CowboyBob

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

Ok, just thought I'd jump in here & let you know Adler made a 30-1,-5&-7 & the newer square casting 30-10,-50 & 70 The 30-1 & 30-10 are long arm small bobbin,the 30-5 & 50 has a large bobbin & the 30-7 & 70 has the high lift that will sew almost 3/8" of leather.

I meant #69 nylon thread which is what alot of upholstery people use,yes we sell that thread. Bob

Years ago we used to put welting feet & sell them to people for a cheap upholstery machine.

The 15-91 is one of Singers heaviest home machine they ever bbuilt.If you interested in sewing leather it will use #69 with some minor tension tightening.The gear drive on the motor gives it the power to punch through leather over 1/4" it would make a great low priced wallet,purse or chap machine Bob

This machine is made for thin type of thread & sewing clothes.You might be able to sew #92 thread,#69 will work better,alittle over 1/4" thick of leather,so it'll have to be thin holsters if you want to use this machine.Plus it has the bottom feed(no walking foot) so it'll leave track marks on the bottom. This would handle chaps ok. HTH Bob

Back in the day when this machine was made they only had linen thread & hot wax,that's why they had the heaters on them.They kept the whole machine warm so the wax wouldn't harden.Most people use nylon thread on them now. We do have needles & awls in stock. Bob

Yes,it can be changed for around $375.00 for the parts,machine work & labor,shipping is extra.It can be done for less if you can take the hook saddle off & send to us for the machine work. Bob

If it was looping on top of the material then it would be the bobbin,looping underneath is always the top thread either too loose of tension or threaded incorrectly(on the top) or to large of thread for the machine.

Ok,I guess I'll have to add my 2-cents,Art makes a very good point these machines are much better than years ago.We do not see abnormal parts breakage or flaws in these machinea.If we did we wouldn't be selling them. The best part with either the 205 or 441 type of machine made in China is if needed you can buy the parts from either Juki or Adler since they interchange.So you'll never have to worry abnout parts not being available. Bob

Hello,have you tired searching the site as most questions you have about leather working have probably already been asked & answered here & are in the archives. Welcome to the site. Bob

Great job there, Welcome to the site. Bob

Nice looking work you have there. Welcome to the site. Bob

Great Job there, very professional. Welcome to the site!! Bob

WELCOME ABOARD, nice looking website as are the conchos. Bob

Hello Bill, You sure found the right place if you want to sew leather. Welcome aboard & if you ever have any questions about your machine feel free to give me a call. Bob

The max would be 3/8",but the stitch will look bad on the bottom side no matter what you do since the bobbin loads from the front instead of the side.The needle threads from front to back instead of left to right. If you want to PM me your email I'll send you some pics of the shuttle & you can see the way it loads from the front. Bob

Knut is right I know thw 105-25 is for sewing moccasins,so the 104-25 is the same machine only a flatbed,the top foot can be adjusted to make shorter stitches than the bottom so you have the ruffled look.The bad thing is on their shoe type of machine like this model the hook runs the different that the standard machine & makes a weird looking stitch on the bottom side.Just sew on some leather before you buy it & you'll see what I mean. Bob

The 29's top foot is what pulls the material & it has teeth on it & it'll leave alot of teeth marks on the topside of your leather. That is why it's called a shoe patcher,for making patches were people don't care what it looks like.

I hate to cut in here but the 47w66 is a fairly light duty machine max thread size #92 maybe can sew5/16" thick. Bob

The looping underneath is always the needle thread either it's to loose of a tension setting(on the top tension) or threaded incorrectly.

Here's a threading diagram. Bob

Hello, If you need smooth feet you'll have to grind the teeth off(I've done this quite a few times for these machines) as you can't buy em. Bob

another thing I've found helpful since picking up my machine is leaving a healthy 1/2" allowance on things so that there's room for the presser foot to be on the outside edge of the piece, allowing me to get right tight to where I want to be with the needle. That's a great idea.