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This machine is sold.

Thank you

Sorry... PRICE $500 This listing should be in the "Used" category as it is NOT a new machine. Dennis

Industrial Sewing Machine, Double Needle, Post Type Bed ... 500 US$ Atlas Model AT20T53 Double needle machine with a high post bed. Drop feed operation. Currently set up for 1/2" spacing between rows of stitches. Uses 135X5 or 135X8 needle system - Sizes #14 to #22. Uses size "G" bobbins. Rated for up to V138 top thread, but largest practical is V92. Use V69 bobbin thread. Includes: - Machine head - with forward and reverse - Nice sewing stand with a drawer and wheels - Servo drive motor with controller for easy speed control - Three spool thread stand - Work light - Bobbin winder - Screw driver set - Assorted needles - Spare bobbins - Assortment of feet with center guide, left guide, right guide and no guide - Operator manuals Sews well, just don't have a use for it. Especially good for upholstery work. Can easily be converted to a single needle by just leaving out one needle. The high post makes it particularly useful for sewing inside bags, hats, seat covers, tubes or other 3 dimensional items. Sold by Atlas out of California. Similar to many other double needle post machines from Consew (228R-11-A), Techsew 820, Highland (GC241018), iKonic (KS820), Artisan (5120) and many others. Based on the old Singer 52W19. Located about 30 minutes north of Detroit, Michigan.

Thanks everyone for your input on this. It may be simpler than I thought. A knowledgeable supplier suggested it may be just milled (dry tumbled) cowhide. Looking at samples on line confirms it could be this simple. Regards, Dennis

The vehicle is a low volume car called an "Italia". Hand made by a company in Turin, Italy called Intermeccanica. The largest piece I have is the top of the dash panel. It is about 52" / 130cm long x 14" / 35cm wide.

If you're referring to the hole in the second picture - at around the 4.5" measurement - that is just a hole in the material for a control knob to pass thru. I thought shark looked similar also..... Bison or shark? How could two such different animals have skin that looks similar! Dennis

Thank you Mike, You're right it does look very similar. The leather layer is very thin. ("Bison" sounds like it should be thick.) Perhaps it was shaved thin and bonded to cloth so it would be tough but flexible? I'll try to find suppliers and see what they have to say. Any suggestions on suppliers? Dennis

I hope someone can identify this leather / skin. It was used to trim the interior of an Italian sports car from the 1960's. It is used on the instrument panel, top of dash, shift boot and some parts of the center console. - The surface is "bumpy" or textured. - VERY thin - about 0.010" / .25mm. It is bonded to a cloth material for support. - No repeatable pattern noticed - even in the larger areas. Pictures attached. Thanks, Dennis

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For Sale: Pfaff 545 $1200 (Detroit, Michigan area.) Factory set up to sew medium to heavy leather. Compound feed (drop feed lower dog, alternating presser feet and needle feed.) Option list includes dual leaf springs for presser foot for sewing heavy leather, 4 motion drop feed lower dog, safety clutch and maximum stitch length of 6 mm. Has Reverse. Easy to set stitch length. Comes with: Servo Motor, table, light, spool stand, bobbin winder and good assortment of feet, needles and bobbins. Don't use it much, but when I do it works well. Very easy to control with servo motor set at low speed. Has plenty of power to penetrate over 7 mm of veg tan even at slow speed. Very good condition. Paint on bed is a little scuffed, but runs well.

This machine is sold.

Not much help here on old Singers. Perhaps a Singer 111W155 would work for you. (Also Pfaff 145, 545 and Juki LU-562, LU-563 and other compound feed machines.) Prices vary with condition. For super slow and controlled operation - especially for someone just starting out - you might consider a servo motor rather that a clutch motor. Doubt you find one of these machines for cheap unless you get lucky. They are what everyone wants. (Servo motor alone is about $120 and up.) Good luck.

Hello Dwight, Sorry for the delayed response - I just saw your question. I'm sorry I don't know if it will take 346 thread. The heaviest I've tried is 138. The required needle for 346 would be a size 26/220 and they are available in the needle system, but this doesn't mean much. Regards, Dennis

I have a nice Singer 132K6 for sale. For more information and pictures see the CraigsList ad in the Detroit, Michigan area. ( https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/bfs/6092625205.html )