cdthayer Report post Posted August 31, 2013 At my home shop, most of my sewing is canvas, Sunbrella, and vinyl, so my machines reflect that, although some could be used for thin leathers. I make fitted covers for home and farm equipment use out of used vinyl (discarded cotton module tarps, truck tarps, and billboard fabrics), and repair awnings, tents, tarps, boat covers, pool covers and the like. Most of my sewing is on used, often dirty, and sometimes hard to feed slippery materials. I do a large portion of my sewing outside. The machines that I use are a mixture of industrial and household machines. Singer 111W153 combination feed (clutch motor) Singer 29K70 universal feed (treadle) Singer 31-15 w/roller foot (treadle) Singer 216G zigzag (handcrank or treadle) Singer 306W24 zigzag (treadle) Singer 66-1 (handcrank) CD in Oklahoma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pt 109 Report post Posted September 17, 2013 The sewing machines I have are: 1 Randall awl & needle machine with Servo motor 1 Randall awl & needle machine with clutch motor 1 Pearson # 6 sewing machine with Servo motor 1 Pearson #6 sewing machine / hand crank 1 Union lockstitch sewing machine 1 Chandler #305-64 cylinder arm sewing machine 1 Adler #205-374 cylinder arm sewing machine 1 Adler #105-64 cylinder arm sewing machine 1 Singer #17-23 cylinder arm sewing machine double roller foot 1 Landis 88A McKay sewing machine chain stitch All of the above sewing machines are in excellent condition and are used regularly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sunnyside Scott Report post Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) My machines aren't the heavy duty leather stitchers, because I build nylon gear, but here is what I use. Juki 1182 double needle with split bar. Juki 1508 as my dedicated binding machine. Juki 2810-7 as my main straight stitch machine. Consew 227R cylinder arm machine, Artisan 618SC, and Adler 167GK-373. Edited September 29, 2013 by Sunnyside Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites