CowboyBob

I'm @ the Sheridan show & won't be back in the shop until the 24th.What do you want to sew? And or how thick & thread size? Bob

Dan, The roller foot makes it easier to make straight stitches than a walking foot because heroller has constant pressure on the leather & the walking feet are lifting up & down which will will be harder to guide in a straight line. Bob

Both the previous posters are correct,the 7-class Singers are great machines for certain types of sewing but leather isn't one of them ,they have very large feet that limit how close to hardware you can get,bottom feed only will leave awful looking teeth marks & being a flat bed. We used tio sell them years ago & found out they aren't the best machine for leather. You need a cylinder arm machine that a table can be added for flat sewing & then it needs to have a walking foot needlefeed so you won't have teeth marks on the bottom. Consider your sewing machine as the most important tool you need in leather working & choosing the wrong one will really spoil all the fun you can have in the hobby. Bob

They are good machines as long as you don't want to sew real heavy(over 5/16") or use anything bigger than #92. HTH Bob

Yes,needles are still available for it but they sell for around $5.00 ea so you don't want to break many.

They were made for sewing shoe soles on,you might be ale to use ut on knife sheaths but there's no way to sew much else other than along the edge of something. Needles are pretty pricey too. Bob

You machine is identical to what we sell & it should make a nice tight looking stitch.The most common problem is people forget to wrap the thread around the side (or second) tension 1 & 1/2 times.You have to do this as this tension is a rolling tension & doing it that way makes the thread grip the roller better. HTH Bob

Here's the threading. Bob

These are great hints,you also want to make sure the takeup lever is all the way up when you stop & start. Bob

Hello, It looks like a machine Chandler used to import years ago,we used to sell alot of them,the problem is the shuttle & bobbins were just alittle smaller than standard 29 machines. Bob

Well the tension unit is supposed to create tension & usually it needs to be real tight,now if it's getting stuck are you saying it won't pull out at all? Or is it breaking the thread?

The .055 should be a #22 or metric#140 Bob

We stock them in #18,19,20,21,22. Bob

If your thread isn't pulled in between the tension discs it'll do this everytime. Bob

The best thing to do is take all the stuff off the top of your table,turn it upside down,take the new motor & line it up with the belt slot & mark it & drill from underneath,mount motor & flip table over & re-install the stuff you took off,hookup belt & have fun. Bob

Hey Jeff,I'm glad to hear you got the machine & everything is going great. Thanks so much for the kind words & thanks so much fer being a great customer! Bob

The safety clutch kicked out & the spring that fell out goes behind the fish hook looking part of the clutch,so the way to reset it it,lay the machine back so you can look at the belt pulley,push the fish hook part towards the matching cutout part on the collar & then push the button on the bed(the one on the right)down & turn the handwheel backwards & it'll re-engage it.If it's tight you should put some oil around the hook & rock the handwheel back & forth to get it released. Bob

The Sewpro servo is different than standard serovs most people sell as it will run alot slower since it has a builtin gear reducer in it.To get the speed as slow as this one with a regular servo you'll need to buy a speed reducer & then try lining everything up when you install it.Oh, the speed reducers sell for around $125 add that to $130.00 or so for a Servo & the Sewpro is a better buy. We been selling alot of lately & alot in stock. Bob

Is this a 110W125? What did you want to sew when you bought this machine?You know it only makes real short stitches.What kind of motor is on it?Servo motor or clutchmotor? Bob

I always tell people to just use the clear oil on the whole machine.I've already had machines in that people use grease & seen roller get flat spots on them when the grease dries out.So just oil it ever 8 hrs use or if it sets a while oil before using it. Don't forget to oil the shuttle everytime you use a bobbin of thread,just a drop somwere on the edge of the hole that it sets in. Bob

Here's a bracket we sell to mount the binders on & the 2-screw holes it can mount in ar in the pic. Bob

Well depending on condition,if it has a stand,sews or not the price can vary from $1-$3,500. the 99 is a home machine that will just barely sew chaps probably worth $25.00 tops(if it sews) Bob

The 7-31 will sew maybe 1/2" thick of leather,but has some large & feed dogs the the bottom that can leaves marks on the bottom of the leather. Bob

While it does look like a real nice machine,I've sold them & different needle plates for sewing things like stirrups,holsters & etc along with the feet are not available.They will just barely sew the 15mm & it would have to be a soft leather only.I'm not saying this beacuse I sell them but the feet,plates & any other spares are much easier to buy & lower price than for this machine. Also the 441 style of machine will sew much heavy & feed better.There should be some used Juki or clone 441's over there for sale.If I were I would wait for one. Bob

I hate to say this but" if it ain't broke don't fix it" So anyways don't worry your not the first person I know that's done this. If you look at the position of the shuttle driver it should look like this on the upstroke of the needlebar.Your machine has no adjustments,once you get the gears set properly so the shuttle driver is as in the pic it'll sew. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Bob