Needle Size, Thread, Spi And Leather Weight Rule Of Thumb?

[brmax]

Thank you Wizcrafts, as I had been curious lately and wondered if the 3200 may have different and or lighter tension and presser spring. 

 

Good day

Floyd

[BDAZ]

I have a 3200 which I love but use Singer Heavy Duty for thin leathers :

I have used on up to 5-6 oz leather.

Bob

Edited May 3, 2018 by BDAZ

[garypl]

2 hours ago, BDAZ said:

I have a 3200 which I love but use Singer Heavy Duty for thin leathers :

I have used on up to 5-6 oz leather.

Bob

Bob, does this Singer sew slowly or only at full speed?  For small, thin projects I am looking for a machine that runs very slowly.

Gary

[BDAZ]

It will never be as slow as a 3200. I have mine set up to stitch as slow as one  stitch every 4 seconds, but there is an inexpensive walking foot and leather needles available and I think it will give you good results on thin leather.The price is <$99.

Bob

[geiercustomleather]

On 5/3/2018 at 7:04 PM, BDAZ said:

I have a 3200 which I love but use Singer Heavy Duty for thin leathers :

I have used on up to 5-6 oz leather.

Bob

Thanks Bob!

 

[geiercustomleather]

On 5/3/2018 at 4:59 PM, Wizcrafts said:

I sincerely doubt it. You will need a lighter duty machine fir such thin leather and thread. Standard walking foot and tailoring machines can sew wallet interiors with #69 thread using a #18 needle. I don't know if you can even get #18 needles for the 441 clones. The smallest I found was a #19, which punches a hole that's just suitable for #92 thread.

All of the spring tensions on the CB3200, 3500, 4500 and 5500 are extra heavy. These machines are built with heavy thread and big needles in mind. The machine would have to be dumbed down to sew thin leather with thin thread and tiny diameter, easily deflected long needles.

Thanks Wiz! I'm still looking at one of these for sewing 6oz plus projects and will look at a smaller unit for the wallet interiors.