Members flanman Posted March 31, 2015 Author Members Report Posted March 31, 2015 how do I post pics. I have tried using the image and links buttons but they only lock up the browser. I have tried cut and paste a photobucket link but that did not paste... sorry Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted March 31, 2015 Moderator Report Posted March 31, 2015 how do I post pics. I have tried using the image and links buttons but they only lock up the browser. I have tried cut and paste a photobucket link but that did not paste... sorry If the browser you are using that is locking up is Internet Explorer, try downloading, installing and using Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome browsers, rather than Internet Exploder. IE is soon to be on the way out, once Windows 10 arrives. If you have been using Firefox, and you have the NoScript Add-on installed, make sure you allow scripting for the LW.N forums. In all cases, make sure you have the very latest version of whatever web browser you prefer to use. Ensure that automatic checking and installing of updates is enabled, for both the browser and any plug-ins and add-on extensions you have installed. If you find unwanted toolbars, disable (and remove) them. Sleazeware toolbars cause mayhem in web browsers, especially the search stealers. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Darren Brosowski Posted April 1, 2015 Members Report Posted April 1, 2015 Not sure what I was smoking when I read your post The 25k class is probably the most popular leather machine ever built Quote
Members flanman Posted April 10, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 10, 2015 let me see if i can get my pics posted with a new browser here are the pics. A couple of questions I still have- where can I get good replacement needles? Adjusting the tension has helped but not eliminated my issue with skipped stitches, any other thoughts? Any suggestions on where I can find someone to redo the woodwork on this treadle. Much of the veneer is ready to go or has come off. One drawer was reglued but too much glue was used and now it will not close all of the way. I am still looking to use this to sew a buckskin shirt. I am getting better with sewing fabric and hope to soon have this adjusted well enough for thin leather. Thank you once again for your guidance flanman Quote
Members cdthayer Posted April 10, 2015 Members Report Posted April 10, 2015 That machine looks more like a Singer Model 27 than a 25, Flanman.The 27 takes a common household needle 15x1, 2020, HAx1, or 130-705H.CD in Oklahoma Quote "I sew, I sew, so it's off to work I go....." My sewing machines:Adler 205-370 (Hand Crank), Adler 205-64 (Hand Crank), Consew 226 (Clutch/Speed Reducer), Singer 111G156 (Hand Crank or Clutch), Singer 111W153 (Clutch), Singer 20U33 (Clutch), Singer 78-3 Needlefeed (Treadle), Singer 20U (Treadle), Singer 29K70 (x2) (Both Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 96-40 w/Darning Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 w/Roller Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 (Hand Crank), Singer 16-41 (Treadle), Singer 66-1 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 201K4 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 216G Zigzag (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 319W (Treadle)
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted April 10, 2015 Moderator Report Posted April 10, 2015 That is a model 27 and probably one hundred years old. It is not meant to sew leather; just textiles. You would have to remove the original solid presser foot and the presser bar and convert it to a modern foot and bar system. This would allow you to install a roller or Teflon foot to help feed buckskin, which otherwise might not slide under the foot very well. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members flanman Posted April 11, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 11, 2015 That machine looks more like a Singer Model 27 than a 25, Flanman. The 27 takes a common household needle 15x1, 2020, HAx1, or 130-705H. CD in Oklahoma Thank you CD. Quote
Members flanman Posted April 11, 2015 Author Members Report Posted April 11, 2015 Wiz, thank you. Yes the serial number check has confirmed this is more than 100 years old. I had hoped that the quality then would handle thin leather and figured with no mechanical/electrical engine so to speak it would be able to do so. Alas I am slowing accepting that it will not. flanman Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted April 11, 2015 Moderator Report Posted April 11, 2015 Wiz, thank you. Yes the serial number check has confirmed this is more than 100 years old. I had hoped that the quality then would handle thin leather and figured with no mechanical/electrical engine so to speak it would be able to do so. Alas I am slowing accepting that it will not. flanman Your experience is similar to what many other people go through as they strive to sew leather on machines. That is why I published the sticky article about "The type of sewing machine you need to sew leather." It is among the other sticky topics on top of the Leather Machines section of the forum (this section). The information in it can save others from going through what I endured, learning about what type of machine it takes to sew real leather projects. To be fair, some old machines can sew some types and thicknesses of leather, with what I regard as upholstery grade thread. In my own experience, this meant about 1/8 inch with #69 thread. It also required changing the presser foot to either a roller equipped foot, or a Teflon foot. Ancient machines, like your 27 type, have a solid presser foot that usually mounts the wrong way compared to modern machines. This requires changing the presser bar to use newer feet that flex, or have rollers or are made of Teflon. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Darren Brosowski Posted April 12, 2015 Members Report Posted April 12, 2015 Every sewing machine ever built - including toys - will sew leather but the trick is knowing how much they will sew and with what thread. Quote
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