My First Attempt. Johnny Ringo Double Rig

[Shakey Tate]

I've been doing small leather projects by hand for years but I had never tackled anything this big before but... My beautiful wife bought me this for Christmas.

[camano ridge]

Great sewing machine. Would be interested in seeing the Ringo rig also.

[Shakey Tate]

So this is the finished product.

[Shakey Tate]

A few more...

[Shakey Tate]

Made this for a 'brother' of mine.

[camano ridge]

Holster's look pretty good. Did you do the stitching with the pictured sewing machine?

[Shakey Tate]

Yep. Took some learning to get it set for the heavier thickness.

[camano ridge]

Looks like the machine sewed great for you. Do you know which model it is?

[Shakey Tate]

Singer 29-4K

[Bruce H]

Wow! I love the double rig...That is sweeeet!

[Oldtoolsniper]

Wow, that is really nice. What size thread did you use top and bottom? I'm asking because I have an Adler 30-1 that is pretty much the same machine. Any tips on using the thicker thread?

[BobW]

Nice work, Shakey. I too am curious about the thread and needle sizes. Is that the biggest thread you can use with the 29-4? I've been looking at them on ebay for a couple weeks. I'm still not 100% sure this is the right machine for me. It looks like it does a good job on the thicker stuff for you.

[Shakey Tate]

Thread size is 138 with a 22 needle on the border. 207 with 23 needle on the finished fold over of the holster body. I used 138 on the edge because first its mainly for looks and the holsters are two layers laminated, 5/6 and 3/4. Second because I the bobin on these machines is small and won't hold much of the big thread. Holds about enough to sew two or three holster layered edges. I use the same size on the bottom as I use in top. Usually on edge I just stitch with the hand wheel for better control. Thanks for the complements.

[Oldtoolsniper]

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer that. I'm going to order some and try it out!