Gifted A Domestic 6 Sewing Machine Can Anyone Help

[SarahW]

I was gifted an old sewing machine a few weeks ago and I'm not sure what to do with it. I know nothing about this machine or weather it will even work with leather. It has a small 80 watt motor and wasn't designed to work with leather its just something someone had sitting in their barn. Does anyone know anything at all about this thing? It needs a lot of work and cleaning up and rewiring and I want to know if I should just sell it or clean it up. ~Thanks in advance

[zoomer56]

How 'bout a picture.

[Wizcrafts]

Domestic (home) sewing machines are not designed to sew leather that is thick, dense, or large, or requires thread larger than B69 (T70).

It doesn't matter what brand name is on the body. If it has drop feed only, and neither a roller or walking foot drive, it is not going to feed leather properly. The result of trying to sew leather that is beyond the handling/feeding capacity of a machine is one or more of the following.

1. Skipped stitches
   
2. Shorter than usual stitches, or stitches going into same hole and not moving along
   
3. Top thread knots on bottom, or bunched up on bottom, or wrapped around bobbin
   
4. Bent and broken needles
   
5. Bent take-up lever or cranks inside head
   
6. Shuttle hook knocked out of time
   
7. Needle bar knocked up, out of time with hook.
   
8. Ruined leather goods