Hello, sorry this has probably been asked a million times, but I couldn’t find many resources. I have been interested in starting to build my own leather boots for myself purely as a hobby. I want to sew occasionally two pieces of 6 oz veg tanned leather (12 oz) and every now and then a maximum of two pieces if 9 oz (18 oz) of leather. I want to do all this with a 92 thread. I have a budget of around 700 which I will probably get the most bang for my buck by getting a used sewing machine. Could I get some recommendations to research around my area (California)? Thank you for any advice. I am a complete beginner as you can probably tell. From what I read machines like the consew 206rb are the leather machines that get most recommended for my price range (I think) but from I have heard they are hard to do maintenance and take care of them. I know most if not all machines are like this. I was wondering do you take a course on learning to repair the machine, or do you just learn from multiple years of using different machines, or do you only use the manual? Thank you for any information.
