one. Its worth the wait 

I just gave my a made up name. Being it is built like a tank I named it "Bruit 2019". I purchased it on amazon. It came pretty rough, oily and unfinished. I made several modifications and did a lot of polishing. I got the stand from Harbor Freight. I was really pleased with what the machine can sew. I found a great site for spare parts, " bantamsaddletack.com"  I spoke with the owner and what a great source of information. You can purchase a machine from  bantamsaddletack.com. The machine is tested and will come to you in a ready to use condition. Had I know this I would have ordered the Patcher from them. I'm into my machine about $160 including the stand.  Doing a little research I found that it is a copy of the Bradbury Sewing Machine company. Their machine was produced up to 1929 when Wall Street crashed. Many tink this is a copy of the Singer model 29.

I added a larger handle, made from an old sewing awl. I also added a couple of additional thread guide. The felt pad under the thread spool also helps prevent thread from riding under the spool. I adds a little friction to prevent free spooling and thread tangle. 

I saw your post here and you gave me the same idea for the handle. Hope you don’t mind me using your idea. 

Not at all, looks good. I like the having a handle to provide a little more control.

Thank you guys. I really appreciate your help. I own a Titan TN-650BL Upholstery machine and it works great, but being a flat bed, it is limited and an open arm machine has some advantages.