Back to the Future?

[Cumberland Highpower]

Ok, so I am doing something I should have experimented 20 years ago when I got in the business....

I've bought a Seiko TE5 that is essentially a modern version of the Singer 17.

I want to run some really thin soft leathers through it, and I have seen online that it's a common trick to superglue a thin strip of rubber over the feed dogs.

Now I've never done that before, it's a new concept for me.  Are there any commercially available ready made rubber bonded feed dogs for it?

What about teflon presser feet? I see some around for textile machines of other makes?

I've probably lost my mind buying this TE5, but I was seriously intrigued by it for some odd reason and I don't want to mess with any of my other machines, they're all set up for other things.

 

 

[Northmount]

1 hour ago, Cumberland Highpower said:

I want to run some really thin soft leathers through it, and I have seen online that it's a common trick to superglue a thin strip of rubber over the feed dogs.

Buy a second set of feed dogs and grind the points off if there is enough adjustment room.

Some people apply a strip of tape to the underside of the material they are sewing.  Make sure the tape doesn't leave a sticky residue on your leather when you pull it off.

Edited Saturday at 04:49 PM by Northmount
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