iKonix Cylinder-Bed Lockstitch Sewing Machine - KS-335A

[Nanamagic]

Hello!! Hope everyone is safe!!  Has anyone used this machine? Trying to get an idea of what “cheap “machine to get for the time being.  Thank you in advance!!

[DieselTech]

I will say I am just a newbie when it comes to sewing leather with a machine. 

I looked at this machine in the beginning & asked a few questions about it & similar machines. 

I think most of them machines are set up with a binder attachment. So it might require a feed dog & throat plate change. Additional money required for accessories.

What was your intended use & the thread size you plan on using?

 

[Nanamagic]

I have making totes, purses, wallets etc.. have been hand sewing for 3 years but illness is interfering with this. Thank you for your thoughts!

[dikman]

The model number gives it away, it is a clone of the Pfaff 335. The 335 is primarily sold as a binder, the one I found searching is set up for that, as DieselTech said, and won't be suitable for what you want to sew. What you need is a standard upholstery-class machine, probably a flatbed. Keep looking.

[AlZilla]

Look closely. I seem to recall that some of these binding machines don't have a regular drop feed motion, but instead the feed dogs just just go front to back. I don't know why this is advantageous for binding.

[BurntLeatherCo]

I have one available in Arizona if anyone is interested.