Michael Schwartz

The Diamond is bonded to the foot with a proprietary overplating method (It's nice to have a friend in the diamond plating business) The huge advantage of the the Diamond plating over simply sandblasting, roughing up the surface or gluing sandpaper to the foot is that the Diamond is permanently bonded to the foot and will basically last longer than the machine itself. In addition, it is easy to choose different Diamond size and grit density for different materials. Simply grinding the foot may work for a while but the leather will quickly wear down the roughness created and the feed will become inconsistent. There is also a significant danger of grinding unevenly causing the foot to feed on a bias or possibly ruining the foot altogether. I am currently selling 21K feet as fast as I can make them. They sell for $65 each with free shipping in the continental US. Multiple feet discounts are available. Contact me if interested.

All Walking foot machine users. Like the rest of you, I was somewhat dismayed over the walking foot marks left in my projects by the machine, especially in softer leather. I purchased a replacement foot and, using a grinder, I ground off the teeth on the bottom of the foot. Then I took the foot to a diamond plater, who fortunately is a good friend of mine. We chose the appropriate diamond size and type and plated a layer of diamond on the bottom of the foot. The coefficient of friction seemed right so I installed the foot on my machine. As you can see from the photo, the marks from the original "toothed" foot are on the right and the left two rows are from the diamond plated foot with absolutely no changes in pressure settings, only an interchange of the feet. As you can see, the marks are significantly reduced and I feel like I can use the patcher again for my projects where the foot marks are not tolerable. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing a diamond foot for your machine. If a replacement foot is available, I can get one and plate it for you for $25 plus the cost of the foot.