Good Morning from artic Michigan

[Wizcrafts]

Pre-wounds will work fine as long as you can get the sizes and colors you need on the bottom. Otherwise, buy a dozen M bobbins and wind your own colors and sizes. The machine will handle thread sizes up to #138.

The 280 types are dual feed machines, with teeth on the moving presser and feed dog and on the static (vertical motion only) inside foot. The needle is also static and moves up and down. This is okay for upholstery leather, cloth, webbing and Naugahyde, but not veg-tan or bridle leather.

[SARK9]

I pretty much wind all my own...its hard to get prewounds in the color/size/style and materials I use, but I do synthetic fabrics as a rule. The M style bobbin is pretty popular and the colors needed to do most leather should be less an issue.

 

-DC

[Wizcrafts]

M size pre-wound bobbins are sold in a wide range of colors and thread types for modern long arm quilting machines. But, I would still wind my own for bonded nylon thread in sizes 69, 92 and 138.

[Gregg From Keystone Sewing]

On 1/8/2017 at 1:21 PM, Wizcrafts said:

The 280 types are dual feed machines, with teeth on the moving presser and feed dog and on the static (vertical motion only) inside foot. The needle is also static and moves up and down. This is okay for upholstery leather, cloth, webbing and Naugahyde, but not veg-tan or bridle leather.

Wiz,

Check the parts books, this machine in question here is not a top bottom feed machine; it's a true compound walking foot, four motion, with top, bottom, and needle feed with alternating presser feet.  Uses common Singer 111W walking foot type presser feet.

Edited January 10, 2017 by Gregg From Keystone Sewing

[Wizcrafts]

Oops. I was thinking about a National 280 that was in the shop I used to work in. It had dual feed and tore up veg-tan leather.

[momster]

does anyone have recommendations for a supplier that will carry thread, bobbins and maybe small parts? Hopefully in the US?

I know I need M size bobbins, and a tensioner nut so far!

Thanks Diane

[Hockeymender]

Universal sewing supply:

https://www.universalsewing.com/tek9.asp?pg=default&s=yes

[Wizcrafts]

Toledo Industrial Sewing Machines sells bobbins, needles, thread and all manner of accessories for all types of industrial sewing equipment. I even buy my sewing machine Lily oil there.