JWfur

Yes sir, you're welcome

https://www.bonniespatternshop.com/listing/548703563/missouri-river-mountain-men-trappers

So just curious. Why keep them 3 years and sell? I'd assume it's not a wear and tear problem, seems like 3 years they'd just be broke in?

That Juki 1342 sounds awesome in the description. However the price about tipped me over. Too much for me, unless I could find a used one. I'm still looking. @kgg

Thank you, I'm in the process of checking on the machines you mentioned.

Use a cloth tape. Measure the circumference of the head. Then it's just math depending on what type of hat. 3 panel = circumference divided by 3+ your fudge factor or seam allowance etc. That's how we do it with fur hats anyhow.

Copy that, thanks

@AlZilla @Wizcrafts @kgg Thank you guys for your help. I appreciate it. I tried to quote and add a pic but that reply went bad. I don't know what I did wrong, I apologize for whatever happened. Anyway, after thinking more about it, I'm wondering if the 4800 might be the answer? I'm not stuck on a particular brand, but I've heard good things about techsew customer service/warranty. The 4800 if I'm reading the descriptions right, should sew 3-5 oz leather as well as the occasional heavy tack repair? Is there an advantage to one brand over the other? The cowboy brand I think I could find close enough to drive to. The others don't seem to be the case. What would the 4800 be in the other brands? As I said before, without the experience all I can go by is the written description. Which isn't always completely accurate I guess. h

I don't know what happened to my reply in 5100 post. I can't edit it or fix it. I hope you can, I don't want to break your website

I'll try it right now

Excellent reading, thank you.

Wizcrafts, I have fur sewing machines. I don't want it to sew fur. I'm just curious as to the variety of leather it can handle. I would like a cylinder machine with a flat bed option, that will handle the widest variety.

Did you sell your machine?

That is very nice. My thought was, 5 round loops, what an excellent idea. That 1 leftover round won't do much good if you've been through the first five.

I have read that, it was very good. In fact I took notes. I've been lurking around here for a while now. If the 5100 I mentioned will sew everything from wallets to tack, it's the one for me. I want to be as versatile as possible. This is an example of some of the stuff we do right now. Lots of work with fur, some leather work. I want to do more leather work and I'm buying a machine for the future. ( if that makes sense) I will be doing knife sheaths for one customer, bags for another and maybe even fixing horse tack. I need to be versatile and open to anything. At least I need to have the equipment to be able to.