Members adelvalle Posted April 28, 2016 Members Report Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Edited April 28, 2016 by northmount fixed title to match model number Quote
Members adelvalle Posted April 28, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 28, 2016 Hello, I am starting in leather business, I want to buy a machine to sew leather, is it machine is good..? i can"t find information in the web. I live in Montreal, The price is 550 CA. it's a walking food without running back. Please, Can you help me. Can I find the pieces in the marker.. if someone i need it. Thank you for your info.. Good day.. Quote
Northmount Posted April 28, 2016 Report Posted April 28, 2016 You need to define what leather you are intending to sew. Garment weight, 3/4" harness, etc. When you decide what type of work you are doing, then you can define what machine can do the work. Techsew is in Montreal. You will get more responses in the sewing machine forum. I'll move your post there. Tom Quote
Members Constabulary Posted April 28, 2016 Members Report Posted April 28, 2016 The machine is a Singer 111w155 from the 1950´s Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Uwe Posted April 28, 2016 Report Posted April 28, 2016 Yup, there's a scratch that makes the "II" look like "H". The Singer 111W155 is a very popular and very capable sewing machine for upholstery and leather work. A great starter machine that's well known with lots of inexpensive parts available. A well adjusted machine should sew up to 6-8mm of soft leather with size 138 thread without much trouble. Quote Uwe (pronounced "OOH-vuh" ) Links: Videos
Members adelvalle Posted April 28, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 28, 2016 43 minutes ago, northmount said: You need to define what leather you are intending to sew. Garment weight, 3/4" harness, etc. When you decide what type of work you are doing, then you can define what machine can do the work. Techsew is in Montreal. You will get more responses in the sewing machine forum. I'll move your post there. Tom Thank you for help me. I saw the page techsew, but my budget is lower... I can start 500$CA more and less. I have other offer, Machine Omega WF22ZZ new with zig zag in 425$CA semi industrial portable with this: Motor 1.5 amps. Carrying handle. automatic tensioning system. electronic controller for high speed accuracy. Support included for big son coils. warranty 1 year. What do you consider the better option.? or what should I know or ask? I'll do bags, accessories like Wallets, Card holders, purse, key chain and decoration like baskets and trays I start to do some examples and I am sewing by hand. The leather is Ref. Duquesa it is 1.2/1.4. I sewed up between 1/8 et 3/16". If you need more information or you want give more advice.. Don't be shy.. Thank you...!! all that you can say me.. it'll help me. Quote
Northmount Posted April 28, 2016 Report Posted April 28, 2016 11 minutes ago, adelvalle said: Thank you for help me. I saw the page techsew, but my budget is lower... I can start 500$CA more and less. I have other offer, Machine Omega WF22ZZ new with zig zag in 425$CA semi industrial portable with this: I would think the old singer would do what you want better than a seamstress/dress making machine will. I have a techsew 2700 and a 1975 singer industrial 20-33 dress making machine. For light weight flat stuff (2 or 3 layers of 1mm each of pigskin, etc. for wallet liners), the singer does okay. The 2700 cylinder arm does better for most stuff, especially for purses where you need to be able to reach inside. I use the 2700 more than the singer. When you get a machine, get leather point needles too. They help the backside look a lot better. Call Ron at Techsew and see if he has any used machines. Tom Quote
mikesc Posted April 28, 2016 Report Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Salut adelvalle :) ..le Singer 111W155 c'est la meilleur option pour toi pour demarrer, pas mal des pieces sont dispo' toujours, pieds de biche etc , , c'est presque increvable, solide, tres bon matos :) Par contre .."Machine Omega WF22ZZ new with zig zag in 425$CA semi industrial portable" non..trop faible..le descriptif.. "semi industrial portable".. c'est du n'importe quoi.. Translation / Traduction..Because I think that adelevalle is francophone with English as second language so maybe a reply in French helps ?..I wrote.. Hi adelvalle the Singer 11W155 is the best option for you to begin with, a lot of the pieces are still available, feet etc, it is almost unbreakable. In contrast the "Machine Omega WF22ZZ new with zig zag in 425$CA semi industrial portable" , no, it is not powerful enough, "semi industrial portable" means nothing / is a rubbish description.. a lire read this .by Wiz.. Edited April 28, 2016 by mikesc Quote "Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )
Members Tejas Posted April 28, 2016 Members Report Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) I started sewing with a Singer 111W155 and think it is a very capable machine. Other than lacking reverse it seemed just a capable as my current machine, a Juki 1508. Unless you are skilled with a clutch-motor, you might want to consider variable speed servo-motor. Here is a link to the user manual. http://parts.singerco.com/IPinstManuals/111W152_W153_W154_W155.pdf Edited April 28, 2016 by Tejas Quote
Members adelvalle Posted April 29, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 29, 2016 Merci, Guys. Quote
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