How To Mark Less With My Adler 30-10.

[Mira Design Group]

So I finally got my Adler back after being serviced. It works wonderfully for now with the #69 thread. Plan to start using heavier thread.

My question is for those that own shoe pitcher's. How do you get your to mark less on the leather. Especially the Veg tanned? I've tried to lighten the foot pressure but still pretty bad. I read a few post where people have used a lower pound thread but I really would like to use heavier thread.

I was going to see about filing down the bottom of the feet but that's the last resort since original parts are so hard to find. So far I have been playing with Singer 29 parts and they have been fitting pretty well. Ordered one of their feet and if they fit will probably sand it. I'll post pictures later.

[mikesc]

Dip the feet in a rubber type solution, that would give the feet little rubber "boots, which would still supply enough friction to "feed", but be smooth and mark less..Not knowing where you are I cannot recommend a specific product or brand as it may not be available where you are..But any elastomere or silicone rubber type solution ( two part pack ) or mono type should work, just use a transparent or non dark colour..

There may even be a product especially made for this ?

[Constabulary]

29K and Adler 30 are using the same feet and some other parts are interchangeable as well.

You could also try heat shrink tubing.

[Mira Design Group]

Here's the stitches with 138 ultra Dee 16oz. White

[Wizcrafts]

I do not recommend filing or sanding the teeth on patch machines. Those teeth are the only means of feeding leather. I have previously sewn hundreds of items on an Adler 30-70 and learned to either back off the pressure spring as much as practical, or smooth the marks with a modeling tool, or just live with them. I do the same thing on my two Singer patchers, but try to avoid sewing veg-tan on them as much as possible. In fact, they are mostly used to sew patches onto bikers' vests, or repair purses. I have much better feeding walking foot machines for sewing veg-tan leather.

There isn't a lot of wiggle room for needles when you sew with #138 thread. While you can use a #140/22 needle, it is often harder to pull the leather up into the tight hole. I always preferred a Schmetz #160/23 leather point needle when sewing #138 thread on the Adler patcher. I do not normally use anything larger than #92 in my current Singer patchers. But, on those few occasions, I use a #23 needle and reverse the throat plate to the larger hole side.

PS: You might try lowering the lift of the foot. This may reduce the marking.

Edited March 16, 2016 by Wizcrafts

[Mira Design Group]

Ok, I had some heat shrink tubing and I must say that was a freaking stroke of genius! The marks are still there but very slight now and after I wet form my holsters I'm pretty sure they will not even be noticeable. It did however increase the stitches per inch.

[mikesc]

Having seen how well Constabulary's idea of heat shrink tubing works, and how much less messy and simple it is than my idea of rubber solution boots, I am impressed ( by the lack of impressions on the veg tan ) and my hat is off

Edited March 17, 2016 by mikesc

[Mira Design Group]

Fist attempt with the holster using the heat shrink.

Here's my Adler 30-10.