novoclan Report post Posted December 10, 2015 I have sewed through two layers. Three layers are iffy. But when you add the 1/2" foam for the seat, it doesn't want to pick up the bobbin thread. Anyone know how to adjust the hook timing (if that's what I need) on a 1911 Singer G-series. How do you adjust your machine when you have to sew more layers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) If by g series, you mean a machine with a g in front of the serial number, Put that machine back into the museum and get a leather machine. That one will cause you nothing but headache trying to get it to do what it wasnt designed to do. Contrary to ebay seller ads, these are not leather machines and were designed for general tailoring with cloth. I have 3 of those machines and a white rotary. The white will do heavier and thicker but it has a max lift of 5/16 " or so. Yours is the same. There are plenty of cheaper industrials from several brands that will sew up to 1/2 inch out there. They get less common the bigger thread you need to use, and the stiffer the material. 2 layers of upholstery leather and some foam? Shouldn't be too hard to find. Singer did make boatloads of different models of industrial machines. Most won't suit your purposes as industrial machines tend to be quite specialized. A singer 98-3 is for stitching automotive tire treads while a 98k is a 3/4 size budget home machine Check this page: http://ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/singer-sewing-machines-for-manufacturing-purposes.html Do some research on here, someone has already tried similar and found a solution. Incidently, there is a guy right now that is sewing the plywood door cards for an MG td with a singer 111g155 in this thread: http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=66962&hl=door Edited December 10, 2015 by TinkerTailor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ratty Report post Posted December 10, 2015 If you could post some photos of your MG TD door cards it would be very useful to me. also if you could tell me what colour of leather and who supplied it would be handy. I am sorry i can not contact you directly via email,as i don't know how to do it! thanks Ratty (sewing through plywood post) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
