froginthefog Report post Posted September 30, 2008 I have a Singer 29-4 that was in my grandpa's shoe shop. I've had it since 1969 and have never used it. How thick of leather will it sew. What would he have used it on? Thanks, kell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted September 30, 2008 i would asume he used it to do patch & repair work on thin leather. Some folks think the machine will do thick leather .... it wont.. They are good machines , but can be a little (cantankatrous) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bree Report post Posted October 1, 2008 I have a Singer 29-4 that was in my grandpa's shoe shop. I've had it since 1969 and have never used it. How thick of leather will it sew. What would he have used it on? Thanks, kell The 29 series machines are designed to sew up to about 3/8" of leather. They are patch machines. They are for short irregular stitching or darning. They have a head that rotates the needle bar 360 degrees and feeds material from the top. This allows the operator to insert the long narrow cylinder arm into a shoe/boot or pocket/sleeve and sew a square (or other pattern) without having to rotate the material being sewn. The head does all or most of the positioning. They are not particularly good at sewing a long straight line with a beautiful stitch. But they are absolutely magnificent at sewing unusual jobs that flatbed machines simply can't do. I don't use my Singer 29's all that often but when I do use them, nothing else will suffice. They also last forever and a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
