CHAMPION LOCKSTITCH SHOE MACHINE

[Kingdog3]

Common Industrial Sewing Thread and Needle Sizes
Tex Size	Ticket Number	Govt Cord Size	Needle for Nylon Thread	Landis Needle	Landis Awl
T-70	69	E	110/18
T-90	92	F	125/20
T-135	138	FF	140/22
T-210	207	#5	160/28
T-270	277	#6	180	14	14
T-350	346	#7	230	15	15
T-400	415	#8	250	16	16
T-600	554	#9	280	17	17
T-700	693	#10	300
A size larger awl than needle can be used for repair work or hard material.
A size amaller thread should be utilized in the bobbin than in the machine.
Champion Narrow Throat Stitcher
Stitches Per Inch	Top Thread	Bobbin Thread	Champion Needle	Champion Awl
10-12	5 Cord	4 Cord	6	5
8-10	6 Cord	5 Cord	5	4
7-9	7 Cord	6 Cord	4	3
6-7	8 Cord	7 Cord	3	2
4-6	9 Cord	8 Cord	2	1
Left Hand Thread goes on the machine, right or left hand in the bobbin
Thread Size	Thread Tex Size	Needle Size	Metric Needle Size
15	16	10-12	70-80
33	35	12-14	80-90
46	45	14-16	90-100
69	70	16-18	100-110
92	90	18-20	110-125
138	135	20-22	125-140
207	210	22-24	140-180
277	270	24-26	180-220
346	350	26-28	220-260
415	410	28-30	260-330
554	600	30-32	330-360

[Kingdog3]

I Tried to upload the manual but had to create a share folder please see the following post

 

Edited August 20, 2022 by Kingdog3

[Kingdog3]

I have uploaded the Champion manual to Google drive you may access it from the following link. If you have any Champion questions I would be happy to help in anyway I can.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWjXd4EakVpCkA7ZTEugrUgXwCwTeJIb/view?usp=sharing

Needles and parts are partially available from:

Landis Machine Co, Eli Slabach, 115 E Cr 500 N Arthur IL 61911, 217-543-3464

Campbell-Randall, Dan Naegle, 405 FM 3083 Rd Conroe, TX 77301, 800-327-9420

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aadlFLbTz9ViUXpB69c24CO9wVfmrswu/view?usp=sharing

Frankford Leather Company, 1820 Byberry Rd, Bensalem, PA 19020, 215-244-0400

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aadlFLbTz9ViUXpB69c24CO9wVfmrswu/view?usp=sharing

[Cumberland Highpower]

That's a pretty awesome find. I've never seen a manual for a Champion.  

I can see why it lists such heavy thread/cord being a shoe stitcher.   I have a Peerless 30 I modified to sew a special item and I often run 3 and 4 cord on it.  Works great and stitches beautifully with even these lighter weight cords.    I'm using Randall and UL needles in mine.

[Kingdog3]

For some reason I cannot edit my posts on here maybe that's just the way it is......the link for the Frankford Leather did not paste correctly I pasted Campbell twice refer to the following for the Frankford link.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TMfUSTmEIAe6V2jiF9lmkHUI8Ws_t1Ps/view?usp=sharing

[Kingdog3]

7 hours ago, Cumberland Highpower said:

That's a pretty awesome find. I've never seen a manual for a Champion.  

I can see why it lists such heavy thread/cord being a shoe stitcher.   I have a Peerless 30 I modified to sew a special item and I often run 3 and 4 cord on it.  Works great and stitches beautifully with even these lighter weight cords.    I'm using Randall and UL needles in mine.

They are well built and make a very distinct sound when compared to the American or Randal / Campbell. My Grandfather bought the one I have from the West Side Harness Shop in Sioux City Iowa back in the 1970's he actually purchased the entire shop and I still have several thousand pounds of harness hardware hanging around here.

I have about 200 diamond point shoe awls for the champion if anyone is interested in them as well.

[Zack00]

Cool! monster machine 

[Buckles]

Wow, that's a cool looking machine!

... I bet a three-legged-man could really make that baby hum...