Travistheleatherguy Report post Posted October 6 I just picked up a Landis 12 Model A3544. I'm not exactly sure what I have. It appears to be in very good shape and complete. I'm gonna get it cleaned up and try to get it operational. If anyone has any information on these machines please help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted October 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, Travistheleatherguy said: I just picked up a Landis 12 Model A3544. I'm not exactly sure what I have. It appears to be in very good shape and complete. I'm gonna get it cleaned up and try to get it operational. If anyone has any information on these machines please help. It is a shoe & boot sole stitcher I believe. Used only for sewing/ stitching shoe & boot soles on with. I believe they had models A-L in the landis 12. & I believe the Model A was the first of the series/models. Edited October 6 by DieselTech Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FDC Report post Posted 10 hours ago I have a Model 12 F and it is hard to find literature about them. There is a very helpful bootmaker in Oklahoma - Lisa Sorrell and she a a notions and findings shop. She has a lot of vintage LAndis literature that she offers free of charge! She is super helpful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted 6 hours ago The Landis 12 sole stitchers have a curved awl and curved barbed needle, called a "hook" in the shoe repair trade. They are only meant to sew the outside edge of a shoe or boot sole. Originally, they used linen thread run through a heated wax pot. In modern times, you can run bonded polyester thread in them, on top and in the bobbin. One notable oddity in these stitchers, vs modern industrial sewing machines, is that the huge flywheel is spun clockwise, away from you when you are in front of the machine. If you were to clamp a stack of veg-tan leather under the foot and rotate the wheel towards you, you will probably break the needle at the barbed tip. This is because the awl hasn't stabbed a hole for the needle to pass through. The correct operation calls for using an awl that is one size (number) larger than the needle. These machines typically run linen thread ranging from 6 to 10 cords. The shoe is sewn upside down, with the bottom facing up. As was mentioned earlier, Lisa Sorrell Bespoke Bootmaker, has a YouTube channel in which she has posted three video tutorials about her Landis curved needle sole stitcher. It's a Boot Life: threading the curved needle 12: Curved Needle Straight and Curved Needle Machines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
