Please Help With This Machine

[pvwen]

Hi!

Sorry for this message about asking for your help. For sewing cowhide of total thickness around 3-4 mm, I found my Singer 201k is useless. There might be a chance to pick this post-bed sewing machine Pfaff 193 BL but I couldn't find enough information on the internet. From the limited info. I found, the "B" type is for medium weight leather, have no idea if the cowhide of 3-4mm could be counted as medium weight or heavy weight. Moreover, if on the leaflet it states that the needle size 80-100 shall be used, can I use much larger than that? Sorry about my questions and thank you in advance for your kind attention.

[Wizcrafts]

A machine rated to use #80 or #100 needles is not going to work for you. It is certainly a light duty post machine for use on shoe uppers, moccasins, or soft leather hats, using very light weight thread, not exceeding #69 bonded. A #100 needle will just barely feed #69 thread. It is better limited to #46 bonded, or T50 cloth thread.

[pvwen]

Hi! Wiz, thank you very much for the reply which has helped me to narrow down my choice. Will wait for the right machine for this hobby.

[pvwen]

Sorry here I am again. There is one thing I don't understand. If the sewing machine will take the needle size from 80-100, but the suggested thread size is up to syn 30/3 (#138-207), the diameter is larger than the 100 needle can take, how can that happen?

[Wizcrafts]

You have misinterpreted the numbers 30/3. Here is what thread they represent: "Regular Jean Thread 30/3 T-60"

[pvwen]

Thank you for the answer, that is not easy for me to figure out the various thread systems!

Now there is a machine I might be able to get, a Pfaff 545-H3-6/01-CSMN-8. Searching on the internet, there are some with CLPMN, so the CSMN means C -- for heavy material, S -- for fabrics, am I right? The machine is with MAJER 5000 F3 HP0.5 W370 moter, is this the right type of moter if I want to sew slow?