mathalamew625 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Will this machine sew through two pieces of 4/5 ounce veg leather? I mainly want it to do book covers very similar to that bible kit Tandy sells. Not looking to hand stitch it like the bible kit. I would rather machine stitch it. Any help would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted February 9, 2016 I have my doubts. The 8300N is a very high speed tailoring machine. It uses thin thread, has weak tension springs suited to cotton or polyester garment thread, has a fine tooth 4 row feed dog, and prefers to be run at about 91 stitches per second - to distribute the oil from the sump pump to the ends of the wicks. It will sew about 1/4 inch of cloth, using system DBx1 needles, ending at number 18. The thread handling limit would be no more than B69. Here are the specs I do believe that such a machine "can" sew thin leather, up to about 6 to 8 ounces, as long as it is soft temper, like garment or chap leather. Controlling it would require a servo motor with a pulley smaller than 2 inches. The Family Sew 550s is such a motor and Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines offers them with custom bored small pulleys to slow them down and torque them up for leather sewing. The machine must be run at high speed to distribute the oil. This can be done while winding bobbins, as well as before you start to sew. Just remove the top thread from the take-up lever, raise the presser foot and floor it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mathalamew625 Report post Posted February 9, 2016 Thank you for your response. It helped a great deal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
