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Can't seem to edit my previous post for the second time. P. 25 of the sailmaker catalogue lists threads but what is useful is that it also lists yardage and weight.

Here's an interesting link on Sewing Machine Needles http://banner-flag.bainbridgeint.com/dbimgs/us/04_USA_Tools_133_150.pdf Here's another link for small quantities of needles p.38 and the sewing machine they sell and which thread size to use (you have to read a bit) and an interesting list of bits and pieces. http://cdn.sailmakerssupply.com/downloads/Sailmakers_Supply_Catalog_2011a.pdf

Thanks, Darren but I'm after a servo machine.

Hi Darren, Is the motor a clutch or servo? How much leather will it go through? What size needles and thread does it use? I have furniture leather to sew with. 1.6 mm thick maybe equates to 3-4 oz. I have a Pfaff 362 and love it. It retired as a Textile and Design teaching machine in early 1970s and I started my love affair with sewing back then. But I've now just got hold of a bunch of furniture leather and I want to sew "stuff" with it so I've just started on the hunt for a machine. Currently looking at Techsew 2700 and CB227R.