Anyone Using One Of These Leather Patchers?

[henkdejong]

Should be "worked" and the brand name is Schmetz according to the package.

[RavenAus]

Glad you got it figured out mate

[Darren Brosowski]

Crap needles are the bane of any sewing machine.

[Gump]

I am amazed that this machine could sew with twine of this size. Most patchers don't like anything over 92 bonded nylon. I have an Adler 30-10 that will use 138 on top, but its not happy about it. Gump.

[tboyce]

great thread and very informative. One thing. I don't see anything that would account for adjusting stitch length. Is there any sort of mechanism that feeds the material through the machine or is it all by hand?

[cgleathercraft]

Adjust the stitch length with the screw identified with the arrow in the picture. Just a little adjustment makes a huge length change.

I'm still learning on mine but i've sewn just a little over 12oz with it playing around. Wouldn't expect it to hold up very long with that thickness though. I'll be keeping under 8oz total thickness from now on.

Running size 92 thread top and bottom and having no issues.

[tboyce]

How did it react at the 12 oz? I'd like to get one of these and don't anticipate doing much more than the 8oz of leather you mentioned but every once in a while, I'd like to knock out a thick belt

[cgleathercraft]

It felt like it was putting a lot of pressure on the entire machine. had to spin the crank pretty hard to get it started and maintain the momentum. buried the needle to just at the point where the shaft starts to widen out as well. The presser foot also left pretty sharp impressions (light cuts) on the surface of the leather. I'm going to take it off and run a sanding wheel against the teeth with a dremel to smooth them over a little. I can do 2 layers fo 4/5 oz (which is closer to the thinner side) without feeling like I'm forcing it to do more than intended.

Still working a few small hiccups out....sometimes i get a loop sticking up on the needle side. not sure if it was a missed stitch or too much tension.

[cgleathercraft]

I double checked my thread and its 138 top and bottom. it pulls through just fine up to 10 oz after that you can't get the tension tight enough to pull the top thread back through to clean up the stitching on the back....its even but the bottom thread is clearly visible the whole length of the stitch. With a little smaller thread i believe up to and a little over 12 oz is doable. But I still think it's too much for the machine to handle.

[tboyce]

Thanks for the input. I think I'll keep on saving for a Cowboy