Machine For Sewing Sneaker Midsole?

[Hockeymender]

I tried some 346 in it. I never use anything that heavy but wanted to see what it would do and it handled it fine. I concur, very solid machine that sews quite well if your willing to put some time into setting it up. 

[mikesc]

Tom..re "edit"..at the time when I posted that, it was during the upgrade..the edit facilty was unavailable to me ( maybe to others ?) , even within 30 seconds of the original posting, stayed like that for a while, then suddenly came back ( the scripts were shuffling about back there, or being got back into line by Johanna ), but it insisted that I put something in the "edit reason box"..( I wonder if I put "fumble fingers" or "senile typing" if it would let me edit, or just up my meds ;-)..linking went weird for a while too, had to put BB code in by hand..

Now it all works wonderfully again :)

[dikman]

346? I reckon that's pretty impressive!

I just found their website and they have a couple of interesting machines, also down the bottom of the page it says Paypal.

Edited May 1, 2016 by dikman

[Hockeymender]

2 hours ago, dikman said:

346? I reckon that's pretty impressive!

I just found their website and they have a couple of interesting machines, also down the bottom of the page it says Paypal.

Yes, it does say PayPal. I asked about that and all they said was that don't accept it. Go figure. 

[Daniel G]

20 hours ago, Hockeymender said:

As an update to this, I purchased one of these from Robin Industries. I wired the $ to them on a Friday and I received an email from them Tuesday morning stating they had received the funds. I had the machine in my shop 12 days after sending the money. 

It was a rough as a cob, and it took quite a bit of work to polish, smooth and adjust. All that done, the machine sews surprisingly well. I've tried several materials and thread sizes in it and it does well with all. 

I would not hesitate to deal with Robin Industries again. If you choose to get one of these machines just be ready to do quite a bit of work to get it "into good shape". 

Good to hear! I plan on picking one up as soon as my budget allows. 

[Uwe]

And what kind of budget is required to have this machine show up at your door step in North America? Is there some kind of code that prevents us from sharing how much this machine costs?

[Hockeymender]

22 minutes ago, Uwe said:

And what kind of budget is required to have this machine show up at your door step in North America? Is there some kind of code that prevents us from sharing how much this machine costs?

Not really sure why your question is phrased as it is. Guess price hasn't been mentioned because no one asked.....till now. The cost for the machine, including shipping via FedEx is $260. Fees to wire the funds are additional. 

[Uwe]

Thanks for sharing, Joe. I'd certainly be willing to do some polishing at that price point, haha. Sometimes folks don't want to reveal wholesale pricing for items intended for resale, and sometimes it's considered rude to ask how much something cost. I just wasn't quite sure in this particular instance, that's all.

 

[Hockeymender]

3 minutes ago, Uwe said:

Thanks for sharing, Joe. I'd certainly be willing to do some polishing at that price point, haha. Sometimes folks don't want to reveal wholesale pricing for items intended for resale, and sometimes it's considered rude to ask how much something cost. I just wasn't quite sure in this particular instance, that's all.

 

I think for the price you just can't go wrong. It's really a well made machine, just very rough. As I stated before, I would have no hesitation ordering from Robin Industries again. 

[dikman]

I was about to ask the same thing re-price. Looks like it might be pretty good for holsters/gunbelts, given the thread size. The only real issue with mine is the presser foot, the teeth on it are pretty vicious!!! I had intended making a new foot, but not long after buying it the electric machines came along () so they've kept me rather busy.

 

Still, it is rather tempting.....