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Thanks for all the support and help! Everyone seems to love the Artisan so it's probably the way we'll go although I've not seen one in person yet. We did try out the Singer 7 and as much as I like old anything, it reminded me of when I was a kid and my daddy let me help him push buttons and pull levers on a D9 Cat. Very noisy, very powerful and a bit scary (although the Cat was less scary cuz daddy was always right there and I knew he'd keep me safe) Thanks again for the help can't tell you how much I appreciate it! Joy

Hi everyone, I'm looking at buying a machine and getting close to a decision. I've found a freshly rebuilt Singer 7 and an Artisan 3000. We do chaps, saddlery and horse tack and looking for a machine that is capable of sewing the heavy, stiff leather. I understand from reading here that both do verywell but now that I've found both the Singer and Artisan for approximately the same price, I've having a tough time with the decision. Anyone have opinions on which would be the best choice? Thanks again, you all have been so much help! Joy

Gee guys thanks for all the input!! I really appreciate am finding that I have a LOT to learn! We're going to look at the machine today (not sure what exact #7 it is) and I've taken notes of all your advice and will take them with me to compare. Thanks again. I'm so excited! Joy

I asked a couple of questions last week and Bruce was kind enough to give me a nice, detailed and informative answers but I have a new question. I'm looking for a heavy stitcher for saddles and horse tack and have found a Singer class 7 machine in my area for sale. What do y'all think of them? I've heard good things about them but would like to hear your opinions. Thanks

Good morning everyone, I'm so glad I found you and I'm learning so many things! I tend to be longwinded so I'll try to make this short. I've been lurking around here for a week or so reading posts and responses but I have a question. I'm looking for a leather sewing machine for my son. In the last couple of years he has gotten into leather work as a hobby (would love to do it as a profession someday) and has rebuilt a couple of saddles for me, several pairs of chaps, belts, sheaths, saddle repair etc. for some of my horsey friends. He has been hand sticthing all of them and I'd like to find him a reasonably priced machine for christmas. I've heard not so good things about the Tippmann "Boss" so am hesitant to get one of them but have heard good things about the Ferdco "Baby Bull 440R". On the Ferdco website they list it as a "tack stitcher". Can anyone tell me what that means? How well do they work at stitching heavier saddle leather and chaps? Any help would be greatly appreciated!