Members cathy3145 Posted August 29, 2012 Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 I am curious where a person can find this kind of machine. Any ideas? thank you Quote
Contributing Member Ferg Posted August 29, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted August 29, 2012 Call Bob Kovar at Toledo Industrial Machinery. He has lots of them. ferg I am curious where a person can find this kind of machine. Any ideas? thank you Quote
Members cathy3145 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 thank you Call Bob Kovar at Toledo Industrial Machinery. He has lots of them. ferg Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted August 29, 2012 Moderator Report Posted August 29, 2012 Every shoe repair shop I have ever been in has one or more Singer patchers. They are used to repair torn shoe and boot uppers, as well as for sewing patches onto leather vests and vinyl jackets. Thus, many independent motorcycle shops that sell patches may also have a patcher on hand. Bob Kovar, of Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines has racks full of Singer patchers of every model. He always has a few set up and ready to go. Call him at 866-362-7397 during business hours, M-F and until about noon on Sat - EST. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members cathy3145 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 Every shoe repair shop I have ever been in has one or more Singer patchers. They are used to repair torn shoe and boot uppers, as well as for sewing patches onto leather vests and vinyl jackets. Thus, many independent motorcycle shops that sell patches may also have a patcher on hand. Bob Kovar, of Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines has racks full of Singer patchers of every model. He always has a few set up and ready to go. Call him at 866-362-7397 during business hours, M-F and until about noon on Sat - EST. Thank you both. What I am looking for is a machine to sew deep into bags. I was interested in this one because of its 360 degree needle. Any other idea I have not thought of? Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted August 29, 2012 Moderator Report Posted August 29, 2012 Thank you both. What I am looking for is a machine to sew deep into bags. I was interested in this one because of its 360 degree needle. Any other idea I have not thought of? Nope. That's the machine you need. They are made in two widths at the nose. The smaller one inch nose holds a tiny bobbin that is only good for small projects. The wider nose holds a bigger bobbin that can sew a couple of belts. This assumes you are using #69 thread. For extra strength use #92 thread. Don't try to sew with anything larger or the machine will develop problems quickly. Note, old patchers are often worn out in the feed mechanism under the head. If you can move the lifted presser foot 1/16 inch or more (fwd/bckwd), it is shot and the stitch length will be very short. I have seen patchers that barely sew 10 to the inch, due to completely worn out feed cams. Last, the maximum thickness that most Singer patches can sew in about 1/4 inch. The later models may eek out almost 5/16 inch, if everything is really tight. Stitch length diminishes above 1/8 inch, from the max of 5/inch. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members cathy3145 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Members Report Posted August 29, 2012 Nope. That's the machine you need. They are made in two widths at the nose. The smaller one inch nose holds a tiny bobbin that is only good for small projects. The wider nose holds a bigger bobbin that can sew a couple of belts. This assumes you are using #69 thread. For extra strength use #92 thread. Don't try to sew with anything larger or the machine will develop problems quickly. Note, old patchers are often worn out in the feed mechanism under the head. If you can move the lifted presser foot 1/16 inch or more (fwd/bckwd), it is shot and the stitch length will be very short. I have seen patchers that barely sew 10 to the inch, due to completely worn out feed cams. Last, the maximum thickness that most Singer patches can sew in about 1/4 inch. The later models may eek out almost 5/16 inch, if everything is really tight. Stitch length diminishes above 1/8 inch, from the max of 5/inch. Wow, such good information. I will use this info to figure it all out! Many thanks. cathy Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted August 29, 2012 Moderator Report Posted August 29, 2012 Wow, such good information. I will use this info to figure it all out! Many thanks. cathy You can learn more about patcher specifications on this web page. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members treborterb Posted March 30, 2014 Members Report Posted March 30, 2014 Is the feed mechanism under the head (the feed cam) replaceable on a Singer 29-4 patching machine? Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted March 31, 2014 Moderator Report Posted March 31, 2014 Is the feed mechanism under the head (the feed cam) replaceable on a Singer 29-4 patching machine? Contact Bob Kovar, at Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines: 866-362-7397. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
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