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Wow! Great information....I've been doing it all wrong! I found Frebring's glycerin bar soap, have canvas and courdura will buy a belt sander...150 grip belts. When you speak of spirit dyes do you mean not water based? Alcohol base? What is Neat lac? Don

I' listening. Good advise it seems. The why a patcher question is because of the end seam on a bag is almost impossible using a cylinder arm. Ron (Techsew) suggested an off the back arm machine and I agree it would be the perfect machine but I was thinking if a patcher could be made to work on a few bags it would be over all a more versatile machine to have...A Clase would be my choice. I see your point as to not having edge guides and inner layer slip. I glue everything together mostly and would have to deal with the other issues case by case. If I design a decent drop down roller guide for it would anybody be interested? Don

All of this you say makes sense however I'm headed in the direction of Claes 30 machine due to its bigger bobin, larger needles and I think needle advance? I'm setting- up shop to do a wide swath of leather work including some industrial lifting strap sewing and joining. I'm thinking based on what I know, the Claes can be used in a variety of situations including some operations of bag making. The Claes machine has needle

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So impressive. Very nice work. Silverd

Hi I have and operate a Tormek 10" sharpening system and have put an edge on my American spliter using the planar blade attachment at least as good as the factory original. The key is hollow grinding to 20 degs with a shaping wheel only if needed then a fine stone wheel followed by an edge polishing wheel. Razor sharp results that will last and slice leather with ease. Silverd

Uwe. Honestly the final word for cylinder arm to flat bed converstion. Just bought one of his and wow! Really well designed and made. This guy has it together. The conversion table that came with my 5100 is very rough. Technically it can be installed and used but its fraught with gaps sharp edges and the method of attachment to the table (not the cylinder) makes it time consuming to attach and remove. Quite honestly a joke. Silverd

Thank you. Very insightful. 8346 I belive in this case. I use a singer 201mk with a home made speed reducer and after market motor to sew 2-4 oz leather...light stuff which it works pretty well for. Aside from all the other differences the feeds are equivalent would you say? Both the singer and the Clase have a single element material advancement mechanism...is my point. Silverd

Thank you. I will investigate. Don

HI I just bought a Claes 30 myself. Everything I read suggest they are a great addition to a shop, but I've also read they come with a coupleof draw backs. 1. Only a walking foot. 2. Difficult to sew a straght line. I understand #1 concern. My singer 201MK is also only a single element feed and sometimes that's a problem. Ive added a speed reducer to this machine and use it very successfully to sew zippers into bag leather and to make small straps etc. It's a joy to use for these applications with the added speed reducer but I make sure to feed the light leather carfully. #2. I have no idea if straight line sewing will be an issue for the Claes. It's what I initialy intend to use the machine for however. Sewing the vertical seams of a bag at both ends. Can anyone comment on this? Don

May i jump in with a request for advice please. I'm purchasing a claes 30 and will require a servo drive motor and controller. Who makeD a good system? Honestly the system that came on my 5100SE is unfortunately very poor in terms of control. Im sure there must be very good servo controllers and motors designed specific for the sewing industry that don' require elevated skills to operate...I hope at least. What is normally recommend? Don

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I' considering the purchaseof a claes or singer 29k type Patcher to help me sew handbags. Have a singer 201k M2 and a techsew 5100 already. One place I read suggested that Patchers can't or don't sew straight very well and leave presser foot marks. Can anyone comment re this? Don

...The most important question not really made clear in this string. Where can I buy one? Silver