Members Heckler Posted June 26 Members Report Posted June 26 Greetings to all. I am looking for advice on purchasing a quality leather sewing machine for sewing leather belts and leather holsters without breaking the bank. Thank you for allowing me to post this topic. Terry. Quote
AlZilla Posted June 28 Report Posted June 28 Welcome aboard. The following thread will give you the information you need to ask good questions. For starters, when you say "holsters", you need a walking foot industrial with compound (unison) feed capable of sewing V277 and up. You can go to this page, look on the right hand side, and everything from CB2500 down to Cowboy Outlaw would work, just as a starting point: https://tolindsewmach.com/cowboy.html Since you said "not breaking the bank", once you have an idea of what you're going to want, start watching the used sewing machine listings. Along with the rest of us ... Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 28 CFM Report Posted June 28 "Without breaking the bank" is not in the conversation; however, the upside is that they hold their value well! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
kgg Posted June 28 Report Posted June 28 On 6/26/2025 at 12:34 AM, Heckler said: I am looking for advice on purchasing a quality leather sewing machine for sewing leather belts and leather holsters without breaking the bank. After you read the article @AlZilla referenced. Consider my 90 % rule. If you are going to be doing 90 %of items that are: i) flat items like wallets and belts with a leather thickness of less then 3/8" get either a flatbed machine like a Juki DNU-1541S (or clone) or a cylinder arm machine with a flatbed table top attachment like a Juki LS-1341 (or clone) that way you can also sew bag type items. Buy New and look for a used machine that will cover off the other 10 %. ii) doing mostly holster type work get you really need a class 441 machine. Motorized like a Juki TSC-441 (or clone). Manual like a Tippmann Boss, Cowboy Outlaw or a Weaver Cub. These machines, motorized or manual, are meant for thick leather up to about 3/4", use heavy thread and use a needle that is the size of a 2 1/2" finishing nail. Buy New and look for a used machine that will cover off the other 10 %. What is your budget??????? Buy Once, Cry Once kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
kgg Posted June 28 Report Posted June 28 18 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said: "Without breaking the bank" is not in the conversation; however, the upside is that they hold their value well! Yes typically they do. A example is I bought a new Juki DU-1181N during the China Cough for $900 CAD ( $650 USD ) now I see they are now about $2000 CAD ($1500 USD). kgg Quote Juki DNU - 1541S, Juki DU - 1181N, Singer 29K - 71(1949), Chinese Patcher (Tinkers Delight), Warlock TSC-441, Techsew 2750 Pro, Consew DCS-S4 Skiver
Members dikman Posted June 28 Members Report Posted June 28 Once you mentioned holsters that immediately puts you into the heavy sewing machine category i.e. the 441 class. Trying with anything less will be a failure, don't even think about it. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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