I am not into saddle making just the occasional holster,knife sheath, notebook cover etc. I am mainly into tooling leather but the needto sew products cannot be denied, to date it has all been hand stitched and Iam looking to save time if at all possible. I have not needed to sew more than 3 layers of7-8 oz to date andI really do not expect to. Thank you for your advice, I appreciate your help.