shannon porter Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CowboyBob Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Bonnys Locker Report post Posted March 11, 2013 These machines are based on a domestic frame and have limited capacity for leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shannon porter Report post Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
