Members shannon porter Posted March 11, 2013 Members Report Posted March 11, 2013 Hi, I saw a portable walking foot consew online (poss eBay) & wondered how thick of leather I might sew & how reliable is a portable? Quote
CowboyBob Posted March 11, 2013 Report Posted March 11, 2013 We have sold a few of these to people sewing soft leather like chaps,wallets & they work good,but they won't sew hard leather. They around 1/4" Quote Bob Kovar Toledo Industrial Sewing Machine Sales Ltd. 3631 Marine Rd Toledo,Ohio 43609 1-866-362-7397
Members Anne Bonnys Locker Posted March 11, 2013 Members Report Posted March 11, 2013 These machines are based on a domestic frame and have limited capacity for leather. Quote Darren Brosowski
Members shannon porter Posted March 12, 2013 Author Members Report Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks! Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted March 12, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted March 12, 2013 And IIRC, they typically use a pretty aggressive set of teeth on the feed dogs...which would tend to heavily mark vegtan. Also, please keep in mind that the maximum clearance you see listed in a machine's specs is NOT the maximum sewing thickness, and that sewing at (or above) the max sewing thickness will prematurely wear out the machine. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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